Mark T. Clouatre
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2013
Denver, Colorado
Commercial Litigation
Mark Clouatre has litigation experience both in and out of the courtroom. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including franchise litigation. He also handles product liability, toxic tort, employment, malpractice defense, and general tort cases. Mr. Clouatre's clients include nationally recognized automotive manufacturers, airlines, shipping providers, and professional service firms. Mr. Clouatre has litigated more than 25 complex cases before judges and juries in trial and appellate courts and before administrative agencies in 11 states from Alaska to Florida. He also oversaw and co-managed, with one other firm, more than 400 arbitrations in 48 states during a seven-month span following the bankruptcy of a former automotive group. He personally arbitrated eight of the matters in California and Texas.
- 1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1995
- University of Colorado at Boulder, BS, graduated 1992
- Colorado, Colorado Bar Association
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- ABA Forum on Franchising - Diversity Caucus Steering Committee (2013-present), Liaison for the ABA's SOGI Commission (2013-present)
- American Bar Association -
- Center for Legal Inclusiveness - Community outreach committee (2008-present)
- Colorado Bar Association -
- Colorado GLBT Bar Association - Board of Directors (2015-present)
- Colorado Judicial Institute - Chair, Board of Directors (2015-present), Board of Directors (2013-present)
- Denver Bar Association - Doctor/Lawyer Program, Instructor (2004-2006)
- Denver Bar Association Foundation -
- Faculty of Federal Advocates - Board of Directors (2011-2015)
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy - Rocky Mountain Deposition Skills Seminar Instructor (2003-present), Rocky Mountain Child Advocacy Training Institute Instructor (2006), Rocky Mountain Regional Trial Skills Seminar Instructor (2005)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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- Commercial Litigation
- Finalist, 9News Leader of the Year Award, 2010
- Benchmark Litigation "Local Litigation Star" - General Commercial, Product Liability (2018)
- Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation (2013-2018)
Colorado Super Lawyers
- Business Litigation, (2006, 2011-2016)
- Top 100, (2012-2013, 2015-2016)
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated*
- Benchmark Litigation
- Commercial Litigation - Colorado, (2014-2016)
- Product Liability - Colorado, (2014-2016)
- Lawyer of the Year, Law Week Colorado (2010)
- Recipient, Richard Marden Davis Award, 2010
- Denver Business Journal's 40 Under 40 (2006)
- Franchise Law
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