Paul D. Godec
Shareholder
 Paul D. Godec has a strong and varied background in a litigation and conflict management practice. Mr. Godec’s practice emphasizes general civil litigation before all Colorado trial and appellate courts, and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Recently, Mr. Godec has successfully represented employers at trials involving employment discrimination and wrongful termination matters. Mr. Godec has also successfully represented health care entities in commercial litigation, including litigation regarding the enforcement of covenants not to compete. In all instances, however, Mr. Godec strives not only to maximize positive outcomes for his clients, but also to minimize the expense and disruption associated with litigation. In many cases, Mr. Godec has steered litigation to amicable and creative resolutions quickly through various avenues of alternative dispute
resolution.
Mr. Godec has extensive experience in administrative proceedings including professional misconduct proceedings before professional licensure boards; provider discipline and de-selection proceedings before committees of hospital staffs and managed care organizations; and employment discrimination proceedings before state and federal agencies. In addition, Mr. Godec has extensive experience in commercial arbitration matters involving a variety of general business and commercial valuation
issues.
Mr. Godec’s experiences in conflict resolution proceedings make him uniquely qualified to advise clients on a wide range of employment and commercial contracting issues. He dispenses this advice strategically and with the goal of avoiding or minimizing the potential for future contractual disputes and disruptive litigation. Mr. Godec’s experience in conflict resolution has additionally given him tremendous insights into helping clients manage risks associated with a wide range of commercial and employment
matters.
Mr. Godec’s experience prior to joining the Firm includes private practice focusing on the representation of public employees and public entities in general civil and criminal litigation, and in administrative matters. This experience includes several high profile and contentious cases involving the defense of public safety personnel in both civil and criminal
matters.
Mr. Godec earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Rice University and his J.D. from Washington University in St.
Louis.
Personal: Born Pueblo, Colorado, April 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth
Circuit.
Education: Rice University (B.S.C.E., 1983); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D.,
1986).
Memberships: Paypal Forex American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; American Health Layers
Association.
Publications: "Violence
in the Workplace" (Firm Seminar, 2003); "Special Employment Law Issues For Health Care Employers"
(2002); "The Former Employee Problem"
(2002); "Selected Recent Employment Law Decisions"
(2002); “Recent Legal Developments Encourage De-Selection of Incompetent
Doctors,” AHLA Physician Organizations(2002); “Polygraph Tests,”
CPPA Law Enforcement Journal (1995); “Peace Officers’ Duties and Potential Liabilities Under Colorado’s Domestic Violence Statutes,”
CPPA Law Enforcement Journal (1994); “Publication of Legal Notices by Colorado Municipalities,”
The Colorado Lawyer (1993); “Warrantless Inspection of Private Premises by Municipal Code Enforcement Officers,”
The Colorado Lawyer (1992); “Taxation Innovations: Enhanced Sales Tax Incentive Programs,”
Urban Lawyer (1990).
Other Professional Activities:
Lecturer, "Wolves at the Door? Responding to
Demands for Evidence by the Legal System" (a legal
symposium, April 25, 2003); Lecturer,
“Non-Compete, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Solicitation Clauses in Employment
Contracts,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” (A legal symposium and update, January 7, 2000); Instructor, Update on Confidentiality and Managed Care Issues, Sloans Lake Managed Care, Inc. (October 2000); Instructor, Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement Officers, Alamosa Police Department (1998); Faculty, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., “New Gaming Laws in Colorado” (1992); Lecturer, Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition, “Managing the Domestic Violence Case” (1990); Lecturer, Colorado Municipal League (Municipal Attorneys Section), “Civil Enforcement of Building and Zoning Codes in Municipal Court” (1990); Lecturer, Colorado Municipal League (Municipal Attorneys
Section).
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