Background
Trine, William A. was born on May 10, 1934 in Gunnison, Colorado, United States.
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Co-Author, "Winning Medical Negligence Cases," ATLA Press, 1993. Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy, 1983-1984. Dean, ATLA Specialty Courses in Trial Advocacy, 1986 and 1988.
Co-Chair, ATLA Basic Course in Trial Advocacy, 1987. Faculty, Hastings College of Law - Products Liability, 1991. Faculty, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 1994-1997.
William A. Trine
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Colorado State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). University of Colorado (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Career
Rugg v. McCarty, 173 Colorado 170, 476 P2d 753 (1970); Roberts v. May and Nissan Motor Corporation, 41 Colorado Appendix 82, 583 P.2d 305 (1978); Bloskas v. Murray, Colorado Superior Court, 646 P.2d 907 (1982), 42 A.L.R.4th 526, reversing 44 Colorado Appendix 480, 618 P.2d 719 (1980); Van Hoose v. Blueflame Gas, Incorporated., Colorado Superior Court, 679P. 2d 579 (1984), affirming 642 P.2d 36 (C.C.A. 1982); Rimkus v. Northwest Colorado Ski Corporation 706 F.2d 1060 (10th Circuit 1983); Sanchez v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Colorado Appendix, 681 P.2d 974 (1984), certified den"daughter 5/7/84; Wright v. Creative Corporation, 30 Colonel Appendix 575, 498 P.2d 1179 (1972); Shoemaker v. Mountain States Telephone, 38 Colorado Appendix 321, 559 P.2d 721 (1976).Worked at Williams & Trine, Professional Corporation (Boulder, Colorado) specializing in Civil Litigation: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Commercial Torts. Occupational and Environmental Law and Toxic Torts. Injury and Disease.
Admitted to the bar, 1959, Colorado and United States.
District Court, District of Colorado.
1960, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Recipient, Norm Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award, 1997.
Law Clerk to Chief Justice Francis J. Knauss, Colorado Supreme Court, 1959-1960. Company-Author, "Winning Medical Negligence Cases," American Trial Lawyers Association Press, 1993.
Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy, 1983-1984.
Dean, American Trial Lawyers Association Specialty Courses in Trial Advocacy, 1986 and 1988. Company-Chair, American Trial Lawyers Association Basic Course in Trial Advocacy, 1987. Faculty, Hastings College of Law - Products Liability, 1991.
Faculty, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 1994-1997.
Member: Colorado Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1968-1969 and 1978-1988. Standing Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1977-1997.
Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Member, Colorado Governor"s Task Force on Insurance and Tort Reform, 1985-1986.
Founder, Public Justice Foundation.
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Boulder County (Chairman, Committee on Civil Litigation, 1975-1979. Member, Board of Trustees, 1976-1979), Colorado and American Bar Associations.
The Inner Circle of Advocates.
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1969-1970. Amicus Curiae Committee, 1977-1982).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1986. State Delegate, 1970-1972.
Chairman, L-Tryptophan Litigation Group, 1990-1994.
Company-chair, American Trial Lawyers Association Amicus Curiae Committee, 1993-1994. 1997-1999); Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Professional Corporation
President, 1988-1989).
Selected for all editions of "The Best Lawyers in America". Established in 1960, Williams and Trine, Professional Corporation specializes in civil litigation.
The firm"s practice is limited to civil trials, appeals and workers compensation, representing people in product liability, professional negligence, general negligence, commercial torts, toxic torts and insurance bad faith cases. Williams and Trine, Professional Corporation handles cases in the state and federal courts of Colorado and in other states, including Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arkansas and Alaska, as well as in the United States.
Claims Court.
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Co-Author, "Winning Medical Negligence Cases," ATLA Press, 1993. Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy, 1983-1984. Dean, ATLA Specialty Courses in Trial Advocacy, 1986 and 1988.
Co-Chair, ATLA Basic Course in Trial Advocacy, 1987. Faculty, Hastings College of Law - Products Liability, 1991. Faculty, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, 1994-1997.
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Membership
Member: Colorado Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1968-1969 and 1978-1988. Standing Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1977-1997. Fellow: International Society of Barristers.
Member, Colorado Governor"s Task Force on Insurance and Tort Reform, 1985-1986.
Founder, Public Justice Foundation. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
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American
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Recipient, Norm Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award, 1997. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Francis J. Knauss, Colorado Supreme Court, 1959-1960. Company-Author, "Winning Medical Negligence Cases," American Trial Lawyers Association Press, 1993.Recipient, Norm Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award, 1997. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Francis J. Knauss, Colorado Supreme Court, 1959-1960. Company-Author, "Winning Medical Negligence Cases," American Trial Lawyers Association Press, 1993.