Jim Fitzgerald - Cheyenne, WY

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1975
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Gerry Spence Method since 2000, Instructor

Representative Cases

• Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Donahue
  • Citation: 674 P.2d 1276
  • Court: Wyo.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983158396
• Sheeler v. Trans-Chem, Inc.
  • Citation: 520 F.Supp. 117
  • Court: D.Wyo.
  • Year: 1981
  • Serial Number: 1981135266
• Everts v. Board of Trustees of South Lincoln Hosp. Dist.
  • Citation: 604 F.Supp. 40
  • Court: D.Wyo.
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 1985115040
• Green River Development Co. v. FMC Corp.
  • Citation: 660 P.2d 339
  • Court: Wyo.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983110889
• Yost v. Harpel Oil Co.
  • Citation: 674 P.2d 712
  • Court: Wyo.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983154562

Bar Admissions

• Wyoming, 1975
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Wyoming, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1976
• Colorado, 1993
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2001

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Advocate, Nat'l. Board of Trial Advocacy

Other Affiliations

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors)
• Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (President)
• Inner Circle of Advocates, 2000 - 2001 (President)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Member)
• International Society of Barristers (Member)
• National Board of Trial Advocacy (Member)
• The American College of Board Certified Attorneys (Member)
• Wyoming State Bar (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Omicron Delta Kappa