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Dan Frost, for more than 30 years, has represented owners, contractors, engineers and developers in complex construction claims and large infrastructure transactions.  He has significant experience with energy, resources, water and climate-related projects, including those involving power plants, mines, water treatment plants and oil and gas facilities.  Dan focuses on litigation and claims presentation, construction and engineering contracts, infrastructure and project development (domestic and international) and project administration and scheduling.

Representative Experience

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Significant Areas of Experience

  • Bridges
  • Airports
  • Ethanol plants
  • Highways
  • Hospitals
  • Hotel and apartment buildings
  • Industrial and process plants
  • Mines
  • Museums
  • Oil and gas facilities
  • Power plants
  • Railroads and railway facilities
  • Remediation projects
  • Shopping malls
  • Stadiums
  • Subdivisions
  • Wastewater treatment plants

Education

  • University of New Mexico (J.D., 1978)
  • Brigham Young University (B.A., 1974)

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Colorado
  • United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • Federal Court of Claims

Professional Memberships & Activities

  • American Bar Association
    • Forum on the Construction Industry
  • Colorado Bar Association
    • Construction Law Committee, Executive Committee
  • Denver Bar Association

Representative Presentations & Publications

  • P3s meet transportation needs, Author, Colorado Real Estate Journal (November 16, 2011)
  • Building Your Foundation: The Five Pillars of a Persuasive Construction Case, Speaker, 24th Annual Construction SuperConference (December 2009)
  • Building the persuasive Construction Case: How to Tailor Your Theme of the Case for Arbitrators, Judges and Juries, Speaker, 23rd Annual Construction SuperConference (December 2008)
  • Performance Specifications and Other Key Provisions for Major Mine Contracts, Speaker, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Strategic Risk Conference (May 2008)

Professional Recognition & Awards

  • Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Real Estate: Construction (2006-2011)
  • The Legal 500
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, Real Estate, (2006, 2008-2012)
  • Super Lawyers®, Real Estate - Business Edition (2011)
  • Super Lawyers®, Real Estate - Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010)

Community Involvement

  • Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
    • Board Member (2009-present)
  • Boy Scouts of America, Denver Area Council
    • Executive Committee
  • Operation Smile, Denver Development Board

Other Professional Experience

  • Holland & Hart LLP, Partner (1999-2010)
  • Fairfield and Woods, PC, Partner (1985-1999)