Protecting Your Interests
Bornstein, Peter R.
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Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Business Organizations
- Communications & Media Law
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- White Collar Crimes
- Intellectual Property Law
- Trademarks
- International Law
- Internet - Cyberspace
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Products Liability Law
- Real Estate Law
- Science & Technology Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Real Estate Fraud
- Felonies
- Art Law
Biography
Attorney Peter R. Bornstein has more than 40 years of experience helping businesses and individuals throughout the Denver area with a wide range of legal issues. The scope of his practice includes legal disputes involving fraud, breach of contract, copyright law and trade secrets, real estate and more.
A seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Bornstein has tried hundreds of jury and bench trials to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the region. He has also handled appeals in the highest state and federal appellate courts in Colorado.
AV-rated* for more than 30 years and selected for inclusion in 2009 and 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers, Mr. Bornstein is a respected member of the legal community. He will work with you personally to help you explore your legal options and work toward achieving your goals.
Specialties
Mr. Bornstein's legal and trial experience includes:
- Commercial Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Copyright
In the real estate and business cases it includes:
- All varieties of fraud, misrepresentations and deceptions
- Computer Software development
- Computer Software piracy
- Breach of Contracts
- Breach of Fiduciary Duties
- Violations of Truth in Lending
- Mechanic's Liens
- Will Contests
- and many others
Recognitions
Peter Bornstein has recently published an article in the American Bar Association's Litigation Magazine on "How To Persuade a Cold Judge." He has been featured by CNN on its America's Premier Lawyers Series.
Awards
Peter Bornstein is a trial lawyer who has tried to verdict over 250 cases in his legal career. He teaches lawyers trial skills for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Louisville, Colorado; is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has been designated a Colorado Super Lawyer for 2009 and 2010. Additionally, he has worked to advance legal professionalism through a joint committee of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. The Colorado Supreme Court has appointed him to serve on hearing panels adjudicating lawyers accused of violating the Rules of Professional Responsibility.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D.
- Carleton College
- B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1968
- Colorado, 1971
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1968
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1968
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Tax Court, 1977
Professional Associations
- Denver Bar Associations, Member, Fee Arbitration Committee
- Colorado Bar Associations
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Thompson G. Marsh Inn, American Inn of Court
- Denver Bar Association Credit Union, Member, Board of Directors, 1998 to 2005
- Faculty of Federal Advocates, Board of Directors
- Supreme Court Advisory Board, 2008 to Present
Representative Cases
- People v. Barnum, 23 P.3d 1237, 2001, Colo. App.
- Doe v. National Medical Services, 974 F.2d 143, 1992, 10th Cir.
- Mathews v. Lomas & Nettleton Co., 754 P.2d 791, 1988, Colo. App.
- Ryder v. Mitchell, 54 P.3d 885, 2002, Colo.
- Mitchell v. Ryder, 104 P.3d 316, 2004, Colo. App.
- Cassady v. Goering, 567 F.3d 628, 2009, 10th Cir.
- Wright v Experian Information Solutions, Inc, 805 F.3d 1232 (10th Cir. 2015); In re Estate of Sandstead, 412 P.3d 799, 2016, Colo. App
Honors
- Colorado Super Lawyers
- AV-rated* for more than 30 years
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Instructor, University of Denver College of Law, 1980 to 1982
- Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Past Positions
- Second Judicial District, Denver, Deputy District Attorney, Chief Deputy District Attorney, 1972 to 1977