Kendra N. Beckwith

Kendra Beckwith is a highly acclaimed appellate lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes and precedent-setting appeals across the country. Kendra has handled nearly 75 cases in federal and state court in a broad range of sectors and services, including professional liability, healthcare, negligence and personal injury, employment, shareholder derivative suits, insurance law, real estate, natural resources, commercial litigation, and class and collective actions, on behalf of clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Her training as a journalist enables her to distill the complex theories to the simple concepts with technical precision in a manner persuasive and engaging to jurists and clients alike.

A creative and adept problem solver, Kendra frequently partners with trial counsel in all stage of litigation to develop legal theories, strategize and draft motions and jury instructions, and serve as appellate monitoring counsel during trial to help preserve issues for appeal. Her approachable demeanor allows her to naturally collaborate with trial teams while simultaneously adding a new perspective and value to the case.

Kendra also has a robust amicus curiae practice. Industry groups and other interested parties often seek her out to provide briefs on their behalf. Kendra excels in contextualizing issues of first impression or great importance, helping appellate courts understand and appreciate the effect their decisions will have outside the courtroom.

Kendra is committed to pro bono representation. She frequently writes amicus briefs on behalf of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association and represents individuals and organizations in voting rights matters. In 2021, she represented the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, and Research Organization before the Colorado Supreme Court in the inaugural congressional redistricting case addressing Colorado’s constitutional amendment.

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Education

• J.D., University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, 2008
• B.S., Journalism, University of Colorado, 2004

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 2008

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  
  

Community

• Second Judicial District, Judicial Performance Commission, Commissioner, 2018-present; Chair, 2021-2022
• Colorado Bar Association, Ethics Committee, Member, 2016-present
• Colorado Bar Association, Appellate Sub-Committee, Member, 2016-present
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Member, 2016-present
• Colorado Supreme Court, Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, Member, 2015-present
• Minoru Yasui Inn of Court, Member, 2007-present
• Colorado General Counsel Mentoring Program, Member, 2018-2020
• Colo. RPC 8.4 Subcommittee, Standing Committee on Colo. RPC, Member, 2018
• Faculty of Federal Advocates, Board Member, Treasurer, 2014-2017

Representative Matters

• In re Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission, Colorado Supreme Court (redistricting)
• Gill v. Waltz, LLC and Delta Airlines, Inc. v. Scholle, Colorado Supreme Court (companion cases in which court adopted amicus rationale)
• Fox v. Alfini, Colorado Supreme Court (attorney-client privilege)
• Craft v. Wyoming Department of Health, Wyoming Supreme Court (medical malpractice)
• Cortez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (employment law)
• Johnson-Linzy v. Conifer Care Communities A, LLC, Colorado Court of Appeals (arbitration agreement)
• Price v. Mountain Sleep Diagnostics, Colorado Court of Appeals (arbitration agreement)
• Turner v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., United States District Court, District of Colorado and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (Fair Labor Standards Act)
• Belmont v. BP America Production Company, United States District Court, District of Wyoming (royalties class action)

Clerkships

• Honorable John Daniel Dailey, Colorado Court of Appeals

News

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