Stephen E. Baumann
Associate

Stephen E. Baumann

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Steve Baumann was admitted to the Colorado Bar in October of 2011. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  

At the University of Southern California Law School, he served as a Legal Writing and Advocacy Fellow, through which he co-taught the first-year legal writing and advocacy program. He was also a Content Editor for the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, and served as the President and Co-Founder of the USC Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society.  He was awarded a USC Law Merit Scholarship, as well as the American Jurisprudence Award for the highest grade in Evidence, Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy, and Insurance.

He has also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Manuel L. Real in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Steve currently volunteers his time with the University of Denver Law School’s Lawyering Process program, through which he assists first-year law students in developing their legal research, writing, and advocacy skills. He is also involved with the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, as part of Chief United States District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel’s Dream Team, which promotes inclusiveness throughout the legal profession through programs at the high school, university, and post-graduate levels.

Since joining Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC, he has concentrated on civil litigation and public entity defense, including civil rights, employment litigation, product liability, insurance liability and litigation, and appellate matters, including drafting the appellant’s opening brief for an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a portion of a brief of amicus curiae in support of a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.  His insurance practice includes representation of insurers in complex coverage matters. 

Education

University of Southern California Law School, J.D. 2011

University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A. 2007
 
Cum laude with distinction, Political Science, English
 
Phi Beta Kappa

Memberships

American Mensa

American Constitution Society

Colorado Bar Association

Denver Bar Association

Legal Writing Institute