The Yates Law Firm, LLC, (the "Firm") is a trial firm specializing in complex commercial litigation. The Firm primarily engages in civil litigation with an emphasis on complex commercial disputes and insurance matters, including defense, coverage, bad faith and subrogation, construction and contractor liability, as well as toxic tort, environmental claims, EPA and Private Party Superfund litigation. The Firm's attorneys have extensive litigation experience in trials, appeals, arbitration, mediation and settlement negotiation at the federal, state and local levels throughout the country. The diverse professional backgrounds of our partners and associates also include counsel on governmental agency issues before the Colorado Civil Rights Division, the EEOC, the CDOT and the Bureau of Land Management.

We have handled cases and disputes throughout the United States, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. We currently represent or have represented a wide variety of individuals and corporate clients, including, among others, FM Global Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, Lloyd's of London, Durango Construction, Highlands Insurance Company, Newmont Mining Company, Hall-Irwin Construction, Jacobs Sverdrup Civil, Inc., Schwinn Cycling & Fitness, Hiscox Syndicates at Lloyd's of London, J.C. Penney Company, Philips Electronics North America, Gart Sports, Safeway Stores, Peco Energy of Illinois, U.S. Liability Insurance Company, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company , and CNA Insurance Company.

Our attorneys are licensed to practice law in the states of Colorado, California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas. Firm attorneys are also admitted to practice before United States District Courts for the District of Arizona, Central District of California, Northern District of California, District of Colorado, Western District of Michigan, Southern District of Indiana, Northern District of Illinois and Western District of Texas. Admissions to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Claims Court are also among the admissions held by our attorneys. The Firm has offices in Denver, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, and Newport Beach/Orange County, California, to better serve our clients.

In addition to our trial/litigation expertise, we have handled complex environmental matters involving business acquisitions, divestitures and land purchases for our clients. We have advised clients on matters related to assessing the environmental risks and exposure brought about by the sale and transfer of potentially contaminated property. In this capacity, our lawyers have a breadth of experience in complex commercial transactions and we have, on occasion, functioned as business counsel to some of our existing and past clients.

Our offices in Denver, Chicago and Orange County are located geographically such that we are within approximately two hours' flight time of most major cities and jurisdictions in the United States and we can be in any part of the continental United States within a few hours. Location and the Firm's experience are the principal reasons that many of our major clients have engaged our services despite the fact that the client or a particular suit or dispute is located outside Colorado. We are presently handling matters for our clients in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and Washington State. We have successfully concluded matters for our clients in Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas and Oregon. Many of these matters were litigated or tried in the listed states.