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While my office in in the Lakewood/Golden area, I live in Bennett, Colorado.. My practice focuses on litigation of all types, including construction defects, personal injury, contract disputes, and insurance matters. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants and have litigated cases through arbitration and in all levels of Colorado courts from county courts up to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. I was raised in the small town of Plains, Montana in the mountains of western Montana. I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology - Social and Criminal Justice from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, in 1990 and then attended the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, Minnesota obtaining a Juris Doctorate Degree cum laude in May of 1993. I passed the Colorado Bar Examination and was admitted to practice in Colorado in October of 1993 and was also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in 1993. In 1998 I was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. I have practiced extensively in both State and Federal Trial Courts in Colorado and have argued appeals before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. From 1993 through 2001, I worked extensively in the area of civil rights law, pursuing claims before Colorado State administrative bodies and in United States District Court for the District of Colorado related to violations of employee's civil rights, including race and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and disability discrimination.. In approximately 1999 I began representing homeowners pursuing claims related to construction defects. My firrm, Murray & Damschen, P.C., was formed in March of 2002 to focus on representing home owners and homeowner associations (HOAs) regarding all kinds of construction defect matters including, but not limited to, damages from expansive soils, structural defects and damages, drainage defects, builder's failure to follow engineering recommendations or industry standards, water infiltration, mold, and defective building envelope systems. The firm also handles cases involving real estate transactions in which a seller's has failed to disclose known defects and damages.. Through my years of practice I have also handled numerous personal injury cases, including injuries resulting from automobile accidents, premises liability, negligent security and medical malpractice. I and my firm have worked extensively on insurance-related claims, including bad faith breach of insurance contracts. These cases have involved varying disputes from health care coverage to fire damage to businesses.. I have represented the interests of many individuals and businesses in contract disputes, collection matters and other litigation. I have also represents both landlords and tenants in various disputes.. In addition to my civil litigation practice with Murray & Damschen, P.C., I also accept cases as a Mediator. In January of 2007 I completed 40 hours of Continuing Legal Education training in the theory and practice of mediation. Since that time I have gained experience providing mediation service through various local volunteer agencies. While I mediate all levels of disputes, I offer services at a significantly lower fee schedule in smaller cases in order to encourage parties to mediate cases that may not otherwise be mediated.. I am a Christian and attend Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Byers, Colorado.

Since commencing the practice of law in 2009, Sean has been a trial lawyer who has represented both claimants and defendants in complex construction defect and professional liability litigation. Prior to joining Vial Fotheringham, Sean worked for a respected Denver plaintiff’s construction defect law firm prosecuting claims on behalf of homeowners, homeowners associations and commercial clients. Sean has represented numerous claimants in the successful resolution of lawsuits ranging in value from $100,000 to over $750 million, including a municipal entity seeking to recover for design errors and omissions in a wastewater treatment facility. Sean has also gained experience defending contractor and developer clients from construction defect lawsuits while employed at a mid-size insurance defense firm. His experience representing insureds in third party claims has proven valuable when representing plaintiffs seeking judgments in excess of policy limits. Prior to attending law school, Sean obtained extensive experience in construction trades which provides him with a unique and valuable perspective for a construction defect attorney.

I have lived in Evergreen, Colorado for the past 25 years. I spend much of my free time hiking in all parts of Colorado. I also enjoy skiing and mountain biking. Cooking is one of my favorite pastimes.

I am a Colorado native and graduated from Evergreen high school.  After attending college at Trinity University in Texas, I returned to Denver and worked at the Colorado State Auditor's office and pursued my certified public accountant's license.  I then attended law school at the University of Denver.  In 1999, I moved to Washington D.C. and started my legal career with the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Western Criminal Enforcement Section as a federal prosecutor handling cases across the western half of the United States.  I gained a thorough knowledge of the inner workings of the IRS and gained expertise in criminal tax matters.  I have taken that knolwedge combined with my experience as a certified public accountant and have used it in private practice since 2004 to assist taxpayers with all types of tax issues including audits, collection matters, employment tax/trust fund issues, voluntary disclousres, offshore bank disclosures, offers in compromise, innocent spouse, identify theft, penalty abatements, tax appeals and U.S. Tax Court cases.  I have also represented many criminal clients and witnesses in criminal tax investigations and criminal tax prosecutions.. My partner and I also represent the Jefferson County Health Department and Board of Health so I have expertise in environmental and public health issues.. When I am not assisting clients, I am busy as a mom of three and find myself splitting my time between youth baseball fields, swim meets and dance studios.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Lakewood and surrounding areas.