Hon. C. Scott Crabtree (Ret.) presided over 100’s of jury and court trials during his 15 years on the Colorado District Court bench.  Judge Crabtree brings those skills to his arbitration practice.  Judge Crabtree has presided over dozens of arbitration matters during his nearly ten years with JAMS.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was an A-V rated trial attorney in the Denver Metro area for twenty years practicing in the areas of business, commercial, insurance, construction and hotel/hospitality litigation.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

• As a judge he presided over a wide variety of cases including business litigation, personal injury, insurance coverage/bad faith, contract disputes, real estate, domestic relations, construction defect, professional malpractice and probate matters
• While in private practice Judge Crabtree taught college courses in hotel and hospitality law
• Prior to his judicial appointment he was engaged in volunteer mediation in Jefferson and Adams Counties
• As a judge he provided settlement conferences for cases assigned to fellow judges
• Judge Crabtree was an active participant and presenter for training the State of Colorado’s judges
• He was a frequent presenter for judges’ panels on civil practice
• Judge Crabtree was the author of the ground-breaking decision declaring Colorado’s same sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Areas of Expertise in Arbitrations

• Business/Commercial
• Construction
• HOA
• Real Estate
• Hotel/Hospitality
• Estates/Probate
• Professional Liability