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Michael R. Enwall 
Westminster, Colorado
Arbitrator/Mediator
phone (888) 881-7365
fax (303) 426-7714
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Michael R. Enwall graduated from the University of Colorado in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in International Affairs.  He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado in 1969.  After clerking for United States Chief District Judge Alfred A. Arraj, Mr. Enwall worked as a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver for four years, then for three as a Colorado State Public Defender in Greeley and Denver.

Mr. Enwall then practiced privately in Boulder until 1982, when he was appointed to the District Court bench in Boulder.  From 1984 through 1987 he served as Chief Judge for that district.  He then returned to private practice in Boulder, and joined LRC in 2002.  Mr. Enwall has taught both Professional Responsibility and Advanced Trial Advocacy at the University of Colorado School of Law.  He has also served on the Civil Rules Committee of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Year Joined Organization:
2002
Areas of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1970
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1970
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
U.S. Federal Courts, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1993
Education:
University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1969
J.D.


University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1965
B.A.
Major:  International Affairs


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Visiting Instructor, Professional Responsibility, University of Colorado School of Law, 1985 - 1987


Visiting Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of Colorado School of Law, 1988 - 1994


Honors and Awards:
Jonathan Olom Award, 1998


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1988 - Present
Member, Board of Directors


Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Department of Regulatory Agencies, 1978 - 1982
Colorado State Passenger Tramway Safety Board


Supreme Court
Civil Rules Committee


Supreme Court
Arbitration Rules Committee


Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1991 - 1992


Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1991 - 1992
President


Colorado Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. District Court, Hon. Alfred Arraj, Law Clerk, 1969 - 1970


Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver, Lawyer, 1970 - 1974


Colorado State Public Defender, Deputy, 1974 - 1977


Snyder, Neuman and Enwall, Lawyers, 1977 - 1981


Michael R. Enwall, P.C., 1981 - 1982


20th Judicial District, District Court Judge, 1982 - 1987


20th Judicial District, Chief Judge, 1984 - 1987


Private Practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1987 - 2002


20th Judicial District Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission


Pro Bono Activities:
Boulder Legal Service Referrals, 1988 - Present

Former judges at the Legal Resolution Center (LRC) provide mediation and arbitration in the Denver area (including Cherry Creek and the DTC — Denver Tech Center), throughout Colorado and neighboring Rocky Mountain states, and beyond (including Wyoming, Nebraska and Minnesota), serving communities including Boulder, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Fort Collins, Greeley, Cheyenne, Omaha, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis; and counties including Douglas County, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Jefferson County, Adams County, Boulder County, Larimer County and Weld County.