The 2005 winner of the Stan Black Award is Doris Hass. The Stan Black Award is awarded each year to a person who, like Hutchinson Black and Cook partner Stan Black (now retired), has shown a lifetime commitment to offering his or her time, treasure, and talent in serving charitable organizations within Boulder County and around the world. Congratulations Doris!
Bill Meyer named Rotarian of the Year
In July 2005, Bill Meyer received the 2004-2005 Rotarian of the Year award from the Rotary Club of Boulder. The Award recognizes a member who has made the most significant impact on the Club during the past Rotary year and was presented to Bill in particular recognition of international service in his profession and his leadership in the international activities in the Club.
Brad Peterson teaches NITA Trial Techniques course
Brad Peterson again taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Rocky Mountain Basic Trial Techniques program this past April and will be teaching at NITA's National Session this July. The Rocky Mountain Program is an eight-day program and the National Program is a fifteen-day program, and Brad teaches half of each of the programs. These intensive courses cover all aspects of trial preparation, witness preparation, and trial. Brad has taught various NITA programs for more than a decade and has been accredited as a NITA faculty member.
Bill Meyer named 2004 Volunteer of the Year
Bill Meyer received the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative's (CEELI) prestigious Volunteer Award at the American Bar Association's 2004 annual meeting. Bill has found time in his otherwise busy schedule to contribute hundreds of hours (and during sabbaticals, two entire years) to promote democracy and the rule of law worldwide. Bill is only the third person to receive this award, which will be given this year to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. In addition to serving on CEELI's Advisory Board for many years, Bill has worked on international initiatives in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Slovakia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Armenia, Cambodia, Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yemen, Liberia and Kenya.
Baine Kerr wins largest auto accident jury verdict in Boulder County history
In September 2004, in a case litigated by Baine Kerr, a Boulder jury returned a $1.9 million verdict in favor of firm client Harold Smith. It was the largest auto verdict and fifth largest verdict of any kind in Boulder County history. The plaintiff, head custodian at Alicia Sanchez Elementary School in Lafayette, Colorado, had been disabled by spine injuries in a collision with a glass truck in Longmont.
John Greer and Kim Hult win $3.1 million arbitration award in a breach of contract case
In July 2004, following a three-day arbitration hearing handled by John Greer and Kim Hult, a Colorado arbitrator awarded the firm's client, a nonprofit organization involved in the continuing medical education field, $3.1 million in damages in a breach of contract case against a New York based publishing company. In issuing his ruling, the arbitrator adopted the legal positions advocated by Hutchinson Black and Cook, rejected the counterclaim asserted by the defendant, and awarded Hutchinson Black and Cook's client all of the compensatory damages it requested as well as its attorney's fees and litigation costs.
Constance Tromble Eyster receives the 2004 Young Lawyer of the Year Award
Connie Eyster received the 2004 Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Boulder County Bar Association (BCBA) for her many hours of service on behalf of the Bar Association and for her initiative in organizing and maintaining the Boulder County Pro Se Probate Program through which BCBA attorneys volunteer their time to assist individuals with probate forms, questions and issues. The Program greatly reduces the inefficiencies of the probate process for the court and for petitioners and has been a remarkable success, praised by the court, volunteers and public alike.
Baine Kerr and Kim Hult win largest breast cancer jury verdict in Colorado history
In October 2003, judgment was entered on a Boulder jury verdict for $ 2.1 million in the wrongful death case of Grundstrom v. Leibovitz, et al. This was the largest jury verdict in a breast cancer case in Colorado history, the largest Colorado medical malpractice case in 2003, and the fourth largest collected jury verdict of any kind in the history of Boulder County. The verdict followed a complex and compelling 3-week trial that featured dozens of nationally known cancer experts. Baine Kerr and Kim Hult represented the young, widowed husband and his two small children, who lost their wife and mother after she died from cancer left behind and never radiated after removal of a chest wall lump.