I am an attorney and sole shareholder of Elwyn F. Schaefer & Associates, P.C.  I am a graduate of Columbia (B.A., 1966) and the University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1969).  I have been licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado and the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado since 1969.  I am also admitted to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.  I have practiced in Colorado since completing a clerkship with Justice Robert B. Lee of the Colorado Supreme Court.  I have also served as a municipal court judge.

I have been practicing law for approximately 39 years and for the last 30 of those years, have specialized in employment law.  I devote approximately 80% of my practice to the representation of employees in labor and employment law disputes in the private sector.

I have represented numerous private and public employees before the EEOC, CCRD, OFO, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and various agencies and governmental entities.  I have also represented employees in state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

I am a long-time member of both NELA (National Employment Lawyers Association) and a member of the Board of Directors of PELA (Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association).  I often advise colleagues with regard to legal issues that they may encounter from time to time.

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law
• Discrimination:
• Age, Race, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Gender and Sexual Harassment
• Business and Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1969
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1969
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• Columbia, New York, New York, 1966
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  
  

Representative Cases

• Crist v. Mesa Developmental Services, ( 2009)
• Hansen v. University of Denver, ( 2009)
• Smith v. BNSF Railway Company, ( 2009)
• Folkers v. Hewlett Packard, (January 2008)
• Cairns v. UBSFS, ( 2008)
• Hughes v. Titan Technology, ( 2008)
• Hemming v. Republic National Distribution, ( 2007)
• Green v. AssetLink, ( 2007)
• EEOC v. Albertson's, ( 2007)
• Fogel v. U.S. Engineering, ( 2007)
• Tardio v. Dept. of Justice, ( 2007)
• McGrath v. Central Masonry Corp, ( 2006)
• McInnis v. Fairfield Communities, ( 2006)
• Fitzgerald v. Bureau of Prisons, ( 2006)
• McGrath v. Central Masonry, ( 2006)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joslin Dry Goods Comany, ( 2005)
• Keller v. Koca, ( 2005)
• Fitzgerald v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, ( 2004)
• Saurini v. Adams County School, et al, ( 2004)
• McInnis v. Fairfield Communities, ( 2004)
• Swain v. Nextel West Corp., ( 2004)
• Koca ex rel. Alpar v. Keller, ( 2004)
• Vallejo v. Commerce City PD, et al, ( 2003)
• Cyncar v. U.S. Postal Service, ( 2003)
• Lancaster, et al v. Federal Reserve Bank, ( 2003)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
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• Board of Directors of PELA (Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association)
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• Denver Bar Association
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• Colorado Bar Association
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• Faculty of Federal Advocates
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Past Employment Positions

• Justice Robert B. Lee of the Colorado Supreme Court, Law Clerk
• Municipal Court Judge, Town of Bow Mar

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Chi