C. Brad Peterson
Retired
Practice Areas
Appeals
Complex Commercial Litigation
General Litigation
Securities Litigation
Access & Road Disputes
Commercial & Office Leasing
Homeowner’s Association Disputes
Property Rights & Boundary Line Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Experience
Mr. Peterson’s practice has focused on construction and commercial litigation for nearly four decades. Mr. Peterson represents owners and developers in a range of multi-million dollar construction disputes, including both residential and commercial projects. He also represents architects and engineers in a range of matters, including lien claims, malpractice claims, and other claims. He has handled dozens of real estate disputes, and has tried numerous complex commercial litigation trials involving member disputes, securities fraud, and breach of contract cases.
He has tried nearly 200 cases during his career, ranging from half-day bench trials to multi-week arbitrations to month-long jury trials. For more than twenty years, he has been a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, teaching a broad range of programs, including the National Trial Advocacy, National Session, Rocky Mountain Building Trial Skills, and others. He is an active member of the Roster of Neutrals for the American Arbitration Association, serving as both a construction and a commercial arbitrator. Mr. Peterson is the former co-chair of the Boulder County Bar Association Civil Litigation Section. He has published numerous articles in The Colorado Lawyer and other legal periodicals.
Mr. Peterson has been selected for inclusion by “Best Lawyers in America” in the Construction Law category since 2007, and has also been selected as a “Super Lawyer” in the categories of Construction Litigation (since 2012) and General Litigation. He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for more than twenty years.
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
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Western Industrial Park v. PSCo – Represented property owner in significant real estate dispute against public utility; won case at trial and was awarded attorney fees for a frivolous defense.
Silicon Mountain v. DCTC – Represented property owner in multi-week jury trial with contractor; won case on appeal.
Ater v. Merit Development, Inc. – Represented owners in expansive-soils lawsuit; obtained class certification; case settled favorably.
Financial Management Task Force v. Murray – Represented director and officer of failed industrial bank; won month-long jury trial in which jury assessed no fault against client.
Successful trials and arbitrations on behalf of construction clients.
Education
University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 1982
Order of the Coif
Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review
Bureau of National Affairs Award Recipient
College of William and Mary, B.A., 1978
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions/ Clerkships
Colorado, 1982
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1982
Other federal and tax courts, various years
Law Clerk, Honorable Jim R. Carrigan, 1982-83; United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Memberships / Awards
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Boulder County Bar Association
Former Co-Chair, Civil Litigation Section
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Faculty Member for numerous courses, including the National Program, Rocky Mountain Regional Trial Skills, Deposition Techniques, and others
Best Lawyers in America
Selected for Construction Law, 2007-2020
Colorado Super Lawyers
Selected for Construction Litigation, General Litigation, 2012-2019
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