[blox img="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mcourt.jpg" height="260" nomargin="true"][column8] [distance2] [big_title] Matthew A. Court [/big_title] [h4] Associate [/h4] [/column8] [/blox] [column10] [subtitle] BIOGRAPHY [/subtitle] [p]Matthew A. Court focuses his practice on special districts law, litigation and employment law. Mr. Court works with special districts in a variety of areas including contract drafting, transactional matters, state and federal statutory compliance issues, property inclusions and exclusions, and employment matters. In Mr. Court's litigation practice, he represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of commercial and private disputes. Mr. Court also works closely with large and small businesses on an array of employment issues including wage and hour issues, employment discrimination claims, drug and alcohol testing, termination issues, and compliance with federal statutes such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.[/p][accordion title="Read More"]<ul><li> While at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Mr. Court served as the Comments Editor of the Denver University Law Review and participated in the Student Trial Lawyers Association.  Mr. Court spent his second year as a student attorney in the Civil Rights Clinical program where he worked with a litigation team to conduct significant amounts of discovery, including client interviewing and counseling; drafting federal court motions; drafting requests for production and interrogatories; and conducting depositions.</li><li> Prior to joining Ireland Stapleton, Mr. Court served as a judicial extern for Douglas County Judge Nancy Hopf, assisting with Judge Hopf's civil, criminal and domestic dockets. Prior to law school, Mr. Court taught mathematics and language arts at James Wood Middle School in Winchester, Virginia, where he also served as head of the school's mathematics department. Mr. Court continues to strive toward making a positive impact in children's lives through his affiliation with Adventure Amputee Camp.</li></ul>[/accordion] [accordion title="Legal Experience"] <ul> <li>Successfully defended the City of New York in federal and state lawsuits dealing with employment discrimination, labor disputes, and abuse of process</li> <li>Provided counseling to dozens of New York City agencies concerning compliance with federal, state and local anti-discrimination statutes, and collective bargaining agreements</li> <li>Successfully represented employees in multi-plaintiff lawsuits against major corporations in cases involving company-wide violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act</li> <li>Served as a law clerk to former EEOC Commissioner Paul Steven Miller</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Memberships"] <ul> <li>Colorado Bar Association</li> <li>Denver Bar Association</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Presentations & Publications"] <ul> <li>Comments Editor, Denver University Law Review</li> <li>Author, "Berry & Murphy, P.C. v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.: Malpractice Liability Insurance in the Tenth Circuit," 88 Denv. U.L. Rev. 443 (2011)</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Honors and Awards"] <ul> <li>Recipient, Academic Excellence Award, Labor Law</li> <li>Recipient, Howard Jenkins, Jr. Award in Labor Law</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Community Involvement"] <ul> <li>Board of Directors, Adventure Amputee Camp</li> <li>Advisory Board Member, An Ounce of Nutrition</li> </ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Personal Interest"] Mr. Court enjoys running, hiking and cheering for the Los Angeles Dodgers [/accordion] [distance4] [/column10] [column5 class="offset-by-one"] [subtitle] Contact Info [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row](303) 628-3674 [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="mailto:mcourt@irelandstapleton.com"> mcourt@irelandstapleton.com </a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/?attachment_id=2123> Download Matthew Court's vCard </a> [/li-row] [li-row]<a http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/?attachment_id=2131> Download Matthew Court's PDF  </a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Practice Areas [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] <a title="Employment"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/employment/"> Employment </a>[/li-row] [li-row] <a title="Special Districts"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/special-districts/"> Special Districts </a>[/li-row] [li-row] <a title="Litigation"href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/litigation/"> Litigation </a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Education [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] University of Denver Sturm College of Law J.D., Order of the Coif , 2012 [/li-row] [li-row] George Mason University MEd, Education Leadership, 2008 [/li-row] [/list-ul][subtitle]Admissions[/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row]Admitted to practice in Colorado[/li-row][/list-ul] [/column5] [distance4]