Biography
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Keith Lapuyade, in partnership with the law firm Overton, Lapuyade, Keithley, Gleason & Schumacher,
focuses his practice in the areas of Estate, Trust, Fiduciary Liability, and Probate Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Risk Assessment Management, Personal Representation of Professionals Involved in Litigation, General Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Arbitration and Mediation.
He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Rating System (the highest attorney rating available). He is recognized by Denver's 5280 Magazine as a Colorado Top Lawyer, and listed as a Colorado Super Lawyer. He has also been recognized for many years by the prestigious Best Lawyers in America. Keith has extensive litigation experience in State and Federal courts, as well as with arbitration and mediation. He is able to combine his unique knowledge of insurance law and bad faith with his extensive understanding of medical issues to be of particular value in medical malpractice litigation, and often brings this special skill set to bear in the personal representation of physicians and attorneys for purposes of establishing their rights with respect to their insurance coverage. Keith’s experience includes estate and fiduciary litigation, medical and other professional malpractice, bad faith, personal injury, and alternative dispute resolution.
Keith was recently selected to be a member of the Colorado Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.
Keith is a frequent lecturer in for-credit continuing legal education and private seminars on issues relating to litigation, estate litigation, insurance coverage, risk assessment, and the role of personal counsel in litigation. He provides consultation in risk management, strategic business planning, and asset protection.
He is admitted to practice in Colorado, Oklahoma, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
American Association for Justice,
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation
Arapahoe County Bar Foundation
EDUCATION:
Education: Louisiana State University B.A., 1981
O.W. Coburn School of Law, J.D. 1986
AFFILIATIONS:
Colorado Bar Foundation Board of Trustees
Colorado Bar Association
Arapahoe County Bar Association
American Association for Justice Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
RECOGNITIONS:
Best Lawyers in America
5280 Top Lawyers (Trust and Estate Litigation)
Colorado Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America
Colorado Bar Foundation
Arapahoe County Bar Foundation
AV Rating (Highest Level) Martindale-Hubbell