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.