Sandy has successfully defended her clients in property damage bad faith cases stemming from hail, wind, fire, and water damage. Her team secured a defense verdict in a federal district court jury trial where the insureds claimed their tile roof could not be repaired. Sandy successfully defended a carrier in a fire case where the insured had moved out of state and misrepresented how often and for what purpose she returned to Colorado. The district court’s dismissal, determining the insured was not residing in Colorado at the time of the fire and had made misrepresentations during the claim that barred coverage under the policy, was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, creating new law in Colorado on residency under a Homeowners Policy. Sandy also obtained dismissal in a bad faith suit related to wind damage to a wood shake roof where actual cash value was defined in the policy and the roof was past its life expectancy. Her team secured dismissal of bad faith claims in a wildfire case where the Court agreed the insureds had not requested the amounts it now claimed were withheld in bad faith before filing suit, and had no evidence more than the amounts paid to date was incurred.

Sandy was named a Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star® in 2010 and a Colorado Super Lawyer® from 2019 – 2025. She is currently serving her second term as the Region 2 VP for the CBA and CBA Executive Council and is a member of the Colorado Judicial Performance Committee for the 18^th Judicial District. Sandy has also been active in the Faculty of Federal Advocates, Colorado Women’s Bar Association (board member 2005-2007), Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, and DRI. In law school, she was an editor for the Oregon Law Review.