Curriculum Vitae
Michael J. Norton
EDUCATION:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY J.D. 1968
COLGATE UNIVERSITY A.B. 1960
DENVER SEMINARY M.DIV. 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
March 2002 to Present
BURNS, FIGA & WILL, P.C
Practice is concentrated in complex civil litigation, real estate law, general business law, and white collar criminal defense.
March 1998 to March 2002
NORTON & LIDSTONE, P.C
April 1993 to March 1998
FRIEDLOB SANDERSON RASKIN PAULSON AND
TOURTILLOTT, LLC
March 1988 to April 1993
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
BAR ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
United States Supreme Court, 1989.
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1975.
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 1975.
Colorado State Supreme Court and all Colorado courts, 1975.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1969.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1969.
Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals and all Virginia courts, 1968.
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Arapahoe County Bar Association
MISCELLANEOUS:
Appointed by Colorado Governor Bill Owens to the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.
Continuing legal education lecturer and author on such topics as criminal securities fraud, environmental crimes, bankruptcy fraud, Americans with Disabilities Act, and health care fraud.
Jefferson County, CO, Republican Chairman, 1980-1984
Republican Candidate for United States House of Representatives, Second Congressional District, 1984 and 1986
Co-Chair of Colorado Lawyers for Bush-Cheney 2000 and 2004.
PERSONAL:
Born November 20, 1938, in Brookings, South Dakota
Married to Jane Bergman Norton of Grand Junction, CO.
Children
Jeff Norton (died of leukemia in 1983)
Lori Roorda (4 children)
Joe Norton (2 children)
Lacee Artist
Tyler Artist