Curriculum Vitae
Matt B. Dillman
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado (1999), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
2005:
Shareholder
2004:
Senior Associate Attorney
1999 to 2004:
Associate Attorney.
Burns, Figa & Will, P.C., Denver, Colorado.
Civil practice emphasizing real estate and complex commercial litigation, legal ethics and legal malpractice; primary focus on insurance defense litigation.
Defend real estate brokers and appraisers in civil actions and before the Colorado Real Estate Commission and Colorado Board of Appraisers.
Represent individuals, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies and municipalities.
Jury trials; court trials; hearings; appeals; ADR.
Recently submitted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado Supreme Court, and Tenth Circuit.
1998 - 1999.
Gablehouse & Epel, P.C., Denver, Colorado.
Law Clerk
Primary responsibilities included researching environmental issues for transactional practice.
1997 - 1998.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Legal Enforcement Program, Enforcement Division, Denver, Colorado.
Law Clerk
Primary responsibilities included legal research, drafting legal memoranda, and drafting consent decrees. Legal work focused on RCRA, CERCLA, CWA, and FOIA.
1995 - 1996.
Field’s Saab and Volvo of Libertyville., Libertyville, Illinois.
Car Salesman
Primary responsibilities included negotiating the terms of sales contracts and closing deals.
EDUCATION:
University of Denver College of Law. J.D. May 1999. Graduated in top 20%.
University of Denver Water Law Review - Articles Editor.
American Jurisprudence Awards: Constitutional Law II, International Commercial Arbitration.
Dufford & Brown Legal Writing Award – honorable mention.
Robert Merle Johnson Fund Scholar.
Colgate University. Hamilton, New York. B.A. May 1994.
ASSOCIATIONS:
Board of Directors – Colorado Lawyer’s Committee (1999 to 2001).
Member: Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, American Bar Association.