[blox img="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/blarson.jpg" height="260" nomargin="true"][column8] [distance2] [big_title] Benjamin J. Larson [/big_title] [h4] Associate [/h4] [/column8] [/blox] [column10] [subtitle] BIOGRAPHY [/subtitle][p] Mr. Larson is a member of the firm's litigation group, focusing primarily on commercial litigation matters. He counsels clients on a variety of business issues, including antitrust, business dissolution, breach of contract, construction defect, employment law, intellectual property, business professional liability and securities claims. Mr. Larson enjoys a robust motions practice, focusing on zealously representing his clients, regardless of the complexity of the issues.[/p][accordion title="Read More"] Mr. Larson joined Ireland Stapleton after graduating in the top three percent of his class from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. During law school, Mr. Larson served as an extern for the Honorable Sheila Rappaport in Denver District Court, as a research assistant on sustainable development issues for Professor Edward Ziegler and as a volunteer at the Rocky Mountain Survivors Center, where he won asylum for his young Iraqi client. Prior to law school, Mr. Larson had experience in banking and spent two years teaching English in Japan.[/accordion] [accordion title="Memberships"]<ul><li> Colorado common cause member of the board of directors and legal committee</li><li> Colorado Bar Association</li><li> Denver Bar Association</li></ul> [/accordion] [accordion title="Presentations &amp; Publications"]
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	<li>Staff Editor, Denver University Law Review</li>
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	<li>Pro bono attorney for Habitat for Humanity</li>
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	<li>Nominee, Hartje and Reese writing awards</li>
	<li>Semifinalist, Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition</li>
	<li>Academic Excellence Award - Property, Evidence, Legal Writing I &amp; II</li>
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	<li>Mr. Larson enjoys traveling, skiing, hiking and camping with his family.</li>
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[/accordion][distance4] [/column10] [column5 class="offset-by-one"] [subtitle] Contact Info [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row](303) 628-3685 [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="mailto:blarson@irelandstapleton.com"> blarson@irelandstapleton.com </a> [/li-row] [li-row]<a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Benjamin-J-Larson.vcf"> Download Benjamin Larson's vCard</a> [/li-row] [li-row] <a href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Larson_Benjamin_Biography.pdf">Download Benjamin Larson's PDF</a> [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle] Practice Areas [/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row] <a title="Litigation" href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/litigation/"> Litigation </a> <a title="Employment" href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/employment/"> Employment </a> <a title="Business" href="http://berchman.net/irelandstapleton/practices/business/"> Business </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 St. Ives, 2010 [/li-row] [li-row] University of South Dakota B.S., Economics, with highest honors, 2003 [/li-row] [/list-ul] [subtitle]Admissions[/subtitle] [list-ul type="arrow"] [li-row]Admitted to practice in Colorado[/li-row][/list-ul][/column5] [distance4]