From the boardroom to the courtroom with over 20 years of practice in the high country.  That's the kind of experience Goodman and Wallace brings to all your legal matters.  You will be hard-pressed to find a law firm in the Vail and Roaring Fork Valleys that does you more justice than that.

JOHN D. GOODMAN born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 3, 1961.  Admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.

Private practice in Vail, Colorado, 1989 through present, appearing in Municipal Court, County Court, District Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

EDUCATION:  University of Denver (B.A. 1983); Seattle University School of Law (J.D. 1987).

LECTURER:  Adjunct Professor, Human Communication Studies “Philosophy and Values of Law”, University of Denver (1998 – 2005).  Lorman Education AIA Contracts “Methods of Project Delivery” and “Owner Issues in Dealing with the Contractor and Architect” (2005).

MEMBER:  Continental Divide, Colorado Bar Association.  Director, National Board of Directors, American Judicature Society (2002 – 2005).  Member National Advisory Council American Judicature Society (2005 – present), and Judicial Independence and Accountability Task Force Committee (2005 – present).  Director, Vail Junior Hockey Association (2000 – 2003).  Director, Ski Club Vail (1998 – 2000.  Member, Eagle Valley Home Builders Association and Community Associations Institute (2009 – Present).

EXPERT WITNESS:  Deposition testimony for plaintiff concerning reasonableness of attorney fees for real estate attorneys, Eagle District Court Lindholm et al v. William J. Post, 2005 CV 287.  Other cases involve live testimony or affidavits concerning fee awards for clients or in fee dispute cases. 

REPORTED CASES:  Corcoran v. Sanner, 854 P.2d 1376 (Colo. App. 1993); Wright v. Vail Run Resort Community Association, Inc., 917 P.2d 364 (Colo. App. 1996).

AWARDS:  Colorado Legal Aid/Continental Divide Bar Assn. Pro Bono Awards (1991 – 2001, 2006, 2009, and 2010).  Supported second Eagle County legal clinic in Avon, Colorado and presently working on Pitkin County Senior Center legal aid program and “Skype” legal advice conferencing in the 9^th Judicial District. 

PRACTICE AREAS:  Civil Trials and Appeals; Real Estate; Land Use; Contracts; Construction Law; Entity Formation; Commercial Transactions; Residential and Commercial Owners Associations and Metropolitan Districts (drafting, interpreting and enforcing covenants); Family Law.

KERRY H. WALLACE born Heidelberg, Germany, July 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado and US District Court, District of Colorado.

EDUCATION: University of Notre Dame (BA, 1987); University of Colorado (JD, 1991). Vice President and Founder, Fleming Chapter, Delta Theta Phi (1987 - 1991).

MEMBER: Continental Divide, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Eagle County Planning and Zoning Commission (2003 - 2007); Notre Dame Club of Vail, General Counsel.

REPORTED CASES: Fickling v. Fickling, 100 P.3d 571 (Colo. App. 2004).

PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Family Practice; Contracts; Homeowners Associations; Commercial and Real Estate Transactions; Construction Litigation and Issues; Purchase and Sale of Business; Corporate Law.

Kerry has been actively involved in the formation and representation of homeowners associations in Eagle, Summit and Lake Creek Counties. This representation includes drafting and modifying governing documents, advising Boards of Directors on various legal issues, and prosecution and defending homeowners associations in litigation including construction defect matters. In addition to homeowners associations, Kerry’s practice extends to formation and interpretation of contracts, real estate transactions, both commercial and residential, corporate entity formation, purchase and sale of businesses, employment matters and family law.

Kerry has served on the Eagle County Planning and Zoning Commission which makes recommendations directly to the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners from 2003 through 2007 in order to utilize her legal background in the areas of planning, zoning and real estate matters to assist in shaping the growth and future of Eagle County. During Kerry’s tenure on the Eagle County Planning and Zoning Commission, she assisted with the redrafting and adoption of the Eagle County Master Plan.

GERALD W. OLIVER Associate Attorney, born San Antonio, Texas, September 4, 1975; admitted to bar in Texas 2000; 2001 U.S. District Court for Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; admitted to bar in Colorado 2006.

EDUCATION: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., 1997); Baylor University (J.D. 2000).

PRACTICE AREAS: Civil litigation; Real Estate; and Construction Law.