A. CRAIG FLEISHMAN
SHAREHOLDER -
University of DenverJ.D., 1975
University of Colorado
B.S., 1968
Mr. Fleishman’s practice emphasizes creative, aggressive representation of firm clients in the areas of commercial, construction, personal injury, domestic relations, professional liability, employment law, bad faith, and insurance litigation. His expertise in the creation of medical and legal risk management programs and procedures for clients, as well as drafting and analysis of insurance contracts, is well recognized.
Known nationally as an expert in professional liability matters, Mr. Fleishman has lectured on numerous American and Colorado Bar Association programs, is a contributor to West's Legal Malpractice 3rd Edition by Mallen & Smith, has served as adjunct professor at the University of Denver College of Law, and has served as a column editor for The Colorado Lawyer. He has contributed articles to the National Law Journal and was chosen one of the top 25 legal malpractice attorneys in America. Mr. Fleishman has been a contributing magazine columnist for several years, having had articles published in Homebuilder magazine, the Women's Business Chronicle, and Colorado Medicine. He has been listed numerous times in the Denver Business Journal's Who's Who column.
Mr. Fleishman is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the Army, achieving the rank of captain, and was awarded the Bronze Star in Vietnam.
Mr. Fleishman is active in community and charitable organizations and activities. He has served as Chairman of the Board of The National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has served or serves on the Boards of the Colorado Bar Association, Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, Colorado Symphony Orchestra (currently Treasurer of the Board), Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Rose Medical Center, St. Anthony Hospital, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Denver Chamber Foundation Board. He served as a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. He chaired the Colorado Bar Association's Professional Liability Insurance Committee for several years, and served on the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, Government and Community Affairs Advisory Committee.
Mr. Fleishman is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for Colorado, U.S. Tax Court, and Colorado, Texas and Nebraska Supreme Courts. He represents clients in administrative and arbitration hearings. He is rated 'AV' by the nationally renowned publication Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for excellence of practice and ethical standards.
Mr. Fleishman specializes in Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Business and Insurance Law, Personal Injury, Divorce/Domestic Relations and Employment Law.
STEVEN A. SHAPIRO
SHAREHOLDER -
Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolJ.D., 1982
Pennsylvania State University
B.A., 1979
Mr. Shapiro is a trial attorney and a member of the Denver firm of Fleishman & Shapiro P.C. His broad range of trial experience includes personal injury, automobile/motorcycle litigation, professional liability/malpractice, bad faith, insurance and commercial litigation. The majority of his practice focuses on traumatic brain injury as well as spinal cord injuries. His work also embodies health care and risk management issues. He is rated 'AV' by the nationally renowned publication, Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible for excellence of practice and ethical standards.
He has built his reputation based on aggressive and creative trial work. He has obtained numerous six- and seven-figure verdicts and settlements for clients who have been involved in traumatic situations which altered their lives physically, mentally and financially. These results have been obtained in brain injury, spinal cord damage, and loss of bodily function cases. He prides himself on his personal commitment to assisting clients to achieve financial stability and security after suffering significant loss. He has obtained one of the largest slip and fall verdicts in Colorado history and the largest personal injury verdict in Jefferson County.
Community involvement is also a priority for Mr. Shapiro. He is involved with the 9News Law Line, Auto Litigation Task Force of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and is the chairperson of the Brain Injury Association of Colorado Legislative Committee. He is past President of the Brain Injury Association of Colorado and a Board Member of the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park. He is a frequent contributor to publications concerning health care and risk management issues.>
Mr. Shapiro is from Brooklyn, New York and has practiced in Colorado his entire professional career. He is an associate member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates. He is well versed in all alternative dispute resolution procedures.
MELISSA J. WINTHERS
DIRECTOR -
University of Denver
J.D., 1998
Colorado College
B.A., 1995
Ms. Winthers practices in the area of personal injury. A significant portion of her practice focuses on severe neck and back injury cases. Her knowledge and understanding of the medicine is a key factor in obtaining significant awards for her clients.
She is a Colorado native who graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Colorado College in 1995. During her undergraduate years, Ms. Winthers focused on multi-cultural studies. She spent a semester in Mexico studying Spanish, student taught in a multi-lingual Chicago elementary school, and taught English as a Second Language. Ms. Winthers earned her J.D. from the University of Denver.
Ms. Winthers was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1998 and is licensed to practice before the Colorado Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and she has co-chaired several committees over the past several years, including the Membership Committee and the Young Lawyers Committee. Ms. Winthers has spoken at numerous medical-legal seminars about the causes and treatment of traumatic neck and back injuries and their long-term consequences. Ms. Winthers has set up on-going trial skills seminars for new lawyers through CTLA. She is a member of the American, Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and the Auto Litigator's Task Force Committee and Women's Caucus.
Ms. Winthers specializes in Personal Injury.
KATHERINE KARAMALEGOS
ASSOCIATE -
Golden Gate University School of Law
J.D., 2002
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
B.A., 1998
Ms. Karamalegos practices in the areas of personal injury, general civil and commercial litigation, insurance litigation, and domestic relations. Prior to becoming an associate with Fleishman & Shapiro P.C., she was fortunate to have had a diverse experience in the legal field. During her undergraduate years in Wisconsin, she worked in the fields of environmental law as well as complex commercial litigation. While in law school, she participated in the settlement of a multi-million dollar antitrust litigation for a prestigious San Francisco-based class action law firm. Ms. Karamalegos spent her final year of law school as an intern for the San Francisco District Attorney's office where she engaged in criminal prosecution and gained valuable courtroom experience performing preliminary hearings.
Ms. Karamalegos graduated and received her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California with a specialization and honorary recognition in the field of Intellectual Property. In her first year of law school, she was selected as a member of the Law Review. She also enjoyed taking on an active role in student government as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association.
She is licensed to practice before all California and Colorado state courts, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, as well as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the American, California, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, the Colorado and Denver Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
Ms. Karamalegos specializes in Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation and Divorce/Domestic Relations.
University of Denver College of Law
J.D., 2001
University of Colorado at Denver
B.A., 1997
Ms. Greer centers her practice in the areas of personal injury, medical practice, nursing home negligence, and criminal defense. Having lived in Colorado for most of her life, she attended the University of Colorado at Denver for her undergraduate work, receiving the Dean's scholarship for academic achievement. She received her J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law earning the distinction of Student of the Year in the Student Law Office. Her experience in injury assessment gives her a unique perspective that helps her assist clients that have been involved in severe accidents.
After graduating law school, she practiced criminal defense and personal injury with a solo practitioner. She later worked with a mid-sized defense firm representing numerous physicians, hospitals, nurses, and nursing homes in health care related issues. Her background provides her with valuable courtroom experience and medical knowledge that is indispensable in representing clients at Fleishman & Shapiro.
She is licensed to practice in Colorado State courts, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a member of the American and Colorado Trial Lawyers Associations, the Criminal Bar Association, and the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.
Ms. Greer specializes in Plaintiffs' Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense
University of San Diego
J.D., 2004
New York University
B.A., 2000
Ms. Kagan focuses her practice on personal injury and general civil litigation. Prior to becoming an associate at Fleishman & Shapiro P.C., she spent four years as an associate at a complex business litigation firm in San Diego. There she worked on numerous multimillion and billion dollar cases, representing consumers and shareholders in class action suits involving securities fraud, consumer fraud, and antitrust violations.
Ms. Kagan received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. She graduated cum laude and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Kagan received numerous writing and academic awards and served as senior executive editor of the San Diego Law Review. While in law school, Ms. Kagan interned in the appellate division of the San Diego City Attorney's office and also for a Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Ms. Kagan is admitted to practice in the state courts of California and Colorado. She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for Colorado and the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California. She is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.
Ms. Kagan specializes in Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury.
University of Georgia
J.D., 1992
Virginia Military Institute
B.A., 1988
Philip Kay is licensed in Colorado and Georgia and focuses his practice on complex civil litigation. Philip graduated with distinction from the Virginia Military Institute where he was named Distinguished Military Graduate. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve (XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina) for eight years, including an active duty tour during the Persian Gulf War. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Philip is active in the American Bar Association and serves on the ABA Advisory Panel and the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device subcommittees. He is currently serving as national co-editor of the ABA's publication "Consumer Class Actions: A Fifty State Survey," and recently authored "Opening Statements and Closing Arguments: A Colorado Primer" for the Denver City Attorney's Office. He also authors The Consumer Class Action Blog at http://consumerclassaction.wordpress.com/.
Philip is licensed to practice before all Colorado and Georgia state courts as well as the United States District Courts for the District of Colorado and the Northern District of Georgia.
Mr. Kay specializes in Trials, Appeals, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Insurance Litigation and Personal Injury
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