ELIOT J WIENER

Eliot J Wiener is a shareholder with Ritsema & Lyon in our Denver office.   Mr. Wiener's extensive legal experience spans both the private and public sectors, including representation of employers and insurance carriers. Mr. Wiener spent three years with the Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority (Pinnacol Assurance), defending workers' compensation cases, as a Staff Attorney and then Assistant Chief Counsel. At the Authority, Mr. Wiener tried hundreds of claims, many of them on Colorado's Western Slope, where he continues to have an active practice.  Prior to joining Ritsema & Lyon, he was affiliated with the law firm of Hall & Evans. He is firmly committed to a responsive, client-centered approach with thorough attention and application, based on solid knowledge of the law and mastery of the litigation process.

Mr. Wiener enjoys being active in Colorado's legal community and has lectured at a number of Continuing Legal Education seminars on workers' compensation topics. A former Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, he is the author of an article in The Colorado Lawyer, "Occupational Disease Claims Under Senate Bill 218," on Occupational Disease Law. In 2007, Mr. Wiener was recognized as a Colorado "Super Lawyer". Mr. Wiener is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.

Mr. Wiener received a Masters degree in Public Administration from Pennsylvania State University and graduated from the University of Denver College of Law with a J.D. in 1983.

ELIOT J WIENER can be reached at 303.293.0094 or wienere@ritsema-lyon.com

303.293.0094
wienere@ritsema-lyon.com

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