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

90 S. Cascade Avenue, Suite 1000
Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (El Paso Co.)

Phone

Phone: 719-475-7730
Telecopier: 719-634-2461

Website

http://www.hollandhart.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

William W. Maywhort (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina; 1975, U.S. Claims Court; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, Colorado; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S., 1968); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1972); Yale University (LL.M., 1975). Member, Ben S. Wendelken Inn of Court. Member: Defense Research Institute; National Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, Past President); Federalist Society. [Major, U.S. Air Force, 1968-1978]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Product Liability.Email: William W. Maywhort

William K. Brown (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973); University of Bordeaux, France. Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: William K. Brown

Todd W. Miller (Partner) born St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1982); University of Colorado (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation; Product Liability Defense.Email: Todd W. Miller

S. Kent Karber (Partner) born Fort Smith, AR, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1982); University of Denver (J.D., 1985). Member: Home Builders Association; Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate; Environmental; Financial Institutions; Commercial Leases; Landlord-Tenant Disputes; Title Work; Foreclosures; Farm and Ranch Law; Business Law.Email: S. Kent Karber

Wendy J. Pifher (Partner) born Fullerton, CA, 1959; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Regis University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); University of Denver (J.D., 1994). Member: International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Rights; Technology Transfers; Trademark Protection; Copyright Registration; Entertainment Law; Advertising and Marketing Law; Artistic Property; Internet Intellectual Property; Literary Property; Piracy; Proprietary Rights; Protection of Personality; Professional Sports Law; Sports Licensing; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection.Email: Wendy J. Pifher

OF COUNSEL

Edward H. Flitton (Of Counsel) born Austin, MN, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1964); University of Chicago (J.D., 1967). Recipient, Certificate of Completion, Forty Hours Training in Mediation, Mares-Dixon & Associates, 2007. Member: American Bar Association (Member of Council, Chair of Finance Committee, and Member of Board of Editors, Law Practice Magazine, Section of Law Practice Management). Fellow: College of Law Practice Management (Treasurer, Member of Board of Trustees). Practice Areas: Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Edward H. Flitton

Peggy K. Gardner (Of Counsel) born Colorado Springs, CO, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1997, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1983); Center for Creative Leadership (Graduate, Community Leadership Program, 2000); National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Graduate, U.S. Tax Court Litigation Course, 2001). Certified Public Accountant, 1980—. Member and Past President, Estate Planning Council of Colorado Springs. Member: El Paso County (Member, Probate Section) and The Colorado Bar Associations (Member: Trust and Estate Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Family Wealth Transfer; Business Succession Planning; Charitable Giving; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Peggy K. Gardner

Charles R. Lucy (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 2001, Colorado. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1971); New York University (J.D., 1974). Root -Tilden Scholar, New York University School of Law. Deputy Commandant, Air Force Advocate General's School, 1991-1994. [Colonel, USAF, 1971-2001]. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Business Law; Regulatory Law; Technology and Science; Education Law.Email: Charles R. Lucy

ASSOCIATES

Christie L. Ryan McCall (Associate) born Augusta, GA, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2003, Colorado. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1995); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Defense; Employment Litigation; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Minimum Wage Law; Personnel Policies; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Christie L. Ryan McCall

Jessica Neville (Associate) born Sacramento, CA, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1997); University of Denver (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Trademark Registration; Trademark Protection; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Copyrights; Copyright Registration; Copyright Protection; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Rights; Intellectual Property Licensing; Advertising and Marketing; Entertainment and the Arts; Artistic Property; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Internet Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Protection of Personality.Email: Jessica Neville