Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk and Judicial Assistant to The Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Colorado Supreme Court
Government Service
Legal Intern to The Honorable N. Reid Neureiter, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Legal Intern to The Honorable Brian D. Boatright and The Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado First Judicial District
Legal Memberships
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Member
Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court
Programming Committee Member
Denver Law Review Alumni Advisory Board
Co-chair
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
Community Activity
Law School Yes We Can!
Mentor
Planned Parenthood
Volunteer, August 2018–July 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Volunteer, January 2017–July 2019
CASA
Volunteer, January 2014–May 2016
Carolyn Welter represents clients in complex commercial litigation and legal professional liability matters. She represents law firms and businesses in a wide range of disputes and industries, including franchise, real estate, and consumer products and services. She has diverse experience in the courts, state government, and the private and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining WTO, Carolyn served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright of the Colorado Supreme Court. She also served legal internships with the Hon. N. Reid Neureiter and Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
Cases
Won dismissal for Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Representing a health insurance company in an FLSA wage-and-hour class action. Role has included leading decertification briefing and taking and defending depositions. .
Drafted portions of a motion to dismiss as part of the our team representing Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Led dispositive-motions briefing as a member of a team representing a leading appliance manufacturer in a class action involving product defect claims.
Won dismissal for Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Representing a health insurance company in an FLSA wage-and-hour class action. Role has included leading decertification briefing and taking and defending depositions. .
Drafted portions of a motion to dismiss as part of the our team representing Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Led dispositive-motions briefing as a member of a team representing a leading appliance manufacturer in a class action involving product defect claims.
Maintains an active pro bono immigration practice, including petitions for review to the Tenth Circuit, appellate amicus briefs, and individual representation before state and immigration courts.
Obtained decertification of an FLSA conditional collective that had been certified before we took over the case. After the decertification decision was issued, lawyers for the plaintiffs conceded that another pending nationwide case—which we also were defending—should be decertified as well.
Carolyn Welter represents clients in complex commercial litigation and legal professional liability matters. She represents law firms and businesses in a wide range of disputes and industries, including franchise, real estate, and consumer products and services. She has diverse experience in the courts, state government, and the private and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining WTO, Carolyn served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright of the Colorado Supreme Court. She also served legal internships with the Hon. N. Reid Neureiter and Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
Credentials
Education
Clerkships
Law Clerk and Judicial Assistant to The Honorable Brian D. Boatright, Colorado Supreme Court
Government Service
Legal Intern to The Honorable N. Reid Neureiter, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Legal Intern to The Honorable Brian D. Boatright and The Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado First Judicial District
Legal Memberships
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Member
Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court
Programming Committee Member
Denver Law Review Alumni Advisory Board
Co-chair
Bar and Admissions
Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Colorado
Community Activity
Law School Yes We Can!
Mentor
Planned Parenthood
Volunteer, August 2018–July 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Volunteer, January 2017–July 2019
CASA
Volunteer, January 2014–May 2016
Cases
Won dismissal for Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Representing a health insurance company in an FLSA wage-and-hour class action. Role has included leading decertification briefing and taking and defending depositions. .
Drafted portions of a motion to dismiss as part of the our team representing Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Led dispositive-motions briefing as a member of a team representing a leading appliance manufacturer in a class action involving product defect claims.
Won dismissal for Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Representing a health insurance company in an FLSA wage-and-hour class action. Role has included leading decertification briefing and taking and defending depositions. .
Drafted portions of a motion to dismiss as part of the our team representing Whirlpool in industry-wide consumer class action litigation alleging tens of millions of gas cooking products emit harmful pollutants in homes.
Led dispositive-motions briefing as a member of a team representing a leading appliance manufacturer in a class action involving product defect claims.
Maintains an active pro bono immigration practice, including petitions for review to the Tenth Circuit, appellate amicus briefs, and individual representation before state and immigration courts.
Obtained decertification of an FLSA conditional collective that had been certified before we took over the case. After the decertification decision was issued, lawyers for the plaintiffs conceded that another pending nationwide case—which we also were defending—should be decertified as well.