Larry Pozner is an American lawyer and author, and lecturer. He is the founding partner of the law firm Reilly Pozner LLP and is considered an expert on cross-examination, civil litigation, and criminal defense for high-profile cases. He is the co-author of ''Cross Examination: Science and Techniques'', published by

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, and used as text in law schools.

Early life and education

Pozner earned his undergraduate degree in

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from the

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in 1969, and his J.D. degree from the

University of California, Hastings College of Law The University of California, Hastings College of the Law (UC Hastings) is a public law school in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, UC Hastings was the first law school of the University of California a ...

in 1973.

Career

He began his career as a public defender with the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender. He then went into private practice in 1985 and was a founder of the criminal defense law firm Pozner Hutt Kaplan PC. He then went on to found Denver based law firm Reilly Pozner LLP in 2000, originally under the name Hoffman Reilly Pozner & Williamson.

Significant cases

Insurance and financial cases

Pozner represented the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (

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) on behalf of

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to enforce non-compete agreements with former employees of the life insurance company. The former employees were attempting to recruit financial advisers employed by VALIC. Pozner was national counsel for the company and filed temporary restraining orders and injunctions to protect the company's trade secrets. He was also one of AIG's lead lawyers in its objection to Bank of America's settlement of claims arising out of the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S.

Denver Broncos ownership dispute

Pozner represented

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in a lawsuit brought against him by previous

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owner Edgar Kaiser. Kaiser had previously sold his share of the team to Bowlen in 1984. Kaiser brought suit against Bowlen after he offered former Broncos quarterback

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a share of the team. Kaiser contented that he had first right of refusal based on the 1984 sale and agreement, and brought suits against Bowlen in both state and federal courts. The case proceeded to the United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, ultimately deciding in favor of Bowlen. Pozner also represented the Broncos during a lawsuit brought against them by two season ticket holders, alleging violation of the Broncos' lease with the city requiring them to keep ticket prices less than the league average. The court granted summary disposition to the Broncos and threw out the lawsuit against the team.

Legal commentary

Pozner is often requested to provide commentary on high profile cases in the media. In 2003 he provided commentary on the

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trial for

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. He has also provided commentary on the murder of JonBenét Ramsey for numerous publications including ''

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'', and ''

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''. Additional commentary included the

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, and the

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sexual assault case on NBC and

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Teaching and writing career

He has written opinion pieces for

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, and

The Denver Post ''The Denver Post'' is a daily newspaper and website published in Denver, Colorado. As of June 2022, it has an average print circulation of 57,265. In 2016, its website received roughly six million monthly unique visitors generating more than 13 ...

. He also served as an

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at the

Sturm College of Law The Sturm College of Law ("Denver Law") is the professional graduate law school of the University of Denver. It is one of two law schools in the state of Colorado. Founded in 1892, the Sturm College of Law was one of the first in America's Mountai ...

where he was voted Best Professor for 1981-1982.

''Cross Examination: Science and Techniques''

The second edition of his book ''Cross Examination: Science and Techniques'' came out on December 2, 2004. The book focuses on cross-examination methods, techniques and principals used help attorneys develop cross-examination skills that are critical to trial success.

Awards and recognition

*Ranked in the international publication Chambers USA since 2007 in the area of Colorado, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations. *Named a ''Colorado Super Lawyer'' since 2006. *He was recognized as Lawyer of the Year for Denver Criminal Defense Non-White Collar lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America and has been listed in this publication since 1987.Best Lawyers: Larry Pozner
/ref> *He has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, a rating he has held since 2001.

References

External links

Official Website
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