Curriculum Vitae
Alexander R. "Alec" Rothrock
Mr. Rothrock is author of the book, ESSAYS ON LEGAL ETHICS AND
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN COLORADO (Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc. 2003, Supp. 2006) and a frequent lecturer on topics of legal ethics and professional conduct. He is a former chair of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee.
Mr. Rothrock’s practice emphasizes legal ethics and attorney discipline defense, and the law of practicing law.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991 to Present
BURNS, FIGA & WILL, P.C., Greenwood Village, Colorado
Shareholder
Legal ethics, discipline and liability
1986 to 1991
KATTEN MUCHIN & ZAVIS, Chicago, Illinois
Associate
Commercial and real estate litigation
1984 to 1986
GREENBERGER & KAUFMANN, Chicago, Illinois
Associate
Litigation and construction law
EDUCATION
B.A., 1981, History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1977, University of Michigan, received four Avery Hopwood Freshman Writing Awards
J.D., 1984, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
1983-84, Executive Editor of DePaul Law Review, DePaul College of Law
BAR ADMISSIONS
Colorado state and federal courts
Illinois state court and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (inactive)
PUBLICATIONS
Essays on Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct in Colorado
Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc. (2003, Supp. 2006)
Chapters:
- Trust Accounting 101
- Associates: The Ethical Obligations of Supervisory and Subordinate Lawyers
- Moonlighting: Usurping Law Firm Opportunities
- Law Firm Divorce
- Ethics (Not Just) for Government Lawyers
- The “Perfect” Letter to Clients from a Departing Lawyer
- Implied Attorney-Client Relationships
- What’s So Bad About Sex with a Client’s Spouse?
- Motions to Withdraw: Be Careful What You Say
- Ethics in Internal Corporate Investigations
- At Issue Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege
- Entity Formation: Defining the Client and the Duty of Confidentiality
- Attorney Fees and Costs: Legal Ethics Considerations
- On Retainers, Flat Fees, and Commingling
- Fee Arrangements for the MTV Generation
- Fee Forfeiture for Ethical Misconduct
- Division of Fees Among Lawyers Not in the Same Firm
- Fee-Splitting with Nonlawyers
- Recording Charging Liens Against Real Property: When, Not Whether
- The Forgotten Flat Fee: Whose Money Is It and Where Should It Be Deposited?
- The “Perfect” Hourly Fee Agreement
- Ethics and Liability Considerations in Products Liability Representations
- Pretrial Publicity
- Cheat the Beatles: Ethics in Investigations
- Discovery Ethics: Deposition Perjury
- Deposing Opposing Counsel
- Suspending the Deposition for Abuse
- Coaching the Witness
- Ex Parte Communications with a Tribunal: From Both Sides
- It Better Be Good! Non-Client Standing to File Motions to Disqualify for Conflicts of Interest
- Expert Witnesses: Considerations of Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Trial Misconduct
- Appellate Ethics
- 1999 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2000 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2001 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2002 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2003 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2004 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- 2005 Annual Survey Ethics Articl
- 2006 Annual Survey Ethics Article
- Attorney Discipline and Disability Process and Procedure
- CBA Ethics Committee Opinion 113: Disclosing Errors to Clients Necessary Guidance for Lawyers
- A Response to “Errors and Omissions”
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Don’t
54 Trial Talk 35 (December 2004/January 2005)
Legal Ethics Considerations in Quiet Title Actions
Chapter in Quiet Title Actions in Colorado (Bradford Publishing 2007)
Attorney Discipline and Diability Process and Procedure – Part I
36 Colorado Lawyer 23
Attorney Discipline and Diability Process and Procedure – Part II
36 Colorado Lawyer 41
COLORADO SUPREME COURT COMMITTEES
Attorney Regulation Advisory Committee
2005 to Present
Standing Committee on the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct
2003 to Present
ABA Ethics 2000 Review Committee
2003 to 2004
Ethical Issues in Family Law
2002-2003
Ad Hoc Committee of Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
2001-2002
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee, Member 1994 to Present
Chair 2005-06
Co-Chair, Attorney Regulation Policy Committee, 2002-03
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Arapahoe County Bar Association
MISCELLANEOUS
Frequent Lecturer
A/V Rating, Martindale Hubbell
Spanish Language Proficiency