Miles M. Dewhirst

 Email: mdewhirst@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: University of Nebraska, 1987.

Bachelor of Science: University of Nebraska, 1982. Major: Business Administration and Marketing.  Honors: Dean’s List.  Also completed course work at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Colorado 1987; United States District Court, District of Colorado 1987; United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit 2000; State of Utah 2008.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Presidential Intern, The White House, Washington, D.C., 1981; Staff Assistant, United States Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C., 1982 to 1983; Staff Assistant, United States Department of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, D.C., 1983 to 1984.

United States Attorney General Special Achievement Award, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Board of Directors, The Broadmoor Rotary Foundation; Listed in Who’s Who in Practicing Attorneys; Member, Council on Litigation Management (CLM); Leadership Program of the Rockies (LPR); Member, Council for National Policy (CNP); Board of Directors, Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Pikes Peak Region; Member; Foundation Board Member, Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs; First Presbyterian Church, Member; Fellows of the Colorado Bar Foundation (membership restricted to 5% of Colorado lawyers).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA); Defense Research Institute (DRI); Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), Prime Member (only one defense trial attorney is selected to be a prime member per one million in population area); Professional Liability Defense Federation(PLDF); Utah Claims Adjusters Association; Utah Defense Lawyers Association.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Recent Developments in Colorado Construction Defect Law, Zurich NA, Schaumburg, Illinois.
Speaker: “Recent UM/UIM Court Decisions,” Denver Claims Association; “Failure to Diagnose Myxoma in Condyle – a Case Review,” Dentists’ Professional Liability Trust Board of Directors.
“Court Rulings Effecting Colorado’s No-Fault Act,” Colorado Springs Claims Association; “Informed Consent,” The Dentists’ Professional Liability Trust Board of Directors.
Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, San Francisco, California.

Publications: “Colorado Court Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Decisions,” Colorado Claims Association Newsletter (also distributed at the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Annual Seminar); Clergy Liability for Sexual Misconduct,  Chapter 6, of Clergy Sexual Misconduct: A Systems Approach to Prevention, Intervention, and Oversight by Gentle Path Press, 2011.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Dewhirst’s practice involves representation of corporations in various contractual disputes and related commercial litigation matters, as well as lawsuits concerning claimed defects in the design and construction of residential and large commercial buildings.

Mr. Dewhirst’s practice further emphasizes representation of day care operators, home health care providers, mental health therapists, physicians, dentists and hospitals. He also provides representation in areas of premises liability, products liability and personal injury litigation.

Mr. Dewhirst litigates private passenger and commercial vehicle accidents and advises on complicated policy coverage matters.

Trevor L. Cofer

Email:  tcofer@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Stetson University College of Law, Cum Laude, 1999.
Bachelor of Science: John Brown University, Magna Cum Laude, 1996.
Major: Pre-law; Minor: Psychology.

Honors: Editor, Stetson Law Review; Dean’s List; President’s List; Honor Roll

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Colorado, 1999; United States District Court, District of Colorado, 2000; United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2000.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Gardner W. Beckett, Jr. Award for Comment Written in the Area of Civil Liberties
Best Appellee’s Brief Award
Who’s Who Among American Law School Students

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA); Southern Chapter Co-Chair 2006-2007, Pikes Peak Triad Advisory Council Co-Chair; Colorado Bar Association; El Paso County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI).

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Recent Developments in Colorado Construction Defect Law, Zurich NA,  Schaumburg, Illinois.
Recent Developments in Colorado Construction Defect Law, Denver, Colorado.
Legal Profession course guest speaker, John Brown University, October 2006.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Cofer’s practice involves civil litigation defense, medical malpractice, construction defect litigation, professional liability, products and premises liability, and personal injury.

Bradley W. Maudlin

Email: bmaudlin@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Washburn University School of Law, 1990.

Bachelor of Arts: Washburn University, 1986.
Major: Economics

Honors: Order of Barristers; Dean’s Honor Roll

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to Practice in States of Kansas, 1990 and Colorado, 2000; United States District Court, District of Colorado, 2001; United States District Court, District of Kansas, 1990; Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Washburn Law Journal
Washburn Moot Court Council – Two National Competitions & Goodell Award for Best Brief
American Jurisprudence Awards: Legal Research & Writing; Contracts I & II; UCC
Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society in Economics

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Bar Association.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Author: “Oil and Gas Law: State Production Regulation Under the Natural Gas Act Revisited [Northwest Central Pipeline Corp. v. State Corporation Commission, 109 S.Ct. 1262 (1989)] Vol. 29, No. 1.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Maudlin’s practice emphasis is in commercial and construction litigation, products liability and personal injury matters. Mr. Maudlin also represents real estate developers, closely held businesses and oil and gas entities in commercial matters.

Email: pjm@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Drake University, 1972

Bachelor of Arts: University of Iowa, 1969
Major: English; Minor: German
Honors: Moot Court.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Iowa, 1972; State of Colorado, 1972; and United States District Court, District of Colorado, 1972; United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2009.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
CP Commercial Specialists, Consultant 2000; Vice-President, Cheyenne Mountain Board of Education, 1999; Director, Penrose St. Francis Health Care, 1995; Colorado Charter School Commission, 1999; President, State Board of Education Advisory Board; Chairman, Colorado Springs Hillside Task Force, 1995; El Paso County Comprehensive Planning Task Force, 1994; El Paso County Mortgage Revenue Board, 1993; Colorado Judicial Nominating Commission, 1990; Counsel, Colorado General Assembly Legal Services Committee, 1990; Vice President, PDQ Food Stores, 1990; CEO, Kwik Way Stores, Inc. 1987; Chairman, Colorado Municipal League, 1985; President, Boy’s Ranch, 1985; Director, Mt. Carmel Federal Credit Union, 1984.

Escrow Agent, United States of America, 1980; Assistant County Attorney, 1980; General Counsel, Catholic Diocese of Pueblo, 1980; Colorado Assistant Attorney General, 1977.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Arbitration Association (AAA); American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; El Paso County Bar Association; Director, East Colorado Springs Rotary.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Maggio’s practice involves representation of corporations in various contractual disputes and related commercial litigation matters, as well as lawsuits concerning the design and construction of residential and large commercial buildings.

Mr. Maggio litigates private passenger and commercial vehicle accidents and advises on complicated policy coverage matters.

Mr. Maggio also practices in the areas of premises liability, products liability and personal injury litigation.

Rick N. Haderlie

Email:  rhaderlie@dewhirstdolven.com 

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: University of Montana School of Law, 2000, with honors.

Bachelor of Arts: Westminster College, 1996.
Major: History; Minor: English

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to Practice in the State of Nevada and U.S. District Court of Nevada;  State of Utah  and U.S. District Court of Utah; State of Arizona; State of Colorado and U.S. District Court of Colorado; State of Wyoming and U.S. District Court of Wyoming; and New Mexico.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy Skills Certification, 2004; Insurance agent and broker 1990 to 2000.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of New Mexico, State Bar of Wyoming, El Paso County Bar Association; Utah Claims Adjusters Association; Utah Defense Lawyers Association.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Haderlie’s practice emphasizes civil litigation defense and cases involving personal injury and insurance law including coverage opinions and defense of extra-contractual claims. In addition, Mr. Haderlie has litigated matters involving professional liability (including claims of medical, legal, and broker malpractice), products liability, premises liability, commercial litigation, construction defect, civil white collar crime, toxic torts, and others.

Marilyn B. Doig

Email:  mdoig@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: DePaul University College of Law, with honors, 1985; Top 10% of class, Law Review

B.S.: Bradley University, B.S., 1971
M.S.Ed.: Northern Illinois University, 1977

BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Illinois, 1985; State of Colorado, 1997; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2009.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
DePaul University Law Review; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Colorado Springs Branch Board of Directors, 2001-2005; LEAD Foundation, Board of Directors, 2004-2006.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association; El Paso County Bar Association; Colorado Defense Lawyer’s Association (CDLA); Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF).

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Ms. Doig’s practice includes the defense of claims in the following areas: first and third party insurance; construction litigation; dental malpractice; medical malpractice; professional liability; general liability; insurance bad faith; and products liability defense.

Kathleen M. Kulasza

Email: kkulasza@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: University of Virginia School of Law, 1979. Virginia Law Review.

Trial School: University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, 1994.

A.B.: Summa Cum Laude, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1976.
Double Major: Philosophy and Government.

Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa.

BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Colorado, 1979; United States District Court, District of Colorado, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Order of the Coif; Member of Executive Committee and Participant, Leadership Evergreen, 1997-2003; Community Representative, Evergreen Land Community Coalition, 2001; Accountability Committee Member; Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen, a Jefferson County Charter School and The Manning School, a Jefferson County Option School; Vice Chairman and Secretary, Evergreen Mountain School, an independent school; Citizen Representative (selected nationally), 41st Annual National Security Seminar of the United States Army War College.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association; First Judicial District Bar Association.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Ms. Kulasza’s practice emphasizes litigation support including research, excellent analytic and writing skills, witness preparation and taking of depositions, document review and drafting, coordination of discovery, and development and management of cases for trial. Her areas of expertise include construction defect, premises liability, products liability, and commercial contract disputes.

Lars F. Bergstrom

Email:  LarsBergstrom@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Tulane Law School, Cum Laude, 1998.

Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service: Georgetown University, 1994. Major: International Relations. Also completed substantial coursework towards Masters of Business Administration degree at University of Nebraska in Omaha.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Colorado, 1998; United States District Court, District of Colorado, 2002; United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2002, State of Nebraska, 2004; United States District Court, District of Nebraska, 2004; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2004.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Major, US Army JAG CORPS, 1999-2007. Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal.
Speaker: “Case Analysis” US Army JAG CORPS Trial Defense Service Fall Conference 2006.
Fluent in Swedish and German.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA); Nebraska Bar Association.

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Bergstrom’s practice emphasizes civil litigation defense and cases involving construction defect disputes. Mr. Bergstrom also practices in the areas of medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, and automobile accident litigation.

Robin R. Lambourn

Email: rlambourn@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Tulane University Law School, Cum Laude, 2006.

Bachelor of Science: Trinity University, Cum Laude, 2003. Double Major: Finance and Economics.

Honors: Dean’s List, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Student Managed Fund, Tulane Law Review – notes and comments editor, CALI Awards: Law and Economics and Marine Pollution.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Texas, 2006 (inactive); U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas 2006 (inactive); State of Colorado 2008.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association.

SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Sarah S. Vance, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; Legal Intern for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PUBLICATION
“Thibodeaux v. Grasso Production Management, Inc.: The Fifth Circuit Restructures the Situs Test of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,” 79 Tul. L. Rev. 1573 (2005).

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Lambourn primarily practices in the areas of construction defect litigation, professional liability, products liability, premises liability, and general commercial litigation.

Steven Jon Paul

Email: spaul@dewhirstdolven.com

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Creighton University School of Law, Nebraska, 1985

B.A. with major in Political Science: Creighton University, Nebraska, 1981.

Honors and Awards:
Creighton Law Review,1983-1985
Colorado Super Lawyers, 2009
Corporate Counsel Edition Super Lawyers, 2010

BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Colorado 1987; United States District Court, District of Colorado 1988; State of Nebraska 1990 (inactive); United States District Court, District of Nebraska 1992; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit 1992.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association; El Paso County Bar Association; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA); Defense Research Institute (DRI); Nebraska State Bar Association (inactive).

FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Paul’s practice involves defense of lawsuits in the areas of construction defects, auto accidents, cycling accidents, commercial litigation, premises liability, insurance bad faith, property disputes, employment separation, contracts, personal and professional liability, and appellate practice.

Mr. Paul’s extensive experience includes:
• Managing equity shareholder of another law firm for the last nine plus years
• Employed by Firemans Fund Insurance Company in their Staff Counsel Program
• Defended insureds in litigation in Colorado and Nebraska
• Hearing Officer for the Minority Business Enterprise Program with the Colorado Department of Highways
• Litigated and tried felony and misdemeanor cases for the Adams County District Attorney’s Office