Neil D. O'Toole

Employment Experience

Law Office of O'Toole and Sbarbaro, P.C. - 1995 to Present

Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability litigation.

Dallas, Holland & O'Toole - 1988 to 1995

Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability litigation.

Law Offices of Neil D. O'Toole - 1985 to 1988

Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, and General litigation.

Lead Counsel Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation,
525 U.S. 182,119 S. Ct. 636 (1999) Successful argument that the First Amendment prohibits States from limiting the circulation of citizen initiatives to registered voters.

Norton, Miller & O'Toole - 1981 to 1985

Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, Social Security Disability, and General litigation.

Jefferson County, Colorado - 1980 to 1981

Deputy District Attorney - Prosecuted traffic misdemeanor violations and felony informations/indictments.

Holmes & Starr - 1977 to 1980

Associate - Commercial litigation support and research.

C.A.R.E. - 1970 to 1976

Overseas Representative - Administered feeding, development, and emergency, relief programs in East Pakistan (Bangladesh), Afghanistan, Tunisia, Haiti, Cambodia, and Mali.

Peace Corps - 1968 to 1970

Volunteer - Agricultural teacher; assisted in small-scale village sanitation programs in Mysore State (Karnataka), South India.

Education and Associated Activities

University of Pennsylvania Law School

J.D. 1979
Member of Jessup Cup Debate Team
President School Ethics Committee and Student Council
Bookstore manager.

University of Chicago, School of Social Services Administration

M.A. 1970

St. Anselm's College

B.A. 1966
Major: Sociology
Minor: Philosophy

Bar Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Tenth Circuit)
U.S. District Court (Colorado)
State of Colorado
State of New York

Professional Associations

Member AFL-CIO
President, Workers’ Compensation Education Association (1990-1992) (2002-2004) (representing interests on workers' compensation issues; Board Member 1990 - Present)
Board Member Workplace Injury Litigation Group
Member:

National Organization of Social Security Representatives
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado's First Judicial District Bar Association
Faculty of Federal Advocates

Publications/Designations

Colorado's Citizen Initiative Again Scrutinized by the US. Supreme Court,
Neil D. O'Toole and John A. Sbarbaro, 28 Colorado Lawyer 671 (1999).

The ADA: Strict Scrutiny Protection for Disabled Workers,
21 Colorado Lawyer 733 (1992).

Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule,
11 Colorado Lawyer 410 (1982).

Canon 9 of the Code of Responsibility: An Elusive Ethical Guideline,
62 Marquette Law Review 313 (1979);
Martindale - Hubbell AV Rated, "Highest Possible Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards"

Commissions

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Task Force (2003)

Occupational Carpal Tunnel & Cumulative Trauma Disorders Treatment Task Force (2002)

Spine/Lower Extremity Treatment Task Force (2000)

Chronic Pain Treatment Task Force (2001 - 2011)

Cervical Treatment Guidelines Task Force (1997)

Shoulder Treatment Task Force (1997)

Case Management Treatment Task Force (1994)

Personal

Date of Birth: 2/15/45

Marital Status: Married; 6 children