Profile

Lee Katherine Goldstein, Of Counsel, litigation, Fairfield and Woods, P.C., Denver, Colorado, USA

Overview

Lee Katherine’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration. However her broad expertise also includes bankruptcy, medical malpractice, personal injury, and appellate practice. Lee Katherine’s past trial and appellate experience includes:

• Commercial torts
• Trade secrets
• Civil theft
• Commercial fraud
• Interference with contracts
• Securities fraud
• Civil litigation
• Personal injury
• Medical malpractice
• Premises liability
• Products liability
• Landlord-tenant disputes

Lee Katherine has served as co-counsel in a number of jury trials and bench trials. Her successes in this realm include two trials resulting in multimillion-dollar awards.  Lee Katherine has practiced before:

• Colorado federal and state trial and appellate courts
• The American Arbitration Association
• NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc./ Financial INdustry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")
• Florida federal and state trial and appellate courts

Reported Appellate Decisions
Anderson v. Dept. of Labor, 422 F.3d 1155 (10th Cir. 2005); Toothman v. Freeborn & Peters, 80 P.3d 804 (Colo. App. November 2002); Hartsel Springs Ranch Inc. v. Bluegreen Corp., 29 F.3d 982 (10th Cir. 2002); Gonzalez v. Ravirifici, 745 So. 2d 1145 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Williams v. Boyer, 734 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Gonzalez v. Mercy Hospital, 738 So. 2d 955 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Ballard v. Conch Key Cottages, 719 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Nathanson v. Houss, 717 So. 2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. v. Perez, 715 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Arauz v. Truesdell, 698 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); Sutor v. Cochran, 687 So. 2d 897 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Porlick, Poliquin, Samara, Inc. v. Compton, 683 So. 2d 545 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Compton & Associates v. Porlick, Poliquin, Samara, Inc.,  662 So. 2d 428 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).

Unreported Appellate Decisions
Taos at Lone Tree, L.L.C. v. Bain, et al,. Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA0792 (August 13, 2009); CARTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT V. OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP., ET AL., 249 Fed.Appx. 63 (10th Cir. 2007); FERREIRO V. UNITED STATES, United States Eleventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Case No. 96-4963 (11th Cir. 1997); ARROWHEAD V. FEDYNA, Colorado Court Of Appeals Case No. 01 Ca 419 (Feb. 14, 2002); MIKEY TOMATOES, INC. V. GV PROPERTIES, INC. V. SHAW CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Colorado Court of Appeals Case No. 01 Ca 107; ZIDWICK V. BENETIN, Colorado Court of Appeals Case No. 01 Ca 913.

She is involved in numerous alumni activities for St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Annapolis, Maryland. Lee Katherine is also an active member of the Colorado Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Subcommittee.

Languages Spoken

• English