Michael Callahan - Milgrom Daskam & Ellis

Michael Callahan

ASSOCIATE

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Michael is an Associate with Milgrom Daskam & Ellis where he specializes in the litigation practice area.

During his time at CU Law, Michael has served as a volunteer with the Korey Wise Innocence Project as part of a small team advocating on behalf of wrongfully convicted individuals in Colorado. He also served as the vice president of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, where he organized fundraisers and donation drives for local animal shelters.

As an attorney with Milgrom Daskam & Ellis, Michael has litigated cases running the legal gamut, including employment disputes, construction defects, and intellectual property and trademark infringement litigation.

In his spare time, Michael enjoys traveling with his wife and exploring the great outdoors with his dog Lily and his cat Huey.

FOCUS AREAS

Litigation

Articles

Employment Law

When the Law Isn’t Colorblind: The Questionable Use of National Race and Sex Statistics to Reduce Tort Plaintiff Damage Awards

Generally, facial race classifications in the American legal system are exceedingly rare, and almost any attempt to differentiate litigants’ outcomes based solely on their race is met with the highest level of judicial scrutiny. But there is one area of the law– where the use of a party’s race and sex classifications is not only permitted, but routine: personal injury. It is now common practice for defendants to use national race and sex statistics to reduce the damages awards of female and BIPOC plaintiffs.

Michael Callahan June 7, 2023

Data Privacy

Navigating and Complying with Colorado’s New Consumer Privacy Act

On July, 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA or “the Act”) into law. With that pen stroke, Colorado joined California and Virginia as the third state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. While the law does not take effect until July 1, 2023, Colorado businesses would do well to study up on the new law to ensure compliance when it does become active.

Michael Callahan December 5, 2022