Background
Sandgrund, Ronald M. was born on November 22, 1957 in East Meadow, New York, United States.
Sandgrund, Ronald M. was born on November 22, 1957 in East Meadow, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Albany (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). University of Colorado (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Browder v. USF&G, 893 P.2d 132 (Colorado 1995) affirming 873 P.2d 16 (Colo.App.Ct., 1993); Leadville Corporation v. USF&G, 55 F.3d 537 (10th Circuit 1995) affirming Number. 93-North-2002 (Doctorate.Colo. 1994), reported in 8 Mealy"s Litigation Reports (Insurance) 32, at F-1 (June 28, 1994).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, 1982, Colorado and United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Student Attorney, Legal Aid and Defender Program and Member, Institute of Law and Aging, University of Colorado School of Law, 1981-1982. Lecturer: Insurer"s Reservation of its Rights, Denver, Colorado, 1994.
Americans with Disabilities Acting, Boulder, Colorado, 1994. Tort Liability and Liability Insurance, Boulder, Colorado, 1988 and 1991.
"Practical and Evidentiary Comments on the use of a Biomechanical Engineer in the Defense of Personal Injury Claims", Vail, Colorado, 1988.
Author: "The Lost or Missing Insurance Policy," The Colorado Lawyer, Volume 22, Number. 6, pp. 1277-1280, June, 1993. "The Insurer"s Unreasonable Failure to Defend: Enough to Prove Bad Faith?" The Colorado Lawyer, Volume 23, Number.
5, May, 1994.
Instructor: University of Colorado School of Law, Trial Advocacy, Intersession, 1994. Member: Panel of Arbitration, New York Stock Exchange, 1989-1991. Panel of Mediators, Denver District Court Settlement Programs, 1990-1992.
Member: Boulder, Denver and Colorado (Member: Interprofessional Committee, 1987-1992.
Court Reform Committee, 1990-1991. Labor and Employment Section, 1993-1995) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute. 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.
Member, Institute of Law and Aging, University of Colorado School of Law, 1981-1982.
