PARTNERS
Keith J. Berets (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2000, Colorado. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1990); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif.Email: Keith J. Berets
James P. Brogan (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 2001, Colorado; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S.E.E., 1988); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1991). Order of Barons. Associate Editor, University of Houston Law Review, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Strategic Patent Counseling; Patent Litigation; Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution; Portolio Development.Email: James P. Brogan
Brent D. Fassett (Partner) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, June 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Emerging Growth Companies; Public Offerings; Venture Capital.Email: Brent D. Fassett
Paul E. Gross (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1987); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif.Email: Paul E. Gross
Andrew Hartman (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, February 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 2000, Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth and Federal Circuits, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1986); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademark; Copyrights; Trade Secret; Technology and Science; Advertising and Marketing.Email: Andrew Hartman
Mark M. Hrenya (Partner) born Lakewood, Ohio, January 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1973); University of Denver (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Tax Law; International Tax Planning.Email: Mark M. Hrenya
James C. T. Linfield (Partner) born Bozeman, Montana, August 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1978-1980. Vice President and General Counsel of Somatogen, Inc., 1992-1993. Practice Areas: High Technology Law; Securities; Biotechnology; Venture Capital; Telecommunications.Email: James C. T. Linfield
Daniel P. Meehan (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; 1994, Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., Economics and Philosophy, 1989); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992; LL.M., 1994). Practice Areas: Taxation; Executive Compensation; Private Equity Funds.Email: Daniel P. Meehan
James E. Nesland (Partner) born Mobridge, South Dakota, August 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1977, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1966); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1970). Order of the Coif. Assistant U.S. Attorney: Southern District of New York, 1973-1976; District of Colorado, 1977-1978. Associate Special Counsel, President Carter's Warehouse Investigation, 1979. Officer-Director, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C., 1978-1994. Practice Areas: Commercial; Securities; Oil and Gas; Professional Liability; Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance; Product Liability; Corporate; Tax; White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation.Email: James E. Nesland
Michael L. Platt (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, January 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1994, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Technology and Licensing; Public Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Employee Benefits; Securities.Email: Michael L. Platt
Paul H. Schwartz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado, Georgia, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Brown University (S.B., Mechanical Engineering, 1985); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., highest honors, 1992). Order of the Coif.
Wayne O. Stacy (Partner) born Dumas, Texas, December 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S.C.E., cum laude, 1995); George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1998).Email: Wayne O. Stacy
Francis R. Wheeler (Partner) born Ogden, Utah, June 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1982, Colorado. Education: Weber State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); Harvard University (M.B.A., J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Telecommunications.Email: Francis R. Wheeler
ASSOCIATES
Orion Armon (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, May 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Author: "Is This As Good As It Gets? An Appraisal Of ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Three Years After Implementation," 22 Rev. of Lit. 99, Winter 2003; As Good As It Gets? An Appraisal of The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy," 20 Comp. & Internet Lawyer 1, Dec. 2003.Email: Orion Armon
Michael Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2008, Colorado. Education: Utah State University (B.S.); Cornell University Law School (J.D.).Email: Michael Baker
Ann Marie Byers (Associate) born Nekoosa, Wisconsin, September 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (B.S., 1995); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2002).Email: Ann Marie Byers
Stacy Carter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.S.; M.A.); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D.).Email: Stacy Carter
Case Collard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2003; J.D., 2006).Email: Case Collard
Thomas Croft (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Ricks College (Assoc. in Arts and Sciences, Journalism, 1982); Brigham Young University (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1986; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1987); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2005) Order of St. Ives.Email: Thomas Croft
Matthew P. Dubofsky (Associate) born November 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Brown University (B.A., 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004).Email: Matthew P. Dubofsky
Lisa S. Dumaw (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1996, Colorado; 2007, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1988; A.B., 1991); Cornell University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994).
Eamonn J. Gardner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Colorado School of Mines (B.S., 2003); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2006).Email: Eamonn J. Gardner
Gillian Green (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2008, Colorado. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999) Phi Beta Kappa; Stanford University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2005).Email: Gillian Green
Sarah Guske (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Whitworth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Washington State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2004).Email: Sarah Guske
Carolyn V. Juarez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.S., cum laude, 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2004).Email: Carolyn V. Juarez
Lisa K. Koenig (Associate) born Rochester, New York, November 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, Colorado. Education: Tufts University (B.A., International Relations, cum laude, 1992); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999).Email: Lisa K. Koenig
Christopher Letang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Colorado. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003).Email: Christopher Letang
Lauren V. Mackey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1997); University of Chicago (J.D., 2006).Email: Lauren V. Mackey
Laura Majerfeld Medina (Associate) born Redwood City, California, April 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: Stanford University (B.A., Economics, with distinction, 1992; J.D., with distinction, 1995).Email: Laura Majerfeld Medina
Aaron Pomeroy (Associate) born Port Robinson, Ontario, Canada, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2006, Colorado. Education: Brock University (B.A., 1998); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2002).Email: Aaron Pomeroy
Charles A. Schwab (Associate) born Aberdeen, South Dakota, February 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, California. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1992); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Moot Court Board. Member, Law Review.Email: Charles A. Schwab
Jeffrey Allen Smith (Associate) born Orange, California, April 8, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: University of California (B.A., 1992); University of Colorado (J.D., 1999).Email: Jeffrey Allen Smith
Bryn P. Weaver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., International Studies, magna cum laude, 2002; B.S., Management Information Systems, magna cum laude, 2002); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Languages: Portuguese.Email: Bryn P. Weaver