EDUCATION:
Undergraduate: University of Oregon, B.S. in Political Science 1977
law School: Rutgers – Camden, New Jersey, 1980

PERSONAL:
Date of Birth: February 7, 1955, Denver, Colorado
Married to Nellie, a patent law attorney
Children: Two boys, Three girls, elementary school through post-college
Coached: Youth Baseball, Basketball, and Football

AWARD and HONORS:
American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure
American Jurisprudence Award, Criminal Procedure
Best Memorial (Brief) in Eastern Regional International Moot Court Competition
Dean’s List

ADMITTED TO BAR AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE:
Colorado Supreme Court – October 17, 1980
Colorado Court of Appeals – October 17, 1980
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado – October 17, 1980
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals – March 16, 1982
United States Supreme Court – January 2002
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:
Post-Law School:
Kidneigh & Kaufman, P.C., co-founder and managing attorney, 1985 through present
Kidneigh , Hughes, Pelz, Leach & Clikeman, P.C., associate attorney, 1980-1985

Cases Handled:
Personal injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Bad Faith, Disability including cases involving wrongful death, brain damage from fetal distress, loss of limb from machinery, auto, motorcycle and other motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall accidents, vicious animals, sexual assaults, ski injuries, product caused illnesses, and other cases involving all types of serious injury, permanent impairment, and significant disfigurement.

During Law School:
Professor Robinson, Rutgers Law School
Philadelphia District Attorneys Office – Homicide Division (Internship)
Deisch & Marion, P.C.

MEMBERSHIPS:
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America

LEGAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Award for years of contribution to Trial Talk, 1999
Editor, Tort and Insurance Section, Trial Talk, 1985-1999
Award for best articles, Trial Talk, 1996
Chairman, Denver Bar Association Interprofessional Committee, 1985-1986
Board of Governors, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1984-1985
Editor, Civil Procedure and Evidence Section, Trial Talk, 1983-1984
Co-Founder and President, Citizens for Victims Rights, 1993-present

EDUCATION:
Undergraduate: University of Oregon, B.S. in Political Science 1977
Law School: Rutgers – Camden, New Jersey, 1980

SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
“The Meaning of You.” Topic: Ineffective Cancellation of Automobile Policy Resulting in Bad Faith, January 29, 2009.

How the Legal System Discourages Medical Malpractice Claims, September 25, 2004.

Top Ten Tips on Uninsured/Underinsured Cases, January 31, 2002.

Auto Litigation. Topic: Maximizing Results When Litigating Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, March 2, 1997.

Civil Trial Procedures in Colorado. Topic: Practical Considerations Involving Intake, Investigation, Filing, Pleading, Causes of Action, Experts, Discovery, and Settlement in Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Medical Malpractice Cases, October 10, 1991.

Recent Developments in Auto Crash Litigation: “Arbitration of Personal Injury Protection Disputes – How to Get Your Medical Bills Paid”, March 1, 1991.

Orthopedics for Lawyers: The Essentials. Topic: Comparison of Liability and Personal Injury Protection Benefits to other Forms of Compensation; Issues on Orthopedic Malpractice Litigation; and Analysis of Case Examples, July 22, 1988.

Auto Crash Litigation: The Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist, November 6, 1987.

Orthopedics for Lawyers. Topic: Cross-Examination of the Defense IME Doctor; Panel Discussion on Working with Physicians, January 30, 1987.

Product Liability Law: “The Machine Guarding Case in a Statute of Repose Context” and “Developing the Products Case”, January 28,1987.

Underinsured Motorist Coverage, August, 1985.

PUBLICATIONS:
“Bifurcation and the Bad Faith Claim,” Trial Talk, Vol. 48, No. 1, February/March 1999, pp. 19-25.

“Bad Faith after Litigation Starts,” Trial Talk, Vol. 48, No. 1, February/March 1999, pp. 6-14.

“Thoughts for Discovery in the Bad Faith Case,” Trial Talk, Vol. 47, No. 10, December/January 1998-1999, pp. 37-39.

“The PIP IME,” Trial Talk, Vol. 47, No. 3, March 1998, pp. 24-26.

“How to Make 17% Interest on an Uninsured Motorist Claim,” Trial Talk, Vol. 47, No. 3, March 1998, pp. 12-20.

“Uninsured Motorist Benefits Include PIP Type Damage,” Trial Talk, Vol. 47, No. 3, March 1998, pp. 6-11.

“Expert Witnesses in the Medical Malpractice Case,” Trial Talk, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 1997, pp. 22-23, reprinted in Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association’s The Coffee-House, Summer, 1997, pp. 5, 10.

“Just Because They Say it, Doesn’t Make it So,” Trial Talk, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 1997, pp. 15-20.

“Insurance Companies are not Lawyers,” Trial Talk, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 1997, pp. 5-14.

“Defeating the Health Insurer’s Subrogation Interest,” Trial Talk, Vol. 45, No. 4, April 1996, pp. 16-25, reprinted in Maryland Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Reporter, July 1996. pp. 13-21.

“Restraining the Seat Belt Defense,” Trial Talk, Vol. 45, No. 3, March 1996, pp. 6-11, (cited in Anderson v. Watson, 929 P.2d 6, 8 (Colo. App. 1996).

“Discovery in the Out-Door Slip and Fall Case,” Trial Talk, Vol. 45, No. 2 February 1996, p. 27.

“Practical Aspects Pertaining to Structured Settlements,” Trial Talk, Vol. 44, No. 3, March 1995, pp. 28-29.

“Matters to be Covered in a Personal Injury New Client Intake Conference,” Trial Talk, Vol. 43, No. 4, April 1994, p. 19.

“Overturning the Insurer’s Denial of Benefits,” Trial Talk, Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1990, pp. 322-324.

“Update on Underinsurance Coverage,” Trial Talk, Vol. 37, No. 12, December 1987, pp. 370-373.

“Assessment of Chronic Pain,” Trial Talk, Vol. 23, No. 3, March 1987, pp. 48-54, (co-author).
“Offer of Settlement,” Trial Talk, Vol. 36, No. 1, January 1987, pp. 18-19.

“Underinsurance,” Trial Talk, Vol. 34, No. 9, September 1985, pp. 276-277, reprinted as “Underinsurance Coverage in Automobile Accidents,” The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 15, No. 3, March 1986, pp. 155.

“The Insurance Adjusters Better Watch Out — Bad Faith Is Really Here,” Trial Talk, Vol. 34, No. 5, May 1985, p. 155.

“Medical Records Balancing,” Trial Talk, Vol. 33, No. 9, September 1984, p. 7.

“Unrepentant Subsequent Conduct Means Punitive Damages,” Trial Talk, Vol. 33, No. 2, February 1984, pp. 12-13

“Quibbling Over Facts,” Trial Talk, Vol. 32, No. 9, September 1983, pp. 12-13.

“The Defendant’s Insurance Company as the Plaintiff’s Investigator, Exhibit Maker and Witness,” Trial Talk, Vol. 32, No. 8, August 1983, pp. 32-33.

“Clients’ Expectations in the Mist of Legal Reality,” Trial Talk, Vol. 22, No. 5, May 1983, pp. 11-12.

“Admissibility of Governmental Studies to Prove Causation,” The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 11, No. 7, July 1982, pp. 1823-1836.
Compilations:

A Lawyer’s Supplemental Handbook on Toxic Shock Syndrome, 1982
A Lawyer’s Handbook on Toxic Shock Syndrome, 1981

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