Baker Hostetler is one of the nation's top 100 law firms with 620 attorneys serving clients around the country and throughout the world. Established in 1916 by Newton D. Baker, U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, the firm now has offices in ten U.S. cities across four time zones. Baker Hostetler is a multidisciplinary firm with 11 practice groups and 55 areas of practice strength.

Baker Hostetler is known as "Counsel to Market Leaders." Our clients include businesses and individuals that are leaders globally, nationally, regionally and locally. Many are in the top of their market segments, and many are household names. Others are leaders of the future - companies with the aspiration and will to drive tomorrow's high-growth industries.

Statement of Practice

Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Benefit Plans; Business; Charitable Planning; Class Action Defense; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Copyrights; Corporate Governance; Counseling and Compliance; Customs and Export Controls; Debt Finance; Development and Land Use; Employee Benefits; Employment; Employment Litigation; Energy and Environmental; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation; Global Practices; Health and Welfare Plan Counsel; Hospitality; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Due Diligence; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Transactions; International Intellectual Property; International Litigation; International Tax; International Trade; International Trade and Immigration; International Transactions; Labor Relations; Legislative and Regulatory; Litigation; Maritime; Media; Mergers and Acquisitions; Motor Vehicle and Equipment Franchise Practice; Patents; Policy and Lobbying; Private Equity; Private Wealth Planning; Product Liability and Toxic Tort; Real Estate; Real Estate; Real Estate Asset Program; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Regulatory Proceedings; Reportable Tax Transactions; Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement; Securities Offerings and Reporting; State and Local Tax; Tax; Tax Controversy and Litigation; Trade Secrets; Trademarks, Trade Dress and Domain Names; Trusts and Estates; Venture Capital; White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations.

Address

303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203-1264, (Denver Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-861-0600
Fax: 303-861-7805
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Website

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Firm/Affiliate Offices

OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER

Raymond L. Sutton, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan; 1978, Colorado; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1973); University of Colorado (J.D., 1976); University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Author: "Bail-Out Techniques For The Burned-Out Tax Shelter," The Practical Accountant, May 1985; "The Use of Pour-Back Provisions in a Revocable Trust," Estates, Gifts and Trust Journal, May-June 1980; "Installment Reporting of 'Boot 'Gain in Like-Kind Exchanges," The Colorado Lawyer, 1980; "Incentives for Research and Development After the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981," Prentice-Hall Tax Ideas, 1982; "Use of the S Corporation as a Syndication Vehicle," Prentice-Hall S Corporations, 1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Denver College of Law, Graduate Tax Program, 1980-1981; Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, 1981-1982. Editor, Tax Tips Column, Colorado Lawyer, 1984-1986. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax, Trusts and Estates.Email: Raymond L. Sutton, Jr.

PARTNERS

Rebecca C. Alexander (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, Northwestern Law Review. Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Marital Agreements.Email: Rebecca C. Alexander

Mary Price Birk (Partner) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2001, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1980); University of Rosario, Argentina. Member: Moot Court; Law Review, University of North Dakota. Rotary International Fellowship, University of Rosario, Argentina, 1976. Co-Author: "Liability at the Office," Colorado Journal, Vol.2, No.26., June 28, 1996. Author: "International Employment Law Issues," Corporate Counsel's Quarterly, Vol.17, No. 1, Jan., 2001. Lecturer: "Americans with Disabilities Act" and "Employee Law Issues" 1999 PHADA Commissioners Conference, Jan. 23-26, 1998; "How to Prepare for a Trial on One Minute's Notice," Asbestos Litigation, April 30-May 1, 2001. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court; Rhone-Brackett Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Deasy v. Nations Bank, et al, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 30961; 1998 Colo. J. C.A.R. 6173 (10th Cir 1998); Torrez v. BEI Graphics Corp., 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 1203; 1998 Colo. J. C.A.R. 536 (10th Cir.1998) (unpublished); Avedon Engineering, Inc. v. Seatex, et al, 126 F. 3d 1279 (10th Cir 1997); Andress v. Deasy, et al, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 13178 (10th Cir. 1997) (unpublished); Johnson v. Cadillac Plastic Group, Inc. 930 F. Supp 1437 (D. Colo. 1996); Huber v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. et al, 930 F. Supp. 1463 (D.N.Mex 1996); Johnson v. Cadillac Plastic Group, Inc. 908 F. Supp 847 (D. Colo. 1995); Hayman, et al v. Coffin et al, 976 P. 2d 311 (Colo. App. 1998); Huddy v. Rocky Mountain News et al, 894 P 2d 60 (Colo. App. 1995). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability.Email: Mary Price Birk

Alfred C. Chidester (Partner) born Burlington, Vermont, February 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1972, Massachusetts; 1985, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1967); Boston University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1970). Author: Case Comment, 49 Boston University Law Review 154, 1969. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate and Securities.Email: Alfred C. Chidester

Paul S. Enockson (Partner) born Iowa City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Hamline University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of St. Ives. General Editor, Denver University Law Review, 1995-1997. Author: Note, "Administrative Law Survey," 73 Denver U.L. Rev. 619, 1996. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Paul S. Enockson

Marc D. Flink (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio (inactive); 1983, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court and Southern Ute Indian Tribal Court. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Marc D. Flink

Paul Karlsgodt (Partner) born Glasgow, Montana; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2008, Washington. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Order of St. Ives. Articles Editor, Denver University Law Review, 1996-1997. Author: Survey, "Civil Rights," 73 Denver University Law Review 671. Law Clerk to the Hon. D. Brook Bartlett, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1997-1999. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Paul Karlsgodt

James M. King (Partner) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1976). Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Chief Judge David W. Enoch, Colorado Court of Appeals, 1976-1977. Author: "Risk Allocation in Consulting and Mine Construction Contracts," 37 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1991; "The Validity and Interpretation of Section 314 of FLPMA," 28 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 571, 1982. Member, Title Standards Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, Real Estate Law and Titles Section, 1986—. Practice Areas: Mining Law; Construction Law; Real Estate Law.Email: James M. King

Dominic A. Lloyd (Partner) born London, England; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Bristol University, England; University of Denver (J.D., 1984). Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Business Law Section, Securities Subsection) and American (Member, Sections on: Communications Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations; Colorado Technology Alliance, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2003); Colorado State Fair Commission (2000-2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation.Email: Dominic A. Lloyd

Richard S. Mandelson (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Montana. Education: University of Denver (B.A., with honors, 1970); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Associate Professor of Business and Administrative Law, University of Denver, 1973-1992. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Union Prevention and Avoidance; OSHA.Email: Richard S. Mandelson

Steven W. Moore (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, September 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1997, California; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1989); University of Denver (J.D., 1993). Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado, 1998-2003. Chapter Contributor, Elkouri & Elkouri: How Arbitration Works, Sixth Edition. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Co-Editor, Labor and Employment Law Newsletter; Employer Co-Chair, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, 2003-2006 and Co-Chair, Conflicts of Interest Subcommittee, 1999-2003, Center for Professional Responsibility — Section Officers Conference Joint Committee on Ethics and Professionalism, 2004-2006; Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Fellow: American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Law; Arbitrations; Employment Contracts; Noncompete Litigation.Email: Steven W. Moore

John B. Moorhead (Partner) born Riverside, California, September 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, Blue Key. Member, Thurston Society. Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1969-1970. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Complex Civil and Criminal Litigation; Class Action Defense; White Collar Crime.Email: John B. Moorhead

D.J. Poyfair (Partner) born Vancouver, Washington; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1980); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation.

Laurin D. Quiat (Partner) born Passaic, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Journal of International Law, 1983-1984. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction and Surety Law; Commercial Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Family Law.Email: Laurin D. Quiat

David L. Starbuck (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, February 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado. Education: Western State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1983; LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Order of St. Ives. Author: "A Guide Through the Partnership Nonrecourse Liability Allocation Rules," Part l, 4 The Practical Tax Lawyer 4, p. 23 and Part 2, The Practical Tax Lawyer 1, p. 23. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: David L. Starbuck

Michelle M. St. Pierre (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, April 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1984); University of Denver (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Business; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Michelle M. St. Pierre

David B. Waller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2005, Colorado. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.A., 1993); University of Kansas School of Pharmacy (Masters in Health Services Administration, 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Student Achievement and Recognition Award, Southwest Missouri State University, 1993. Former lobbyist for a major health care system. Former intern to CEO of a community hospital. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; American College of Healthcare Executives; Emerging Leaders of Houston; Downtown Houston Association; Houston Technology Forum. Practice Areas: Business.Email: David B. Waller

Cole A. Wist (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah; 1991, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Districts of Colorado and Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1985); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa. Mortar Board. Staff Member, The Tax Lawyer, 1987-1988. Legislative Assistant, Congressman Howard Wolpe, 1985-1986. Appointed, Governor's Task Force on Civil Justice Reform, 1999. Speaker: "MSHA Inspection Strategies," Colorado Safety Association, May 1999; "Handling Special Investigations," California Mining Association, May 2000; "OSHA Enforcement Trends," Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, June 2001; "Community Relations and Crisis Management," National Western Mining Conference, February 2004; "Crisis Management," Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, June 2006. Author: "Don't Let Language Barriers Endanger Employees," Denver Business Journal, May 2003. Contributing Author: Aggregates Manager; Coal Age. Instructor, Alternative Case Resolution Initiative. Member, Board of Trustees, Mesa State College, 2004-2005. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Domingue v. Excalibar Minerals of Louisiana, et al., 936 So.2d 282 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Health and Safety; Toxic Torts.Email: Cole A. Wist

OF COUNSEL

Theodore Z. Gelt (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1997, Nebraska; 2005, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1972); University of Denver (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Trust Planning.Email: Theodore Z. Gelt

Joel A. Mayo (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1988); University of Denver (J.D., 1995). Recipient, Award for Scholastic Excellence in Public Land Law. Member: Denver and Colorado (Member, Real Estate Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.Email: Joel A. Mayo

Stuart G. Rifkin (Of Counsel) born April 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Cornell University (J.D., 1980). Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Real Estate Section) and American (Member, Communications Law and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Communications; Cable Television; Commercial Real Estate.

COUNSEL

Lars H. Fuller (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1990); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: Lars H. Fuller

Paul S. Swedlund (Counsel) born Ft. Irwin, California; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1991, South Dakota; 2004, Colorado. Education: University of Maryland, Heidelberg, Germany (1982-1984); Georgetown University Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems (1985); University of South Dakota, Vermillion (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul S. Swedlund

ASSOCIATES

Tina U. Amin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., International Relations, Economics and French, with high honors, 2003); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: Tina U. Amin

A. Jeremy Atencio (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Williams College (B.A., Political Science, 1996); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2004). Chancellor's Scholar. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Transactions.Email: A. Jeremy Atencio

Amy L. Bellman (Associate) born Glen Falls, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Amy L. Bellman

Jennifer E. Benda (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia and U.S. Tax Court; 2006, District of Columbia; 2008, Colorado. Education: Texas A&M University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1994; M.S., Accounting, 1995); The George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2005). Certified Public Accountant: Texas; Virginia. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Tax Litigation; Tax Law.Email: Jennifer E. Benda

Michelle R. Canerday (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Saint Louis University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Denver (J.D., 2005; LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Tax Law; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation.Email: Michelle R. Canerday

Casie D. Collignon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1999); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Casie D. Collignon

Cory M. Curtis (Associate) born Flint, Michigan, February 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., Political Science and History, 1999); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Denver University Law Review. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Cory M. Curtis

Holli L. Hartman (Associate) born Sault Ste. Marie, MI, December 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1992); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Member, Order of St. Ives. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Construction Defects.Email: Holli L. Hartman

Karin M. Scholz Jenson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2005, Colorado. Education: Miami University (B.A.); Cleveland Marshall School of Law (J.D., cum laude). Practice Areas: First Amendment.Email: Karin M. Scholz Jenson

Erica Gann Kitaev (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2008, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 2004); Austin Peay State University (M.M., Vocal Performance, with honors, 1997). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2003-2004. Author, "Judicial Action in Retrograde: The Case for Applying Section 804 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to All Fraud Actions Under the Securities Laws," 72 U.Cin. L. Rev. 1043 (2004). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Erica Gann Kitaev

Albert P. Mayer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 2003); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Albert P. Mayer

Kristen L. Sweat (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado and Massachusetts. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 2000); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2003); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., 2004). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Kristen L. Sweat

Hugh Chadwick Thatcher (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona; 2001, Colorado and U.S. District Court for District of Colorado. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mine Safety.

Roger G. Trim (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., cum laude, 1998); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation.Email: Roger G. Trim

STAFF ATTORNEY

Ronald L. Hellbusch (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2002, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Products Liability.Email: Ronald L. Hellbusch