Co-Mediator, Joe Epstein
Karin and Joe are co-mediating complex multi-party cases in the Intermountain West including complex commercial litigation, construction defect cases, and probate litigation.
Creative, insightful and dynamic, Joe Epstein brings over 30 years of experience, high energy and a proactive approach to mediation. Having heard over 3000 ADR cases, Joe is regularly asked to handle complex cases requiring his unique communication skills, his analytical insight, intuitive style, and perseverance.
A Fellow and Secretary/Treasurer of the International Academy of Mediators, Joe Epstein has enjoyed a distinguished career as an attorney, a legal educator, and as a mediator. Joe utilizes special people skills and a willingness to be daring in order to skillfully bring parties to closure. The unique people skills and the precise analytical skills he brought to his litigation practice are among the skills he brings to his full time ADR practice. Joe utilizes a proactive ADR style and individualized case design. He has even been known to use a Native American “Talking Stick”. While pragmatic and closure conscious, Joe will seize transformative opportunities. His talent has recently been recognized by his peers who rated him as one of Colorado’s top attorneys.(Colorado SuperLawyer 2006 and Best Lawyers in America.)
MEDIATION FOCUS
Mr. Epstein’s mediation focus is on complex multi-party cases, including the following areas:
- Business
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Construction Defect
- Employment
- Insurance Bad Faith
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- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Securities Fraud
- Transportation
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EXPERIENCE
Joe has authored numerous articles and given numerous speeches on mediation, professional liability, trial tactics, evidence and disabilities law. Joe focuses his regional practice on catastrophic injuries, product liability and professional liability cases. He is also asked to mediate employment, construction defect, insurance bad faith, securities fraud, and complex commercial cases. Joe has facilitated mediation programs for groups such as the Arizona Bar Association, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, the Wyoming Defense Lawyers Association, the Utah Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trucking Association and the International Academy of Mediators.
PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL POSITIONS
Joe has served as President of the Colorado Trial Lawyer’s Association, as a Board Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, as a Trustee in Bankruptcy, as an Assistant United States Attorney, a special Assistant Attorney Genera,l and as a Governor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Joe has served on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 18th Judicial District, on the Colorado Health Facilities Advisory-Counsel, and on the Governor’s Civil Justice Task Force. Joe served as Vice-President of the Colorado Association of Retarded Citizens, as counsel for the Jefferson County Mental Health Center, the Southwest Denver Mental Health Center, the Colorado Dental Society, and the Colorado Psychiatric Society. He has also served on the adjunct faculty for the University of Denver teaching Trial Tactics, Negotiation and Mediation, and Health Care Mediation.
PUBLICATIONS
Joe has recently authored the following articles on mediation:
- “Top Ten Barriers to Dispute Resolution”
- “The Powers of Psychodynamics…”
- “Mediating Wrongful Death Cases”
- “Co-Mediation”
- “Proactive ADR”
- “Green Eggs and Ham…”
- “What Mediators Really Want to Hear”
- “Sun Tzu’s Tips on Effective Mediation”
- “Effective Mediation for Employment Cases”
- “Mediating High Value Cases Effectively”
- “Native American Wisdom…”
- “Guidelines for Effective Mediation…”
- “Mediating Guardianship Issues”
EDUCATION
A graduate of New York University School of Law, Joe’s ADR training has been at Harvard University School of Public Health, the Strauss School of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University and CDR Associates.
