Professional Activities
ABA Forum on Communications Law, past Chair
Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, President
ABA Section on Torts, Trial and Insurance Practice, Media, Privacy and Defamation Law Committee, past Chair
Media Law Resource Center, State Legislative Committee, Co-Chair; Newsgathering Committee, past Co-Chair; and Internet Law Committee, member
Colorado Broadcasters Association, past Board of Directors
Media Law Reporter, Editorial Board
Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, Adjunct Professor
ACLU of Colorado, Legal Panel
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, "Leader in the Field," First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide), 2019
The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment law, First Amendment litigation, media law, 2003-2020; "Lawyer of the Year," First Amendment Law (Denver), 2014, 2016, and 2019, and Litigation - First Amendment (Denver), 2018, 2020
Colorado Super Lawyers, media & advertising, 2009-2010, 2012-2017
Law Week Colorado 2011 Lawyer of the Year, 2015 and 2018 Barrister's Best, and 2017 and 2019 "People's Choice" for Colorado's Best Communications/Media Law Lawyer
Recipient, Marquis' 2018 Alfred Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Colorado Press Association "Friend of the First," 2014
ACLU of Colorado "Sherman Award," 2009
Colorado Lawyers Committee Lawyer of the Year Award
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating
Publications
"The (Unfinished) Ballad of Gunslinger/©Troll Richard Liebowitz," MLRC MediaLawLetter, August 2019
Co-author, "Recent Developments in Media, Privacy, Defamation, and Advertising Law," ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Spring 2019
"Colorado Adopts Anti-SLAPP Statute," MLRC MediaLawLetter, June 2019
Op-Ed guest columnist, "Law Day: Celebrate, and support a Free Press," The Gazette, May 1, 2019
"Colorado Opens Police Internal Affairs Files to the Public – Can Two States Spawn a National Trend?" MLRC MediaLawLetter, April 2019
"Counseling Your Clients on Fair Use of Others Works ... While Standing on One Foot," Communications Lawyer, Winter 2019
"Fair Use in Documentary Films: Two Helpful Rules of Thumb to Help You Navigate Copyright Gray Areas," Video & Filmmaker, August 2018
Co-author, "Mexican Journalist Seeking Asylum Finally Free From Detention," MLRC MediaLawLetter, July 2018
"Judge Tosses Libel Suit Based on Environmental Activists' Facebook Post," MLRC MediaLawLetter, June 2018
"Colorado Supreme Court Holds There Is No Constitutional Protection for Public Access to Court Records," MLRC MediaLawLetter, June 2018
"Colorado Judge Unseals Psychiatric Expert Reports in Aurora Theater Shooting Case," Ballard Spahr alert, July 3, 2018
Co-author, "Mexican Journalist Seeking Asylum is Granted New Hearing," MLRC MediaLawLetter, May 2018
Co-author, "Seventeen Journalism Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Mexican Journalist's Asylum Appeal," MLRC MediaLawLetter, March 2018
Co-author, "Media Coalition Gains Access to Sealed Warrant Materials in Las Vegas Mass Shooting," Ballard Spahr alert, January 30, 2018
Co-author, "Federal Judge Refuses to Close Courtroom During Trade Secret Trial Between Silicon Valley Titans," Ballard Spahr alert, January 22, 2018
Author, "California Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal Under Anti-SLAPP Statute of Defamation Claim Against Online Platform Hosting User-Generated Content," Ballard Spahr alert, December 13, 2017
"Recent High-profile Cases Highlight the Need for Greater Procedural Protections for Freedom of the Press," Communications Lawyer, Fall 2017
"Internet Law,"ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Winter 2017
"The Myth of Police Officer Privacy," Communications Lawyer, Summer 2017
"July 4, 1966: Birth of the FOIA – A Look Back," Communications Lawyer, Winter 2016
"As Body-Worn Cameras Proliferate, States' Access Restrictions Defeat Their Purpose," Communications Lawyer, Fall 2016
"Cloud-Based Public Records Pose New Challenges for Access," Communications Lawyer, Winter 2015
"A Little Birdie Told Me, 'You're a Crook': Libel in the Twittersphere and Beyond," Communications Lawyer, March 2014
Co-editor, "What Is Your Exposure for Information Posted to Your Website, Blog, or Social Media Page by Third Parties?" in Internet Publishing: Perils and Practices, 2013
"Privacy Expectations in Online Social Media—An Emerging Generational Divide?" Communications Lawyer, November 2011
"Expanded Media Coverage in Colorado Courts," The Colorado Lawyer, September 2011
"Survey of Colorado Defamation and Related Claims Against the Media," Annual Media Libel & Related Law Survey
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, "Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society," El Paso County, Colorado Bar Association, Law Day event, May 7, 2019
Panelist, "Dude, That's My Idea! What to Do About Intellectual Property Theft?" National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Heartland EMMY Chapter, Denver Press Club, April 23, 2019
Featured guest, "Make No Law" podcast: Gag (discussing gag orders on trial participants), Legal Talk Network, April 18, 2019