Bios

Member. Admitted in Colorado, 1981. J.D. Yale Law School, 1978. B.A. Colorado State University, 1975. Affiliations: President of the Board of Directors of the Colorado League of Charter Schools (1995-99); Member and President, Board of Directors, Alta Vista Center for Autism (2005-2010); Member, Advisory Board, Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys (2013- present); Member, Board of Directors, New America Schools (2014 – 2019); Member, Board of Directors, Center for Learner Equity, formerly National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (2014 -2020); Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Denver School of Law (teaching Disability Law, 1995-05). Selected Awards: Charter Friend Award (2000); Colorado Association of the Deaf Educational Service Award (1995); Colorado Charter School Pioneer Award (2013). Author: Are Charter Schools “Political Subdivisions?” (National Alliance Whitepaper, 2011); Disability Law (Univ. of Denver Coursepack 2005); Personnel Policies & Practices (Annie E. Casey Foundation 2001) (with James Griffin); Cole v. Lehmann: Practical Reflections on a Teacher Slander Suit Against Parents, in SLAPPs: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation in Government, C935 ALI-ABA 85, 106 (1994). Lead counsel, co-counsel or counsel for amicus curiae in approximately 60 reported cases in state and federal courts.