With nearly 450 attorneys in 15 offices, Holland & Hart LLP is the largest law firm based in the Rocky Mountain West. With offices in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Washington D.C., we are able to serve clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our attorneys are committed to quality client service and combine local experience with firm-wide resources to provide knowledgeable legal advice to clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 corporations.

Our practice is divided into three firm-wide departments: Business, Natural Resources, and Litigation. Each lawyer belongs to one or more groups aligned with the major industries we serve, including agricultural, aerospace, biotechnology, broadband communications, corporate compliance, construction, energy and electricity, government affairs, health care, hospitality, immigration, international, life science, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, retail, recreation, technology, telecommunications, and many others.

Outside of our main practice areas, Holland & Hart's experience continues to grow with innovative in-house services including Persuasion Strategies, HHCMS, and the Holland & Hart Foundation. Persuasion Strategies, our graphics and trial consulting service, offers focus groups, mock trials, jury panel selection analysis, and state-of-the- art trial graphics including animation, virtual reality exhibits, and electronic courtroom presentations. HHCMS is a sophisticated internet-based compliance management system that helps companies minimize risk and maximize training value. The Holland & Hart Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008 as a non-profit organization that strives to give back to the communities in which we live and work through various donations and volunteer activities.

For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com.

Statement of Practice

Affordable Housing, Air, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Broadband Communication, Business Transactions, Casinos and Gambling, Class Actions, Climate Change, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Corporate Law, E-Commerce, Emerging Business, Employee Benefits, Endangered Species, Energy, Environmental, ERISA Litigation, Estate Planning and Administration, Ethanol, Export Control, Finance, Franchise Law, Government Investigations, Healthcare and Hospitals, Immigration, Import Control, Indian Law, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Audits, Intellectual Property Litigation, International, Labor and Employment, Legislative, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mining, Mortgages, Natural Resources, Nutritional Supplements, Oil/Gas and Minerals, Outdoor, Patents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Resorts, Regulatory Law, Securities, Ski, Space, Tax, Technology and Trade Regulation, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications, Torts and Insurance, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, Water, Wealth Transfer, White Collar Crime.

Firm Affiliations

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLIANCE

Address

One Boulder Plaza
1800 Broadway, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80302, (Boulder Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-473-2700
Telecopier: 303-473-2720

Website

http://www.hollandhart.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Timothy M. Rastello (Partner) born Long Beach, CA, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1981). Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1977. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Tort Litigation; Civil Rights Law; Police Misconduct; Complex Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Timothy M. Rastello

Elizabeth Ann Phelan (Partner) born Flushing, Long Island, NY, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, Idaho; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tufts University Phi Beta Kappa (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1980); University of Colorado at Boulder (Ph.D., 2001). Law Clerk, Hon. Zita L. Weinshienk, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1980. Member, 1991— and Chair, 1996-1998, Appellate Practice Subcommittee, Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Elizabeth Ann Phelan

Beat U. Steiner (Partner) born Chur, Switzerland, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1984, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high honors, 1973; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business (First Rank for Real Estate - Hotels and Leisure). Member: Colorado (Chair, Real Property Section, 1995-1996; Executive Council, Business Law Section, 2005—) and American (Past Chair, Real Property Division Committee on Limited Liability Companies) Bar Associations. Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Resorts and Leisure; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Beat U. Steiner

Geraldine A. Brimmer (Partner) born Rawlins, WY, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk, Hon. Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Natural Resources Litigation; Complex Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Geraldine A. Brimmer

Camron R. Kuelthau (Partner) born Milwaukee, WI, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1980); University of Colorado (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Partnership Law; Cable TV; Limited Liability Company Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Software Licensing; Business Law.Email: Camron R. Kuelthau

Scott Havlick (Partner) born Boulder, CO, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1981); University of Utah (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trademarks; International Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Copyright; Trade Secret; Internet Law.Email: Scott Havlick

J. Marcus Painter (Partner) born Lynchburg, VA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section Council, 1996-2004; Editor, Real Estate Section Newsletter, 1997-1999; Chairperson, Real Estate Section, 2001-2002); Colorado Real Estate Commission Forms Committee (2002-2004). Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial and Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Brokerage Law.Email: J. Marcus Painter

Judith A. (Jude) Biggs (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1952; admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Regis College (B.S., 1983); University of Denver (J.D., 1988). Order of St. Ives. Co-editor, Colorado Employment Law Letter, 1992—. Author: Colorado Wage and Hour Laws, 2d (2008); Colorado Employment Law - An Introduction, 2d (2008). Board Member, Employment Law Alliance. Chair, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group (1998- 2003). Boulder Office Administrative Partner. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Chair, Employment Subcommittee of Construction Law Forum). (Chair, Holland & Hart's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, 1998-2003) (Also at Denver Office). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Immigration; Class Action Litigation; International Employment Law; Trade Secrets; Covenants Not to Compete; Executive Agreements; Arbitrations; Professional Employer Organizations; Investigations; Wage and Hour Law; Sarbanes-Oxley.Email: Judith A. (Jude) Biggs

Donald A. Degnan (Partner) born Dubuque, IA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1986; M.B.A., 1991; J.D., with distinction, 1991). Member: International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Chair, Holland & Hart's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation and Counseling.Email: Donald A. Degnan

Timothy P. Getzoff (Partner) born Travis AFB, CA, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1990); University of Colorado, Boulder (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Copyright Litigation.Email: Timothy P. Getzoff

Kristine M. Miller (Partner) born Evanston, IL, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia; 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Trademark; Intellectual Property; Internet; Copyright; Sweepstakes Promotions; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Kristine M. Miller

Laura S. Hundley (Partner) born Boston, MA, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1996, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude with highest honors, 1989); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Charitable Giving.Email: Laura S. Hundley

Scott A. Berdan (Partner) born Washington, DC, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1993); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Colorado Bar Association (Co-Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Strategic Alliances; Joint Ventures; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investments; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Securities; Blue Sky Law; Initial Public Offerings; Insider Trading; Private Placement; Public Offerings; Securities Disclosure; Securities Finance; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Agreements; Shareholder Rights; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Spin-Offs; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Commercial Transactions; Contracts; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Hostile Takeovers; Incorporation; Proxy Contests; Public Corporations; S Corporations; Takeovers; Tender Offers.Email: Scott A. Berdan

Andrea Anderson (Partner) born Arkadelphia, AR, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington; 1999, District of Columbia; 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); George Washington University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: International Trademark Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution and Counseling; Advertising Law.Email: Andrea Anderson

Christopher A. Gunlikson (Partner) born Englewood, CO, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., Accounting and Computer Information Systems, 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Partnership Law; Taxation Law; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Affordable Housing; Apartment Projects; Housing Development; Low Income Housing; Multi-Family Housing; Tax Exempt Organizations; Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance.Email: Christopher A. Gunlikson

OF COUNSEL

Geoffrey M. Barry (Of Counsel) born New York, NY, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1987); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1999). Articles Editor, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, Senior Judge Zita L. Weinshienk, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts.Email: Geoffrey M. Barry

Ester Martin Maillaro (Of Counsel) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Board Member, I Have A Dream Foundation, Boulder County. Chair, Holland & Hart Foundation, Boulder Office. Member, Country Portals Committee, International Trademark Association. Member: Boulder County Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Licensing; Advertising and Marketing; Promotion Law; Copyright Registration; Copyright Infringement; International Trademarks; Trademark Infringement.Email: Ester Martin Maillaro

Andrew A. Roppel (Of Counsel) born Bogota, Colombia, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 2002, North Carolina; 2006, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Editor, George Mason University Law Review, 1994-1995. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Copyrights.Email: Andrew A. Roppel

Larry Tronco (Of Counsel) born Jersey City, NJ; admitted to bar, 1997, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Creighton University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1993); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member: New York State Bar Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademark; Unfair Competition; Copyright.Email: Larry Tronco

Mark B. Wiletsky (Of Counsel) born Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Colorado (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Appellate.Email: Mark B. Wiletsky

ASSOCIATES

Margot S. Edwards (Associate) born Rochester, NY, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: St. John Fisher College (B.S., 2001); University of Colorado Law School (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Member: Colorado Women's Bar Association. (Also at Denver Office). Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation; Trust Planning; Family Trusts; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Transfer Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Margot S. Edwards

Annie Chu Haselfeld (Associate) born Burlingame, CA, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1997); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 2007). Member: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Lanham Act; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Annie Chu Haselfeld

Edyn E. Jessup (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2006, Colorado. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Virginia (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Real Estate; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Real Estate; Common Interest Community Law; Condominium Association Law; Conveyancing; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Title; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Entitlement; Land Use; Subdivisions.Email: Edyn E. Jessup

Kenneth C. Winterton (Associate) born Lansing, MI, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1994); University of Colorado (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Technology and Science; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Kenneth C. Winterton