As one of the founding members of Pollart Miller, Mr. Pollart draws on over 20 years as a practicing attorney to represent clients in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah.
As litigation counsel and advisor, he supports and advocates for the interest and rights of his clients in their insurance and employment-related issues with an emphasis on defending workers’ compensation matters.
Whether large national corporations or those with regional focus, Mr. Pollart provides counsel to assist clients with risk assessment and litigation analysis. Mr. Pollart’s trial experience means his clients have the security of a seasoned trial advocate when necessary, but at the same time a counselor who helps them find solutions to reduce claim exposure and the costs before litigation.
- Arapahoe County Bar Association 2003-Present
- Arizona Bar Association 2018 – present
- Claims Litigation Management Alliance 2014-Present
- Colorado Bar Association 1996-Present
- Colorado Professionals in Workers’ Compensation 2017-Present
- Mountain View Bank of Commerce Director 2012-2018
- Nebraska Bar Association 2003-Present
- Utah Bar Association 2007-Present
Mr. Pollart is a frequent speaker at seminars for claims specialists addressing insurance law developments with specific focus on reducing claim exposure and litigation expenses. Examples include:
- 2019 Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference: Up In Smoke: Impact of Medical and Recreational Marijuana on Workers’ Compensation.
- 2017 Colorado Workers’ Compensation Fall Update for a Colorado Bar Association CLE: The New Rule 16
- August 27,2015, Rocky Mountain Risk Management Society Conference – Hot Topics in Colorado Workers’ Compensation: Cumulative Trauma & Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation
Mr. Pollart has important decisions published in Colorado, Utah and Nebraska affecting the rights of employers and insurers:
Walling v. Qwest Corp., 2021, WL 1541498 (Nebraska Ct. of App., April 20, 2021) NSFP
Ortega v. Industrial Claims Appeals Office and King Soopers, Inc., 207 P.3d 895 (Colo. App. 2009)
Moore v. Western Forge Corporation, 192 P.3d 427 (Colo. App. 2007)
Timpanogos Hospital and Zurich American Insurance v. Labor Commission and Tara Bishop, 251 P.3d 855 (Utah App. 2001)
Blogs:
06/30/17 | Compensability – “Correlation is Not Causation” – Just Because Symptoms are From Work Does Not Mean It’s a Compensable Injury
06/23/17 | Winning a Hearing on Medical Care Does Not End the Issue as a Later Division IME Can Overturn the ALJ’s Conclusions
06/14/17 | Court of Appeals – Apportionment of Benefits
- Recognized by and included in Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2022
- Named Top Workers’ Compensation – Respondent Lawyer by 5280 Magazine 2018, 2019 and 2020
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers, 2018, 2019 and 2020
- Recognized as 10 Best in Client Satisfaction in Workers’ Compensation by the AIOLC, 2018
- Outstanding Respondent Attorney by Professionals In Workers’ Compensation (PWC), 2016 and 2017
- J.D., University of Nebraska, 1996
- B.A., University of Nebraska, 1992
