Professional Experience:

Private Practice
General Practice
1974 - 1975

During this time period I was successful in pursuing a class action, entitled Dean K. Phillips, et al. v. United States Department of Labor , et al. In that case, I represented Dean Phillips and other Vietnam veterans in a lawsuit against the Department of Labor of the United States and the Department of Labor for the State of Colorado. The veterans alleged that they had been denied bene fits to which they were entitled by Federal statute. The case was resolved in a settlement favorable to the veterans. Hundreds of Vietnam era veterans received assistance from the Colorado Department of Labor as a result of this case.

Associate with Law Firm of Leonard Chesler
1975 - 1976

I assisted the Chesler Law Firm in the preparation and trial of cases in the following areas: Criminal Defense, Claimant's Worker's Compensation , Social Security Disability and Personal Injury.

American Bar Foundation
Research Position
1973 - early 1974

Salesman for Kendall Corporation
Sold Hospital Supplies
New York City, New York
1968 - 1969

United States Army
Enlisted Military
1966 - 1968
Honorably Discharged

Affiliations

Active Member of the Bar in the State of Colorado
Inactive Member of the Bar in the State of New York
Member of the American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Workers Compensation Education Association
National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives
Rhone-Brackett Inn of Court

Education:

Northwood School
Lake Placid, New York
Graduated 1961

Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Graduated 1966
Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Denver College of Law
Graduated 1973
Juris Doctorate

Personal

I have been married to Trish Culkin since 1968. We have two adult children, Kate Culkin, a Professor of American History at City University of New York; and, Sara Mengshol, a Board Certified Pediatric Pathologist. Trish, Kate and I moved to Colorado in 1969 and have made it our home for over forty years. In my spare time I enjoy skiing, bicycling, climbing, and supporting both the Broncos and the Nuggets.