370 17th Street, Suite 4650
Republic Plaza
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (720) 931-3200
Email:
plorenzo@lathropgage.com
Admitted to Bar in
Colorado 1984
Nebraska 1980
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
EDUCATION
Creighton University, J.D.,
cum laude, 1980
Creighton University, B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1977
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Lorenzo has 25 years experience trying and litigating complex business and commercial disputes. His experience includes arbitration, trial, and mediation of large construction, fire subrogation and business matters throughout the United States. He has recovered more than a dozen multi-million dollar awards for clients including insurance companies, construction contractors, real estate developers and other clients.
Construction Litigation
• Recovered more than $50 million on behalf of owner/developer of five-star hotel casino project in Las Vegas, Nevada. This case included multi million delay, disruption and defective work claims against an international general contractor, subcontractors and design professionals.
• Successfully represented general contractor and surety in delay, defective work and wrongful termination claims arising out of construction of municipal airport in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Recovered virtually all bond payments made by surety and obtained reversal from City contractor's termination for cause, reinstating contractor's bonding capacity.
• Regularly represent owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors in complex delay, disruption and defective work disputes.
Fire Subrogation
• Recovered more than $10 million on behalf of insurer in a fire loss that represented the largest personal lines loss in the history of the company.
• Recovered nearly $4 million from a products manufacturer in a business fire loss.
• Recovered more than $1.2 million following successful arbitration trial of a fire loss caused by defective construction. Arbitration award included 100% of insurance payments made, plus pre-judgment interest and attorneys' fees.
• Obtained $1 million recovery following jury trial of fire loss caused by spontaneous combustion of construction materials during construction of multi million dollar town home penthouse project.
Complex Business Litigation
• Represented the uninsured creditors in the bankruptcy of an international general contractor.
• Successfully resolved multimillion dollar dispute between business owners in a case involving allegations of fraud and accounting malfeasance.
• Recovered nearly $2 million for an insurer in a dispute with an insurance broker.
HONORS
• Selected as Colorado Super Lawyer for Construction Litigation, 2006
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating
PRESENTATIONS
• Key Note Speaker,
Insurance Subrogation: Getting the Money Back, Seminar Sponsored by Phoenix Investigations, Inc., 2007
• Key Note Speaker,
Don't Be Short Changed, Know What To Do When Your Contract Changes, Lorman Seminar, 2006
• Key Note Speaker at the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, 2005
• Key Note Speaker at the International Arson Seminar, 2003
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
• Member, Construction Industry Forum
• American Bar Association
