Colorado Super Lawyer (2006, 2010)

Areas of Practice:
Aerospace Law
Product Liability
Complex Commercial Torts
Securities Litigation & Arbit.
Attorney Malpractice
Psychiatric Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Litigation
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Intellectual Property
Banking & Financial Institutions
Insurance & Bad Faith Litigation
Construction Defects
Premises Liability
Real Estate Litigation
Expert Testimony - Bad Faith &
     Attorney Malpractice

Brett Godfrey has over 20 years of trial experience with a substantial scientific, medical and aviation background. He has served as lead counsel in more than 70 civil jury trials throughout the United States. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Rating System (the highest attorney rating available). He was listed by Denver's 5280 Magazine as a Top Colorado Super Lawyer (2006).

Mr. Godfrey's jury trial experience includes insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, lender liability, computer liability, criminal defense, civil rights, employment discrimination, product liability, premises liability and automobile cases in State and Federal Court. He also has substantial experience in NASD securities arbitrations and experience before the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was formerly a practicing chemical engineer. He has authored numerous published articles in various legal periodicals.

Mr. Godfrey is a former Officer, United States Air Force. He is experienced in aviation law. He is also an active, licensed pilot with multiengine and instrument ratings.

He is experienced in design of preventive measures relating to product liability.

He has testified as an expert witness in insurance bad faith and legal malpractice actions.

Mr Godfrey is experienced in natural resources law, and assisted in the research for the second edition of the Nutshell on Oil and Gas Law (2nd Edition).

He has served as lead appellate counsel in numerous cases establishing new law in State and Federal court. Mr. Godfrey is frequently a featured speaker at private and political engagements, and is often an invited lecturer at for-credit Continuing Legal Education seminars.

Mr. Godfrey also has a lengthy list of published legal opinions.

2010 Legislative Campaign

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, 1987, University of Tulsa College of Law

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1983, University of Wyoming

BARS AND COURTS

Admitted to practice in all Colorado state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, all Wyoming state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, and all Texas state courts

MEMBERSHIPS

Listed in Best Lawyers In America, Personal Injury

Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation, Arapahoe County Bar Foundation

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Member, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association

Member, American, Colorado, Denver, and Wyoming Bar Associations, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association