Phil Harding :: Jeff Kelley
Phil Harding
Education:
- B.A. Chemistry University of Colorado, 1986,
- J.D. University of Denver, 1990
Admissions:
- Colorado Bar, 1991
- United States District Court, 1992
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002
- United States Supreme Court, 1994
Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation; Appellate Work (Colorado Court of Appeal, Colorado Supreme Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court) Wrongful Death; Dram Shop Actions (Liquor Store and Bar Liability) Bad Faith Breach of Contract; Construction Defects and Defense; Corporate Disputes; Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation
Member:
Colorado Bar Association, Arapahoe Bar Association
Life member - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Awards:
- Golden Key National Honor Society 1995
- Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges 1984-85
- Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges 1985-86
- Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans 1992
- Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans 1993
- Who’s Who in American Law 1996/97
- Personalities of America for Contributions to Business and Law 1998
- Patent #6,067,012 awarded to Phil Harding 2000
Charitable Organizations/Non-Profits:
- Director, Positive Coaching 1996 - 2003
- Englewood Rotary, 1997 to present
International Director 1999 - 2004
President 2005-06
Mr. Harding not only practices law, but has real life experience in being the C.E.O. of a small steel company that creates mechanical parking devices (see www.hardingsteel.com). After graduating from law school in 1990, Phil worked for larger firms, and tried cases in the civil, criminal and domestic relations arena. Currently Phil practices in the areas of Civil Litigation; Appellate Work (Colorado Court of Appeal, Colorado Supreme Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court) Wrongful Death; Dram Shop Actions (Liquor Store and Bar Liability) Bad Faith Breach of Contract; Construction Defects and Defense; Corporate Disputes; Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation.
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Jeff Kelley
Education:
- University of Denver, Denver, Colorado,
- Juris Doctorate, 1986
- University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dual Major in Psychology and English Literature, 1982
- Jones Real Estate College, Denver, Colorado, 1996
Admissions:
- US District Court as of July, 1987
- US 10th Cir Court of Appeals since July, 1987
- Colorado lawyer since May, 1987
- Colorado Supreme Court since July, 1987
Professional Experience:
Private practice and association with the law firm of Harding and Associates, 2002 – present
Senior Partner, Kelley & Rich, P.C., 1995-2002
General Private Practice, 1987-1995
Jeff Kelley brings 23 years of private law practice experience to Harding & Associates, P.C. Jeff has a wide breadth of legal experience in diverse areas of the law, including both civil and criminal matters. His practice has primarily involved personal injury matters, including automobile, motorcycle and commercial vehicle collisions, dram shop and premises liability matters (actions against both private and governmental land owners and entities), and co-counsel on medical malpractice cases. Jeff has also handled complex domestic relation matters, including marital property and asset valuation and division, paternity, child support and custody issues. He has also handled probate, real property, employment, discrimination, business contract disputes, business acquisitions and commercial property due diligence matters. Jeff has been appointed by the Arapahoe County District Court to chair condemnation panels for property valuation trials and appointed in numerous child custody matters as a Guardian ad litem. Jeff, a Colorado native, currently limits his practice exclusively to plaintiff’s representation on personal injury matters.
Colorado Appellate Cases:
Lead attorney in Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions concerning claims of equitable real estate ownership (2001), a criminal defendant’s right to pretrial hearings in advance of trial (1990) and valuation of pension assets in division of marital assets (1998)
Professional Memberships and Licenses:
Colorado Bar Association
Arapahoe County Bar Association
American Trial lawyers Association
Colorado Real Estate Broker’s License
California Real Estate Broker’s License
Denver Metropolitan Commercial Association of Realtors
Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Title Agent (1998-2001)
Interests / Other Activities:
Englewood Rotary Club member, Englewood, Colorado (President 1995-1996)
Competitive sailing
Active member of the BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado
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