Heather Hanneman has over twenty years of experience in complex civil litigation, representing clients in federal and state courts, arbitrations, mediations, and before boards of contract appeals. Her areas of practice include commercial contracts and other business disputes, fraud, government contracts, securities litigation, unfair competition, trade secrets, professional licensure, defamation, and corporate internal investigations. In addition to her trial court practice, she also has extensive appellate litigation experience, representing numerous clients in the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Heather graduated with high distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she was an articles editor for the Iowa Law Review. She is a member of the Colorado Bar and admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Heather serves as a Commissioner on the Colorado State Board On Judicial Performance, which evaluates the performance of Colorado Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. She also has served as a Continuing Legal Education instructor on the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Heather has been active in pro bono and professional service activities, including work on behalf of the ACLU of Colorado, Colorado Legal Services, and the Denver County Permanent Restraining Order Project.
Her appellate work has resulted in numerous published court opinions.
- Feigin v. Alexa Group, Ltd.
19 P.3d 23 (Colo. March 05, 2001). - Schwankl v. Davis
85 P.3d 512 (Colo. February 23, 2004). - Joseph v. Viatica Management, LL
55 P.3d 264 (Colo. App. August 01, 2002). - Lyon Development Co. v. Business Men's Assur. Co. of America
76 F.3d 1118 (10th Cir. February 14, 1996). - Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp.
763 So.2d 1099 (Fla. App. December 15, 1999). - Specialized Grading Enterprises, Inc. v. Goodland Const., Inc.
181 P.3d 352 (Colo. App. November 01, 2007). - Voller v. Gertz
107 P.3d 1129 (Colo. App. December 30, 2004). - Mitchell v. Ryder
104 P.3d 316 (Colo. App. November 04, 2004). - In re E.L.M.C.
100 P.3d 546 (Colo. App. July 01, 2004). - People ex rel. S.G.
91 P.3d 443 (Colo. App. February 26, 2004). - Davis v. Schwankl
70 P.3d 509 (Colo. App. October 10, 2002). - In re Marriage of Mockelmann
121 P.3d 335 (Colo. App. August 11, 2005). - Mockelmann v. Mockelmann
121 P.3d 337 (Colo. App. August 11, 2005).
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