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| | Address | 555 Seventeenth Street
Suite 3200, P.O. Box 8749 | | Denver, Colorado 80201 | | (Denver Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Holland & Hart LLP practices in the following areas of law:
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, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Personal Injury, 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. | | Year Established: 1947 | Firm Profile:
With more than 400 attorneys in 15 offices, Holland & Hart LLP is the largest law firm based in the 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. | | Firm Size: 400 | Law Firm Affiliations:
TERRALEX; EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLIANCE |
Other Office Locations of Holland & Hart LLP
Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.
Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.
Billings, Montana, U.S.A.
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.A.
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Josiah G. Holland (1900-1975). | | Stephen H. Hart (1908-1993). | | Richard M. Koon (Partner) born Madison, WI, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1962); University of Denver (J.D., 1966). Order of St. Ives. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Commercial Lending; Loan Restructuring; Loan Workouts; Secured Transactions; Loan Syndications; Letters of Credit; Banking Law; Commercial Loans; Consumer Loans; Interest and Usury; Loan Syndication; Loans; Secured Lending; Commercial Law; Uniform Commercial Code. Email: Richard M. Koon | | Michael D. Martin (Partner) born Kansas City, KS, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Colorado and Kansas. Education: Regis College (B.S., 1967); New York University (J.D., 1970). Member, Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Leasing. Email: Michael D. Martin | | Jack L. Smith (Partner) born Buffalo, NY, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Colorado. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1971). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Chair, Bankruptcy Subsection, Colorado Bar Association, 1987-1989. Member, Board of Editors, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1983—. Member: American Bar Association (Business Bankruptcy Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jack L. Smith | | Wiley E. Mayne, Jr. (Partner) born Omaha, NE, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa; 1973, California and Colorado. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Stanford University (J.D., 1972). Section of Litigation, Council Member, 2000-2003, Membership Chair, 2003-2005 and Division Director, 1998-2000, American Bar Association. Member, International Association of Defense Counsel. Managing Partner, Holland & Hart, 1991-1994. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Corporate Litigation; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage; Directors and Officers Liability. Email: Wiley E. Mayne, Jr. | | Gregory A. Eurich (Partner) born Bay City, MI, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Defense Research Institute. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2004. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law, 1983—. Listed in Chambers USA, 1st Tier Rating, 2003—. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, 1995-2006. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law. Email: Gregory A. Eurich | | Gregory Russell Piché (Partner) born Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan; 1973, Colorado; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1967); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1972). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Federal Practice; Trade Regulation; Health and Hospital Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Business Entities and Transactions. Email: Gregory Russell Piché | | Jane Michaels (Partner) born Pittsburgh, PA, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., with distinction, 1968); Harvard University (M.A.T., with honors, 1970); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Selected, One of Top 25 Colorado Women Super Lawyers. Ranked by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (Intellectual Property Litigation). Listed as Colorado Super Lawyer (Intellectual Property Litigation). Named by Lawdragon as One of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation). Certified Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. President, Denver Bar Association, 1990-1991. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Computer Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Trademark Litigation; Patent Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Arbitration; Copyright Litigation; Unfair Competition; Piracy; Domain Names; Internet Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Lanham Act; Trade Dress. Email: Jane Michaels | | James E. Hartley (Partner) born Orange, NJ, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado. Education: University of California (A.B., 1971); University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Antitrust Law). Council member, American Bar Association Antitrust Section, 2003-2006. Editorial Board, American Bar Association Antitrust Section, Summary of State Antitrust Law, 2003-2004. Editor and Contributing Author, American Bar Association Antitrust Section, Rule of Reason Monograph, 2000. Editorial Co-Chair, 2000 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association, 2001. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trial Practice; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: James E. Hartley | | Peter C. Houtsma (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science and Economics, 1973); Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation). Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: American Association for Justice; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Indian Law; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Directors and Officers Litigation; Accountants Malpractice; Commercial Arbitration; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Peter C. Houtsma | | Betty Carter Arkell (Partner) born Guthrie, OK, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Colorado (M.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Storke Scholar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance. Email: Betty Carter Arkell | | Paul D. Phillips (Partner) born Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado. Education: King's College, Cambridge, England and Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Yale University (J.D., 1976). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Superfund; RCRA; Air Quality; Natural Resources Law. Email: Paul D. Phillips | | John M. Husband (Partner) born Elyria, OH, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Colorado. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1974); University of Toledo (J.D., 1977). Law Clerk, Hon. Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1977. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Labor and Employment Law), Denver Business Journal "Best of the Bar in Labor and Employment Law" Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Labor and Employment Lawyers, and First ranked in Chambers USA (America's Leading Business Lawyers (Labor and Employment). University of Toledo College of Law, Board of Trustees. Editor, Colorado Employment Law Letter. Editor, The Colorado Lawyer Labor and Employment Law column. Editor, American Bar Association, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Committee Newsletter; Member, Management Advisory Committee; Subcommittee Chair of the Publications Committee. Co-Chair of the Class Action/Complex Litigation Sub-Committee. National Labor Relations Board, Region 27, Practices and Procedures Committee. Board of Directors and Secretary-Treasurer, Colorado Safety Association. Leadership Denver Association Member. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Law; Employment Litigation Class Actions. Email: John M. Husband | | Daniel R. Frost (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1974); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Complex Construction Litigation; Complex Construction and Design Law; Complex Real Estate Litigation; Public Contracts Law; Construction Transactions. Email: Daniel R. Frost | | David L. Black (Partner) born Pontiac, IL, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Wisconsin; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1979, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Oxford University, England; University of Illinois (J.D., 1976). Law Clerk, Honorable Richard W. Orton, 5th Judicial District, Wisconsin, 1975. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Class Actions; Civil Liability; Mass Torts; Tort Defense; International Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: David L. Black | | Joseph W. Halpern (Partner) born Brooklyn, NY, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado. Education: New York University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Joseph W. Halpern | | John F. Shepherd (Partner) born Oak Park, IL, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado; 1981, District of Columbia; 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Denver (J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Natural Resources Law). Distinguished Natural Resources Practitioner-in-Residence, University of Denver College of Law, 1998. Practice Areas: Natural Resources Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Mining Law; Public Lands Law; Environmental Law. Email: John F. Shepherd | | Davis O. O'Connor (Partner) born Tacoma, WA, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Natural Resources Law). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; International Oil and Gas Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Coal Mining; Mining Law; Public Land Law; Telecommunications Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Davis O. O'Connor | | Jeffrey T. Johnson (Partner) born Dearborn, MI, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Class Actions; Management Labor Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Jeffrey T. Johnson | | Mark D. Safty (Partner) born Glasgow, MT, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Tax Court; 1992, Colorado. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with honors, 1974; J.D., 1977); Boston University (LL.M., 1978). Practice Areas: Project Finance; Public Finance; Federal Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Financial Institutions Law; Business Law. Email: Mark D. Safty | | Kevin S. Crandell (Partner) born Aurora, CO, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1977); University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Computer Software and Technology Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Employee Benefits Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Transfer. Email: Kevin S. Crandell | | Jeanine Feriancek (Partner) born Minneapolis, MN, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Boalt Hall (J.D., 1980). Articles Editor, Natural Resources and Environment, American Bar Association. Editor, Oil & Gas Reporter. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Coal Mining; Mining Law; Oil and Gas Law; Public Land Law; Mineral Leasing; Mineral Title. Email: Jeanine Feriancek | | Elizabeth A. Sharrer (Partner) born Ironwood, MI, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1976; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Sales; Real Property Development. Email: Elizabeth A. Sharrer | | Mary Ellen Scanlan (Partner) born Oak Ridge, TN, 1946; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1968); University of Tennessee (M.S.S.W., 1976); University of Denver (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business and Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial and Employment Contracts; Consulting Contracts; Secured Transactions; Secured Transactions and Opinions; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: Mary Ellen Scanlan | | Scott S. Barker (Partner) born Honolulu, HI, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1970); Oxford University (M.Phil., 1973); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Rhodes Scholar. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: Scott S. Barker | | Anne J. Castle (Partner) born Baltimore, MD, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., with honors, 1973; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Denver Business Journal Best of the Bar Award, Water Rights, 2004. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Water Law, 2007. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Law; Water Quality; Wetlands Regulation. Email: Anne J. Castle | | A. Bruce Jones (Partner) born Lamar, CO, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1981). Law Clerk, Hon. Will Garwood, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1981-1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (First Amendment Law). Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury Litigation; Libel Defense; Media and First Amendment Law; Civil Rights Section 1983; Privacy and Publicity; Wrongful Death. Email: A. Bruce Jones | | Janet N. Harris (Partner) born Denver, CO; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado; 1995, Wyoming. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1976); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Outstanding Graduating Woman, American Association of University Women. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Janet N. Harris | | John R. Maxfield (Partner) born Scottsbluff, NE, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., with honors, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1982); New York University (LL.M., 1983). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law). Finalist, Denver Business Journal Best Lawyer in Denver in Tax Law, 2004. A Principal Drafter, Colorado Limited Liability Company Act, 1990. Chair, LLC Partnership Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association, 2003—. Chair, Tax Section, Colorado Bar Association, 1991. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Taxes and Estates. Email: John R. Maxfield | | Holly Stein Sollod (Partner) born New York, NY, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, Colorado. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1978); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and American Arbitration Association, 1986—. Chair, Subcommittee on Securities Litigation, Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Class Action Defense; NASD Arbitration; Corporate and Regulatory Investigations; SEC Enforcement Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Financial Fraud. Email: Holly Stein Sollod | | Katherine A. LeVoy (Partner) born Oklahoma City, OK, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1979); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Honorable Will Garwood, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Corporate Law; Project Finance; Commercial Finance; Secured Transactions; Cable TV. Email: Katherine A. LeVoy | | Dennis Woodfin Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Prescott College; Macalester College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Paul V. Hodges, Colorado Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Deputy District Attorney, First Judicial District of Colorado, 1982-1986. Attorney/Partner, Long and Jaudon, P.C., 1986-1998. Founding Shareholder, Baldwin & Brown, P.C., 1999-2003. Member: Board of Trustees, Colorado Outward Bound School; Board of Directors, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado; Board of Directors, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center; Board of Directors, Desert Foundation. Lecturer, Product Liability, Legal Ethics, Trial Tactics, Damages, Neuropsychologies Injuries and Related Civil Litigation Matters. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (Colorado Chapter; President, 2005-2006; Executive Committee, 2002-2007). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Employment Law; Fire; Explosions; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dennis Woodfin Brown | | Rebecca Wilcox Dow (Partner) born Colorado Springs, CO, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1983). Order of St. Ives. Editor, Denver Law Journal, 1981-1983. Instructor: Negotiating Leases, CLE, April 1998; Purchase and Sale Agreements, CLE, January 1999; Issues with Entertainment Tenants, ICSC Law Conference, October 2000; Entertainment Leasing ICSC Law Conference, October 2001. Past Chair, Governing Council, Real Estate Section, Colorado Bar Association. Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Construction Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Rebecca Wilcox Dow | | Anthony J. Shaheen (Partner) born Battle Creek, MI; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Michigan (M.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1977; J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Litigation; Products Liability; Natural Resources; Criminal Defense; Oil and Gas Litigation. Email: Anthony J. Shaheen | | Marcy G. Glenn (Partner) born West Long Branch, NJ, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Honorable Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1982-1983. Past Member and Past Chair, ACLU of Colorado Legal Panel. Member, Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association. Member and Past Chair, Ethics Committee, Colorado Bar Association. Member, Appellate Practice Subcommittee, Colorado Bar Association. Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation. Member and Chair, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Committee on Conduct, 2001-2007. Chair, Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Editions (Appellate Law). Listed in Chambers USA 2007. Member and Past Chair, Holland & Hart's Ethics and Conflicts Committee. Member, Holland & Hart Associate Committee. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Legal Ethics; Conflicts of Interest; Attorney Discipline; Civil Litigation. Email: Marcy G. Glenn | | Denise W. Kennedy (Partner) born Chicago, IL, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1981); University of Denver (J.D., 1985). Order of St. Ives. Law Clerk, Hon. Howard M. Kirshbaum, Colorado Supreme Court, 1985- 1986. Co-Author: Air Quality Chapter, American Law of Mining (2003); and Speaker: "Whose Air Is It Anyway? The Federal-State Tug-of-War Over Administration of the Clean Air Act and other Environmental Laws," 49 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (July 2003). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Cleanup; Air Quality; Clean Air Act; Air Pollution; Environmental Liability; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Penalties; Pollution. Email: Denise W. Kennedy | | Thomas R. O'Donnell (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1980); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy. Email: Thomas R. O'Donnell | | Stephen P. Villano (Partner) born Fort Meade, MD; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1982); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Cable TV; High Technology; Technology Transfer. Email: Stephen P. Villano | | John R. Wilson (Partner) born Hastings, NE, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law). Adjunct Professor, Taxation, University of Denver, 1994—. President, Denver Tax Association, 1994. Chair, International Law Committee, 1999-2000, Chair, Tax Section, 2001-2002, Colorado Bar Association. Regional Vice President, USA Branch, International Fiscal Association, 2002—. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Business Law; Taxes and Estates. Email: John R. Wilson | | Kevin W. Johnson (Partner) born Jerome, ID, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1999, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1980); London School of Economics, London, England (M.Sc., 1983); Brigham Young University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: International Business Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Finance. Email: Kevin W. Johnson | | Dennett L. Hutchinson (Partner) born Rugby, ND, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Colorado (J.D., 1978). Managing Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Condominium Law; Community Association Law. Email: Dennett L. Hutchinson | | J. Triplett Mackintosh (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Regis University (B.A., 1978); University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies (M.A., 1983); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Export Controls; White Collar Criminal Defense; Federal Regulation of International Business; Litigation. Email: J. Triplett Mackintosh | | David E. Crandall (Partner) born Pocatello, ID, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Cornell University (J.D., 1987); University of Denver (LL.M., 1991). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Corporate Law. Email: David E. Crandall | | Risa L. Wolf-Smith (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado and California. Education: Colorado College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Stanford University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: Colorado Limited Liability Company Act. Co-Chair, American Bankruptcy Institute Technology Sales Committee. Current Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Section, Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Taxation; Limited Liability Company Law. Email: Risa L. Wolf-Smith | | Craig M.J. Allely (Partner) born Greeley, CO, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, Colorado and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Languages: Spanish, Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; International Litigation; Crop Failure; Crop Damage; International Products Liability; Products Liability. Email: Craig M.J. Allely | | J. Kevin Bridston (Partner) born Pasadena, CA, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: J. Kevin Bridston | | 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—. Board Member, Employment Law Alliance. Boulder Office Administrative Partner. Member: The Colorado Bar Association (Chair, Employment Subcommittee of Construction Law Forum). (Chair, Holland & Hart's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, 1998-2003) (Also at Boulder 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. Email: Judith A. (Jude) Biggs | | Craig E. Stewart (Partner) born Dallas, TX, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk, Hon. Earl E. O'Connor, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1987-1989. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Legal Professional Liability. Email: Craig E. Stewart | | Jane Oglesby Francis (Partner) born St. Louis, MO, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; 1993, Colorado. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1985); Duke University (J.D., 1988). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Employee Benefits Law), 2005, 2006. Listed in Chambers USA, 2005, 2006. Practice Areas: ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Employee Benefit Taxation; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non Qualified Benefits; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Executive Compensation; Health Benefits; Flexible Benefit Plans; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Disability Benefits; Equity Compensation; Fringe Benefits; Profit Sharing; 401(k) Plans. Email: Jane Oglesby Francis | | Matthew G. Weber (Partner) born Minneapolis, MN, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, Colorado, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Colorado College (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985); Northwestern University (J.D., 1988). Member, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team. Member, Northwestern Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: Media Liability for Publication of Advertising: When to Kill the Messenger, 68 Den. U. L. Rev. 57 (1991); "Overview: Ragin and the Privatization of Advertising Regulation," 15 ALA XV (July-December 1992); Medicaid Litigation Section of ABA treatise, Managed Care Litigation (BNA 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; First Amendment/Libel Law; Health Care Finance; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Regulation; Managed Care; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement; Commercial Litigation; Government Health Care Contracts; Health Maintenance Organizations; Products Liability Defense. Email: Matthew G. Weber | | Patricia Dean (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Trinity University; University of Denver (B.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1988). Member, Board of Directors, Craig Rehabilitation Hospital; Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Recipient, Colorado AIDS Project Leadership Award, 2000. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Torts Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Catastrophic Injury; Spinal Injury; Brain Injury; Medical Negligence; Gynecology Malpractice; Nursing Malpractice; Oncology Law; Pediatric Malpractice; Products Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation. Email: Patricia Dean | | Heidi S. Glance (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Denver (LL.M., 1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Partnership Law; Taxes and Estates. Email: Heidi S. Glance | | Stephen Masciocchi (Partner) born Harrisburg, PA, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eighth Circuits; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1980); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member: Ethics Committee; Appellate Practice Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Complex Litigation; Legal Ethics. Email: Stephen Masciocchi | | Christopher L. Thorne (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado. Education: The Colorado College (B.A., 1986); University of Colorado (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Law; Environmental Law. Email: Christopher L. Thorne | | Carol Warnick (Partner) born Las Vegas, NV, 1951; admitted to bar, 1990, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1992, Colorado; 2004, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1973); George Washington University; University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 1991). Phi Kappa Phi. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Worth Magazine's Top 100 Lawyers. Practice Areas: Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Planning; Wealth Preservation; Inheritance; Living Wills; Successions. Email: Carol Warnick | | Gregory W. Osterloth (Partner) born Columbia, MO, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1997, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.E.E., 1989; J.D., 1991). Eta Kappa Nu. Tau Beta Pi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Applications; Electrical Patent Law; Computer and Software Patents; Computer Architecture Patents. Email: Gregory W. Osterloth | | Thomas E. J. Hazard (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA Litigation; Class Action Defense; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secrets. Email: Thomas E. J. Hazard | | Elizabeth A. Mitchell (Partner) born Santa Fe, NM, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1998, Colorado. Education: Smith College (A.B., cum laude, 1984); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Elizabeth A. Mitchell | | Jim Goh (Partner) born Penang, Malaysia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Kansas (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk, Hon. Frank G. Theis, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1991-1992. Member: Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice of the American Bar Association, 1999-2003; Commission on Women in the Profession, 2008-2009. Chair, Employment Law Committee of Inter-Pacific Bar Association, 2001-2004. Languages: Malay. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Disabled Access; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Appeals. Email: Jim Goh | | Elizabeth Carney (Partner) born Los Angeles, CA, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); Yale Law School (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Computer and Software; High Technology Contracts; Intellectual Property Licensing; General Corporate; Nonprofit. Email: Elizabeth Carney | | Lee Frederick Johnston (Partner) born Dallas, TX, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1997, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1988); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Class Action Defense; Patent Litigation. Email: Lee Frederick Johnston | | Tarek F.M. Saad (Partner) born Grand Forks, ND; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Economics, 1989); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Covenants Not to Compete; Unfair Competition; Deceptive Trade Practices; Business Torts; Employment Defense. Email: Tarek F.M. Saad | | Steven M. Gutierrez (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.A., 1990); University of Denver (J.D., 1993). Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Torts; Torts; Litigation. Email: Steven M. Gutierrez | | Michael Carrigan (Partner) born Boulder, CO, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1990); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1994). Marshall Fellow, 2006. Recipient: Davis Award, Denver Bar Association, 2007; Community Service Award, Colorado Institute for Leadership Training, 2005. Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Brimmer, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1994-1995; Deputy District Attorney, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado, 1995-1997; Senior Deputy District Attorney, City and County of Denver, 1997-2000; Senior Associate, Roberts Levin & Patterson, 2000-2002. Member: University of Colorado Board of Regents (elected to six-year term in 2004); Board of Directors, Easter Seals Colorado; Board of Directors, Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA); Board of Trustees, Catholic Lawyers' Guild. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael Carrigan | | Christina Groll (Partner) born Island Park, NY, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1998, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1989); Stanford University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Employment Contracts. Email: Christina Groll | | Teresa D. Locke (Partner) born Clinton, MO, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; 1996, Missouri. Education: Southwest Baptist University (B.A., 1987); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Teresa D. Locke | | Gregory E. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., with high honors, 1990); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, Santa Fe, NM, 1995. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1999-2003. Member, Hon. William E. Doyle Inn of Court, 2002—. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member, Ethics Committee, 2002-2007). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Corporate Compliance; Federal Criminal Law; Grand Jury Practice; Appellate. Email: Gregory E. Goldberg | | Arthur A. Hundhausen (Partner) born Los Alamos, NM, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1998, Colorado. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Boston University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Tax; Taxes and Estates. Email: Arthur A. Hundhausen | | Timothy W. Gordon (Partner) born Baltimore, MD, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Nebraska; 1999, Colorado. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 1996). Law Clerk to the Honorable D. Nick Caporale, Supreme Court of Nebraska, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Claims; Construction Arbitration; Mechanics Liens; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Evictions; Unlawful Detainer; Shopping Center Leasing; Condemnation. Email: Timothy W. Gordon | | Brian Kinnear (Partner) born Kingston, NY, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 1997, Colorado; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Western New England College (B.S.E.E., 1988); George Mason University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Brian Kinnear | | Matthew D. Abell (Partner) born Fort Collins, CO, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., summa cum laude, Philosophy, 1994); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Infringement and Protection; Intellectual Property Clearance, Enforcement and Registration; Internet and Information System; Proprietary Rights; Copyright; Trade Secrets; Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Matthew D. Abell | | Christopher L. Thomas (Partner) born Honolulu, HI, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky; 2004, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Employment Law. Email: Christopher L. Thomas | | Berkeley I. Brandes (Partner) born San Diego, CA, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado and U.S District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Law and Society, magna cum laude, 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Berkeley I. Brandes | | Rebecca L. Hudson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1990); College of William and Mary (M.Ed, 1992); University of Denver (J.D., 1996; LL.M., 1997). Practice Areas: ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Employee Benefit Taxation; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non Qualified Benefits; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Executive Compensation; Health Benefits; Flexible Benefit Plans; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Disability Benefits; Equity Compensation; Fringe Benefits; Profit Sharing; 401 (k) Plans. Email: Rebecca L. Hudson | | Adam M. Cohen (Partner) born Baltimore, MD, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1997); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Author, "LLCs in Acquisitions: Increased Utility Under Recent Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, August 2002; "Simplifying the Disclosure Requirements Under the New Tax Shelter Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, September 2003; "Registration and List-Keeping Requirements Under the New Tax Shelter Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, December 2003; "Tax Shelter Transactions: Practitioner Obligations and New Confidential Transaction Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, August 2004; "ABA Tax Section Comments On Exchanges Of Partnership Equity For Services," December 29, 2005; "Equity for Services: The Proposed New Rules on Partnership Equity for Services," First Quarter 2006, Real Estate Taxation. Member and Chair of Young Lawyers Forum, and Chair of Special Partnership Issues Subcommittee of Partnerships and LLCs Committee, Taxation Section, American Bar Association. Chair, Tax Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2006-2007. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax, 2005-2007. Fellow, John S. Nolan. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Transactions; Taxes and Estates. Email: Adam M. Cohen | | Christopher J. Balch (Partner) born Wiesbaden, Germany, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Boston College (B.S., Finance, cum laude, 1995); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Order of St. Ives. Business Editor, Board of Editors, Denver University Law Review, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Corporate Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Emerging Growth; Business Entities and Transactions. Email: Christopher J. Balch | | Clifford Stricklin (Partner) born Fort Worth, TX, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, District of Columbia; 2008, Colorado. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Clifford Stricklin | | OF COUNSEL | | John L. J. Hart (1904-1986). | | H. Gregory Austin (Of Counsel) born New York, NY, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Colorado. Education: Yale University (B.E., 1957); University of Michigan (J.D., 1961). Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1975-1977. General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1973-1975. Member, ad hoc Business Entities Laws Revision Committee, Colorado Bar Association, 1993—. Member: American Law Institute, 1988 —; Colorado Secretary of State Advisory Committee. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law). Practice Areas: Business Law; Partnerships Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Financing Law. Email: H. Gregory Austin | | James B. Borgel (Of Counsel) born Duluth, MN, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Macalester College (B.A., cum laude, with honors in Political Science and Economics, 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1984). Order of St. Ives. Real Estate Broker, Colorado, 1990. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Entitlement; Subdivisions; Land Use; Municipal Contracts. Email: James B. Borgel | | David Butler (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, MN, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, Colorado. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1952); Harvard University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1957). Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1955-1957. General Counsel, First Interstate Bank of Denver, 1984-1986. Practice Areas: Commercial Arbitration. Email: David Butler | | William H. Caile (Of Counsel) born Boulder, CO, 1965; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Boulder County, Colorado (Member, Executive Council, Water Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Water Law; Water Rights; Geothermal Resources; Litigation; Elections and Campaign Finance. Email: William H. Caile | | Matthew N. Cavarra (Of Counsel) born Fort Collins, CO, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., Philosophy, summa cum laude, 1994); Washington College of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Matthew N. Cavarra | | John T. Combs (Of Counsel) born Fayetteville, NC, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1978); University of Idaho (J.D., 1983); University of Denver (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization(100%); Business Immigration; Citizenship; Consular Law; Employment Immigration; Family Immigration Law; Investor Visas; Labor Certifications; Visas. Email: John T. Combs | | Robert E. Benson (Of Counsel) born Red Oak, IA, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Colorado. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1962); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1965). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in 5280 Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1992. Member, College of Commercial Mediators. Managing Editor, Colorado Construction Law, 1999, 2002 and 2007 editions. Author: "Colorado Law of Arbitration and Other ADR Law," "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Construction Projects"; "The Power of Arbitrators and Courts to Order Discovery in Arbitration"; "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Construction Projects"; "Contract Clauses Managing, Allocating and Transferring Construction Project Risks"; "Application of the Pro-Rata Liability, Comparative Negligence and Contribution Statutes"; "How to Prepare for, Take and Use a Deposition," James Publishing (5th Ed. 1994). Arbitrator (large complex case panel), Mediator and Advisory Council of American Arbitration Association; Facilitator for American Arbitration Association seminars: Arbitrators Update (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007). Deciding and Writing Arbitration Awards, 2005. Chairing an Arbitration Panel, 2005. Founding Chair, Colorado Bar Association Construction Law Committee. Chair, Annual Symposium on Construction Law, Colorado Bar Association, 1996-1997, 2004. Speaker: "Five Ethical Pitfalls You Can Avoid" (2003); Ethics in Negotiations (2005). Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Collaborative Law; International Arbitration; International Dispute Resolution; International Mediation; Architectural Law; Construction and Design Law; Construction and Surety Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Public Construction Law; Public Works; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Attorney Errors and Omissions; Attorney Grievances; Conflicts of Interest; Legal Ethics; Legal Malpractice; Legal Malpractice Defense; Legal Negligence; Legal Professional Liability. Email: Robert E. Benson | | Robert T. Connery (Of Counsel) born New Castle, PA, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Colorado. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Harvard University (LL.B., 1966). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law). (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Quality; Clean Air Act; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Environmental Compliance; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Litigation. Email: Robert T. Connery | | Stephanie B. Edinger (Of Counsel) born Lincoln, NE, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Energy; Finance. Email: Stephanie B. Edinger | | David Glynn (Of Counsel) born Buffalo, NY, 1961; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2003, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1983); Syracuse University (M.B.A., 1985); University of Denver (J.D., 2002). Order of St. Ives. U.S. Customs House Broker's License, 1994. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Customs Law Committee). Practice Areas: Export Regulation; Customs Law; Foreign Trade Sanctions; Immigration Law; Logistics; Government Investigations; Foreign Asset Control; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Customs Seizures; Export Compliance; Import and Export Law; International Trade Regulation; Merger Control; North American Free Trade Agreement; Technology Export; International Regulatory Law; Regulatory Investigations; Air Cargo; Bills of Lading; International Shipping. Email: David Glynn | | Robert R. Keatinge (Of Counsel) born Berkeley, CA, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1970); University of Denver (J.D., 1973; LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Co-author, Ribstein and Keatinge on Limited Liability Companies (West Group 1992 and Supp). Advisor to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Drafting Committees for a Uniform Limited Liability Company Act and for the Revision of the Uniform Limited Partnership. Chair, American Bar Association Business Law Section Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations, 2000-2004, Vice Chair, Business Section, Colorado Bar Association. Member, Colorado Corporation Code Revision Committee. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law). Member: American Law Institute. American Bar Foundation; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Partnership Taxation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Taxes and Estates. Email: Robert R. Keatinge | | Michael R. MacPhail (Of Counsel) born Denver, CO, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia; 1995, Colorado. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1985); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Regulation; Insider Trading; SEC Enforcement; Securities Fraud; Securities Litigation. Email: Michael R. MacPhail | | William C. McClearn (Of Counsel) born Duluth, MN, 1927; admitted to bar, 1951, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (LL.B., 1951). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Arbitration. Email: William C. McClearn | | Billi R. McCullough (Of Counsel) born Ithaca, NY, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts and Colorado. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Moot Court Board. Author: "Honors Thesis, Economics," Wellesley College. Clerk to Judge Fred Parker, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Burlington, Vermont, 1994-1995. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Emerging Growth Companies; International Joint Ventures; Joint Ventures; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Electric Power; Electric Power Joint Ventures; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Finance; Energy Project Development; Independent Power; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Finance; Cross Border Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; International Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; International Mining Law; International Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Securities; Private Placement; Private Placement Syndication; Public Offerings; Shareholder Agreements. Email: Billi R. McCullough | | Laura Anne Menninger (Of Counsel) born Lexington, KY, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Stanford University (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Law Clerk to the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997-1998. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Laura Anne Menninger | | Tanya E. Milligan (Of Counsel) born Los Gatos, CA. 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Idaho; 2003, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., History, 1998; J.D., 2002). Senior Editor, Journal of Public Law, 2001-2002. Clerkship: 7th Judicial District of Idaho, Honorable Gregory S. Anderson, 2002-2003; Colorado Court of Appeals, Honorable Daniel M. Taubman, 2003-2004. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Labor Law; Civil Appeals. Email: Tanya E. Milligan | | William E. Murane (Of Counsel) born Denver, CO, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1954); Stanford University (LL.B., 1957). Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1969-1971. General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1971-1972. Public Member, Administrative Conference of the U.S., 1978-1981. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Alternative Dispute Resolution). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Arbitration. Email: William E. Murane | | Shane M. Niebergall (Of Counsel) born Frisco, CO, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1994); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Moot Court, 1996. Associate Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Association for Justice (ATLA); American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Shane M. Niebergall | | Shawn D. Rodda (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1996); Tulane Law School (J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif. Member, Tulane Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate. Email: Shawn D. Rodda | | Lizbeth Cristina Rodriguez (Of Counsel) born Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Colorado (M.A., 1996); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Order of St. Ives. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Export Regulation; Corporate Law; International Business Law; Litigation. Email: Lizbeth Cristina Rodriguez | | L. William Schmidt, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Thomas, OK, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, Texas. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1959); University of Michigan (J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in The World; Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; Colorado Super Lawyer, 5280 Magazine. Recipient, Philanthropic Leadership Award, The Denver Foundation, 2004. Author: "Trust Distributions," University of Colorado Law Review, 1967; "Family Protection Under the UPC," Denver Law Journal, 1973; "Revocable Trusts Under the CPC," The Colorado Lawyer, 1975; "Revocable Trusts Under the UPC," The Financial Planner, 1978; "Tax Traps in Estate Freezing Recapitalizations," Estate Planning Magazine, 1982; "How to Fund a Revocable Living Trust Correctly," Estate Planning Magazine, 1993; "How to Live - and - Die - with Colorado Probate," Gulf Publishing, 1985; "A Practical Guide to the Revocable Living Trust," Kimberly Press, 1989; "Preserving Your Wealth," Bradford Publishing, 2003 (2nd Edition, 2005); "Funding the Revocable Living Trust," Colorado Continuing Legal Education, 2005. Co-Author: "Colorado Estate Planning Forms," Colorado Continuing Legal Education, 1975. President: Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council, 1970-1971. President, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Foundation, 1986-2002. Member: Denver Estate Planning Council, 2000-; Board of Directors, Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, 1984-1989; Board of Directors, Lutheran Hospital, 1988-1992; Board of Directors, Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, 1995-; Given the Bonfils Blood Center Foundation Leadership Award, 2007; National Advisory Council for Planned Giving of National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, 1996-1998; Marketing and Gifts Advisory Committee, The Denver Foundation, 1998-; Board of Directors, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, 1999-2004; Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Denver, 2005-. Planned Gifts Advisor, Aspen Valley Medical Foundation, 1997-2000. Member: Denver, The Colorado and American (Member: Will and Trust Drafting Committee, 1978; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Chairman, Committees on: Special Problems of Farmers and Ranchers, 1979-1985; Role, Function and Liabilities of the Estate Lawyer, 1985-1989; Attorneys Acting in Other Roles, 1996-2000; Vice-Chairman: Ethics and Malpractice Committee, Probate and Trust Division, 2003-; Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Greater Denver Tax Counsels Association; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Bar Association (Colorado State Chairman, 1981; Advisory Panel, 2006-); State Bar of Texas. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, retired; Staff Judge Advocate, Colorado Air National Guard, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Business Estate Planning; Premarital Agreements; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Family Partnerships; Probate; Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Charitable Giving. Email: L. William Schmidt, Jr. | | M. Lucy Stark (Of Counsel) born Mt. Kisco, NY, 1977; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Public Offerings; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Joint Ventures; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Reorganization; Hostile Takeovers; Proxy Contests; Takeovers; Tender Offers; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Spin-Offs; Initial Public Offerings; Private Placement; Securities Disclosure; Securities Finance; Securities Offerings; Shareholder Agreements. |
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