Professional Bio
Ms. Roswell is a founding member of Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC. Throughout her career, Ms. Roswell’s practice has focused on civil defense litigation with an emphasis on the defense of complex construction defect lawsuits on behalf of developers, general contractors, and other construction professionals. Ms. Roswell’s practice also focuses on general casualty and insurance defense litigation. Ms. Roswell frequently provides consulting and risk management services to clients and their insurance carrier representatives in a wide range of claims including hospitality, premises security and liability, and business security. Ms. Roswell’s construction clientele includes a variety of residential and commercial construction professionals, from Fortune 500 companies to single contractor entities. Ms. Roswell received her undergraduate education at the University of Colorado, School of Business in Boulder, Colorado and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, College of Law.
Ms. Roswell speaks locally and nationally on topics pertinent to the construction industry; lecturing to attorneys, construction professionals, and insurance organizations. Ms. Roswell is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.
Bar Admissions
- Colorado Supreme Court, 1991
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 1991
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1991
Professional Activities
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member/Lecturer, National Conference on Construction Defect Litigation
- Nominated Member, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, 2011 – Present
- Professional Member, Colorado Claims Association, 2011 – 2012
- Associate Member, Colorado Association of Home Builders, 2010 – Present
- Member, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, 2010 – Present
- Section Member, Construction Section-ABA, 2010 – Present
- Section Member, Law Practice Management-ABA, 2010 – Present
- Associate Council Board Member, Association of General Contractors, 2014- Present
- Associate Council Treasurer/Secretary, Association of General Contractors, 2019
- Associate Member, Association of General Contractors, 2009 – 2014
- Section Member, General Practice Section, Small Firms, 2009 – Present
- Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association Solo and Small Firms 2011 – 2012
- Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 2008
- Graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Rocky Mountain Deposition Program: Taking and Defending Depositions, Denver, Colorado 1995
- Graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Rocky Mountain Regional Program: Building Trial Skills, Denver, Colorado
Publications
- Sheri H. Roswell, Colorado Construction Defect Overview, COLORADO CONSTRUCTION DEFECT OVERVIEW, (2007)
- David M. McLain & Sheri H. Roswell eds., Construction Litigation Desk Reference: A State-By-State Compendium (Colorado Chapter), DRI, THE VOICE OF THE DEFENSE BAR (2010)
- Jean Y. Meyer & Sheri H. Roswell, The “Right to Repair” Construction Defects in the Rocky Mountain and Plains Region, CLM CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS MAGAZINE (Spring, 2018)
Speaking Engagements
- Crum & Forster, October 2018
“Ethics in Claim Management: Issues & Pitfalls in Mediation and Negotiations” - Association of General Contractors, October 2018
“Risk Transfer” - Construction Resource Group Lunch & Learn: Quarterly Group Presentation, 2014- Present
- MC Consultants’ 18th Annual Construction Defect Seminar, 2012
“Trends in Risk Management – Rocky Mountain Construction Issues” - West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar, 2010
“Construction Defect – Standing…Who Really Has the Right to Bring an Action in CD Cases?” - Home Builders Association – Builder Breakfast, 2009
“Recent Construction-Related Legislation” - West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar, 2008
“The Rest of the West: The Five Things You Need to Know” - MC Consultants’ 14th Annual Conference – West Region Construction Defect and Law Conference, 2008
“Coverage and Recent Trends” - CPCU i Legal Day, 2007
“Construction Defect Litigation” - Home Builders’ Association of Metro Denver – Quality Construction Certification, 2006
“Construction Defects” - Construction Defect Litigation Conference, 1999
“Allocating Liability Between Plaintiffs, Developers and Subcontractors” - Legal Presentation, 1998
“Anatomy of a Lawsuit”
Reported Cases
- Stiff v. Bilden Homes, Inc., 88 P.3d 639 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2003).
