04Feb
Steve Michalek Named as a 2020 Denver Top Lawyers by 5280 Magazine
Childs McCune is proud to announce that managing member Steve Michalek was named to 5280 Magazine’s Denver’s Top Lawyers 2020 for Medical Malpractice Defense.
Childs McCune is proud to announce that managing member Steve Michalek was named to 5280 Magazine’s Denver’s Top Lawyers 2020 for Medical Malpractice Defense.
At the Colorado Bar Foundation’s Annual Bar Fellows Dinner, the CBA awarded Mark Fogg the 2019 Colorado Bar Association Award of Merit. Mr. Fogg is currently the general counsel for The COPIC Companies, and will be joining Childs McCune as a managing member of the firm in 2020. Childs McCune congratulates Mr. Fogg on this well-deserved honor.
The second edition of Childs McCune partner Jordan Lipp’s seminal book, Product Liability Law & Procedure in Colorado, is now available: https://cle.cobar.org/Books/Product-Info/productcd/ZPLLAP19B. The 400 page long book covers all facets of Colorado product liability law, updated with new case law and information since the first edition of Jordan’s book was published in 2015.
Best Law Firms 2020 Edition has recognized Childs McCune as a Colorado Tier 1 law firm in multiple practice areas. Childs McCune was named a Colorado Tier 1 law firm in Medical Malpractice – Defendants, Litigation – Health Care, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Insurance Law.
Childs McCune LLC’s members Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, and Jordan Lipp, were selected by their peers to be included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers recognizes Mr. McCune in Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), and Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants); Mr. Miller in Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); Mr. Michalek in Litigation – Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); and Mr. Lipp in Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law.
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With nearly five yeas of litigation experience and trial practice, Corinne C. Miller joins Childs McCune to focus on medical and dental malpractice defense, commercial matters, and professional licensing defense. She has extensive experience in the federal, state, and appellate courts in an array of practice areas.
Practice Area Focus
Medical and Dental Malpractice | Commercial Litigation | General Defense Litigation
On March 19, 2018, Chris Miller and Karin Williamson scored yet another jury trial victory in a medical malpractice case. Chris and Karin successfully defended a physician against a claim for wrongful death for more than $1,000,000 related to alleged failure to diagnose.
Childs McCune LLC, is proud to recognize our attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers and Top 100 lists. The Super Lawyers list recognizes outstanding attorneys who are selected using a patented, multiphase process that considers factors such as peer recognition, high ethical standards and professional achievement. No more than 5% of attorneys in Colorado receive this honor each year.
Continuing their streak, every partner at Childs McCune has been recognized as a 2019 Colorado Super Lawyer. They are Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, Julie Warren, and Jordan Lipp.
And, three of the five partners, Dan McCune, Chris Miller, and Steve Michalek, were named to Super Lawyers Top 100 Colorado list.
Childs McCune senior counsel, Kim Childs, and Childs McCune of counsel, Paul Scott, were similarly was named as 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers.
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On Friday, January 25, 2019, Julie Warren and Tony Moore of Childs McCune, received a defense verdict, successfully defending a doctor against a claim of $8M for damages related to non-alcoholic Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome.
Childs McCune LLC is pleased to announce a change in status in the career of founding member Kim B. Childs. As of January 1, 2019, Mr. Childs will be “Senior Counsel” with the firm. After more than three decades of practice, he looks forward to serving clients in a reduced capacity on the Western Slope as well as the Front Range. Mr. Childs’ practice focus remains licensing board work, professional liability defense, complex litigation, acting as personal counsel to professionals, and consulting on high stakes cases. He will continue to provide mediation services to those litigating cases on the Western Slope.
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On August 20, 2018, Chris Miller scored yet another jury trial victory in a medical malpractice case. Chris and his team represented an emergency physician in a claim for alleged failure to diagnose a femur fracture. The physician ordered x-rays of the injured right leg, but through an error by the hospital, the left leg was x-rayed. The radiology report provided to our client did mention findings in the left leg, as well as stating there was no fracture. The patient was diagnosed with a femur fracture approximately 5 ½ weeks later. The patient sued claiming significant injuries from the delay in diagnosis, including a permanent failure of the fracture to heal. After a one week trial, the jury returned a verdict finding Chris’s client was not negligent.
Childs McCune LLC’s members Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, and Jordan Lipp, were selected by their peers to be included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers recognizes Mr. McCune in Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), and Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants); Mr. Miller in Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); Mr. Michalek in Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); and Mr. Lipp in Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law.
About Childs McCune LLC
Childs McCune is a civil litigation firm, representing businesses, business owners, and all types of professionals in their legal disputes. Founded by Kim Childs, Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, and Julie Warren, Childs McCune is a group of experienced trial lawyers with a proven track record for success in the courtroom. The attorneys at Childs McCune are vigorous advocates and advanced trial lawyers able to successfully handle even the most complex case. With offices in Denver and the Western Slope, Childs McCune is able to serve clients throughout the state of Colorado.
Every Childs McCune LLC member, and over half of all the attorneys at the firm, have been recognized as 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Each of the Childs McCune members – Kim Childs, Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, Julie Warren, and Jordan Lipp were named as 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers. Paul Scott was also named as a 2018 Colorado Super Lawyer. And, both Kyle Brenton and Margrit Parker were named as Colorado Rising Stars.
About Childs McCune LLC
Childs McCune is a civil litigation firm, representing businesses, business owners, and all types of professionals in their legal disputes. Founded by Kim Childs, Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek, and Julie Warren, Childs McCune is a group of experienced trial lawyers with a proven track record for success in the courtroom. The attorneys at Childs McCune are vigorous advocates and advanced trial lawyers able to successfully handle even the most complex case. With offices in Denver and the Western Slope, Childs McCune is able to serve clients throughout the state of Colorado.
Childs McCune, LLC, one of Colorado’s premiere litigation boutique firms, announced today that leading product liability litigator Jordan Lipp, formerly of Davis Graham & Stubbs, has joined the firm as a managing member.
“Jordan’s experience defending some of the largest recent personal injury jury trials in Colorado, will grow our law firm’s already strong reputation for excellence in trial practice,” said Julie Warren, founding member of the firm.
“Jordan wrote the definitive book on product liability law in Colorado and is a true expert in this area. Given Jordan’s product liability expertise, his experience defending ski and outdoor industry clients and his commercial litigation background, Jordan is the perfect addition to our firm, practicing out of our Denver and Western Slope offices in Colorado.”
Jordan, a former partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP, is the author of Product Liability Law & Procedure in Colorado, First Edition (CBA-CLE Books 2015). He is also an adjunct law professor at University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, where he teaches outdoor recreation and ski law. He has received numerous recognitions for his work, including being previously named by the Colorado Civil Justice League, Colorado’s tort reform coalition, as the Colorado Lawyer of the Year.
About Childs McCune, LLC:
Childs McCune is a civil litigation firm, representing businesses, business owners and all types of professionals in their legal disputes. Founded by Kim Childs, Dan McCune, Chris Miller, Steve Michalek and Julie Warren, Childs McCune is a group of experienced trial lawyers with a proven track record for success in the courtroom. The attorneys at Childs McCune are vigorous advocates and advanced trial lawyers able to successfully handle even the most complex case. With offices in Denver and the Western Slope, Childs McCune is able to serve clients throughout the state of Colorado.
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Navigating Colorado’s legal world can be overwhelming, which is 5280 Magazine has put together Denver’s Top Lawyers 2018, their fourth annual list of the best attorneys in the region.
Attorneys and managing members Kim Childs and Steve Michalek were both selected for inclusion on the Denver Top Lawyers of 2018 list for their outstanding achievements in medical malpractice defense.
Read the full article: http://www.5280.com/2018/01/denvers-top-lawyers-2018/
Childs McCune was named among U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2018 “Best Law Firms” with recognition as a Metropolitan Tier 1 in Medical Malpractice Defense and Metropolitan Tier 2 in Legal Malpractice Defense.
Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise
Childs McCune, LLC, announces that Tony Moore, a seasoned litigator, formerly of Retherford, Mullen & Moore, LLC, has joined the firm.
Early in his career, Tony gained substantial trial experience as a prosecutor for the City of Colorado Springs where he gained a reputation as a diligent and persistent litigator. Due to his exceptional trial skills and analytical approach to prosecution, Tony was eventually promoted to supervise the Prosecution Division of the City Attorney’s Office. After a decade of law practice, Tony decided to transition to civil defense practice in 2013 and joined the litigation firm of Retherford, Mullen & Moore, LLC. Tony handled a wide-variety of cases, including the defense of hospitals and physicians in civil litigation matters. Tony decided to bring his talents to the seasoned trial team at Childs McCune where he could put even more of an emphasis on defending professionals throughout Colorado.
Congratulations to attorneys Dan McCune, Steve Michalek, and Chris Miller who were selected for inclusion in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 145 practice areas.
“For more than a third of a century,” says Best Lawyers CEO Steven Naifeh, “Best Lawyers has been the gold standard of excellence in the legal profession.” President Phil Greer adds, “We are extremely proud of that record and equally proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of these exceptional legal professionals.”
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. 83,000 industry leading attorneys are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 7.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 58,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Attorney Kim B. Childs has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Kim is the Firm’s senior member and a trial lawyer with 35 years’ experience in professional liability defense and complex litigation. He has represented hundreds clients in both federal and state courts and is licensed in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming.
The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.
Kim has been a Director of the Colorado Defense Lawyers’ Association, has participated in various Colorado Bar and Denver Bar Association committees and currently serves on the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission.
