Keith P. Ray

Mr. Ray has more than 15 years experience litigating complex commercial disputes nationally, including trial and appellate practice in state and federal courts as well as arbitration. His practice encompasses a variety of commercial cases including large loss property subrogation, construction disputes, and general commercial litigation.

Subrogation

• Represent multiple national carriers throughout the Western United States.
• Part of team that acted as regional subrogation counsel in a six-state region for a national carrier.
• His subrogation practice includes regularly handling large property losses involving construction defects, products liability, contract and general negligence claims.
• Speaker on various subrogation related topics.
• Won more than $1.2 million award for insurer in arbitration for fire loss caused by defective construction. Award included 100% of insurer’s payments plus interest and attorney fees. 
• Obtained seven-figure settlement for fire at potato storage and processing facility. Settlement amount was 100% of insurer’s payments and insured’s uninsured losses.

Construction Litigation

• Represent property owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction cases including construction defect, contract disputes, and mechanics lien cases.
• Won $3.4 million jury verdict for client in lawsuit against contractor and developer for design and construction defects.
• Obtained favorable settlement for subcontractor in contractual interference claim arising out of construction of new Federal Reserve Bank building.

Complex Business Litigation

• Represent accounting firms in professional negligence cases.
• Represented real estate purchaser in litigation arising out of seller’s failure to disclose environmental issues.
• Won summary judgment declaring validity of uranium mining company’s in-situ uranium mining leases and successfully defended appeal of that judgment permitting client to retain leasehold interest in valuable uranium deposits.
• Collected settlement in excess of $1.3 million for aircraft maintenance facility for breach of aircraft maintenance and modification contract in parallel actions against major airline in state and federal courts. 
• Obtained judgment for aircraft maintenance facility for post-bankruptcy petition services provided to debtor-in-possession airline.
• Represented aircraft owner and lessor in various contractual disputes both nationally and internationally.

Court Memberships

• Colorado
• Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Honors

• Second Place, 1993 National Writing Competition, A.B.A. Forum on the Construction Industry

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Professional Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• National Association of Subrogation Professionals
• Fort Lewis College Alumni Association – Member Board of Directors 
• Colorado Lawyers for the Arts – Past Member of Board of Directors

Publications

• Author, An Analysis of the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990, 15 Construction Lawyer 23 (April 1995)

Presentations

• Interviews, Deception & Depositions, Albuquerque, NM, June 2011
• Fire Investigations for Adjusters & Subrogation Claims, Denver, CO, March 2010 and Chandler, AZ, July 2010
• Speaker, Insurance Subrogation: Getting the Money Back, Seminar Sponsored by Phoenix Investigations, Inc., 2007
• Speaker, Practical and Legal Issues in Preparing A Successful Subrogation Case, Professional Investigative Engineers Seminar, 2006