James W. Bain

Background

Bain, James W. was born on December 19, 1949 in Suffern, New York, United States.

Education

University of Connecticut (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1976).

Career

Worked at Brega & Winters, Professional Corporation (Denver, Colorado) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trials and Appeals, Personal Injury, Securities Litigation, Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate, Negligence, Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Government, Property Taxation, Land Use and Zoning, Business, Corporations and Partnerships, Workers" Compensation, Family Law and Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Florida. 1984, Tennessee, United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, United States.

Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

1986, Colorado and United States. District Court, District of Colorado.

1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Phi Beta Kappa. Moot Court. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Book Award in Evidence. Civil Litigator Writing Award, Colorado Bar Association, 1986-1987.

Editor for Construction Law Committee Forum in The Colorado Lawyer.

Listed in Marquis: Who"s Who in the World. Who"s Who in America.

Who"s Who in American Law, 1994. Author: "Informal Rulemaking: In Quest of Reform," 55 Denver Law Review 177 (1978).

"Owners Rights and Liabilities for Defective Design," Colorado Real Estate Journal (May, 1996).

"Under Trust Fund Statute Non-Payment Can Be Criminal Charge," Associates General Contractor"s On-Site (March 1987). "Bidding Mistakes in Cublic Construction," automatic generation control On-Site (March 1990). "How to Handle Your Insurance Carrier," Associated General Contractor"s on Site, (May, 1994).

Company-Author: "Negligence: The Construction Claim Panacea?" 15 The Colorado Lawyer, 1992 (November 1986).

"Let the Builder-Vendor Beware: Defenses and Damages in Home Builder Litigation," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 629 (April 1987). "Let the Builder Beware: The Demise of Caveat Emptor in Colorado," 16 The Colorado Lawyer (March 1987).

"Colorado Public Construction Contracting," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 2131 (January 1988). "Negligence Claims in Construction Contracting," American Bar Association"s The Construction Lawyer (March 1988).

"Just Compensation in Condemnation Cases," 18 The Colorado Lawyer 735 (September 1989).

Instructor: Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy, University of Florida Law School, 1976. Trial Advocacy Program, University of Colorado, 1987-1990. Lecturer: Mechanic"s Lien Seminar, Associated General Contractors of Colorado (11/17/87).

Colorado Public Construction Contracts, The Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University of Denver-Seminar Chairman (2/26/88).

"How to Contract with a Bureaucrat," Colorado Construction Industry Exposition "90 (2/9/90). Annual Civil Litigation Conference BNA-Law Education Institute (1994), Reducing Risks in Construction, Lorman Business Center Seminar.

Attorney, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1977-1985. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial and Construction, American Arbitration Association.

Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Section on Litigation) and American (Member, Section on Litigation and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar. American Judicature Society. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Associated General Contractors (Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee, 1989-1994).

Associated Owners and Developers-Legal Advisory-Speakers Bureau. Brega & Winters, Professional Corporation was founded in 1989 by Charles F. Brega and Jerry Doctorate. Winters for both the Denver and Greeley, Colorado metropolitan areas. The firm has quickly become a regional firm over the last two years by having clients in several Western states.

The firm encourages continuing professional development and all partners and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs

Achievements

• James W. Bain has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Informal Rulemaking: In Quest of Reform," 55 Denver Law Review 177 (1978). "Owners Rights and Liabilities for Defective Design," Colorado Real Estate Journal (May, 1996). "Under Trust Fund Statute Non-Payment Can Be Criminal Charge," Associates General Contractor's On-Site (March 1987).
    
    "Bidding Mistakes in Cublic Construction," AGC On-Site (March 1990). "How to Handle Your Insurance Carrier," Associated General Contractor's on Site, (May, 1994). Co-Author: "Negligence: The Construction Claim Panacea?" 15 The Colorado Lawyer, 1992 (November 1986).
    
    "Let the Builder-Vendor Beware: Defenses and Damages in Home Builder Litigation," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 629 (April 1987). "Let the Builder Beware: The Demise of Caveat Emptor in Colorado," 16 The Colorado Lawyer (March 1987). "Colorado Public Construction Contracting," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 2131 (January 1988).
    
    "Negligence Claims in Construction Contracting," American Bar Association's The Construction Lawyer (March 1988). "Just Compensation in Condemnation Cases," 18 The Colorado Lawyer 735 (September 1989). Co-Author: "Negligence: The Construction Claim Panacea?" 15 The Colorado Lawyer, 1992 (November 1986).
    
    "Let the Builder-Vendor Beware: Defenses and Damages in Home Builder Litigation," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 629 (April 1987). "Let the Builder Beware: The Demise of Caveat Emptor in Colorado," 16 The Colorado Lawyer (March 1987). "Colorado Public Construction Contracting," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 2131 (January 1988).
    
    "Negligence Claims in Construction Contracting," American Bar Association's The Construction Lawyer (March 1988). "Just Compensation in Condemnation Cases," 18 The Colorado Lawyer 735 (September 1989).

Membership

Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial and Construction, American Arbitration Association. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Section on Litigation) and American (Member, Section on Litigation and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Judicature Society.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Associated General Contractors (Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee, 1989-1994). Associated Owners and Developers-Legal Advisory-Speakers Bureau.