Mediator Resume

Over 35 years of experience advising, counseling, and trying cases dealing with sophisticated legal, regulatory, and business issues. Able to draw on 15 years of experience as a general counsel to a publicly traded telecommunications carrier and multi-campus institution of higher education leading the regulatory, compliance, legislative and human resources functions for these companies. Partner in Snell & Wilmer's special litigation & compliance practice group.

Snell & Wilmer LLP - Partner

Attorney

Partner, Snell & Wilmer LLP, 2024 - Present; Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, 2015 - 2024; Senior Vice President/Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Alta Colleges Inc., 2006 - 2015; Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, Valor Communications Group Inc., 2000 - 2006; Attorney/Senior Attorney/Corporate Counsel/Regional Executive Director of Public Policy, U S WEST Inc., 1989 - 2000; Associate Attorney, Popham Haik Minneapolis, 1986 - 1989; Judicial Clerk to Judge Thomas Shanahan, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1985 - 1986.

Attorney with extensive experience advising, counseling and litigating both as in-house and outside counsel. Experience in litigation in state administrative proceedings, arbitration, and in state and federal court on matters related to telecommunications, higher education, consumer protection, business divorces, financial institutions, restrictive covenants, and human resources issues. Significant experience drafting, negotiating and enforcing complex commercial agreements. COMMERCIAL LITIGATION experience in class action lawsuits, Attorney General investigations/litigation, overlapping regulatory and government investigations and individual matters alleging: - Causes of actions brought under state consumer protection acts, the federal False Claims Act and Consumer Finance Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act); - Administrative proceedings and litigation involving state and federal equal opportunity employment acts and the Fair Labor Standards Act; - Litigated numerous cases involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements; - Represented a financial institution in litigation brought by bank commercial customers involving account take overs; - Represented parties challenging insurance coverage; - Litigating and handling appeals of administrative proceedings involving regulation of telecommunications and electric companies, encompassing issues regarding prices, costs of service, alternative regulatory plans and competition. Also, extensive experience developing state and federal regulatory and legislative strategy for telecommunication companies. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT negotiation, drafting and enforcement, including: master services agreements, restructuring agreements, NDAs, loan and financing agreements, professional service agreements, statements of work, executive employment contracts, licensing agreements, partnership/LLC/corporation formation and governance documents. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. As a general counsel, led negotiations on an IPO, multi-billion merger, numerous acquisitions and sales of businesses and financing agreements. While in private practice and acting as an outside GC, have quarterbacked several transactions on the buy and sell side. REPRESENTATION OF PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES in connection with financing alternatives, including secured and unsecured credit facilities and debt or equity offerings. SEC filings and reporting. CANNABIS LAW - Have represented parties operating in the Colorado Cannabis industry in litigation and regulatory matters involving: - Represented a grower in resolving a licensing issue with the Colorado Cannabis Enforcement Division. Defense of the grower required review of corporate formation documents, lease, financing and transactional documents. - Represented a LLC member when the other two members attempted to expel him. - Represented a licensed party in litigation over a failed transaction. - Represented a CBD manufacturer in a business dispute involving breach of contract issues. - Advised a publicly traded cannabis entity on Colorado regulatory matters, including meeting with the MED on ownership and reporting issues.

Obtained mediation certificate from Northwestern University in 2022. Have completed pro bono mediations in Jefferson County (CO) small claims court and retained for private in a shareholder dispute.

Shareholder disputes; breach of contract; construction defects; construction disputes; landlord tenant issues.

I will use facilitative and evaluative mediation depending on the issue.

University of Nebraska College of Law (JD-1985); University of Nebraska-Omaha (BS, Business Administration, cum laude, Specialization in Accounting-1981).

Admitted to the Bar: Colorado (1996), Nebraska (inactive), Minnesota (inactive). U.S. District Court: District of Colorado (1996). Certified Public Accountant Certificate, Nebraska (1984).

Member, Career Education Colleges and Universities Member, Colorado Bar Association Rocky Mountain Human Services Board of Directors, 2016 to present; Finance Committee Chair, 2018 to present. Chairman, The Wayfaring Band Board of Directors, 2015 to present.

Author, Career Education Review, “Snapback: Is Your Compliance Program Ready?” (August 2020) Co-Author, The Chronicle of Higher Education, “How to Help Students When Your College Closes,” (January 2017). Co-Author, “How to Responsibly Close a College,” The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 2017) Author, “Court Rules Students Training in Clinics are Not Employees Under the FLSA,” Career Education Review (December 2016) Co-Author, "CFPB Rules Proposal may Drastically Impact School Arbitration Agreements," Career Education Review (December 2015) Co-Author, "When the Agency Comes Knocking: Defending a US Consumer Protection Investigation," ACC Docket (May 2015) Author, "So you want to be a corporate director? Practical Considerations of Director Liability," Career Education Review (March 2015) Co-Author, "Managing the Court of Public Opinion During a Media Crisis," ACC Docket (July/August 2013) Author, "Day in the Life – Bill Ojile," ACC Docket (April 2013).

Colorado front range - Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: Not provided Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Denver, Colorado