Amatuzio, Kevin F., Partner
Montgomery, Kolodny, Amatuzio & Dusbabek, L.L.P.
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 2100
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 592-6600
Fax: (303) 592-6666
E-mail:
kamatuzio@mkadlaw.com
Areas Of Practice:
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Construction Defect
- Subrogation/Contribution Actions
- Personal Injury Defense - Catastrophic
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Admissions:
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1989
- United States Supreme Court 2004
- Colorado, 1983
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1983
Education:
- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- Juris Doctor, 1983
- University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Public Affairs, 1980
Published Works:
- Using Substantial Factor Analysis in Closed Head Injury Cases - by Judith F. Tartaglia and Kevin F. Amatuzio. For the Defense, vol. 33 No. 2, Feb. 1991, p. 19.
- Application of the "Offer of Settlement" Statute: less than legislative intent?- by Kevin F. Amatuzio and Joyce L. Jenkins, The Colorado Lawyer, Nov. 1995, p. 2557.
Representative Cases:
- Lextron, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. and Sur. Co. of America, 267 F.Supp.2d 1041 (D.Colo., Jun 18, 2003)
- Bolejack v. Travelers Ins. Co. 64 P.3d 939 (Colo. App., Jan 02, 2003)
- DCB Const. Co., Inc. v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Illinois, 225 F.Supp.2d 1230 (D.Colo., Sep 27, 2002)
- Employers Fire Ins. Co. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 964 P.2d 591 (Colo. App. 1998)
- Omni Develop. Corp. v. Atlas Assur. Co. of Amer., 956 P.2d 665 (Colo. App. 1998)
- Constitution Assoc. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 930 P.2d 1357 (Colo. 1996)
- Continental Cas. Co. v. Westerfield, 961 F.Supp. 1502 (D.N.M. 1997)
- Stuart v. Colo. Interstate Gas Co., 130 F.Supp.2d 1263 (D.Wyo 2001)
- Shoshone First Bank v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., 2 P.3d 510 (Wyo. 2000)
- Farmington Cas. Co. v. Duggan, 417 F.3d 1141 (10th Cir. [Colo.] 2005)
- Travelers Indem. Co. of Ill. v. Hardwicke, 339 F.Supp.2d 1127 (D. Colo. 2004)
Presentations:
- Insurance Coverage Trends, National Business Institute, May 2006
- Insurance Law in Colorado, Lohman Education, August, 2002
- Defending Insurers in Garnishment and Attachment Actions, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, August, 2001
- Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, March 26, 1999
- Evaluation of Intangible Damage Claims, Denver Claims Association, February 1996
Affiliations:
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, State Chair 2000-
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, President 2002-03, Officer 2000-04
- Denver Bar Association
- Arapahoe County Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Past Positions:
- Montgomery, Green, Jarvis, Kolodny & Markusson, P.C., Senior Associate and Shareholder, 1987-1996
- Auer & Amatuzio, Partner, 1985-1987
- Hughes & Amatuzio, Partner, 1984-1985
- Kevin F. Amatuzio, P.C., Sole Practitioner, 1983-1984
- Colorado Court of Appeals, Judge Dale P. Tursi, Clerk, 1982- 1983
Personal:
- Born December 11, 1957, Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America