Keith Lapuyade: Officer of the Board of Trustees, Colorado Bar Foundation (Bar Fellows President)

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Biographical Information

Keith Lapuyade has more than 35 years of litigation experience. His knowledge of insurance law and bad faith, coupled with his extensive understanding of medical issues, is of particular value in medical malpractice litigation and often brings this special skill-set to bear in the personal representation of physicians, attorneys, and other professionals for purposes of establishing their rights with respect to their insurance coverage, risk management, and financial well-being.

He focuses his practice in the areas of Estate and Trust Litigation, Fiduciary Liability, Probate Litigation, Professional Liability, Risk Assessment Management, Personal Representation of Professionals Involved in Litigation, General Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Arbitration and Mediation.

​He is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating System (the highest attorney rating available) for over 25 years. He is recognized by Denver’s 5280 Magazine as a Colorado Top Lawyer, and listed as a Colorado Super Lawyer. He has also been recognized for many years by the prestigious Best Lawyers in America and was selected by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year in Trust and Estate Litigation in 2022. Keith has extensive litigation experience in State and Federal courts, as well as with arbitration and mediation.

​Keith is a member of the Colorado Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, and is serving his third term as President of the Colorado Bar Foundation Bar Fellows he also serves as an Advisory Member of the Board for the Arapahoe County Bar Foundation.

​Keith is a frequent lecturer in for-credit continuing legal education and private seminars on issues relating to litigation, estate litigation, insurance coverage, risk assessment, and the role of personal counsel in litigation. He provides consultation in risk management, strategic business planning, and asset protection.

​He is admitted to practice in Colorado, Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admissions

• • Oklahoma Bar
  • Colorado Bar Association

Education

• • B.S., Louisiana State University
  • J.D., O.W. Coburn School of Law

Additional Committees and Associations

• • President of the Colorado Bar Foundation Bar Fellows
  • Colorado Bar Foundation Fellow Emeritus
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Colorado Lawyers Trust Account Foundation (COLTAF) Board Member (2020-2022)
  • Arapahoe County Bar Foundation

Related News

• • 2022 Colorado Bar Association, CLE of Colorado, Grave Affairs-Problematic Issues with Insurance Coverage Post-Death of Insured
  • 2022 Colorado Bar Association, Will Contests-Using Expert Witnesses and Evidentiary Issues Involving Their Testimony for Capacity Assessments
  • 2021 Colorado Bar Association, Estate Planning Retreat, Deposition Essentials: What You Need to Know.
  • 2021 Colorado Bar Association, Dealing with Civilian Trustees When There is a Dispute Regarding Trust Administration
  • 2019 Boulder Bar Association Section on Probate/Elder Law, Privity and Privacy: Recent Caselaw and Developments Impacting the Attorney-Client Relationship
  • 2019 Colorado Bar Association Section on Elder Law, Privity and Privacy: Recent Caselaw and Developments Impacting the Attorney-Client Relationship
  • 2018 American Association for Justice National Convention: Communication with Personal Counsel in Medical Malpractice Litigation
  • 2017 Dermatologic Society Practicum: Medical-Legal Issues: Technology & Trends
  • 2016 Larimer County Bar Association, Trust and Estate Committee, Legal and Ethical Issues Post-Baker
  • 2016 Colorado Bar Association Estate Planning Retreat, Insurance Coverage Issues in Estate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation
  • 2015 Colorado Bar Association, Will Contests – Legal and Equitable Claims and Defenses and Associated Insurance Coverage Issues in Trust and Estate Litigation
  • 2015 American Association for Justice National Convention in Montreal, Canada’s The Role of Personal Counsel in Medical Malpractice Litigation
  • 2015 Colorado Bar Association Estate Planning Retreat, “I’m Not Dead Yet” The Conservator-Created Will and the Pre-Mortem Will Contests
  • 2015 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Dealing with “Civilian” Trustees During Trust Administration When There is a Dispute; Fiduciary Duties and Potential Pitfalls
  • 2014 Colorado Dermatologic Society, Insurance Coverage and Risk Assessment in the Practice of Medicine
  • 2014 International College of Dermopathology, Medical Malpractice Lawsuits and the Value of Skilled and Diverse Legal Counsel
  • 2014 Colorado National College of Probate Judges, “I’m Not Dead Yet” Conservator-Created Wills and Pre-Mortem Will Contests
  • 2014 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Probate Litigation Practicum, Coach; Experts, Exhibits, and Evidence
  • 2013 Boulder County Bar Association, Estate Planning & Probate Section, Videotaped Wills
  • 2013 Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, The Role of Personal Counsel in Litigation
  • 2012 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, The Pros and Cons of Video Taping Will Executions
  • 2012 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Trust & Estate Section, Expert Witnesses in Probate and Estate Litigation
  • 2012 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Case Formulation and Pleadings in Probate and Estate Litigation
  • 2010 Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Is Your Hand on the Chopping Block? Avoiding Malpractice
  • 2009 Arapahoe County Bar Association, Moderator and Commentator, A View From the Bench: Litigation in the Age of Google
  • 2008 El Paso County Bar Association, Depositions in Estate and Fiduciary Litigation
  • 2007 Arapahoe County Bar Association, Tears & Fears and Other Barriers to Effective Mediation
  • 2006 Taking Depositions: Trial of Will Contest Seminar, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado
  • 2005 Fall Torts Update, Insurance Bad Faith, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado
  • 1997 Standard of Care and Duty of Drafting Attorney, Will Contest Seminar, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado
  • 1994 Ethical Duties of Personal Injury Attorney Representing Incapacitated Client, Panel Discussion

Publications

• • Theories of Recovery Against the Undue Influencer, Colorado Bar Journal
  • Medical Malpractice Lawsuits and the Value of Skilled and Diverse Legal Counsel, Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2018
  • Photography in Clinical Medicine, Digital Imaging in Dermatology – HIPAA/PHI Rules and Compliance