Background
Vanatta, Dean R. was born on October 4, 1939 in Ellston, Iowa, United States.
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Dean R. Vanatta
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University of Colorado (Bachelor of Science, 1962. Bachelor of Laws, 1965).
Career
Grasmick v. Otis Elevator Company, 817 F.2d 88 (10th Circuit 1987).Worked at Vanatta, Sullan, Sandgrund & Sullan, Professional Corporation (Denver, Colorado) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Product Liability, Construction, Class Action, Mass Torts, Discrimination, Employment, Insurance (Liability Property, Auto, Health, Fidelity and Surety), Arbitration, and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Colorado, United States.
District Court, District of Colorado, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Member, Board of Editors, 1965 and Managing Editor, 1965, University of Colorado Law Review.
Author: "Opinion and Expert Testimony Under Proposed Colorado Rules of Evidence," The Colorado Lawyer, Volume 8, Number. 6, pp. 982-996, June, 1979.
Member, Panels of Arbitration, New York, American Arbitration Associations and Defense Research Institute.
Panel Member, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (JAMS), 1995. Member: Denver (Member: Officer Nominating Committee, 1979-1980. Board of Governors, 1979-1980), Colorado (Member, Special Committee on Colorado Rules of Evidence, 1977-1980) and American Bar Associations.
The firm has extensive experience litigating construction, insurance, personal injury, and employment matters.
The firm has been appointed class counsel on behalf of thousands of homeowners relating to Colorado"s Expansive Soils Cases and obtained class certification in a landmark construction defect lawsuit as well as a special verdict on the liability issues in that case.
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Member, Board of Editors, 1965 and Managing Editor, 1965, University of Colorado Law Review.
