Since admission to the bar in 1986, Rich Levine has earned a reputation for professional excellence in litigation, including personal injury and commercial litigation, corporate formations and transactions (mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases/sales, corporate development), intellectual property (licensing, copyright, and trademark), and estate planning. Rich has served hundreds of clients within Colorado and California, and several other states as well.
Recent experience includes:
Trial Representation of Homeowner in Easement and Trespass Matter. Representation of Homeowners in matters relating to roofing, windows, and HOA disputes.
Successful Litigation on Behalf of Parties Severely Injured in FedEx Collision
Successful Litigation on Behalf of Client Severely Injured by RTD
Successful Litigation on Behalf of Client Severely Injured in High-impact Motor Vehicle Accidents (Parker, Morrison, Denver, Evergreen), including several multi-million dollar verdicts/settlements.
Sale of Businesses (Mechanical Services, Medical Practices, Manufacturing).
Sale of Commercial Real Estate Development
Negotiation and Settlement of Over $5M in Injury Matters
Creation of LLCs, S and C corps
Trademark Registration and Defense
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Business)
Event Management Group, Inc., Evergreen, Colorado President, (1994 to 2005): Consulting and management services, including international licensing, television programming production and rights, and governmental relations to clients staging and promoting large-scale events and project development:
Korean War Veterans’ Memorial dedication (Smithsonian Mall, Washington, DC);
LPGA tournaments (5);
World Pro Ski Tour (US and International);
USA Olympic Volleyball tours (men’s and women’s – indoors);
Civic development initiatives (Jefferson County, CO, and New Orleans, LA).
National Pro Fastpitch, LLC (Official Affiliate of Major League Baseball and ESPN), Denver, Colorado (1999 -2004), President and CEO. Responsible for transition of league to national profile alongside strategic partners (Major League Baseball and ESPN) on women’s sports initiative. Administration of all league functions, including player relations, league sponsorship, licensing and merchandising programs.
USA Soccer Ventures (1991 to 1996): World Cup USA 1994 (GM/General Counsel); Major League Soccer (GM Colorado Rapids), Responsible for creation and implementation of: all licensing, merchandising and sponsorship matters; management of entertainment properties/products. Supervised office staff of twenty-five employees plus all agents/contractors. Additional responsibilities included: negotiation of all stadia leases; evaluation of venue host sites; Executive Producer of the Official Film; local television contracts (Denver).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Private Law Practice)
Brown & Wood; Pettit & Martin, San Francisco, CA
Associate, 1988 -1991: Civil litigation with emphasis on commercial litigation, real estate, intellectual property and banking. Experience includes: defense trial verdict against a multi-million dollar claim arising from a real estate development project; negotiation of complex commercial transactions; bond and municipal finance review; headed the intellectual property practice group managing anti-counterfeiting on behalf of clients such as Rolex and Ford Motor Company. Lead associate counsel on behalf of the federal government against the former officers and directors of failed savings and loan association (resolved in favor of government of more than $75,000,000).
Lillick, McHose & Charles (now Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro), San Diego, CA
Associate, 1986-1988: Trial and appellate work on behalf of wide range of corporate clients in matters involving personal injury, commercial transactions, intellectual property, constitutional law, and securities. Extensive involvement in maritime matters (insurance defense of personal injury claims), including matters in Central America and the South Pacific region.
INTERNATIONAL LAW:
Direct experience with international matters in Brazil; Panama; England; Switzerland, and; Russia. Licensing negotiation in 120 foreign countries.
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1986
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, 1980-1983, Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts with distinction, Law and Society, 1983; Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1983
MEMBERSHIPS and ACTIVITIES:
Bar Memberships: Colorado; California; Washington, DC; United States Supreme Court.
Richard Levine serves non-profits throughout Evergreen and beyond, including Special Olympics Colorado, Evergreen Legacy Foundation, Bootstraps Scholarships, Center for the Arts Evergreen, and Mountain Resource Center.
Prof. Levine has served Colorado School of Mines as faculty for 20 years teaching Constitutional Law and Government, Intellectual Property, and Legal/Political Philosophy.
Rich and his wife, Kim, raised their three children in Evergreen since 1995; those three have now since grown into wonderful, kind and caring adults who happen to enjoy their careers (family practice physician, public school teacher, and flight instructor/pilot). Rich and Kim enjoy the outdoors, snowsports, and spending time in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
The Law Office of Richard A. Levine
30752 Southview Drive, Suite 250
Evergreen, CO 80439 Tel: (303) 670-1555 Fax: (720) 414-2012
Email: rich@lawrl.com
