Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1979

Lawyer Overview

Richard B. Rose, born and raised in New York City, attended the University of Denver for both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees. In undergraduate school, Mr. Rose was admitted to Pi Gamma Mu, the social sciences honor society. He was licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado in 1978, and subsequently, served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert P. Fullerton, a judge of the Denver District Court. Mr. Rose joined the Sawaya Law Firm, (now Sawaya & Rose, P.C.), in 1979. He is Vice President of the firm and manages the Creditor's Rights/Collections Department of the Firm.

Mr. Rose has extensive experience in trial preparation, trial presentation, and the preparation and argument of appeals in the Colorado and Federal appellate courts. Mr. Rose is a member of the bars of the State of Colorado, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. His practice emphasizes creditors rights and personal injury law.

Birth Injuries

Brain Injury

Dangerous Medicines

Medical Malpractice

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Personal Injury

Products Liability

Social Security Disability

Workers' Compensation

Wrongful Death

Areas of Practice

• Creditors Rights - Collection Law 80%
• Creditors Rights - Bankruptcy Litigation 10%
• Plaintiff's Personal Injury 10%

Representative Clients

• Discover Financial Services, Inc.
• Portfoli Recovery Associates, LLC

Representative Cases

• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Baca, 682 P.2d 11 (Colo. 1984)
• Patterson v. Cronin, 650 P.2d 531 (Colo. 1982)

West Practice Categories

Collections, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Debtor/Creditor, Bankruptcy Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1978
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, 1993 - 2005 (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1999 - 2005 (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Denver District Court, Staff Assistant, 1978 - 1979

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1978
  J.D.
• University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: National Social Science Honor Society
  Major: Political Science

References

• Mountain States Bank - Vaughn Nicholls
• Discover Financial Services - Richard Springer

Address

1600 Ogden Street
Denver, CO 80218

Phones

(303) 839-1600

Faxes

(303) 832-7102

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sawayalaw.com