Patrick D. Vellone

Patrick D. Vellone’s primary area of practice is complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on lender and fiduciary liability, intellectual property litigation, securities, contract and bankruptcy adversary representation.

For over 30 years, Patrick has been admitted to practice for particular cases and has litigated in numerous federal and state courts throughout the United States.  He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney and has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer annually since 2007. Patrick pursues every case with proactive, innovative and aggressive approaches designed to lead to a positive value result.

• B.A. in Political Science, Northern Illinois University, magna cum laude, 1982
• J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, Order of the Coif, 1985

• Colorado Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• Faculty of Federal Advocates
• National Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers (n/k/a) FINRA
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Fellow with Litigation Counsel of America

• Mapping out Cross-Examination Through Deposition Testimony
• Speaker at the American Bar Association National Conference concerning lender liability law, 1991
• Co-author of a Uniform Commercial Code Compliance Manual for Lenders, 1994