Background
Purvis, John A. was born on August 31, 1942 in Greeley, Colorado, United States.
Purvis, John A. was born on August 31, 1942 in Greeley, Colorado, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). University of Colorado (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Worked at Purvis, Gray, Schuetze & Gordon (Boulder, Colorado) specializing in Personal Injury Law, Products Liability Law, Business Torts, Civil Trials. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Colorado and United States. District Court, District of Colorado.
Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Colorado Bar Association, 1978. Director, Legal Aid and Defender Program, University of Colorado School of Law, 1969. Visiting Lecturer, Evidence and Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of Colorado School of Law, 1981, 1984-1988.
Deputy District Attorney, Boulder County, 1968. Public Defender, Boulder, 1970-1972. Acting Colorado State Public Defender, 1978.
Member, Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1984-1990. Member, 1980-1989 and Chairman, 1980-1989, Colorado Public Defender Commission. Member, United States.
District Court Committee on Conduct, 1991. Member: Boulder County, Colorado (Member, Litigation Section Executive Council, 1991, Chair, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations. Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1979, 1989-1992).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Fellow: International Society of Barristers and American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1984-1990. Member, 1980-1989 and Chairman, 1980-1989, Colorado Public Defender Commission. Member, United States.
District Court Committee on Conduct, 1991. Member: Boulder County, Colorado (Member, Litigation Section Executive Council, 1991, Chair, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations. Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1979, 1989-1992).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Fellow: International Society of Barristers and American College of Trial Lawyers.