Hutchison Black and Cook LLC is proud to have two lawyers named as the Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in Boulder. Christopher W. Ford was recognized for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and David J. Driscoll was recognized for Insurance Law. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region.
Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Christopher Ford has handled cases involving serious personal injuries, civil rights, and complex commercial matters. He joined Hutchinson Black and Cook in 1998 after completing his clerkship for the Honorable Mary Mullarkey, the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. He regularly teaches for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
A Harvard Law School graduate, Ford was a trustee of the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado for six years, then became Vice-Chair and then Chairperson of the Foundation. For over 14 years, he has co-chaired the local Boulder campaign for the Foundation, which raises money for civil legal services for low-income people.
Ford has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for the past 10 years and named a Colorado Super Lawyer® every year since 2013. He was also named 2017 Personal Injury-Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year" for Boulder by Best Lawyers®.
David Driscolll has represented individuals, large and small businesses and government agencies in trials, appeals, arbitrations and regulatory hearings in numerous courts and venues. His 40 years of practice has also involved complex litigation, including breach of contract, business disputes, environmental torts, personal injury, construction defects, professional negligence, trespass, insurance coverage and insurance bad-faith claims.
Driscoll is a past president and director of the Boulder County Bar Association. He was a member of the Colorado Supreme Court's Committee that wrote the rules on the use of Magistrates, and served on the Colorado Supreme Court's Attorney Disciplinary Hearing Board for six years. In addition, he has presented continuing legal education lectures for the Boulder Bar and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and has authored articles on insurance law and deposition strategies for Trial Talk.
Driscoll has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer® nine times and a 2023 The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.