Lee Mickus' practice emphasizes the defense of manufacturers during the discovery, trial, and appeal stages of product liability lawsuits, as well as the coordination of pattern litigation. He has handled cases involving a wide variety of products, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, industrial machinery, and recreational equipment. Lee's practice also addresses allegations asserted against financial planners in their interactions with investors. He has successfully tried cases to juries in Colorado, Texas, California, New York, Montana and several other states. Lee has made court appearances and argued appeals in numerous jurisdictions across the country.
Education
- The University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1993)
- Williams College (B.A., Political Science and Psychology, cum laude, with highest honors, 1990)
- Exeter College, Oxford University (1988-1989)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Colorado
- Supreme Court of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
- United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas
- United States District Court, Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- Colorado Civil Justice League
- President (2009-2010)
- Board of Directors
- Legal Advisory Board, Co-Chairman
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Civil Justice Reform: Perspectivies from Practitioners, Panelist, American Tort Reform Association Annual Conference (2011)
- How Jurors Think and Decide: Using the Story Model, Colorado Bar Association CLE Program (2011)
- Fifty-State Compendium on the Law of Punitive Damages, Contributing Author for Colorado, Defense Research Institute (2009)
- Discovery of Work Product Disclosed to a Testifying Expert Under the 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Author, 27 Creighton L. Rev. 773 (1994) (cited in five published federal and state court cases and more than a dozen law review articles, and treatises)
- Perspectives on Litigation in a Challenging Economic Climate, Panel Moderator, IADC Denver Regional Meeting Program (2009)
- Dirty Tactics and How to Battle Them, National Business Institute CLE Program (2008)
- New Developments in Product Liability Litigation, Colorado Bar Association CLE Program (2007)
- Litigation Defense Strategies in Medical Product Design, Colorado BioScience Association Program (2005)
- Admissibility of Evidence and Expert Testimony in Colorado, National Business Institute CLE Programs (2003, 2004)
- New Statutes Change Civil Litigation in Colorado, Co-Author, 33 Colo. Lawyer 65 (May 2004)
- To Beep or Not to Beep: The Optional Equipment Defense, Co-Author, 19 LJN'S Product Liability Law & Strategy 4 (April 2001)
- Testimony before Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee and several Colorado House Committees regarding proposed legislation addressing tort liability, punitive damages, and judicial selection (2003-2005)
- Guest Commentator, KFKA Radio (2005-2011)
Professional Recognition & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants) (2008-2012); Product Liability Litigation (2012)
- Colorado Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products, Appellate, Business Litigation (2009-2011)
- Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products - Business Edition (2011)
- Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products - Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010)
- Colorado Civil Justice League's "Lawyer of the Year" (2005)
