J. Keith Killian - Grand Junction, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
    J.D.
    Law Review: University of Colorado Law Review

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
    Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: Honorary Society, Pi Sigma Alpha
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Past Positions

• Elder & Phillips, P.C., Attorney and Shareholder
• Mesa County Public Defenders' Office, Deputy Public Defender
• United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General (Attorney)
• Russell & Warkentine, Associate Attorney

References

• References available

Classes and Seminars

• Uncovering the Real Basis of an Expert’s Opinion(with Damon Davis) – CTLA Convention, August 2010

Representative Cases

• Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc.
  • Citation: 945 F. Supp 1482
  • Court: D. Colo.
  • Year: 1996
• Community Hosp. v. Fail
  • Citation: 969 P.2d 667
  • Court: Colorado Supreme Court
  • Year: 1998
• Reynolds v. Staff Administrators
  • Citation: 977 P.2d 866
  • Court: Colorado Supreme Court
  • Year: 1999
• Hall v. Claussen
  • Citation: 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 3404
• Hall v. Claussen
  • Citation: 246 F. 3d 681
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2001
• Black v. Waterman
  • Citation: 83 P. 3d 1130
  • Court: Colo. App.
  • Year: 2003
• McManus v. Indus Claim Appeals Office
  • Citation: 81 P.3d 1074
• Donohue v. Hoey, 109 Fed. Appx. 3420 (10th 2004)
• Collard v. Vista Paving Corp., 292 P.3d 1232 (Colo. App. 2012)
• Howe v. Navarrette, 15 SC 56 (Colorado Supreme Court 2015)
• Foster v. Mountain Coal Co., LLC, 830 F.3d 1178 (10th 2016)

Published Works

Articles

• Coauthor: Chapter 23 “Discovery” in The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Employment Law, 2 (2ndEd. 2008)
  

Bar Admissions

• Colorado
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Navajo Nation
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice, Leader's Forum (Member)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (President 2006 - 2007; Board Member 1997 - Present)
• Plaintiff's Employment Law Association (Member)
• National Employment Law Association (Member)
• Faculty of Federal Advocates (Member)