Medical Students with Disabilities: A Generation of Practice

Medical Students with Disabilities:
A Generation of Practice
Daniel J. Wilkerson
Daniel J. Wilkerson serves as Deputy
University Counsel to the University of
Colorado. Mr. Wilkerson has been with
the University since 1989. Prior to joining
the Office of University Counsel, Mr.
Wilkerson served four years in the Judge
Advocate General’s Corps of the United
States Army.
Mr. Wilkerson holds an undergraduate
degree from Cornell University where he
was a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Mr. Wilkerson received his law degree
from Willamette University in Salem,
Oregon where he was an Associate Editor
of the Law Review, a member of the
Moot Court Board, and an officer of
student government.
Jennifer Watson
Jennifer Watson serves as a Legal Staff
Associate with the Office of University
Counsel, University of Colorado at
Denver and Health Sciences Center. Ms.
Watson has been with the University
since 2004.
Ms. Watson holds a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from Saint Louis
University and a J.D., with distinction,
from the University of Iowa College of
Law where she was an associate editor on
Law Review and a member of the National
Moot Court team. She is admitted to the
Colorado Bar and is a member of the
Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.
Shannon H. Hutchens
Shannon Hutchens is a Legal Staff
Associate with the Office of University
Counsel, University of Colorado at
Denver and Health Sciences Center. Ms.
Hutchens has been with the University
since 2003. Prior to joining the Office of
University Counsel, she practiced health
law at Cook Children’s Health System in
Fort Worth, Texas.
Ms. Hutchens holds a B.A. from Texas
A&M University, a J.D. from Texas Tech
University where she was an articles editor
on Law Review. Following law school,
she obtained a LL.M. in Health Law from
the University of Houston. Ms. Hutchens
has written several articles for the
American Health Law Association
(AHLA) on legal/compliance-related
issues. She is admitted to the State Bars
of Texas and Colorado.
1 Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005