Collie Norman has practiced as a trial attorney and dispute resolution professional in Colorado for over 30 years. He has extensive experience in the areas of professional liability (medical and legal malpractice), personal injury, insurance coverage, healthcare, commercial and business litigation, aerospace law, real estate and construction.

Mr. Norman was managing attorney of both medium and small-sized law firms for over 15 years and owned and managed a private dispute resolution company for over 10 years. He is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating System (the highest attorney rating available).

Mr. Norman has extensive trial experience in State and Federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. He also has served as lead appellate counsel before the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in cases ranging from professional liability to construction defects to constitutional interpretation.

As a former Air Force officer and a licensed commercial pilot, Mr. Norman has broad experience in aviation and aerospace law, administrative proceedings and governmental liability.

Mr. Norman has lectured and conducted seminars on legal and dispute resolution matters to community, business and professional groups, as well as to lawyers and judges in their continuing education programs. He has also served as an instructor in dispute resolution at the University of Denver Sturm School of Law and in healthcare dispute resolution at the University of Denver University College.

 

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, 1979, The American University, Washington College of Law

Master of Arts in Middle East Studies, 1983, University of Utah

Bachelor of Science, 1970, United States Air Force Academy

Certificate of Special Studies in Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2000, University of Denver

Certificate in Healthcare Dispute Resolution, 1999, Harvard School of Public Health

BARS AND COURTS

Admitted to practice in all Colorado state and federal courts, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Court of Claims

MEMBERSHIPS

Member, American Board of Trial Advocates

Member, American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations

Member, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association and Colorado Bar Association Sections of Dispute Resolution