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| Firmwide Total Peer Review Rated Lawyers: 38 | Other: 2 | Partnerss: 36 |
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William P. Johnson, (Partner) Financial Institutions born Iowa City, Iowa, January 28, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Coe College (B.A., 1953); University of Colorado (LL.B., 1958). Law Clerk to Chief Judge William Lee Knous, U.S. District Court, 1958-1959. Member of Faculty and Lecturer: Bank Holding Company and Bank Ownership Seminars, Independent Community Bankers of America, 1976—; Mergers and Acquisitions Seminars, Bank Administration Institute, 1977—; Special Interest Sessions, American Bankers Association, 1979—. Founding Director and Chairman, FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado. Director, United Bancorporation of Wyoming, Inc. Trustee, The Denver Foundation. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bank Holding Company Law; Bank Holding Company Regulation; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance Law; Civil Litigation.
Email: William P. Johnson AV Peer Review Rated | | | | James M. Lyons, (Senior Partner) Litigation born Joliet, Illinois, January 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Colorado, Illinois, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1968); DePaul University (J.D., 1971); University of Ulster (LL.D., honoris causa, 2002). Associate Editor, DePaul Law Review (1970-1971). Trustee, University of Northern Colorado (1995-1999); Trustee, Regis University (2000—); Counsel, Office of the President-Elect of the United States (1992-1993); U.S. Observer to the International Fund for Ireland (1993-2001). Special Advisor to the President of the United States and the Secretary of State for Economic Initiatives in Ireland (1997-2001). Member: Denver, Colorado and Illinois State Bar Associations. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation and Business Litigation — 10 consecutive years) ; President, Faculty of Federal Advocates of U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (2003). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; International Business Law; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Corporate Governance; Securities Regulation; International Trade.
Email: James M. LyonsAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Richard K. Clark, (Partner) Litigation, Real Estate born Independence, Missouri, April 21, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, South Dakota and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1966; J.D. cum laude, 1969). Recipient: Japan America Society of Colorado Dr. William Hosokawa Award, 1999; Distinguished Service Award as Legal Counsel to the Colorado Association of REALTORS, 2000; Shogun Circle Japan America Society of Colorado, 1995—. Speaker and panelist at various international, regional and local meetings and conventions. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Real Estate, Construction and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Construction Law; Business Associations Law; Real Estate; Condemnation; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Franchise Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Election and Campaign Finance.
AV Peer Review Rated | | | | Tennyson W. Grebenar, (Partner) Financial Institutions born Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1971, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Finance, 1966; J.D., 1969). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 1995—. Attorney, Vista, 1969-1971; Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, 1971-1975; National Vice President and Director, National Association of Extradition Officials, 1972-1975. General Counsel, Colorado Division of Banking, 1973-1975. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, 1980— and Chair, 1989-1992, Sub-committee on Banking and Financial Institutions; Member, Business Law Council, 1989-1992) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Banks and Banking; Banking Regulation; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Business Transactions.
AV Peer Review Rated | | | | Gregory B. Kanan, (Partner) Litigation born El Paso, Texas, September 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Winner, Rothgerber Moot Court Competition. Member, Case Note Editor, University of Colorado Law Review (1974-1975). Author: "Securities Fraud Under State Common Law," 45 University of Colorado Law Review 519. Law Clerk to Honorable Edward E. Pringle, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, (1975-1976). Adjunct Professor of Law, Antitrust, Health Law, University of Denver College of Law, 1995—. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (Board of Directors, 1990-1995; Chairman, 1991-1993; Colorado Lawyers Committee); Board of Governors, Denver Bar Association, 2003-2004. Recipient, Colorado Lawyers Committee Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award, 2004. Listed in: Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Antiturst), 2005; The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation), 2006. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Health Care Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Intellectual Property; Franchise Law.
AV Peer Review Rated | | | | Charles Goldberg, (Partner) Litigation born Denver, Colorado, July 28, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1961); University of Denver (J.D., 1964). District Judge, 2nd Judicial District, Denver, Colorado, 1974-1978; Chairman, Colorado Supreme Court's Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, 1999— Member, American College of Trial Lawyers; Colorado Supreme Court's Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions, 1977-1997. Member: Denver and Colorado (Chairman, Bar Press Committee, 1978-1979) Bar Associations; National Diocesan Attorney's Association (Member, Executive Committee); National Client Protection Organization (Director). Practice Areas: Religious Institutions; Complex Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Eminent Domain; Products Liability; Securities Arbitration; Contested Wills.
Email: Charles GoldbergAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Robert S. Arthur, Jr., (Partner) Real Estate born Irvington, New Jersey, April 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1976); Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). Lecturer, Environmental Liability in Workouts, and Commercial Real Estate Closing and Due Diligence, Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc., 1988—. Co-Author: Chapter on, "Construction Financing," Colorado Construction Law, (2000). Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Section on Real Estate and Titles, 1981—; Section Council Director, 1995-1998) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Business Transactions.
Email: Robert S. Arthur, Jr.AV Peer Review Rated | | | | Stephen T. Johnson, (Partner) Financial Institutions, Litigation born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1976); University of Colorado (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Fred M. Winner, U.S. District Court, for the District of Colorado, 1979-1980. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Banking Regulation; Bank Collections; Bank Foreclosures; Litigation.
Email: Stephen T. JohnsonAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Frederick J. Baumann, (Partner) Litigation born Queens, New York, September 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1982, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1976); New York University (J.D., 1979). Research Editor, Annual Survey of American Law, 1978-1979. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2002 and Chair, 2000-2001). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Fraud; Securities Class Actions; Corporate Governance.
Email: Frederick J. BaumannAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Brent R. Cohen, (Partner) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, April 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1981). Managing Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Clarence A. Brimmer, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1981-1982. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insolvency; Litigation; Intellectual Property.
Email: Brent R. CohenAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Franklin D. O'Loughlin, (Partner) Litigation born Great Falls, Montana, September 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1981, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1994, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Third Circuits. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.S., 1973); University of Montana (J.D., 1979). Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Insurance Committee) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; Wyoming State Bar; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Federation of Regulatory Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Products Liability.
Email: Franklin D. O'LoughlinAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Kris J. Kostolansky, (Partner) Labor & Employment, Litigation born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, Wyoming and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1977); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Author: "Sequestration of Deponents in Civil Litigation," 15 Colo. Law. 1028 (1986), "Practical Suggestions for Complying With the Americans With Disabilities Act,: 16 Wyo. Law. 23 (1993). Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Founding Member, Denver ADA Roundtable. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law; Construction Litigation; Labor Law; Environmental Law; Insurance; Products Liability.
Articles on martindale.com Email: Kris J. KostolanskyAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Ben M. Ochoa, (Partner) born Grand Junction, Colorado, May 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1987). Recipient, Outstanding Lawyer, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 1996. Board Member, Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2000. Member: Denver, Colorado and First Judicial District Bar Associations; Hispanic National Bar Association (Region VIII President, 1996-1998; Judiciary Committee and U.S. Supreme Court Committee, 2001—); Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (Board Member, Chair, Judicial Nominations and Endorsements Committee, 1996, 1998-2001); Auraria Higher Education Center, (Board of Directors, 1997-1999, Chair, Budget and Finance Committee, 1998-1999); Governor's Task Force on Civil (Justice Reform and Administrative Law Subcommittee, 1999-2001); Children's Museum of Denver (Board of Directors, 2002—). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Email: Ben M. OchoaAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Brian J. Spano, (Partner) Litigation born Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1984); University of Illinois (J.D., 1987). Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Insurance Receivers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; ERISA Litigation; Products Liability.
Email: Brian J. SpanoAV Peer Review Rated | | | | James R. Walker, (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, November 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1986, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, Arizona. Education: Colorado State University (B.S.B.A., 1982); University of Denver (J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Order of St. Ives. Member, Board of Editors, Denver University Law Review, 1984-1985. Recipient, "Forty Under 40" Award, Denver Business Journal, 1997. Author, "Avoiding Living Probate," The Colorado Lawyer, March 1998; "The Commerciality Doctrine is a Judicial Border Patrol for Charities Activities," 12 Journal of Exempt Organizations 209 (2001). Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1984. Chair, Joint Transactional Professional Responsibility Group, 1996-2000. Past-President, Denver Tax Association. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member and Past-Chair, Taxation Section, Executive Council, 1994-2000; Member, Ad Hoc Partnership Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; Scribes Legal Writing Society; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Greater Denver Tax Counsel; Denver Estate Planning Council. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Reported Cases: Lagae v. Lackner, 996 P.2d 1281 (Colo. 2000). Metrocorp v. Commissioner, 116 T.C. No. 18 (2000). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Business Law; Trusts and Estates Law; International Taxation; Nonprofit Law; Religious Corporation Tax; Real Estate Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation.
Email: James R. WalkerAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Justin D. Cumming, (Partner) Financial Institutions, Litigation born Julesburg, Colorado, April 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and District of Nebraska. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1986); University of Colorado (J.D., 1989). Boettcher Scholar. Member: Denver and Colorado (Chair, Agricultural Law Section, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Governors, Real Estate Section; Trust and Estate Section) Bar Associations; American Agricultural Lawyers Association (Member, Communications Committee). Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Administrative Law; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Probate; Finance; Litigation.
Email: Justin D. CummingAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Karen L. Witt, (Partner) Financial Institutions born Lincoln, Nebraska, April 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Denver (J.D., with honors, 1990). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Business Law.
Email: Karen L. WittBV Peer Review Rated | | | | Joel A. Glover, (Partner) Litigation born Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, May 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, Wyoming; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Insurance Law; Insurance Insolvency Law; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability.
Email: Joel A. GloverAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Michael D. Plachy, (Partner) Labor & Employment, Litigation born Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 1988; J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Recipient, DeSouchet Trial Advocacy Award. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Toth v. Gates Rubber Company, 2000 U.S. App. Lexis 14373 (10th Cir. 2000); Union Ins. Co. v. Houtz, 883 P. 2d 1057 (Colo., 1994); Western Surety Co. v. Smith, 914 P. 2d 451 (Colo. App., 1995). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Corporate/Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Eminent Domain; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law; Antitrust; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Franchise Law.
Email: Michael D. PlachyAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Cindy C. Oliver, (Partner) Litigation born Bangor, Maine, April 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Recipient, West Book Award. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association (Co-chair, Public Policy Committee, 2001-2002; Member, Professional Advancement Committee, 1999-2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury; Tort; Products Liability.
Email: Cindy C. OliverRated Peer Review Rated | | | | Susan S. Sperber, (Partner) Litigation born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1989); Hollins College, Paris; George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Real Estate Law; Litigation; Religious Institutions; International Business Law.
Email: Susan S. SperberAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Scott M. Browning, (Partner) Litigation born Boulder, Colorado, March 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Trinity University (B.S., 1989); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, William & Mary Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Advanced Research Techniques and Remedies. Author: "No Fault Equitable Subordination: Reassuring Investors that Only Government Penalty Claims are at Risk," 34 William & Mary Law Review 487 (1993). Author: "In the Tenth Circuit, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Raises the Bar on Credit Card Nondischargeability." Law Clerk for Justice William H. Erickson, Colorado Supreme Court, 1993-1994. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; United States Supreme Court Historical Society; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Coloado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Securities; Corporate Finance; Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property; Religious Institutions.
Email: Scott M. BrowningAV Peer Review Rated | | | | William D. Nelson, (Partner) Financial Institutions, Litigation, Securities born Denver, Colorado, January 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Administrative Law Review, University of Denver College of Law, 1982. Law Clerk to the Hon. Jean S. Breitenstein, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1982-1983. Associate General Counsel, Boettcher & Company, Inc.; Kemper Securities, Inc., 1985-1991. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Securities Arbitration; Corporate Governance; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labor and Employment; Litigation.
AV Peer Review Rated | | | | Douglas B. Tumminello, (Partner) Litigation born Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, September 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1987); University of Denver (J.D., 1996). Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Army, 1987-1992]. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Corporate Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Securities Litigation; Religious Institutions; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation.
Email: Douglas B. Tumminello | | | | Kevin M. Kelly, (Partner) Financial Institutions born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1991); University of Colorado (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, 1992. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Financial Institutions Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Law.
Email: Kevin M. Kelly | | | | Philip A. Feigin, (Partner) Financial Institutions, Securities born New York, New York, March 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, Wisconsin; 1986, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1971); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1977). Colorado Securities Commissioner, 1988-1998. Executive Director, North American Securities Administrators Association, 1998-1999. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Regulatory Law; Investments; White Collar Crime.
Email: Philip A. FeiginAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Brian D. Fitzgerald, (Partner) Financial Institutions, Real Estate born Syracuse, New York, January 22, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1970, Colorado. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1962); Fordham University (LL.B., 1965). Member, Board of Editors, 1963-1964 and Comment Editor, 1964-1965, Fordham Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. John F.X. McGohey, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1965-1966. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. [Capt., USMC, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Business Law; Commercial Law; Banks and Banking; Mortgages; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Real Estate; Corporate Finance.
Email: Brian D. FitzgeraldAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Robert D. Hoehn, (Partner) Real Estate born Oceanside, New York, October 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Arapahoe Community College (A.A., 1975); Colorado State University (B.A., 1977); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, Landon Inn Chapter, 1979-1980). Member: Douglas-Elbert County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen; American Association of Petroleum Landmen; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers (Secretary, 1992-1993; President, 1993-1994); Community Associations Institute. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate; Homeowners Association Law; Corporate Law.
Email: Robert D. HoehnAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Gary P. LaPlante, (Partner) Real Estate born Rockford, Illinois, October 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Denver (B.S.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978); Washington University. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Franchise Law.
Email: Gary P. LaPlanteAV Peer Review Rated | | | | Kristin M. Bronson, (Partner) Litigation born Pensacola, Florida; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); University of Colorado (J.D., 1997). Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Commercial Real Estate Women Denver; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Franchise Law; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Banking Law.
BV Peer Review Rated | | | | Thomas J. Dougherty, II, (Partner) Litigation born Norfolk, Virginia, June 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1985); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Member: Order of St. Ives; University of Denver Law Review, 1997-1998. Author: "Colorado Engineers--A Legal Overview," Bradford Publishing Co., 2002. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Eminent Domain; Litigation; Business Transactions.
Email: Thomas J. Dougherty, II | | | | Mark A. Meyer, (Partner) Real Estate born Denver, Colorado, April 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., Accounting, 1990); University of Missouri (J.D., 1995). Beta Alpha Psi. Managing Editor, Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review, 1994-1995. Author, "Lead Poisoning: Will Missouri's New Legislation Get The Lead Out," 2 Mo. Envir. & Pol'y. Rev. Issue 1 (Winter 1994). Licensed Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1991. Member: Denver (Member, Business Law Section) and Colorado (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Franchise Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.
Email: Mark A. Meyer | | | | Jesús M. Vázquez, Jr., (Partner) Litigation born New York, N.Y., June 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1984); University of Denver (J.D., 1996). Member: Denver, Colorado (Board of Govenors, 2003) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2001—); National Hispanic Bar Association; Chamber of the Americas (Executive Board Member; 2001—); U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Rocky Mountain Region (Board of Directors, 1998-2001; Co-chair, Telecommunications Task Force, 1998-2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Intellectual Property; Technology and Science; Construction Law; International Law; Corporate Governance; Professional Liability Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Securities.
Email: Jesús M. Vázquez, Jr. | | | | Joel C. Fry, (Partner) Real Estate born Columbus, Ohio, April 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 2001, Colorado. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1993); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Oil and Gas; Real Estate; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Environmental Law; Corporate Law.
Email: Joel C. Fry | | | | Craig C. Garby, (Partner) born May 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1984); Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Cornell University (M.P.A., 1991); Stanford University (J.D., 1996). Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Languages: Japanese and German. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Law; Intellectual Property; Franchise Law; Technology Contracts; Technology Licensing.
| | | | Kenneth F. Rossman, IV, (Partner) born Tucson, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 1997, District of Columbia; 1998, Colorado; 2005, California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); George Mason University (J.D., with distinction, 1996). Dean's Scholar. Managing Editor, George Mason Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk: Judge Weinstein, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1996-1997; Judge Brorby, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1997-1998. Author: "Key Tronic v. United States: Ratifying an Inequitable Distribution of Private Party Costs Under Superfund by Refusing to Shift Attorney's Fee's," 4 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 113 (1995). Member: State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; The Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Securities.
Email: Kenneth F. Rossman, IV | | | | Hilary D. Wells, (Partner) Litigation born Denver, Colorado, March 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., cum laude,1994); Arizona State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance; Product Liability.
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| Constance D. Smith, (Special Counsel) born Riverside, California; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado; 1998, Wyoming; 2007, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.S., Chemistry); University of Central Oklahoma (M.B.A.); University of Denver College of Law (J.D.; LL.M., Taxation). Named Best Lawyer in American, 2008. Member: Denver Estate Planning Counsel; Christian Legal Society; Central City Opera Planner Resource Group. Member: Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado (Member: Trust and Estate Section Council, Statutory Revisions Committee and Subcommittees; Tax Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tax; International Tax, Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Colorado Women's Bar Association (Public Policy Committee); Wyoming State Bar. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate and Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Business Organizations; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Religious Institutions.
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| Denise D. Hoffman, (Associate) born Shawnee Mission, Kansas, September 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Metropolitan State College (B.S., 1996); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2000); New York University (LL.M., 2001). Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Nonprofit Organizations; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Real Estate Finance; Corporate Taxation; Tax Controversies; Trusts and Estates Taxation.
Email: Denise D. Hoffman | | | | Stephen Csajaghy, (Associate) Litigation born Libertyville, Illinois, June 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1995); University of Colorado (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Member, Colorado Law Review. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Languages: Russian, Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Guaranty Association Law; Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Securities Regulation; Securities Litigation; Antitrust; Torts; Products Liability.
Email: Stephen Csajaghy | | | | Nina Gawne Ward, (Associate) born St. Albans, Vermont, December 23, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Michigan (J.D., 2003; M.S., 2004). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Business Transactions; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Email: Nina Gawne Ward | | | | Joy Allen Woller, (Associate) born Bloomington, Indiana, March 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 2000); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Religious Institutions; Real Estate Litigation.
Email: Joy Allen Woller | | | | Nicole R. Nies, (Associate) Real Estate born Abilene, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Kansas (J.D., 2002). Member: El Paso County, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Taxation; Public Finance.
| | | | Alex C. Myers, (Associate) born Logansport, Indiana, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.E.D., 1998); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Order of St. Ives. General Editor, University of Denver Law Review. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Real Estate; Religious Institutions; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Public Finance.
| | | | Jessica L. Grether, (Associate) born Columbia, Maryland, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2002); University of Denver (J.D., 2005). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate Litigation; Complex Litigation.
Email: Jessica L. Grether | | | | Jaclyn K. Casey, (Associate) born Lancaster, California; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Washington University (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Sigma Pi; Sigma Tau Delta (President). Finalist, National Trial Competition, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2005. Semi-Finalist, Burton D. Wechsler National Moot Court, 2004. Champion, Wiley Rutledge Moot Court, 2003. Recipient: Honors Scholar Award; William T. Pomerantz Trial Prize, 2005. Articles Editor, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 2003-2005. Author: "Prescription for Compromise," 17 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y 287 (2004). Member: American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation.
| | | | Tamara F. Goodlette, (Associate) born Richmond, Kentucky, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1992); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2004). Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association; The Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance.
Email: Tamara F. Goodlette | | | | Edward T. Schroeder, (Associate) born Englewood, Colorado, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1999; B.B.A, with special distinction, 1999); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Religious Institutions; Litigation.
Email: Edward T. Schroeder | | | | Joshua F. Bugos, (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Temple University (M.A., 1998); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Complex Litigation; Insurance; Real Estate.
| | | | Nicole K. Gorham, (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (M.P.A., 2007); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation.
| | | | Lindsay L. McKae, (Associate) born Lakewood, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 2000); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Equipment Finance and Leasing; Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Securities.
| | | | Jeffrey D. Phipps, (Associate) born Liberal, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 2003); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2007). Chi Epsilon Engineering Honor Society. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Real Estate Litigation.
| | | | Kristine L. Poston, (Associate) born Columbia, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: Truman State University (B.A., 1999); Colorado Technical University (M.B.A., 2003); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Equipment Finance and Leasing; Corporate Finance; Intellectual Property; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Real Estate.
| | | | Muliha A. Khan, (Associate) born Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., cum laude, with distinction, 2004); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Languages: Urdu. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment; Business Transactions; Religious Institutions.
Email: Muliha A. Khan | | | | Chad S. Caby, (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1994); Capital University (J.D., 1999). Member: Denver and Colorado (Member: Business Law Section; Bankruptcy Subcommittee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency.
| | | | Christopher D. Freeman, (Associate) born Granville, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado; U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 2003); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2008). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Religious Institutions.
| | | | Trevor G. Bartel, (Associate) born Portland, Oregon; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., History, 2003); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D., 2008). Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 2008. Editor, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Constitutional Law; Insurance; Real Estate; Intellectual Property.
| | | | Justin H. Boyd, (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2003); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2008). Associate Editor, Oregon Law Review, 2008. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Business Transactions; Corporate Governance; Real Estate Development; Securities Regulation.
| | | | Joseph C. Pierzchala, (Associate) born Fullerton, California; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., Political Science, 1998); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member, Denver University Law Review, 2008. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Development; Securities Regulation.
| | | | Holly C. Ludwig, (Associate) born Reno, Nevada; admitted to bar, 2009, Colorado. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., English and Economics, Dean's List, 2006); William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Real Estate Litigation.
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| Isao "Kami" Kamitani , born Kyoto, Japan; Education: Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1965). Enterbrands, Inc., President and Chief Financial Officer, and Sumitomo Corporation of America, Senior Vice President, 2004-2005. Sumitomo Corporation of America, Senior Vice President, 1979-2003; Assistant Manager, Tubular Export Division (Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo Head Office), 1975-1979; Manager (Houston), 1969-1975; Import Specialist (Osaka), 1965-1969. Languages: Japanese.
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