30 Dec Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Moran
Practice Areas
Aging Services | Appellate | Batch Claims & Class Actions | Business Litigation | Construction | Correctional Health Care | Dental | Fiduciary Litigation | General Liability | Governmental Liability | Health Care | Insurance Coverage | Labor & Employment | Medical Malpractice | Premises Liability | Products Liability | Reproductive Health Specialty Team
For three decades, Partner Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Moran has concentrated her practice on appeals to safeguard hard-fought victories and overturn unfavorable outcomes in lower courts. She has more than 100 published and unpublished appellate decisions, and countless trial court decisions.
She specializes in high-stakes medical malpractice, long-term care and aging services, correctional health care, dental, insurance, civil rights related to medical and health care, and professional licensing.
She also represents clients in construction litigation, premises liability, homeowners association disputes and real property rights, employment, products liability, general casualty, commercial litigation, and governmental immunity and public entity claims.
Betsy earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Denver College of Law, where she was in the Order of St. Ives representing the top 10% of her class. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Northwestern University. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Denver Hospice and has 15 years of past experience serving on an Institutional Review Board for a hospital.
EXPERIENCE
With three decades of litigation experience, first as a trial lawyer and then as an appellate specialist, Betsy has extensive experience not only in litigating appeals, but in counseling and assisting trial counsel on novel and complex legal issues, preparing and arguing dispositive trial court motions, crafting jury instructions, and identifying and preserving issues for appeal as they arise. Her areas of expertise include all aspects of medical malpractice and health care litigation, as well as construction disputes, premises liability, employment, products liability and other commercial litigation.
ADMITTED
- Colorado state courts
- Colorado Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law
- B.A., Northwestern University
MEMBERSHIPS
- Colorado Bar Association — 1986-Present
- Denver Bar Association — 1986-Present
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association — 2000-Present
- The Denver Hospice, Board of Directors — 2018-Present
RECOGNITIONS
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023
- Jean Schmid Ulrich Scholarship — 1985-86
- Harry Trueblood Scholarship — 1984-85
- AmJur Award for Contracts — 1984
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Practice Areas
Aging Services | Appellate | Batch Claims & Class Actions | Business Litigation | Construction | Correctional Health Care | Dental | Fiduciary Litigation | General Liability | Governmental Liability | Health Care | Insurance Coverage | Labor & Employment | Medical Malpractice | Premises Liability | Products Liability | Reproductive Health Specialty Team
For three decades, Partner Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Moran has concentrated her practice on appeals to safeguard hard-fought victories and overturn unfavorable outcomes in lower courts. She has more than 100 published and unpublished appellate decisions, and countless trial court decisions.
She specializes in high-stakes medical malpractice, long-term care and aging services, correctional health care, dental, insurance, civil rights related to medical and health care, and professional licensing.
She also represents clients in construction litigation, premises liability, homeowners association disputes and real property rights, employment, products liability, general casualty, commercial litigation, and governmental immunity and public entity claims.
Betsy earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Denver College of Law, where she was in the Order of St. Ives representing the top 10% of her class. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Northwestern University. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Denver Hospice and has 15 years of past experience serving on an Institutional Review Board for a hospital.
EXPERIENCE
With three decades of litigation experience, first as a trial lawyer and then as an appellate specialist, Betsy has extensive experience not only in litigating appeals, but in counseling and assisting trial counsel on novel and complex legal issues, preparing and arguing dispositive trial court motions, crafting jury instructions, and identifying and preserving issues for appeal as they arise. Her areas of expertise include all aspects of medical malpractice and health care litigation, as well as construction disputes, premises liability, employment, products liability and other commercial litigation.
ADMITTED
- Colorado state courts
- Colorado Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law
- B.A., Northwestern University
MEMBERSHIPS
- Colorado Bar Association — 1986-Present
- Denver Bar Association — 1986-Present
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association — 2000-Present
- The Denver Hospice, Board of Directors — 2018-Present
RECOGNITIONS
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023
- Jean Schmid Ulrich Scholarship — 1985-86
- Harry Trueblood Scholarship — 1984-85
- AmJur Award for Contracts — 1984
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