Practice areas: Construction Litigation; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 1974
Education: Stanford Law School
Ty is the Managing Principal of The Holt Group LLC, Attorneys & Counselors at Law, and the founder and Principal of Western Neutral Services, LLC, in Denver, Colorado.
Ty has over forty years of experience as a: commercial and construction transaction lawyer; commercial and construction trial attorney; and thirty years of experience as a commercial and construction mediator and arbitrator. Ty is listed in the “Red Book” and serves as co-bond counsel for several governmental clients and a number of higher education institutions.
Ty’s clients include owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, construction/program managers, insurers and sureties. He serves as a "first chair" trial and counseling attorney for many clients. His experience extends from the simple to the most complex multi-party disputes. He practices in the Federal and State trial and appellate courts; before various federal, state and local agencies and administrative claims tribunals. Mr. Holt also has extensive experience with arbitrations, mediations and other customized ADR procedures. He frequently serves as "local trial counsel" for clients with complex construction disputes.
Ty is a frequent speaker at local, regional and national educational programs for organizations such as the American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, Design Build Institute of America and College of Commercial Arbitrators, Practicing Law Institute and various state bar associations.
Practice areas
Construction Litigation: BusinessFocus areas
Construction Defects
- 100% Construction Litigation: Business
First Admitted: 1974, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://holtllc.com/l-tyrone-holt%2C-esq
Bar / Professional Activity
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Pro Hac Vice)
- American Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Nebraska (Pro Hac Vice)
- United States District Court for the District of Utah (Pro Hac Vice)
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Pro Hac Vice)
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Pro Hac Vice)
- State of Hawaii Circuit Court for the First Circuit (Pro Hac Vice)
- Los Angeles County Superior Court (Pro Hac Vice)
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Supreme Court of Colorado
- Colorado
- Design Build Institute of America and College of Commercial Arbitrators
- American Arbitration Association
Special Licenses / Certifications
- License to Practice Law, State of Colorado, 1974
Educational Background
- M. Theology, Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy, Santa Monica, California
- J.D., Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California
- B.A., Economics, Spanish and English, summa cum laude - Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Co-author of “Large, Complex Construction Disputes: The Dynamics of Multi-Party Mediation”, Dispute Resolution Journal, Copyright 2007
- Co-author of AAA Handbook on Mediation, 3rd Edition, “Large, Complex Construction Disputes: The Dynamics of Multi-Party Mediation”, Juris Publishing, 2015
- Co-author of AAA Handbook on Mediation, 2nd Edition, “Large, Complex Construction Disputes: The Dynamics of Multi-Member Mediation Teams”, Juris Publishing, 2010
- Author of “Whither Arbitration? What Can Be Done to Improve Arbitration and Keep Out Litigation’s Ill-Affects?”, The DePaul University Business & Commercial Law Journal, Spring 2009
Honors
- Delta of Georgia Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971
- Fellow and Past-President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (“CCA”)
- Denver 5280 Magazine Top Lawyers – The Best Attorneys in Alternative Dispute Resolution for 2021-22
- Colorado Super Lawyer – Construction Litigation for 2020-23, 2025
Industry Groups
- Construction Managers
- Construction Project Owners
- Design Professional and Owner's Representatives
- General Contractors
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023, 2025 - 2026