Admitted: 1968, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1971, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Tax Court
Law School: University of Chicago, J.D.
Member: Denver (Member, Professionalism Council and Fee Arbitration Committee) and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Thompson G. Marsh Inn, American Inn of Court.
Biography: Deputy District Attorney and Chief Deputy District Attorney, Second Judicial District, Denver, 1972-1977. Adjunct Instructor, University of Denver College of Law, 1980-1982. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Board of Directors, Denver Bar Association Credit Union, 1998-2005; Board of Directors, Faculty of Federal Advocates; Supreme Court Advisory Board, 2008.
Born: Chicago, Illinois, July 23, 1943
Cases: People v. Barnum, 23 P.3d 1237 (Colo. App. 2001); Doe v. National Medical Services, 974 F.2d 143 (10th Cir. 1992); Mathews v. Lomas & Nettleton Co., 754 P.2d 791 (Colo. App. 1988); Ryder v. Mitchell, 54 P.3d 885 (Colo. 2002); Mitchell v. Ryder, 104 P.3d 316 (Colo. App. 2004); Cassady v. Goering, 567 F.3d 628 (10th Cir. 2009).
Mr. Bornstein's legal and trial experience in criminal cases includes
White Collar Fraud
Bank and Securities Fraud
Major drug trafficing
Wiretap cases
Murder
Embezzlement
Sex Offenses
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
And many others
In the real estate and business cases it includes:
All variety of frauds, misrepresentations and deceptions
Computer Software development
Computer Software piracy
Breach of Contracts
Breach of Fiduciary Duties
Violations of Trusth in Lending
Mechanic's Liens
Will Contests
and many others Peter Bornstein has recently published an article in the American Bar Association's Litigation Magazine on "How To Persuade a Cold Judge." He has been featured by CNN on its America's Premier Lawyers Series. Peter Bornstein is a trial lawyer who has tried to verdict over 250 cases in his legal career. He teaches lawyers trial skills for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Louisville, Colorado; is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has been designated a Colorado Super Lawyer for 2009. Additionally, he has worked to advance legal professionalism through a joint committee of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. The Colorado Supreme Court has appointed him to serve on hearing panels adjudicating lawyers accused of violating the Rules of Professional Responsibility.