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David H. Miller 
Denver, Colorado
Associate
phone 303-GOOD-LAW
866-701-7302
fax 303-832-7102
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Mr. Miller is the co-founder and managing litigation partner at the firm of Sawaya & Miller, where he specializes in only bringing class action plaintiffs' wage and hour litigation against large employers. Mr. Miller started his legal career as a general practice litigator for 6 years before becoming the American Civil Liberties Union's first Legal Director in Colorado, a position he had for 13 years. He then became a founding partner in 2 of Colorado's most respected employment and civil rights law firms before joining the Legal Department of a Fortune 500 company, where, as an Associate General Counsel, he directed the company's employment litigation department, nationwide. Under Gov. Ritter's administration, he served as the Interim Director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and for more than a dozen years he has served as the pro bono General Counsel of a leading public safety non-profit organization that monitors and controls sex-offenders who are on probation or parole.

He has published almost a dozen articles in legal journals and periodicals, and has presented at more than two dozen continuing legal education seminars. He has participated as counsel in more than 30 reported opinions. He has received numerous civil liberties and public service awards, including the Denver Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award, the Anti-Defamation League's Annual Civil Rights Award, the Colorado Trial Lawyer's Case of the Year Award, and the ACLU's Sherman Civil Rights Award. For 4 years he was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the areas of employment and civil rights litigation.

Mr. Miller has served on the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association, and for over 13 years was the Chair of the Association's Bill of Rights Committee. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Lawyers Committee, the ACLU of Colorado, where he was Chair of the Board, and the Board of Editors of the Continuing Legal Education in Colorado Annual Survey.

Mr. Miller received his B.A., magna cum laude, in Latin and Classical Studies from Duke University, and obtained his J.D. from the University of Denver Law School, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Denver Law Journal. He is admitted to all of the state and federal courts in Colorado, as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice:
100% Plaintiffs Class Action Wage and Hour Cases
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1977
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education:
University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
J.D.
Law Review: Denver University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1975 - 1977


Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1973
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: With Honors
Major:  Latin and Classical Studies


Published Works:
Constitutional Law Section for the ANNUAL SURVEY OF COLORADO LAW, 1993


Right To Die Damage Actions: Developments In The Law, 65 DEN.U.L.REV. 181, 1988


Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards, TRIAL TALK, November, 14, 1983


Sex Based Classification In Tribal Ordinances And The Indian Civil Rights Act, (Co-Author), 54 DEN.U.L.REV. 115, 1977


Note, Constitutional Law—10th Circuit Survey, 54 DEN.U.L.REV. 85, 1977


Representative Cases:
Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (U.S. 1996)
Neiberger v. Hawkins, 246 F. 3d (10th Cir. 2001)
Hines v. Chrysler Corp., 215 F.3d 1337 (10th Cir. 2000)
Univ. of Colo. v. Derdeyn, 863 P.2d 929 (Colo. 1993)
Univ. of Colo. v. Derdeyn, 511 U.S. 1070 (U.S. 1995)
Diaz v. Romer, 961 F.2d 1508 (10th Cir. 1992)
Dahlem v. Bd of Educ., 901 F.2d 1508 (10th Cir. 1990)
Thornier v. Meyer, 803 F.2d 1093 (10th Cir. 1986)
The Guides, Ltd. v. The Yarmouth Group Property Management, Inc., 295 F.3d 1065 (10th Cir. 2002)
Montez v. Owens, 32 F. Supp. 2d 1235 (D.Colo. 1999)
Whitfield v. Bd of Co. Comm'rs, 837 F.Supp. 338 (D.Colo. 1993)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor (Housing Discrimination Law), University of Denver Law School, 2005


Honors and Awards:
Colorado Super Lawyer in the Areas of Employment Law and Civil Rights, 2006 - 2009


Anti-Defamation League (Colorado) Civil Rights Award, 2004


Co-Recipient, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association "Case of the Year Award Winner", 2004


Recipient, Liberty Bell Award, Denver Bar Association, 1998


Co-Recipient, Colorado Legal Initiatives Project Special Award (for Civil Rights Work), 1996


Recipient, Sherman Civil Rights Award, ACLU of Colorado, 1995


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colorado Bar Association, 2001 - 2003
Board of Governor


Colorado Bar Association, 1977 - Present
Member


Denver Bar Association, 2001 - 2003
Delegate


Denver Bar Association, 1983 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, 2006 - Present
Member


Colorado Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2006
Member


National Employment Lawyers Association, 2011 - Present
Member


Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Civil Rights Section, 1987 - 1993
Section Editor, Trial Talk


CBA CLE of Colorado, Inc., Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Constitutional Law Section, 1984 - 1995
Board of Editors


ACLU of Colorado, 2000 - 2008
Board of Directors


ACLU of Colorado, 2006 - 2007
Chair of the Board


Center For Legal Inclusiveness, 2008 - 2011
Member, Education Committee


Colorado Lawyers Committee, 2004 - 2006
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
Qwest Communications, Inc., Associate General Counsel, 2006 - 2011


Colorado Civil Rights Division, Interim Executive Director, 2007


King & Greisen, LLP, Litigation Counsel, 2002 - 2006


Miller, Lane, Killmer & Greisen, LLP, Founding Partner, 1996 - 2002


ACLU of Colorado, Legal Director, 1983 - 1996


Cosgriff, Dunn & French, Associate / Partner, 1977 - 1983


Pro Bono Activities:
General Counsel of Teaching Humane Existence, 1996 - Present
ACLU Board of Directors (and Board Chair), 2000 - 2008
Pro Bono Counsel, Counsel for the Legal Center Serving Persons with Disabilities, 2010 - Present
Volunteer Attorney, Colorado Hate Crimes Task Force, 2008 - 2011
Languages:
English
Spanish
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