Mahoney, Dennis Michael

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mahoney graduated with honors from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He then attended Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where he graduated 4th in his class of 125. After medical school, Mahoney moved to Denver, Colorado and practiced for several years as an obstetrician/gynecologist. He then served for three years as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. During his time in the Army, Mahoney had the opportunity to testify as a treating doctor in a military court matter. This exposure sparked his interest in the law, and eventually he decided to attend law school. In 1968 he graduated first in his class from Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the law review and received several academic awards.

After law school, Mahoney moved back to Denver and entered private practice as a medical malpractice defense lawyer. As a partner at the law firm of Johnson & Mahoney, he defended doctors in malpractice cases for approximately twenty-two years. In 1990, Mahoney established his own law firm and began representing victims of medical malpractice. His sons Paul and Kevin joined his firm in 1993 and 1995 respectively. Mahoney's excellence has been recognized by his peers as he has been listed in the book The Best Lawyers in America. Mahoney has been married to his wife Lavonne for 48 years. They have four sons and 13 grandchildren.

***Selected as a SuperLawyer in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Only 5% of attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers.***

He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is limited to attorneys who, while acting as lead counsel, have achieved awards or settlements in excess of $2,000,000 for an individual client.

Dennis Michael Mahoney

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Birth Injuries
Failure to Diagnose Cancer
Blood Clots
Surgical Errors

Frequent Case Types

• Avandia Injury in Denver, CO
• Kaiser Permanente Medical Malpractice Claims in Denver, CO

Representative Cases

• Miles v. Box Butte County, d/b/a Box Butte General Hospital, 489 N.W. 2d 829 (Supreme Court of Nebraska 1992)
• Blades v. Dafoe, 704 P.2d 313 (Supreme Court of Colorado 1985)

West Practice Categories

Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1968
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Trial Lawyer's Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Medical Association (Member)
• Multi-Million dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine
• Faculty Horn Book Award
• Corpus Juris Secundum Award
• Abel Klaw Scholarship Award
• Walter Harrison Hitchler Award
• American Jurisprudence Award
• Best Lawyers in America
• 2007 Super Lawyers
• 2011 Super Lawyers

Classes and Seminars

• Guest Lecturer, University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
• Guest Lecturer, University of Colorado College of Law, Boulder, Colorado

Past Employment Positions

• Wormwood, Wolvington, Renner & Dosh, Denver, Colorado, Associate, 1968 - 1970
• Johnson & Kidneigh, Denver, Colorado, Associate, 1970 - 1972
• Johnson & Kidneigh, Denver, Colorado, Partner, 1972 - 1990
• Dennis M. Mahoney, M.D., J.D., Lakewood, Colorado, Partner, 1990 - 1997
• The Mahoney Law Firm, Lakewood, Colorado, Partner, 1997 - 2000
• United States Army Medical Corps., Captain, 1963 - 1965
• Fort Chaffee Army Hospital, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Assistant Chief OB/GYN Section
• Fort Devons Army Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts, Assistant Chief OB/GYN Section

Education

• The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Graduated First in Class
  Law Review: Dickinson Law Review, 1966 - 1968
• Temple University, USA
  M.D.
• Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Pre-Med

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Chi

Published Works

• Pennsylvania's Captain of the Ship Doctrine: A Mid-Twentieth Century Anachronism, Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 71, p.432, Spring, 1967
• Informed Consent to Surgery: Substitution of Patient's Subjective Understanding of Nature and Risks of Procedure for Objective Reasonable Man Test., A Critique of Gray v. Gunnagle, 423 Pa. 144. Cited in Dunham v. Wright 423 F.2d 943
• Therapeutic Abortion: The Psychiatric Indication, a Double-Edged Sword, Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 72, p. 270, Winter, 1968
• When a Signed Consent is not Enough, Medical Economics, Vol. 44, p. 41, October, 1967
• Informed Consent to Surgery, Pennsylvania Medicine, Vol. 44, p. 41, October, 1967
• Emergency Care and Transportation: Medicine and Legality, Association of Operating Room Nurses Journal, Vol. 12, No. 5, p. 42, November, 1970
• The Experts Research Nursing Care and the Law, American Association of Operating Room Nurses Journal., May, 1971

Address

3300 E. 1st Avenue
Suite 480
Denver, CO 80206

Phones

303-800-3168
888-575-4383 (Toll Free)

Faxes

303-987-0045

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mahoneylaw.com