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Alan D. Schindler
Partner
Overview
Alan Schindler represents individuals and public and private entities in a broad spectrum of general commercial litigation matters, employing more than 15 years of trial experience and agile resolution strategies to achieve successful outcomes in and out of the courtroom. He specifically focuses on contracts, real estate law, professional liability, and business torts.
Boasting a track record of favorable results for his diverse clientele, Alan has notably represented individuals across the agriculture, shipping, finance, mortgage lending, private equity, and construction industries.
Alans’s ability to quickly and efficiently adapt to new sectors and wide-ranging matters allows him to form strategic solutions regardless of dispute type or level of complexity, and he frequently navigates highly contentious claims, including those with multimillion-dollar outcomes.
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2009 (J.D.)
- University of Michigan, 2005 (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- Won seven-figure arbitration award on behalf of public company client in a dispute surrounding a failed acquisition.
- Secured a multi-million jury verdict for a medical supply distributor on claims of fraudulent transfer, unjust enrichment, and successor liability, and successfully piercing the corporate veil to attach liability against the defendant’s majority owner.
- Earned dismissal of defamation claims against individual clients utilizing Colorado’s newly enacted Anti-SLAPP statute.
- Served as counsel to a private equity fund focused on the North American oil and gas industry defending against claims of wrongful termination by a former partner. The litigation resulted in a granting of summary judgment in favor of the company and against the former partner.
- Served as lead counsel for debt collection law firm in defense of class action litigation involving claims of violations of both the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Federal Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Served as lead counsel for Charlotte-based financial services firm in litigation against a former software developer. Prior to settlement, his client obtained an order granting its motion to dismiss the defendant’s counterclaims.
- Served as lead counsel for one of the Country’s largest cable, phone, and broadband communication company defending against breach of contract claims, resulting in a favorable settlement.
- Served as lead counsel for a Kentucky-based real estate holding company defending against claims of breach of contract. Obtained an order granting summary judgment in favor of client and an award of costs.
- Represented a New York-based private equity firm in defense of veil-piercing claims in a litigation involving multimillion-dollar claims of non-payment and fraud surrounding a nationwide residential property remediation project.
- Represented a New York-based cable television provider against multimillion-dollar breach of contract claims.
- Represented local health care business in dispute against former employee and competing company.
- Represented an individual in a lawsuit involving Eighth Amendment claims stemming from the government’s deliberate indifference to his suffering from a ruptured appendix while in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections. The lawsuit resulted in a high six-figure settlement.
- Faculty of Federal Advocates, Board Member, 2024-present; Secretary, 2025-present
- Federal Pro Se Clinic, Advisory Board, 2021-present
- Federal Limited Appearance Program (FLAP), Founding Member, 2020-present
- Denver University School of Law, Professional Mentoring Advisory Board, 2017-present
- Georgetown University Alumni Association of Denver
- Lawdragon, 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2025
- Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star, General Litigation, 2019-2023
- Legal Aid Society, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2010-2011
- Colorado Bar Association
- Solo/Small Firm Section, Executive Council Member and Digital Communications Representative, 2021-present
- Young Lawyer Division, Executive Council Member and CLE Committee Chairman, 2017-2021
- Faculty of Federal Advocates, 2015-present
- “Same Robe, Different Role,” Faculty of Federal Advocates, Moderator, July 2024
- “Pro Bono Opportunities with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado,” Faculty of Federal Advocates, May 2024
- “FLAP Orientation Update,” Federal Limited Appearance Program, January 2025
- “FLAP Orientation,” Federal Limited Appearance Program, October 2021
- “FLAP Orientation,” Federal Limited Appearance Program, September 2020
- “Litigation Nuts & Bolts CLE Featuring a Presentation by Justice Richard Gabriel of the Colorado Supreme Court,” April 2018
- “Professional Defense of the Accused,” Lawyers’ Professional Liability, Chapter 35, Colorado Bar Association, 2017