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Hon. C. Scott Crabtree (Ret.) presided over 100’s of jury and court trials during his 15 years on the Colorado District Court bench. Judge Crabtree brings those skills to his arbitration practice. Judge Crabtree has presided over dozens of arbitration matters during his nearly ten years with JAMS. 

Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was an A-V rated trial attorney in the Denver Metro area for twenty years practicing in the areas of business, commercial, insurance, construction and hotel/hospitality litigation.  

ADR Experience and Qualifications

• As a judge he presided over a wide variety of cases including business litigation, personal injury, insurance coverage/bad faith, contract disputes, real estate, domestic relations, construction defect, professional malpractice and probate matters
• While in private practice Judge Crabtree taught college courses in hotel and hospitality law
• Prior to his judicial appointment he was engaged in volunteer mediation in Jefferson and Adams Counties
• As a judge he provided settlement conferences for cases assigned to fellow judges
• Judge Crabtree was an active participant and presenter for training the State of Colorado’s judges
• He was a frequent presenter for judges’ panels on civil practice
• Judge Crabtree was the author of the ground-breaking decision declaring Colorado’s same sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Areas of Arbitration and Related Services

• Business/Commercial
• Construction
• HOA
• Real Estate
• Hotel/Hospitality
• Estates/Probate
• Professional Liability

• Member Colorado Bar Association and Adams Broomfield Bar Association
• Past member Colorado Civil Rules Committee
• Past President, Colorado District Judges Association
• Past Board Member, Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association
• Allied Member of the Year, Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association
• Past President, Academy of Hospital Industry Attorneys
• Inaugural member State of Colorado Judicial Education Committee
• Frequent participant in Colorado Bar Association High School Moot Court Competition
• Finalist for CJI Judicial Excellence Award
• Board Member, Colorado Judicial Institute

• Judge, Adams and Broomfield Counties 2001-2016
• Private litigation practice 1981-2001
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado, 1975-1981, Chief of Civil Division
• Deputy District Attorney, 18th Judicial District, 1972-1975
• J.D. University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska 1972
• B.A. Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1968