In Memoriam
| Publication year | 2023 |
| Pages | 62 |
Richard P. Holme
November 6,1941-January 14, 2023
The Colorado legal community mourns the loss of Richard "Dick" Holme, who passed away on January 14, 2023. Dick was a longtime partner at Davis Graham & Graham & Stubbs (DGS) and a stalwart at the CBA. He will be deeply missed.
Born on November 6, 1941, in Denver, to parents Peter H. Holme, Jr. and Lena Phillips Holme, Dick was raised in Denver and graduated from East High School and Williams College. He attended law school at the University of Colorado, where he met Barbara Friel, whom he married in 1965. 'They have two children, Daniel and Robert, and a marvelous grandson, Jaxson.
After law school, Dick joined DGS as an associate until he became a deputy district attorney in 1969. After three years in that office, Dick returned to DGS, where he became a partner. He worked at DGS for 50 years until his retirement. During his career, Dick had a broad range of trial practice. He tried almost 70 jury trials, a number of trials to the court, and over 30 appeals in both state and federal courts. For many years, he commented that he had tried "one of everything and two of nothing." Early in his career, he was instrumental in clearing the legal hurdles that were blocking the development of the town of Highlands Ranch.
Dick's primary interest was in improving the quality of the legal profession and making the trial of cases more efficient and less expensive. He held numerous leadership positions in both the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. He was deeply involved in lawyer discipline, serving as a member of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee (1979-85), as a hearing board member for cases of alleged attorney misconduct (1985-2014), and as a mediator for numerous disciplinary proceedings (1992-2014).
Dick's work on improving trial practices included being a member of the select drafting committee for Colorado's new Criminal Code (1970-71), the first Colorado Jury Instruction Committee (1972-73), and the Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Civil Rules (1994-2019). He also served as the prime drafter of rules relating to simplified procedure, appointive judges, deadlines for pretrial actions, expedited pretrial procedure, judicial case management, discovery, and subpoenas for medical records.
Dick was elected to fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers (1983), where he served as the Colorado State...
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