Mr. Trigg's national litigation practice focuses on complex business litigation, product liability, and class actions.  He represents major corporate defendants as national trial counsel and has tried cases to juries in many state and federal courts during his career.  He also focuses on risk-management and design and analysis of document retention and control programs.  Additionally, Mr. Trigg handles large and frequent claims arising out of alleged recurrent design, manufacturing defects, or recall problems.  Active in numerous bar organizations, Mr. Trigg is past president of Lawyers for Civil Justice and past president and chairman of the board of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.  He is a former member of the board of directors of the Defense Research Institute.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  In 2001 he was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Award by the University of Denver College of Law.  In 2003 he received the first Lifetime Achievement award from the Denver Business Journal's Best of the Bar.  Mr. Trigg is consistently included in lawyer ranking directories such as Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Colorado Super Lawyers.

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
American College of Trial Lawyers
    Fellow
The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, 1997-2011
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers: Commercial Litigation, 2013
The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, 2011-2013
Chambers USA
   Product Liability - National, 2005-2012
The Best Lawyers in America
    Commercial Litigation, 2008-2013
    Product Liability Litigation, 2008-2013
The Legal 500 United States
    Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, 2007-2012
Colorado Super Lawyers
    Class Action/Mass Torts, 2006-2013
    Top 100, 2012-2013
    Top 50, 2010-2011
Law Week Colorado "People's Choice"
    Best Overall Litigator, 2010
Denver Business Journal
    Lifetime Achievement Award
    Who's Who in Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
    Outstanding Alumni Award, 2001
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Trial Attorneys of America
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Secretary
Denver Bar Association
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Past President and Chairman of the Board
Defense Research Institute
    Former Member, Board of Directors
    Joint Project on Professionalism of the DRI/IADC/ADTA/FDCC
Lawyers for Civil Justice
    Past President
    Former Member, Board of Directors
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
    Committee on Conduct
Product Liability Advisory Council

Community Memberships Activities, and Honors
Colorado Prevention Center
    Chairman of the Board
Cherry Hills Country Club
    President

Teaching Positions
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Litigation Management College

Bar Admissions
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Teaching Positions
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Litigation Management College
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
American College of Trial Lawyers
    Fellow
The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, 1997-2011
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers: Commercial Litigation, 2013
The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, 2011-2013
Chambers USA
   Product Liability - National, 2005-2012
The Best Lawyers in America
    Commercial Litigation, 2008-2013
    Product Liability Litigation, 2008-2013
The Legal 500 United States
    Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, 2007-2012
Colorado Super Lawyers
    Class Action/Mass Torts, 2006-2013
    Top 100, 2012-2013
    Top 50, 2010-2011
Law Week Colorado "People's Choice"
    Best Overall Litigator, 2010
Denver Business Journal
    Lifetime Achievement Award
    Who's Who in Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
    Outstanding Alumni Award, 2001
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Trial Attorneys of America
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Secretary
Denver Bar Association
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Past President and Chairman of the Board
Defense Research Institute
    Former Member, Board of Directors
    Joint Project on Professionalism of the DRI/IADC/ADTA/FDCC
Lawyers for Civil Justice
    Past President
    Former Member, Board of Directors
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
    Committee on Conduct
Product Liability Advisory Council
Community Memberships Activities, and Honors
Colorado Prevention Center
    Chairman of the Board
Cherry Hills Country Club
    President
Articles/Presentations
Education
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1963
  • University of Colorado, B.S., Finance, 1961
Bar Admissions
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

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