LAKEWOOD, CO, April 26, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lawrence Marquess has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Specialized in employment and labor law for nearly 40 years, Mr. Marquess has met with success as a prominent attorney in the Denver region. Mr. Marquess was a shareholder in Littler Mendelson, an international labor and employment law firm, from 2001 through 2016, serving as Managing Shareholder of the Denver office from 2001 to 2009. Previously he was a partner or shareholder in Otten, Johnson, Neff & Ragonetti from 1994 to 2001, Harding & Ogborn from 1990 to 1994, Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell in 1989 and 1990, and Nelson & Harding in 1987 and 1988. Between 1979 and 1987, he was an associate and then partner or shareholder in Bradley, Campbell & Carney and then in Stettner, Miller & Cohn.
In the early years of his career, Mr. Marquess was an associate for Johnson, Bromberg, Leeds & Riggs in Dallas, Texas, and served as a member of the faculty of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association's advanced labor and employment law course. Considered an authority in his field, Mr. Marquess was named among the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of employment and labor law. Additionally, his excellence led to his selection for inclusion in Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
Mr. Marquess entered his profession because of his early interest in law. To prepare for his career, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1973 and a JD from West Virginia University in 1977. Shortly after achieving his law degree, Mr. Marquess was admitted to practice in the state courts of West Virginia, Texas and Colorado. Subsequently, he was admitted to the bars of and practiced before the Supreme Court of the United States, the federal circuit courts of appeals for the Tenth Circuit and D.C. Circuit and the federal district courts for the Southern District of West Virginia, the Northern District of Texas, Colorado, the Northern District of Ohio and the District of Nebraska. He was also admitted to numerous other state and federal courts for individual cases.
As he has progressed in his career, Mr. Marquess has remained at the head of his field by affiliating with prominent law associations. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers and has been named a Best Lawyer in America, as well as having been named a Colorado Super Lawyer each year since the inception of the Colorado Super Lawyers program in 2007. Mr. Marquess is also a member of ACLU, the labor, antitrust and litigation sections of the American Bar Association, the labor and employment law committee of the Associated General Contractors Association, and the Labor and Employment Relations Association, for which he served as chairman and board member of the Rocky Mountain chapter. Further, Mr. Marquess affiliates with the Denver Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Foundation. He is currently co-founder and chair of the Denver Urban Debate League and volunteer at the Wild Animal Sanctuary. Mr. Marquess has retired from the active day-to-day practice of law and is taking on only special projects which provide significant value to the community and humanity.
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