Brian G. McConaty, Esq.

Education:
B.A., University of Colorado Boulder, 1972 J.D., University of Colorado, 1975

Brian G. McConaty specializes in civil trial practice emphasizing medical malpractice defense, health law and civil/commercial litigation. In 2008, he was elected Colorado’s first Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates and is President of this organization. He has tried over 100 jury trials to verdict. He a Master Barrister with Doyle’s American Inn of Court.

He has been on the faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine for over 20 years, promoted from Clinical Instructor to Senior Clinical Instructor to Assistant Clinical Professor. He lectures locally, nationally and internationally on medical-legal topics. He has been named to Colorado Super Lawyers® from 2006 to the present and is listed as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in the state in Colorado Super Lawyers® and 5280 Magazine.

Mr. McConaty is the current President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and in March 2011 was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute.

Areas of Practice: Appeals
Arbitration & Mediation
Commercial Disputes
Medical Malpractice Defense

Representative Cases:

• Leaffer v. Zarlengo, 44 P.3d 1072 (Colorado Supreme Court 2002)
• Samms v. District Court, 908 P.2d 520 (Colorado Supreme Court 1995)
• Nguyen v. Swedish Medical Ctr, 890 P.2d 255 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1995)
• Giraldi v. Morrell, 892 P.2d 422 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1994)
• United States v. Newman, 733 F.2d 1395 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1984)
• United States v. Cuaron, 700 F.2d 582 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1983)
• United States v. Quintana, 673 F.2d 296 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1982)
• United States v. Cotton, 646 F.2d 430 (U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit 1981)
• United States v. Quintana, 525 F.Supp. 917 (U.S. District Court District of CO 1981)

Practicing: Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Disputes and Medical Malpractice Defense