EXPERIENCE:
Bressler,
Meislin, Tauber & Bressler; Attorneys
at Law, New York, New York (1969-1970)
Frederick K. Hackett; Attorney
at Law, Farmingdale, New York (1970-1971)
Gerald C. Sloat,
Gerald C. Sloat, P.C. and Sloat & Nicholson, P.C.; Attorney at Law,
Boulder, Colorado (1971-present)
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS:
American
Bar Association
(Tort and Insurance and Litigation Sections; Automobile Law, Ethics and
Professionalism, Health and Disability Insurance Law and Medicine and Law
Committees; Bad Faith Subcommittee)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
(Insurance and Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability
Sections)
Colorado Bar Association
(Litigation Section, Interprofessional Committee)
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
(Auto Litigation Committee Co-Chairman 2000-present; Chairman, PPO
Subcommittee 1994-1995, Chairman PIP Subcommittee 1995-2000)
Boulder County Bar Association
(Board of Trustees, 1995-2000, Medical-Legal Committee, Co-Chairman
1988-1990, 1999-2000; Civil Litigation Committee)
Boulder County Bar Foundation (Board
of Trustees, 1997-present, Treasurer, 1999-2000, President, 2000-2001,
Vice-President, 2001-2002)
Coloradans for Civil Justice
(Board of Directors, 1993-present, Vice President, 1999-present)
Center for Human Rights Advocacy
(Charter Attorney Member)
Civil Justice Foundation
(Founding Sponsor)
Faculty of Federal Advocates
OTHER
MEMBERSHIPS:
Brain
Injury Association
(Blue Ribbon Circle, 1990-1993)
Brain
Injury Association of Colorado
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES:
Boulder
County United Way
(Chairman, Lawyers Division, 1991; Summit Club, 1990-1993)
Boulder County YMCA (Century
Club, 1994-present)
Boulder Community Hospital Foundation
(President's Club, 1990-1992)
Longmont United Hospital Foundation
(Century Club, 1990)
HONORS
AND AWARDS:
Boulder
County Legal Services,
25 Year Certificate of Appreciation, 2000
Colorado News4 “Hometown Hero”,
1997
Colorado Bar Association/Boulder Bar Association,
Pro Bono Award, 1994
Syracuse University College of Law,
Meritorious Service Certificate, 1994
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association,
Pacesetter, 1993
Listed in Who’s Who in American Law
COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS:
Colorado
Division of Insurance PIP Examination Panel Advisory Committee (Member,
2002)
PUBLICATIONS:
Auto
Litigation Editor of “Trial Talk”,
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2000-present)
Author of “PIP Tips”,
Auto Litigation Committee, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
(1997-present)
“Auto Med Pay after July 1, 2003”, Trial
Talk (Oct./Nov. 2003)
“Sad Facts Make Good Law; The Most Important Cases of the Last Twelve
Months”,
Trial Talk (Oct./Nov. 2002)
“It’s Time To Rewrite Your Contingent Fee Agreements”, Trial
Talk (Oct./Nov. 2001)
“Special
Issues in UM and UIM Law”, Uninsured
and Underinsured Motorist Law in Colorado Manual, National Business
Institute (Nov., 2000)
“Finally, PIP Guidelines with Teeth”, Trial
Talk (Oct./Nov. 2000)
“Independent Review of Health Care Benefit Denials”,
Boulder County Bar Newsletter (Feb., 2000)
Editorial Assistance,
“Colorado Auto
Litigator’s Handbook”, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2002)
Editorial Assistance, “The IME Guidebook”,
Gilkey and Williams (1998)
Editorial Assistance, “What To Do If You Are Hit By A Car”,
Bicycle Colorado Bulletin (Winter 1997/1998)
PRESENTATIONS:
How
Medical Professionals Get Paid Under Tort Law (Boulder County Bar
Association, Civil Litigation/Medical Legal Section, Boulder, Colorado,
April 21, 2005)
Finding Insurance for Your Personal Injury Claim, “UM/UIM
Coverage-Strategies and Pitfalls” (Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association Seminar, Denver, Colorado, April 8, 2005)
The Tort System in Colorado: Where Are We Now? (Cireance
Rehabilitation & Training Center, Boulder, Colorado, November, 2004)
How to Pay For Medical Services in a Tort System (Boulder County Bar
Association, Civil Litigation/Medical Legal Section, Boulder, Colorado,
October, 2004)
Auto Litigation: Nuts & Bolts, “Finding UM/UIM Coverage, Keeping
PIP, Using Med Pay” (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Annual
Convention, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, August, 2004)
Medical vs. Rehabilitation Under PIP (Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Annual Convention, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, August, 2004)
Good
Faith Claims Practice in the New Tort System, (Denver
Claims Association Law Day, Denver,
Colorado, June, 2004)
Subrogation Auto Issues & More!, “Auto Insurance Policy
Provisions Regarding Recovery of Medical Expenses”, (Colorado
Bar Association/Continuing Legal Education/Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Denver, Colorado, May, 2004)
PIP, Med Pay and Medical vs. Rehabilitation, (Capstone
America, Denver, Colorado, April, 2004)
Medical vs. Rehabilitation Under Colorado PIP Law (The
Centeno Clinic, Westminster, Colorado, April, 2004)
Automobile
Insurance: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (North Valley Rehabilitation,
Thornton, Colorado, March, 2004)
Blockbuster Auto Seminar, “Insurance Issues and How They Are
Unfolding” (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado,
January, 2004)
Automobile Insurance 2004 (RPT Associates, Boulder, Colorado, January,
2004)
Tort Reform: The Aftermath (Coreance Rehabilitation & Training
Center, Boulder, Colorado, November, 2003)
What the Provider Needs to Know About Automobile Insurance (Mapleton
Center for Rehabilitation/Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado,
October, 2003)
What the Provider Needs to Know About Automobile Insurance (The
Healing Spirits Massage School, Boulder, Colorado, October, 2003)
What the Provider Needs to Know About Automobile Insurance (Colorado
Massage Network, Westminster, Colorado, September, 2003)
What the Provider Needs to Know About Automobile Insurance (Neuropsychological
Consultants, L.L.C., Boulder, Colorado, September, 2003)
PIP and Med Pay 2003; What the Provider Needs to Know (Whole Health
Physical Medicine, Boulder, Colorado, August, 2003)
Auto Injury Medical Expenses: Past, Present and Future (Larimer County
Bar Association, Fort Collins, Colorado, August, 2003)
Auto Med Pay 2003; Welcome to
Confusion (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention,
Vail, Colorado, August, 2003)
Colorado Auto Litigation – What’s Next? (Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Denver, Colorado, June, 2003)
Litigating the Bad Faith Claim (Program Chair, Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Denver, Colorado, May, 2003)
PIP: Everything the Legal/Medical Professional and Staff Need to Know (Program
Chair and Speaker, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado,
February, 2003)
DeHerrera and Jaimes; Get It While You Can! (Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Annual Convention, Aspen, Colorado, August, 2002)
What Nurse/Case Managers Need to Know About PIP (Concentra Managed
Care, Denver, Colorado, April, 2002)
Blockbuster Auto Seminar, “Ten Quick PIP Tips” (Colorado Trial
Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado, February, 2002)
Court Rules and Case Update for Contingent Fee Agreements (Colorado
Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Copper Mountain, Colorado,
August, 2001)
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Colorado (National Business
Institute, Denver, Colorado, November, 2000)
PIP: Nuts and Bolts for Paralegals, Legal Secretaries, Attorneys, Health
Care Providers and Staff (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Denver,
Colorado, November, 2000)
Motor Vehicle Accident Case Series – No Fault/PIP Benefits/How It Works (Boulder
County Bar Association, Boulder, Colorado, October, 2000)
New and Revised PIP & IME Regulations (Boulder County Bar
Association, Boulder, Colorado, August, 2000)
New/Amended PIP & IME Insurance Regulations (Colorado Trial
Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Steamboat Springs, Colorado,
August, 2000)
Legislation/Regulation Update of Insurance Laws Concerning
Neuropsychologists (Boulder-Denver Neuropsychology Group Meeting,
Boulder, Colorado, June, 2000)
Legislation Update of Insurance Laws Concerning Neuropsychologists (Boulder-Denver
Neuropsychology Group Meeting, Boulder, Colorado, March, 2000)
How To Hammer Allstate, “Making Allstate Pay” (Colorado Trial
Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado, February, 2000)
PIP Update- “New Cases, New Statutes, New IME Policy Interpretations,
New Ways to Deal with PPOs” (Boulder County Bar Association,
Boulder, Colorado, November, 1999)
What the Physical Therapist Needs to Know About PIP and PPOs (RPT
Associates, Boulder, Colorado, April, 1999)
Performing, Preparing For and Responding to IMEs (Coreance
Rehabilitation and Training Center, Boulder, Colorado, April, 1999)
Nuts and Bolts: The Motor Vehicle Accident Case, “No Fault (PIP
Benefits) How It Works” (Boulder County Bar Association, Boulder,
Colorado, October, 1998)
PIP IME Provider Education Workshop (IME Administrators, Denver,
Colorado June, 1998, January, 1998; Pueblo, Colorado, April, 1998)
Getting Bills Paid Under Automobile PPO Insurance Plans (Coreance
Rehabilitation and Training Center, Boulder, Colorado, February, 1998)
The PIP IME Process, A Panel Discussion (Denver Claims Association,
Denver, Colorado, January, 1998)
PIP IME Provider Education Workshop (IME Administrators, Denver,
Colorado, November, 1997; Greeley, Colorado, November, 1997; Colorado
Springs, Colorado, October, 1997)
Auto Litigation: Learn From the Experts “Managed Care” (Colorado
Trial Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado, October, 1997)
Changing Times: The New PIP Law (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association,
Denver, Colorado, April, 1997)
Auto Litigation “David and Goliath – The Clash Between the PIP Lawyers
and the 800 Pound Gorilla” (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association,
Denver, Colorado, March, 1997)
The New PIP IME Process (Centennial Rehabilitation Associates, Denver,
Colorado, March, 1997)
PIP IME Procedures (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Boulder
Chapter, Boulder, Colorado, January, 1997)
The Health Care Provider’s Role in Auto No-Fault Benefits (Apex
Rehabilitation, Boulder, Colorado, November, 1996)
The Paralegal’s Role in Auto No-Fault Benefits (Denver Paralegal
Institute, Denver, Colorado, February, May and August, 1996)
The Health Care Provider’s Role in Auto No-Fault Benefits (Coreance
Rehabilitation Training Center, Boulder, Colorado, July, 1996)
Trial Tactics For the 21st Century “S.B. 107 and S.B. 78:
What Do They Say? What Do They Mean?” (Colorado Trial Lawyers
Association, Denver, Colorado May, 1996)
Auto Litigation Seminar “What All Attorneys Need to Know About PPO’s”
(Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Denver, Colorado February, 1996)
The Health Care Provider’s Role In Auto No-Fault Benefits (The
Center for Therapeutic Arts, Boulder, Colorado January, 1996)
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