BRIAN G. MCCONATY

Brian G. McConaty specializes in civil trial practice with an emphasis on medical malpractice defense, health law and civil/commercial litigation.  In 2008, he was elected Colorado's first Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and has tried over 100 jury trials to verdict.  He is a Master Barrister with Doyle's American Inn of Court.  He has been on the faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine for over 20 years and has been promoted from Clinical Instructor to Senior Clinical Instructor to Assistant Clinical Professor.  He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally on medical-legal topics.  

Mr. McConaty earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder.  After law school, he served as a Deputy District Attorney in Aspen and Denver and assisted in the prosecution of Claudine Longet and Ted Bundy.  He then served as an Assistant United States Attorney in charge of prosecution of organized crime/narcotics including the prosecution of the FBI's No. 1 Most Wanted criminal at the time. 

Mr. McConaty is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute. 

Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice Defense
Health Law
Civil/Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Appellate/Appeals
Personal Injury

Reported Cases:
Leaffer v. Zarlengo, 44 P.3d 1072 (Colorado Supreme Court 2002)
Samms v. District Court, 908 P.2d 520 (Colorado Supreme Court 1995)
Nguyen v. Swedish Medical Ctr, 890 P.2d 255 (U.S. Court of Appeals
10th Circuit 1995)
Giraldi v. Morrell, 892 P.2d 422 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1994)
United States v. Newman, 733 F.2d 1395 (U.S. Court of Appeals
10th Circuit 1984)
United States v. Cuaron, 700 F.2d 582 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
1983)
United States v. Quintana, 673 F.2d 296 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
1982)
United States v. Cotton, 646 F.2d 430 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
1981)
United States v. Quintana, 525 F.Supp. 917 (U.S. District Court District of CO 1981)