Betsy Hyatt graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Colorado State University with a degree in economics and a minor in mathematics. In 1998, Ms. Hyatt received her J.D. from the University of Colorado, where she served on the board of editors of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy. Prior to joining Starrs Mihm & Caschette, she practiced for several years with an employment and civil rights defense law firm and then with a professional liability defense firm. Ms. Hyatt has successfully tried bench and jury trials as second chair and as lead counsel on behalf of entities and individuals. Her practice includes the areas of legal malpractice, business torts, civil rights, employment litigation, and general civil litigation. Ms. Hyatt is admitted to practice in the state courts of Colorado, the United States District Court, District of Colorado, and the Tenth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Corporate Litigation
• Legal Malpractice Litigation
• Fraud and Business Torts Litigation
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Employment Litigation

Publications

• Elizabeth J. Hyatt & Michael T. Mihm, "Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims," Chapter 29, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2006). To read this chapter about statutory claims against lawyers, click here.
• Elizabeth J. Hyatt & Michael T. Mihm, "Damages For Injuries or Losses Caused by Legal Malpractice," Chapter 31, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2006). To read this chapter on the law of damages in legal malpractice cases, click here.

Lectures and Seminars

• Panel Speaker, "Perry Mason, Arnie Becker or Denny Crane: To What Generational Beat Do You March and Does It Make a Difference in Your Legal Practice?" in ABA section of Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona (February 2008)
• Speaker, "Common Law & Statutory Claims" in 2007 Preventing Legal Malpractice Seminars, Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Springs and Denver, Colorado (January and February, 2007).

Professional Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Women's Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  - Litigation Section
  - Business Torts Litigation Committe (Tenth Circuit Case Notes Editor)

Bar Admissions

• Colorado,1998
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado,1998
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1998
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law , J.D., 1998
• Colorado State University, B.A., Cum Laude, 1994