Troy Rackham

							                               Troy R. Rackham
                               (303) 291-3209
                               trackham@fclaw.com

Mr. Rackham holds the highest rating awarded by Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory as an AV® Preeminent™ Lawyer. 
Selected as a “Rising Star” by Colorado Super Lawyers in 2009, 2010 and 2011, his practice includes employment and civil
rights law, legal and medical malpractice and other forms of complex litigation. Mr. Rackham defends lawyers, hospitals,
nursing homes, long term care facilities and other health care organizations in a wide variety of cases and claims.
Mr. Rackham regularly advises legal professionals on ethics, malpractice and professional liability issues. Mr. Rackham
co-wrote a treatise on Colorado Legal Malpractice litigation, which is updated annually. He has orally argued and prepared
briefs in dozens of appellate cases, most of which involved claims against lawyers, hospitals, physicians, or health care
systems.
Mr. Rackham is a member of the American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. Mr. Rackham frequently teaches
courses for legal and medical professionals, including courses for Colorado CLE and health care conferences, such as the
Colorado Healthcare Associated Risk Managers (“CHARM”) and Colorado Health Information Management Association
(“CHIMA.”)  Mr. Rackham has authored numerous articles and chapters on civil litigation and professional liability issues.
Mr. Rackham regularly volunteers his time working with high school students on mock trial and other activities, as well as
serving as pro bono counsel to kids organizations and through Metro Volunteer Lawyers. Mr. Rackham also volunteers
with Habitat for Humanity and other public-interest organizations.



Representative Cases
       Portercare Adventist Health Sys. v. Lego, --- P.3d ---, 2010 WL 3584394 (Colo. App. Sept. 16, 2010), cert. pending.

       Stanton v. Schultz, 222 P.3d 303 (Colo. 2010)

       Peper v. St. Mary’s Hospital & Med. Ctr., Inc., 207 P.3d 881 (Colo. App. 2008)

       State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Weiss, 194 P.3d 1063 (Colo. App. 2008)

       Schultz v. Stanton, 198 P.3d 1253 (Colo. App. 2008)

       Anstine v. Alexander, 152 P.3d 497 (Colo. 2007)

       In re Estate of Myers, 130 P.3d 1023 (Colo. 2006)

       Rantz v. Kaufman, 109 P.3d 132 (Colo. 2005)

       Anstine v. Alexander, 128 P.3d 249 (Colo. App. 2005)

       Aller v. Law Office of Carole Schriefer, 140 P.3d 23 (Colo. App. 2005)

       Essex Ins. Co. v. Tyler, 309 F.Supp.2d 1270 (D. Colo. 2004)

       Silverview v. Overlook at Mt. Crested Butte Ltd. Liab. Co., 97 P.3d 252, 257 (Colo. App. 2004)

       Williams v. Boyle, 72 P.3d 392 (Colo. App. 2003)

       Keefe v. Kirschenbaum, 40 P.3d 1267 (Colo. 2002)
Practice Areas
     Appeals

     Business and Personal Injury Torts

     Employment and Labor Relations

     Medical Negligence Defense

     Professional Liability



Articles and Presentations
     Speaking on "Trends in Legal Malpractice Litigation" at the Preventing Legal Malpractice Seminar hosted by the
     Colorado Bar Association CLE, January 26, 27 and February 3 2012

     Giving a presentation on "Nursing Liability in the Facebook Era." to the Association of periOperative Registered
     Nurses ("AORN") 59th Annual National Congress in New Orleans, March 26, 2012

     "Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Complaints", Presentation to Colorado and Denver Bar
     Association Young Lawyers, November 17, 2011

     "Legal Risks and Benefits to Medical Documentation Using an EMR.", presentation to an organization of
     periOperative and operating room nurses from several Colorado hospitals, November 6, 2011


Professional and Community Activities
     Member, Professional Liability committee, Ethics committee and Labor and Employment Law Committee,
     Colorado Bar Association

     Member, Denver Bar Association

     Associate Barrister, William Doyle Inn of Court.

     Delegate, American Bar Association House of Delegates


Admissions
     Colorado, 2000

     U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2000

     U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2000

     U.S. Supreme Court, 2003


Education and Honors
     J.D. William and Mary School of Law, 2000

     Senior Articles Editor, William and Mary Law Review 

     B.A., cum laude, Weber State University, 1997
Best Lawyers in America®, Legal Malpractice Law, 2012

Colorado Super Lawyers®, "Rising Star”, 2009 - 2011

AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated (the highest rating available), by Martindale-Hubbell 

COBALT, Colorado Bar Leadership Training, 2011