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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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Verdicts Harding and Associates Attorneys at Law
$5,000,000.00 judgment on theft/fraud

$4,000,000.00 verdict on a wrongful death/premises liability case

$3,000,000.00 jury verdict wrongful death claims

$1,900,000.00 judgment breach of duty

$750,000.00 settlement on malpractice/negligence claim

$400,000.00 settlement on car/scooter injury

$400,000.00 settlement breach of duty

$395,000.00 settlement employment dispute

$330,000.00 settlement in premises liability claim

$325,000.00 settlement slip and fall

$300,000.00 settlement on motor vehicle injury

$250,000.00 settlement slip and fall

$225,000.00 settlement on sexual assault

$250,000.00 settlement motor vehicle injury

$200,000.00 settlement disability/insurance denial

$170,000.00 settlement motor vehicle injury

$120,000.00 settlement ERISA/disability claim

$120,000.00 settlement auto accident

$120,000.00 settlement on slip and fall on sidewalk

$110,175.46 judgment on fraud

$107,000.00 jury verdict on motor vehicle collision

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Top 100 SealPhil Harding has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Colorado for 2009 and 2010.

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Watch Channel 7 Article on $4,000,000 Verdict

September 24, 2010

A six year old boy fell into a man made pond located at an apartment complex in Denver. After a pre trial final offer of only $57,000.00, a Denver Jury awarded plaintiffs 4 million dollars and attributed zero contributory negligence...

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Read in the Denver Post about the $3,000,000 Verdict

March 2, 2004

Two students died in a car crash in Littleton, Colorado. There were full policy limits paid to the parents of these children from the car insurance. The parents brought suit against the liquor store that sold liquor to the driver...

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