Background
Erickson, David L. was born in the United States.
Erickson, David L. was born in the United States.
Western New England University (awarded the Honor Badge for having made the Most Outstanding Contribution), BS in Mechanical Engineering, 1963. Sturm College of Law, University of Denver (received an Assistantship in the Administration of Justice, Russell Sage Foundation), Juris Doctor, 1966.
Worked at David L. Erickson, LLC (Denver, Colorado) specializing in Commercial Law, Financial Law, Commercial Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Colorado. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "Colorado Corporate Forms," West Publishing, 1984 to present. This 2,000 page, two volume book, deals primarily with business law emphasizing commercial and financial transactions.
Author: “Early Justice and the Formation of the Colorado Bar”, 2008, CLE Colorado, a nonfiction bestseller.
Author: “Don’t Go Soch on Us,” 1996, a 341 page memoir.
Over 70 published articles, stories, essays and historical studies.
Member: State Board of Law Examiners, 1984-1989. Supreme Court Grievance Committee, Hearing Panel, 1986.
American Arbitration Association, National Commercial Panel, 1992-2017, Advisory Board, 1997. Denver Community Leadership Forum, 1994.
Colorado Outward Bound, 1994.
Life Member: Denver Bar Association (Waterman Trust Fund Administrator) and Colorado Bar Association (Historian 1998-2017); Colorado Authors’ League (President, 1997-1998).
David L. Erickson often consulted with other respected law firms and with the boards of business and nonprofit corporations.He has written extensively on corporate matters and provides expert testimony.
He represented a diverse group of corporate clients, including Colorado National Bank, Colorado Association of Transit Agencies, The Denver Bar Association, The Colorado Bar Association, Mountain States Employers Council, Public Service Company of Colorado and its subsidiaries. The Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver, The Samaritan Institute, The Workers" Compensation Coalition, Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle and cable king Bill Daniels.
Member: State Board of Law Examiners, 1984-1989. Supreme Court Grievance Committee, Hearing Panel, 1986. American Arbitration Association, National Commercial Panel, 1992-2017; (selected as Final Arbitrator of athletic disputes, Atlanta 1996 U.S. Olympic Games Trials); Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Arbitrator, 1992-2017.
He is married and has a son and daughter.