Background
O'Donnell, Michael R. was born on July 31, 1956 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
O'Donnell, Michael R. was born on July 31, 1956 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
University of Wyoming (Bachelor of Science, 1980. Juris Doctor, 1984).
In re Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc., F.3d, (10th Cir Wyo., September 19. 1996); United States. v. Diaz-Bonilla, 65 F.3d 875 (10th Cir. Wyo., September 14, 1995); United States. v. Moore, 55 F.3d 1500 (10th Cir. Wyo., May 23, 1995); In re Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc., 161 F.R.D. 456, 63 USLW 2693 (D.Wyo., April 25, 1995); United States. v. Mills, 29 F.3d 545 (10th Cir. Wyo., July 8, 1994); United States. v. Madrid, 30 F.3d 1269 (10th Cir. Wyo., July 7, 1994); United States. v. Carrier, 9 F.3d 867, 39 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1138 (10th Cir. Wyo., November 3, 1993); Mondello v. State, 843 P.2d 1152 (Wyo., December 15, 1992); Carson v. Wyoming State Penitentiary, 735 P.2d 424 (Wyo., April 7, 1987); State v. Davis Oil Company, 728 P.2d 1107 (Wyo., November 25, 1986); State ex rel. Department of Revenue and Taxation, Motor Vehicle Div. v. Vase 721 P.2d 37 (Wyo., June 12, 1986); State v. Moncrief, 720 P.2d 470 (Wyo., June 3, 1986); State ex rel. Department of Revenue and Taxation, Motor Vehicle Div. v. McNeese, 718 P.2d 38 (Wyo., April 24, 1986); O'Donnell v. City of Casper, 696 P.2d 1278 (Wyo., 1985); Populist Party v. Herschler, 746 F.2d 656 (10th Cir., Wyo., October 15, 1984). Worked at Burke, Woodard & O'Donnell, P.C. (Cheyenne, Wyoming) specializing in Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Wyoming and United States. District Court, District of Wyoming.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and United States. Court of Federal Claims. National Finalist, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Student Trial Competition.
President, Student Bar Association, University of Wyoming, 1983 and 1984. Member: Laramie County Bar Association. Wyoming State Bar; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Burke, Woodard & O'Donnell, P.C. is the continuation of a Wyoming firm founded over thirty years ago.
The firm has a diverse litigation practice, with emphasis on complex cases in the areas of commercial, construction, personal injury, insurance, professional malpractice, civil rights and criminal defense law. The firm is also actively involved in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation. E. James Burke is a certified mediator and member of the American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals.
Is a past President of the Wyoming Trial Lawyer's Association and has had a distinguished litigation career. Rhonda Sigrist Woodard is a past member of the Wyoming Board of Law Examiners. Past President of the Wyoming Trial Lawyer's Association.
And is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Michael R. O'Donnell was a co-founder of the office of the Wyoming Federal defender and tried the first nationwide class-action product liability action in the United States.
Member: Laramie County Bar Association. Wyoming State Bar; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.