Joe Pickard | Littleton Personal Injury Lawyer

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About Joe

Joe moved to Colorado from Texas in 1969. He is the oldest of 10 siblings. He Littleton Colorado Lawyer Attorneygraduated from Mullen High School, where he was active in Speech and Debate. He finished 3rd nationally at the National Student Congress in 1975. Joe then returned to Texas and obtained a B.B.A in Management in 1977, summa cum laude, at the University of the Incarnate Word located in San Antonio. After two years selling computers and computer services, he attended law school in Boulder at the University of Colorado, receiving a J.D. degree in 1982.

Joe is married and his son Jay is a partner at Pickard Law, P.C.

Joe has practiced law since 1982. He is a former assistant County Attorney for Jefferson County, where he primarily represented the Human Services Department. He has been continuously engaged in private practice since April 1, 1986. Joe has practiced in both State and Federal Court, and has tried approximately 100 jury trials in his career. He is very excited when challenged to solve complex problems, and relishes a fair resolution. He is equally able to settle a matter out of court, or to bring the matter to trial when required.

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Experience

Attorney

Pickard Law, P.C.

Present

Littleton, CO

Admission

Verified 10th Circuit Court of Appeals

1983

Verified U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

1983

Verified Colorado

1982

Education

Incarnate Word College

B.B.A.

1977

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • National Association of Counsel for Children
  • International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Honors / Awards
  • Super Lawyer
    2019
  • - Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Judicial Edition
  • - AVVO 10.0 Rated
  • - Colorado Supreme Court Pro Bono Recognition
  • - Top 1% Most Endorsed In United States for Litigation by Linked-In

Notable Work

Cases

IRM Enzminger, 209 P.3d 1163 (Colo.App.2008)

Sustained on appeal.

Terry v. Sullivan, 58 P.3d 1098 (Colo.App.2002)

Summary Judgment successfully overturned on appeal.

Waters v. Vigil, 935 P.2d 981 (Colo.1997)

Successfully overturned Trial Court denial of attorney's fees to court appointed attorney.

Jefferson v. Colorado Department of Social Services, 874 P.2d 408

Successfully overturned on appeal.

People v G.S., 2016 COA 183 (Colo.App.2016)

Successful appeal concerning the use of polygraph evidence.

In re L.A.N., 2013 CO 6, 292 P. 3d 942 (Colo.2013)

Seminal case concerning the rights of children in Dependency proceedings.

Luenberger v. City of Golden, 990 P.2d 1145 (Colo.App.1999)

Case successfully appealed.

MDC/Wood v. Mortimer, 866 P.2d 1380 (Colo.1994)

Appeal unsuccessful, but established new case precedent concerning fraud actions.

Publications

Trial Talk (CO) Who Are We?

2010


The Colorado Lawyer The Child's Wishes in APR Proceedings: An Evidentiary Conundrum

2007

Pickard & Ross, PC Highlights

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