Hon. Jack W. Berryhill, Esq.
Retired Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, Attorney
3615 Delgany Street
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80216
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80216
Moye White LLP - Partner
Retired Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, Attorney
Partner, Moye White LLP, 2014-present; Colorado District Court Judge, 2000-2014; President and Director, Berryhill, Cage & North P.C., 1990-2000; Director, Roath & Brega, P.C., 1975-1989.
Commercial Litigation: Represented clients in commercial litigation and business disputes, with an emphasis in banking and lender liability. Representative clients include JP Morgan/Chase Bank, Bank One, 1st National Bank of Englewood, 1st National Bank of Westminster, Lakeside National Bank, Littleton National Bank, First Colorado Bank & Trust, 1st National Bank of Fort Morgan, 1st National Bank of Burlington, 1st National Bank of Sterling, 1st National Bank of Holyoke, 1st National Bank of Telluride, 1st National Bank of Ouray, 1st National Bank of Ridgeway, Alameda National Bank, and Republic National Bank.<br/><br/>Also represented mobile home parks in Colorado and Utah (Planned Management Services; Kingsley Management Corp.; Community Marketing & Management, Inc.) and cattle feeders in Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Texas, and Montana (Louis Dreyfus Corporation; Sparks Companies; Cattleco; Agri Tech, Inc.; Morgan County Feeders; 4-M Feeders; Ceres Incorporated; Sterling Colorado Beef); and homeowner associations (Telluride Lodge Association).<br/><br/>Family Law: In addition has represented numerous individuals in family law matters, including complex property disputes, marital agreements, and child custody cases.
During 14 years on the district court trial bench, acted as a settlement judge in a number of areas, including contract disputes, business torts, lender liability, corporate, land use, and homeowner association disputes, and family law cases.
Most every case -- there are some rare exceptions -- can be settled without a trial if the parties focus on a primary range of favorable (from each party's point of view) outcomes and if the parties are realistic about the potential downsides and negative outcomes of going to trial. A successful mediator must become educated about the nature of the dispute and the motivations of the parties -- information that the advocates need to provide; and, in turn, the mediator must know the applicable law and have the experience to assess what is most likely to happen if the case goes to trial so that he can honestly, affirmatively, and straight-forwardly advise the parties in order to precipitate a best-of-settlements for all involved.<br/><br/>This typically requires at the outset a confidential settlement memorandum from each of the parties, describing the nature of the dispute and each party's settlement position(s); followed by a careful analysis and legal research by the mediator before there is an actual mediation session. The format and length of the mediation session itself will vary, depending on the parties and their counsel and the number and complexity of the issues involved.
Colorado College, B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1968<br/>Boettcher Scholar, 1964-1968<br/>Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, Postgraduate Diploma, 1969<br/>University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 1975; Managing Editor, Law Review
Admitted to the Bar: Colorado, 1975; U.S. District Court: District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals: Tenth Circuit.
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1982;<br/>ATLA National College of Advocacy, Harvard University, l983;<br/>Faculty Member, Hastings Law School College of Advocacy, l983;<br/>Lecturer, Commercial Law League of America, 1988.<br/>Member, Judicial Performance Commission of Denver County, l995-97.<br/>Member, Doyle Inn of Court, 2004-present,<br/>Board of Directors, Central City Opera House Association,1994-2015.<br/>Board of Directors, Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, 2016 -- present<br/>Director, The Colorado Trail Foundation. 2005 -2014.<br/>Member, Colorado Historical Society, Rocky Mountain Map Society, American Alpine Club, Denver Athletic Club, Cactus Club<br/>Member Emeritus, Colorado Bar Foundation<br/>
PUBLICATIONS;<br/>"Payee v. Depository Bank: What is the UCC Defense to Handling Checks Bearing Forged Instruments,"<br/> 45 U.Colo. L. Rev. 281 (1974).<br/>"Trade Secret Litigation: Injunctions and other Equitable Remedies," 48 U. Colo. L. Rev. l89 (1977).<br/>Editor, Ch. 16 "Preparation for Depositions," and Ch. I7 "Taking Depositions," in Federal Litigation Guide<br/>(Matthew Bender & Co. l99l).<br/>"Using Deposition in the Courtroom," 39 Colo. Lawyer 49 (April 2010).<br/>"Getting Business Records Into Evidence," CBA Business Law Newsletter (Oct. 2014).<br/>"Getting Social Media Records Into Evidence," CBA Business Law Newsletter (Mar. 2015)<br/>"Liquidated Damages: Would Yee Both Eat Your Cake and Have Your Cake?", <br/> CBA Business Law Newsletter (Feb. 2016)<br/><br/>SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:<br/>Lecturer on "The Law and the Folklore of Depositions" for the International Practicum Institute, l983-2003.<br/>Lecturer on expert witness testimony at the 2003 spring conference of the National Litigation Support Services<br/>Association, Boston, MA and the 2004 National Business Valuation Conference of the American Institute of<br/>Certified Public Accountants, Orlando, FL.<br/>"Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Jurors" presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Colorado<br/>Defense Lawyers Association.<br/>
$495 Per Hour
English, Dutch, Spanish
United States of America
Denver, CO
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