Gerald D. Pratt


​Mr. Pratt has been a trial attorney since 1981, when he was first admitted to practice in Colorado. Over the last forty two years he has served as lead counsel in a wide variety of cases, including professional liability, products liability, personal injury, insurance bad faith, construction claims, insurance defense, and criminal defense. 

In addition, he has devoted a significant portion of his practice to the study of legal ethics, advising other attorneys on ethics issues, and representing attorneys in professional disciplinary matters. He has served on the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Bar Association since 1984, and chaired that committee in 2002-2003. As part of his work on the Ethics Committee he has served on numerous subcommittees charged with drafting formal opinions, 


He also has served on the CBA Lawyers’ Professional Liability Committee since 2001 and chaired that committee from 2010 to 2016.


He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a national organization of trial lawyers devoted to preserving jury trials and elevating the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession.  He served as President of the Colorado Chapter of ABOTA in 2018-2019.


He also is a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers, an international organization dedicated to preserving trial by jury, the adversary system, and an independent judiciary.  

Mr. Pratt has accepted pro bono assignments representing indigent clients through the Metropolitan Volunteer Lawyers (formerly Thursday Night Bar program) since 1982.


Awards and Recognition:

​2023 Sentinel of the Seventh Amendment - Colorado Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates​

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2016 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year -- Denver Bar Association


Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Classes Presented by Gerald Pratt:

- Wealth Counsel: Colorado Forum, "Ethical Considerations Regarding Bonuses to Law Firm's Nonlawyer Staff," September 15, 2016

- Employees of the Corporate Law Department -- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, "Ethical Use of the Internet," November 21, 2014

- Colorado Bar Association, "Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity," June 26, 2014

- Arapahoe County Bar Association, "Domestic Violence," March 22, 2013

- CLE in Colorado, Inc., "The Smoking Gun, The Compromised Computer, and Other Ethics Issues Involved in Procuring Evidence," December 28, 2012

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​​Patrick Pratt currently provides technical and technology advice and assistance on a part-time basis for the law office, in addition to his full-time career position at Denison University in Ohio.  Previously, he served as Legal Assistant and Business Manager for the firm.  

Previously, Patrick was the Program Manager of the Colorado Manufacturing Initiative, a program of the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry. There he was responsible for working with manufacturers and related businesses to foster a robust manufacturing sector in Colorado. Patrick built relationships among manufacturers through programming and education. He also advocated for policy conducive to manufacturing at the state and federal levels.


Before that, Patrick spent three and a half years at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce – more than one year as the Director of Public Policy. He was responsible for the organization’s education and advocacy efforts at the local, state, and federal levels and was the staff coordinator for the Legislative Action Committee, Business Leaders for Responsible Government, and Science Technology Engineering & Math Education Coalition.

Patrick also served as secretary to the chamber’s board of directors.

Prior to his work at the South Metro Denver Chamber, Patrick worked for three years in the city manager’s office at the city of Centennial, CO. He managed the city’s youth commission, provided support to the communications and events team, and worked on special projects for the city manager.

In 2007, Patrick was elected to serve on the home rule charter commission for the City of Centennial. The group of 21 elected community members drafted the “constitution” for the city of 100,000 residents.

Patrick holds a B.A. in international studies from the University of Colorado Denver.