Boulder Employment Law Attorney | Larimer County Colorado Civil Rights Lawyer Denver CO

Patricia S. Bellac
The Patricia S. Bellac Law Firm, LLC
4845 Pearl East Circle
Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301-6113

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(720) 519-1377

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Position	Areas of Practice	Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions	Education	Honors
Published Works	Affiliations	Representative Cases

Patricia S. Bellac

Patricia S. Bellac, Esq., was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1991, and Colorado in 1993. Prior to opening her own business, she was associated with Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, a large New Jersey law firm, then with Berenbaum, Weinshienk and Eason until 1998. Ms. Bellac's employment practice has included representation of hundreds of employees, employers and labor organizations in a variety of contexts.

Current Employment Position(s):: Owner

Areas Of Practice:: Employment Law -- Employer; Employment Law -- Employee; Employee Benefits; Corporate Transactions; Trademarks; LLC's & Corporations; Contracts; Non-Disclosure/Non -Compete Agreements; Sexual Harassment; Discrimination; Civil Rights

Litigation Percentage:: 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1991; Colorado, 1993

Education:: Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1991; J.D.; Honors: Top 10% Third Year; Honors: Moot Court Competitor; Law Review: Fordham Environmental Law Reporter, Fordham University Law Review; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1983; B.A.; Honors: McGill Varsity Ski Team and Debating Teams; Honors: Manager and Cooordinator, Environmental Political Action Committee; Major: Political Science

Published Works:: Book Chapter, New Jersey Employment Law, 1992; The DOL's Final Regulation Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Colorado Lawyer, 1995; Objective Job Requirements Help Employees Avoid Legal Claims, Real Estate J., April 5-April 18, 1995; The Legal Advantages of Employment, January, 2001; Daily Camera (Occasional Columnist), 1998; Book Chapter, Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Employment Law, The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act", Anticipated Publication, December, 2008

Representative Cases:: Redmond v. Chains, Inc., 996 P.2d 759 (Colo. App. 2000); Rekstad v. First Bank System Inc., 238 F. 3d 1259 (10th Cir. 2001); Weinstein v. Park Funding Corp., 879 P.2d 462 (Colo. App. 1994); Rendine v. Panzer, 276 N.J. Super. 398 (Superior Court of New Jersey 1994)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Speaker, Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1995 - 2005; Speaker, Employment Law Section, Boulder County Bar Association, 1998 - Present; Speaker, Boulder Chamber of Commerce; What is Left of the Colorado Wage Claim Act: 2003 Revisions, Lorman Ed. Seminars, March 3, 2004; What is Left of the Colorado Wage Claim Act: 2003 Revisions, Labor & Employment Law Sections, Boulder County Bar Assoc ("BCBA"), September 9, 2003; The Legal Advantages of Employment, BCBA Newsletter, 2001; Overview of the ADA, Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 1999; ERISA and INSURANCE CLAIMS APPEALS: A Patient's Bill of Rights, Labor and Employment Law Sections, BCBA, December 3, 1998; Effective Employment Policies, Firm Seminar (Jung & Assocs. P.C.), 1998; What is ERISA, And How to Win that Insurance Claim Appeal, Leads Group, October 22, 1998

Honors and Awards:: International Who's Who in America, 1999; Marquis' Who's Who in America, 2000 - Present; Marquis' Who's Who in American Law, 2003 - Present; National Registry of Who's Who, 2000 - Present; Twenty-First Award for Achievement, Int'l Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Eng; Who's Who in the 21st Century, Int'l Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Eng; Fellow, Boulder County Bar Association, 2004; Colorado Super Lawyer, 2006; Colorado Super Lawyer, 2007; Strathrnore's Who's Who, 2008 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Colorado Bar Association, Labor and Employment Sections, 1993 - Present; Member; Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1995 - 2001; Member; Boulder County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, 1998 - Present; Member; Boulder County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, 2003 - 2005; Co-Chair; Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 1999 - Present; Member; Boulder County Legal Services, 1998 - Present; Pro Bono Attorney; Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition, 1994 - 1995; Boulder County Legal Services, 1998 - Present; Member, Pro Bono Attorney; Volunteer Soccer Coach, various Local Clubs, 2001 - Present; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Jung & Associates, P.C., Boulder, Colorado, 1998 - 1999; Berenbaum, Weinshienk, & Eason, Denver, Colorado, 1993 - 1998; Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, New Jersey, 1990 - 1993; Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York, New York, Legal Assistant/ERISA/Tax, 1987 - 1989; Alexander & Alexander Consulting Group, New York, New York, 1986 - 1987

Birth Information:: May 8, 1961, New York, New York, United States of America

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