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James B. Powers 
Englewood, Colorado
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phone 720-875-9140
fax 720-875-9141
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Mr. Powers is a founding principal of Harris, Karstaedt, Jamison & Powers, P.C. He is a Denver native and has practiced in the Denver metropolitan area his entire career. He has practiced in the areas of litigation, including multi-district complex civil litigation involving commercial aircraft disasters, premises liability for insureds and self-insureds, commercial contract and real estate litigation and leasing negotiations, and defense of professional liability litigation including doctors, lawyers, accountants and construction design professionals. Since 1992, he has practiced in the area of construction litigation and has focused his practice primarily on the defense interests of developers, general contractors and subcontractors in complex litigation regarding alleged construction defects in commercial properties, single family residence and large multi-family condominium/town home development projects. Mr. Powers represents large commercial insurance carriers in the defense of fraud and suspicious claims as well as bad faith matters. Mr. Powers also has an extensive commercial practice including commercial paper negotiation and transaction of monies, instruments and real property and attendant commercial litigation.

 

Areas of Practice:
Commercial and Business Litigation
Commercial Practice and Litigation
Complex Construction Litigation
Examinations Under Oath
Insurance Defense Litigation
Self-Insurance Defense Litigation
Special Investigations
Certification/Specialties:
AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell


Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1981
Education:
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1981
J.D.


University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1978
B.A.
Major:  Political Science; English; and Cultural Anthropology


Honors and Awards:
2011 Colorado Super Lawyer


2010 Colorado Super Lawyer


2009 Colorado Super Lawyer


2008 Colorado Super Lawyer


2007 Colorado Super Lawyer


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colorado Bar Association


Denver Bar Association


Colorado Defense Lawyers Association



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Denver-Englewood Office

10333 E. Dry Creek Road
Suite 300
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720-875-9140
Fax: 720-875-9141

Colorado Springs Office

111 South Tejon Street
Suite 307
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719-635-4588
Fax: 719-635-7605