Stephen is a senior associate in the Denver office who focuses his practice on insurance recovery and counseling, exclusively on behalf of policyholders. He represents clients with a wide range of coverages across many industries, including construction, energy, financial and bioscience, and counsels them with aggressive yet practical strategies in the context of trial, risk mitigation and settlement. Stephen helps craft winning legal strategies through extensive legal research and thorough investigation of the facts.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented developer in insurance coverage dispute arising out of construction defect litigation and obtained a settlement in excess of policy limits due to significant bad faith claims handling.
Represented international ski resort company in pursuing first-party coverage for COVID-19 related losses
Represented homeowners in pursuing insurance coverage after assignment of claims.
Represented developer in insurance coverage dispute arising out of construction defect litigation and obtained a settlement in excess of policy limits due to significant bad faith claims handling.
Represented international ski resort company in pursuing first-party coverage for COVID-19 related losses
Represented homeowners in pursuing insurance coverage after assignment of claims.
Represented large heavy civil contractor in insurance dispute regarding novel legal questions of rectification coverage.
Regularly consults clients on issues of insurance coverage for CGL, first party property, E&O, D&O, and other various types of policies.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- Colorado Lawyers Committee: Team of the Year - Denver Legal Night, 2023
- University of North Carolina School of Law: Pro Bono Alumnus of the Year, 2022
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, 2018, J.D., Order of the Coif
- Duke University, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Colorado Lawyers Committee 2019 – Present
- Board Member, Young Lawyer Division 2021 – Present
- Board Chair-Elect (2023-2024), Board Chair (2024-2025)
- Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division Board, Denver Legal Night
- Colorado Legal Aid Foundation Associates Advisory Board 2023 - Present
- Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association 2019–Present
- CBA Insurance Committee – Member
Clerkships
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of North Carolina, Honorable Loretta C. Biggs
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