Attorney Profiles   |   Craig W. Cain

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Managing Partner
E-mail: ccain@cainhayter.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Bad Faith Insurance Litigation
• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Municipal and Governmental Liability Defense
• Americans with Disabilities Act

LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN

• Colorado, 1986
• U. S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1986
• Admitted in the United States Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• University of Illinois College of Law J.D., 1986
• Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1983
• Illinois Law Review
• Illinois Moot Court Team

GOVERNMENTAL

• Deputy District Attorney, 4th Judicial District, 1989-1991

Mr. Cain's practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on cases involving personal injury. His experience in personal injury defense litigation includes not only general bodily injury but also the handling of complex claims alleging brain injury, cognitive deficit, spinal injury and other injuries to the nervous system.

He has also considerable experience representing insurance companies in cases involving claims of "bad faith" conduct against insurers, including actions based on UM/UIM coverage [See published opinions of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Kastner, 77 P.3d 1256 (Colo. 2003)], the Colorado No-Fault ("PIP") Statute, and other claims of "insurer misconduct". Salazar v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 148 P.3d 278 (Colo. App., 2006); Trigg v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 129 P.3d 1099 (Colo. App., 2005). He is very experienced in the drafting of opinion letters concerning a wide variety of insurance and insurance coverage issues.

Mr. Cain is also experienced in the defense of construction defect claims concerning both residential and commercial properties. He has also represented the State of Colorado in a claim against the Department of Corrections and the Department of Transportation, as well as representing a number of municipalities. His experience additionally includes handling litigation involving significant property loss due to fire. The defense of trucking claims has also been a focus of Mr. Cain's practice.

His considerable civil defense experience and significant prior service as a Deputy District Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District has provided Mr. Cain a considerable background in the litigation and prosecution of both civil and criminal matters. Consequently, Mr. Cain's courtroom experience is extensive.

Mr. Cain is a member of various State and Federal associations such as the American Bar Association, Colorado and El Paso County Bar Association, the Faculty of Federal Advocates, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association where he also served as co-chairman from 1993-1995/2003-2005, and the Defense Research Institute.