Terence Ridley focuses his practice on civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of class actions, personal injury, employment, and environmental matters.  He has defended numerous bad-faith claims made against insurance companies, resolved multimillion-dollar bad-faith life insurance class actions, and defeated numerous attempts to certify class actions against insurance companies.

Other Experience
Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C. (civil litigation)
Roath & Brega (personal injury and commercial litigation)

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Best Lawyers
    Insurance Law, 2010-2013
Colorado Super Lawyers
    Insurance Coverage, 2012-2013
    Civil Litigation Defense, 2006-2011
    Top 100, 2012-2013
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation
    Section of Litigation
Colorado Bar Association
    Board of Governors
Denver Bar Association
    Executive Committee of Young Lawyers' Division, Treasurer
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Alumni Council
    Vice-Chair
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2004-present
    Vice-Chair, Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation Section, 2011     
    Vice-Chair, Membership Development and Retention Committee, New Members,  2011
    Vice-Chair, Foundation Committee
    Vice-Chair, Extra Contractual Liability Section
    State Representative, 2005-2010
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Tenth Circuit Historical Society
    Member

Community Memberships Activities, and Honors
Big Brothers of Metropolitan Denver
    Big Brother
Muscular Dystrophy Certificate of Exceptional Commitment 

Bar Admissions
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Best Lawyers
    Insurance Law, 2010-2013
Colorado Super Lawyers
    Insurance Coverage, 2012-2013
    Civil Litigation Defense, 2006-2011
    Top 100, 2012-2013
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation
    Section of Litigation
Colorado Bar Association
    Board of Governors
Denver Bar Association
    Executive Committee of Young Lawyers' Division, Treasurer
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Alumni Council
    Vice-Chair
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2004-present
    Vice-Chair, Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation Section, 2011     
    Vice-Chair, Membership Development and Retention Committee, New Members,  2011
    Vice-Chair, Foundation Committee
    Vice-Chair, Extra Contractual Liability Section
    State Representative, 2005-2010
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Tenth Circuit Historical Society
    Member
Government Service
Law Clerk to The Honorable Luis D. Rovira (Ret.), Colorado Supreme Court
Community Memberships Activities, and Honors
Big Brothers of Metropolitan Denver
    Big Brother
Muscular Dystrophy Certificate of Exceptional Commitment 

Education
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1985
    Denver University Law Review, Issue Editor
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1981

Government ServiceLaw Clerk to The Honorable Luis D. Rovira (Ret.), Colorado Supreme Court

Bar Admissions
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court



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