(Main Office)

With nearly 450 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.

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

555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 P.O. Box 8749
Denver, CO 80201, (Denver Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-295-8000
Telecopier: 303-295-8261

Website

http://www.hollandhart.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Josiah G. Holland (1900-1975).

Stephen H. Hart (1908-1993).

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); Colorado Super Lawyers 2009. 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, Managing Director, 2007-2008, 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. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1967); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1972). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trade Regulation; Health and Hospital Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Entities and Transactions; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Compliance.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 and Commercial Litigation). Listed as Colorado Super Lawyer (Intellectual Property Litigation), One of Top 50 Colorado Super Lawyers. 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. Member: Denver (Member, Board of Trustees, 1981-1984; President, 1990-1991) and Colorado (Vice President, 1987-1988; Executive Council Member, 1990-1991) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Litigation Counsel of America; 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; False Advertising; Computer Fraud; Computer Software Law; Software Copyright; Contract Litigation; Copyright Infringement; Intellectual Property Arbitration; Intellectual Property Infringement; Internet Intellectual Property; Cybersquatting; Domain Name Infringement; Trial Practice; Long-Arm Litigation; Patent Infringement; Trademark Infringement.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. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Antitrust Law), Chambers USA (Litigation). 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. 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; Order of the Coif. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation); Chambers USA (Litigation). Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: American Association for Justice; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Indian Law; Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Directors and Officers Litigation; Accountants Malpractice; Commercial Arbitration.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); Colorado Super Lawyers (Environmental Law); Chambers U.S.A. Voted Best Environmental Lawyer in Colorado, Denver Business Journal, 2004. 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. 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, First ranked in Chambers USA (America's Leading Business Lawyers (Labor and Employment) and Top 50 Super Lawyers in Colorado. 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

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); Colorado Super Lawyers. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Contracts; International Oil and Gas Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Coal Mining; Mining Law; Mineral Law; Public Land 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; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Oil and Gas Title Examination; Natural Gas; Geothermal Resources; Mineral Law; Mineral Rights; Natural Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Leasing.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). Order of St. Ives. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Business and Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial and Employment Contracts; Consulting Contracts; 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

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

Mark A. Davidson (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1976); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1979). Assistant Attorney General for State of Colorado, 1984-1987. Practice Areas: Utilities; Telecommunications Law; Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Telecommunications Licensing; Telecommunications Regulation; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Electric Power; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Competition; Energy Conservation; Energy Facility Siting; Energy Regulation; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Municipal Utility Law; Municipal Utility Regulation; Regulatory Agency Practice; Electric Cooperatives Law; Electric Utilities; Electric Utility Regulation; Electric Utility Restructuring; Gas Utilities; Gas Utility Regulation; Public Utility Law; Public Utility Rates; Public Utility Regulation; Sewer Utilities; Telephone Utilities; Telephone Utility Regulation; Utility Acquisitions; Utility Contracts; Utility Mergers; Utility Rates; Utility Regulation; Water Utilities.Email: Mark A. Davidson

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, FINRA, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and American Arbitration Association, 1986—. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Chair, Subcommittee on Securities Litigation); Colorado Women's Bar Association. Fellow: The College of Commercial Arbitrators. Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Litigation; Class Action Defense; 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. President, 2005-2006 and Member, Executive Committee, Colorado Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates. 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. Reported Cases: People v. Sheila Smith, 716 P.2 1115 (Colo. 1986); Pyles-Knutzen v. Bd. County Com'rs, 781 P.2d 164 (Colo.App. 1989); Whitney v. Anderson and Flug, 784 P.2d 830 (Colo.App. 1989); cert. denied; Foust v. Aetna, 786 P.2d 450 (Colo. 1989); Cherry Creek School Dist., et.al. v. Voelker, 840 P.2d 353 (Colo.App. 1992), rev'd, 858 P.2d 805) (Colo. 1993); Wymodak v. Coffee and Hunt, No. 96-CA-2026 (Colo. App. 1998) (NSOP); Gutrich v. LaPlante, 942 P.2d 1266 (Colo. App. 1996), aff'd 961 P.2d 1115 (Colo. 1998); Old National Bank for Tony Cullison v. Rheem Manufacturing, et. al., (NSOP)(Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2001); Boatmen's Trust et. al. v. Housing Authority, et. al., 346 Ark. 192, 57 S.W.3d 132 (2001); Ridenour v. Kaiser Hill, 174 F.Supp.2d 1147 (D.Colo.2001). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Employment Law; Fire; Explosions; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation.Email: Dennis Woodfin Brown

Rebecca Wilcox Dow (Partner) born Colorado Springs, CO; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1983). Order of St. Ives. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Real Estate); Colorado Super Lawyers. 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. Chairperson, 24th Annual Real Estate Symposium CLE, July 2006. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Past Chair, Real Property Section, 2007-2008; Chair, Real Property Section, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Governors, 2009-2010). Fellow: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Construction Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Resorts and Leisure.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. 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, 2003—. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Editions (Appellate Law); Chambers USA, 2007. Member and Past Chair, Holland & Hart's Ethics and Conflicts Committee. Member, Holland & Hart Associate Committee. 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, 2007 and 2008 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

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

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. Law Review. Order of the Coif. 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—. Author: Colorado Wage and Hour Laws, 2d (2008); Colorado Employment Law - An Introduction, 2d (2008). Board Member, Employment Law Alliance. Chair, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group (1998- 2003). Boulder Office Administrative Partner. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Chair, Employment Subcommittee of Construction Law Forum). (Chair, Holland & Hart's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, 1998-2003) (Also at 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; Investigations; Wage and Hour Law; Sarbanes-Oxley.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), 2005-2009; Chambers USA, 2005-2009; Super Lawyers, 2009. 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; Multi-Employer Pensions.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 School of Law (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); "Responding to Health Care Fraud and Abuse Investigations" Inside the Minds Series, Aspatore Books (2008); "The Role of International Investigations and Self-Disclosure in Effective Compliance Programs" Compliance Today (Nov. 2008). Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association. 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; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Reimbursement; Insurance Regulation.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; Tax Law; Tax Controversies.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; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 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). Reported Cases: West Coast Life Ins. Co. v. Hoar, 558 F.3d 1151 (10th Cir. 2009); Isis Litigation LLC v. Svensk Filmindustri, 170 P.3d 742 (Colo. App. 2007) and 2005 WL 2327227 (Colo. App. Sept. 22, 2005); Loughridge v. Goodyear, 431 F.3d 1268 (10th Cir. 2005) and Malek v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2005 WL 3529215 (10th Cir. Dec. 20, 2005); LMITCO v. LMAES, Civ. 98-0316-E-BLW (D. Idaho March 29, 2005); Estate of Amos v. Vanderbilt Univ., 62 S.W.3d 133 (Tenn. 2001); Roe # 2 v. Ogden, 253 F.3d 1225 (10th Cir. 2001); Atmel Corp. v. Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., 30 P.3d 789 (Colo. App. 2001); Cissell Manufacturing v. Park, 36 P.3d 85 (Colo. App. 2001); SWANCC v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001); Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park v. Wembley PLC, 992 P.2d 711 (Colo. App. 1999); Relative Value Studies, Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, 981 P.2d 687 (Colo. App. 1999); Bennett v. Greeley Gas Co., 969 P.2d 754 (Colo. App. 1998). 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. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Worth Magazine's Top 100 Lawyers; Super Lawyers. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member, Trust and Estate Section). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. 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; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Carol Warnick

Gregory W. Osterloth (Patent Practice Group Manager) 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). Fellow, Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class Action Defense; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secrets; Corporate Investigations; Employee Compensation.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). Listed in Colorado Super Lawyers. Litigation Counsel of America. Law Clerk, Hon. Frank G. Theis, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1991-1992. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice, 1999-2003; Commissioner, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, 2008-2009); Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Chair, Employment Law Committee, 2001-2004); National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Languages: Malay. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class Action Defense; Fair Labor Standards; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Trade Secrets; Occupational Safety and Health; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Appeals; Disabled Access.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: High Technology Contracts; Software; Nonprofit; Organizations Law; Technology Contracts; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers.Email: Elizabeth Carney

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). Recipient: Davis Award, Denver Bar Association, 2007; Marshall Fellow, 2006. 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: Government and Regulatory Investigation; 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; Family Law.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. Executive Committee, Hon. William E. Doyle Inn of Court, 2002—. President-elect, Faculty of Federal Advocates, 2005—. Board of Trustees, Graland Country Day School, 2005—. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Member, Ethics Committee, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Corporate Compliance; Federal Criminal Law; Grand Jury Practice.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; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Employment Tax; Federal Income Tax; Local Taxation; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; Transfer Tax.Email: Arthur A. Hundhausen

Michael Henson (Partner) born Charlotte, NC, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.E.E., 1992); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1995). Eta Kappa Nu. Member: Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; Patent Applications; Patent Infringement; Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Registration.Email: Michael Henson

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; Energy.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

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

Kami A. Pomerantz (Partner) born Buffalo, NY, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1989); Columbia University (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk: Justice George E. Lohr, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, CO, 1994-1995; Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, CO, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Law.Email: Kami A. Pomerantz

Jeffrey A. Sherman (Partner) born Cleveland, OH, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1996, Colorado. Education: Miami University (B.A., Psychology and Political Science, cum laude, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1993). Editor, Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, 1992-1993. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Co-Chair, Securities Subsection); Federalist Society. [U.S. Army Reserve, 2002—]. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate; Corporate Finance; Public Corporations; Corporate Governance; Public Offerings; Private Placements; Leveraged Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey A. Sherman

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Douglas L. Abbott (Of Counsel) born Fremont, OH, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Denver (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Personal Injury Law.Email: Douglas L. Abbott

Jonathan Michael Anderson (Of Counsel) born Denver, CO, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1998); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D., 2001). Chief Counsel to the Governor, State of Colorado, 2003-2006. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Government Affairs.Email: Jonathan Michael Anderson

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. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Business Reorganization; Business Dissolution; Family Business Mediation; Partnership Law.Email: H. Gregory Austin

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, 2005 and 2007 editions. Author: "Colorado Law of Arbitration and Other ADR Law" (2007 and 2009); "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 and Mediator, American Arbitration Association Arbitration and Mediation Panels. 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); Challenging the Arbitration Award (2008). [Retired Capt., USAF Reserve]. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Collaborative Law; Construction and Design Law; Construction and Surety Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Public Construction Law; Public Works; Commercial and Business Arbitration and Mediation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Errors and Omissions; Conflicts of Interest; Legal Ethics; Legal Malpractice; Legal Professional Liability.Email: Robert E. Benson

Brenda R. Berg (Of Counsel) born Williston, ND, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: University of North Dakota (B.Acc., cum laude, 1993); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, North Dakota, 1994 (inactive). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; ERISA.Email: Brenda R. Berg

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

Lynn A. Cleveland (Of Counsel) born Ithaca, NY, 1946; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., with high distinction, 1968) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Denver (J.D., 1989). Author: Index to Colorado Real Estate Statutes with Selected Case Citations, Lindex (2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Insurance; Easements.Email: Lynn A. Cleveland

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 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: Construction Contracts; Corporate Law; Energy; Finance.Email: Stephanie B. Edinger

William H. Fischer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1979, Ohio; 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1970); University of Cincinnati (M.B.A., 1984); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business.Email: William H. Fischer

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 Broker's License, 1994. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Customs Law Committee). GLBT Bar Association. 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

James J. Gonzales (Of Counsel) born Mobile, AL, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1973, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: U.S.A.F. Academy (B.S., 1969); St. Thomas Theological Seminary (M.A., Theology, Canon Law, summa cum laude, 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1972); George Washington University (LL.M., 1977). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Management Labor Law; Occupational Safety and Health Law; Mine Safety; Military Law; Administrative Law; Government Contracts.Email: James J. Gonzales

Tuukka D. Hess (Of Counsel) born Bantry, Ireland; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 2000); New York University (J.D., 2005).Email: Tuukka D. Hess

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 2nd Ed (West Group 2004 and Supp); Keatinge and Conaway on Choice of Entity (West Group 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). 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. Former Chair, Business Section and Taxation Section, Colorado Bar Association. Member, Colorado Corporation Code Revision Committee. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law, Taxation, Corporate Governance). Member: American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Corporation Law; Partnership Taxation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Taxes and Estates.Email: Robert R. Keatinge

Ivan P. Koves (Of Counsel) born Budapest, Hungary, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Minnesota; 1980, New York; 1989, Colorado. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Export Regulation; Customs Law; GATT; Antidumping; Countervailing Duties; U.S. Foreign Trade Zones; Import and Export Law; International Trade; Customs Seizures; Export Compliance; Foreign Trade Sanctions; Technology Export.Email: Ivan P. Koves

Leah K. Martinsson (Of Counsel) born Winona, MN, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1997); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. Practice Areas: Water Rights; Water Law; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Water Quality; Natural Resources; Endangered Species.Email: Leah K. Martinsson

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

Megan Meyers (Of Counsel) born Columbia, MO, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2002, Colorado. Education: New York University (B.A., 1991; M.A., 1993); Georgetown University (J.D., 2000). Member: Denver, Colorado and New York State (Member, Trusts and Estates Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Marital Agreements.Email: Megan Meyers

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; Export Compliance; Foreign Asset Control; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; International Business Law.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; The Denver Foundation 2004 Philanthropic Leadership Award; Bonfils Blood Center Foundation Leadership Award, 2007. 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—; 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, Colorado and American (Member: Will and Trust Drafting Committee, 1978; 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, 2003—; Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Colorado State Chairman, 1981). [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.

Lucy Schlauch 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.Email: Lucy Schlauch Stark

Lawrence E. Volmert (Of Counsel) born Covina, CA, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1978, Alaska; 1991, Colorado. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1967); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Listed in Colorado Super Lawyers, 2007-2009. Co-Author, Chapter on Air Quality, American Law of Mining, Second Edition. Law Seminars International, Paper on New Coal Plant Development, March 2007. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Advisory Council, Environmental Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Quality; Water Quality; Superfund; NEPA; Climate Change; Environmental Permitting; Hazardous Waste.Email: Lawrence E. Volmert

ASSOCIATES

Buck S. Beltzer (Associate) born Aurora, NE, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Auburn University (B.CE, 1999); University of Denver (J.D., 2006). Order of St. Ives. Co-Author: Beltzer, Buck S. and Wichern, Stephen A.: "Judicial Review Under the Railway Labor Act: Are Due Process Claims Permissible?" 33 Transp. L.J. 197, 2006. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers. Professional Engineer, Colorado, 2003. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate.Email: Buck S. Beltzer

Jonathan S. Bender (Associate) born San Francisco, CA, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1994); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2002). Order of St. Ives. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Fraud; Professional Negligence; Real Estate Litigation; Civil RICO.Email: Jonathan S. Bender

Nadya Claire Bosch (Associate) born Houston, TX, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2004); Boston University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa. Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar. G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Nadya Claire Bosch

Leslie S. Boyle (Associate) born Louisville, KY, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Rice University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Dean's List; National Dean's List; President's List. Symposium Editor, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 2007-2008. Author: "Meeting the Demands of the Indigent Population: The Choice Between Mandatory and Voluntary Pro Bono Requirements," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Practice Areas: Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Business Transactions; Energy; Alternative Energy; Energy Project Development; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Leslie S. Boyle

Scott A. Brairton (Associate) born Rochester, NY, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2001); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Scott A. Brairton

Jocelyn C. Campanaro (Associate) born Winchester, NY, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, District of Columbia; 2004, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1996); Georgetown University (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk to the Hon. Deborah K. Chasanow, United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Executive Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal, 2001-2002. Author, "Women, War and International Law: The Historical Treatment of Gender Based War Crimes," The Georgetown Law Journal, August 2001. Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; International Law.Email: Jocelyn C. Campanaro

John W. Carpenter (Associate) born Houston, TX, 1969; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, 1993); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Mechanical Patents.Email: John W. Carpenter

Christopher A. Chrisman (Associate) born Midwest City, OK, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: American University, Washington, D.C. (B.A., 1998); University of Arizona (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Allison H. Eid, Colorado Supreme Court. Author: "Mind the Gap: The Missing Standard of Review Under the Second Amendment," Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2006; "Article III Goes to War," Virginia Journal of Law & Politics, 2005; "Constitutional Structure and the Second Amendment," Arizona Law Review, 2001. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Christopher A. Chrisman

Clarissa M. Collier (Associate) born Fairfax, VA, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 2005); University of Wyoming School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2008). Order of the Coif. Prosecution Assistance Clinic Outstanding Student, Fall 2007. Wyoming Law Students for Equal Justice, President-2007-2008 and Vice President, 2006-2007. Member, Minority Law Student Association (2005-2006). Reported Cases: Wagner v. State, 182 P.3d 506 (Wyo. 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Clarissa M. Collier

Kelly Dickson Cooper (Associate) born Kansas City, MO; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2003, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., Mass Communications, 1999); University of Colorado (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Wealth Transfer; Estate Taxation; Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Law; Trust Litigation; Probate Administration; Probate Taxation; Contested Estates and Trusts; Estate Litigation; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation.Email: Kelly Dickson Cooper

Lori D. Cowan (Associate) born Southgate, CA, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Southern Colorado (B.S., 1989); University of Denver (J.D., 1995); University of Colorado at Denver (M.S., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Lori D. Cowan

Jonathan L. Dhillon (Associate) born Grand Island, NE, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 2000); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Jonathan L. Dhillon

Laura A. Dinan (Associate) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Estate and Gift Taxation; Income Tax.Email: Laura A. Dinan

Samuel E. Edwards (Associate) born Springfield, MA, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Virginia (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review, 2003-2005. Practice Areas: Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Samuel E. Edwards

Conor F. Farley (Associate) born Baltimore, MD, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Hon. Lewis Thornton Babcock, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1999-2001. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Conor F. Farley

Kamal K. Gala (Associate) born Denver, CO, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2002); University of Denver (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Intellectual Property; Energy.Email: Kamal K. Gala

M. Antonio Gallegos (Associate) born Misawa, Japan, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1997); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Criminal Investigation; Federal Criminal Law.Email: M. Antonio Gallegos

Christina Gomez (Associate) born Madison, TN, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2004, Colorado. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1996); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Christina Gomez

Catherine Guzelian (Associate) born Richmond, VA, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, with distinction, 2002; B.M., Voice Performance, with highest honors, 2002); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Dean's List. Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Vincent G. Panati Memorial Award (Graduate with highest GPA in Criminal Law Courses). Articles Editor, Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2005. Author: "Following the Flag: The Application of the Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination Clause and the Miranda Warnings to Overseas Confessions," 3 Geo. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 341 (2005). Judicial Clerk to Justice Allison H. Eid, Colorado Supreme Court. Member: Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Oil and Gas; Mining; Minerals; Public Lands; Business; Project Development and Finance.Email: Catherine Guzelian

Sean M. Hanlon (Associate) born Champaign, IL, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma; 2008, Colorado. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 2000); University of Tulsa (J.D., with highest honors, 2006). Managing Editor, Tulsa Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Sam A. Joyner, U. S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma, 2007. Practice Areas: Construction and Real Estate Litigation.Email: Sean M. Hanlon

Daniel Harpole (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel Harpole

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

Emily Hobbs-Wright (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: Smith College (B.A., cum laude, with high honors, 1995); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Order of St. Ives. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Emily Hobbs-Wright

Diego G. Hunt (Associate) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: University of Florida (B.A., B.S., 1994) University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, Award of Scholastic Excellence, Social Science Research & Law, 1995. Member, Golden Key National Honors Society. Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1999-2002. Member: American Bar Association (Member, International Law Section; Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (Secretary, 2009; Chair of the Nominations and Endorsements Committee, 2008, 2009; Member, Public Policy Committee, 2003—). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; International Litigation; Crop Damage; Products Liability; Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Diego G. Hunt

Keeya M. Jeffrey (Associate) born Cheyenne, WY, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 2004); University of Arizona (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Keeya M. Jeffrey

Davina C. Jerger (Associate) born Santa Fe, NM, 1972; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1996); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2004). Note & Comment Editor, American University Law Review. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business; Project Finance and Development; Contracts; Real Estate.Email: Davina C. Jerger

Giji M. John (Associate) born New York, NY, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: International Loans; Secured Lending; International Business Law; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Electric Power; Electric Power Joint Ventures; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Contracts; Energy Facility Siting; Energy Finance; Energy Project Development; Hydroelectricity; International Energy Law; North American Energy Trade; Power Pooling Contracts; Renewable Energy; Wholesale Power Contracts; Wind Energy; Climate Change; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing; Asset Based Finance; Cross Border Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Equity Finance; International Finance; Secured Finance; Structured Finance; Geothermal Resources; Natural Gas; Natural Gas Contracts; Natural Gas Pipelines.Email: Giji M. John

Robyn A. Kashiwa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1996; B.Ed., 1998); University of Denver (J.D., Scholastic Excellence Awards, 2007). Practice Areas: Energy Regulation; Utility Regulation; Telecommunications Regulation; Property Tax; Sales and Use Tax.Email: Robyn A. Kashiwa

Michelle Brandt King (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1996); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2003). Lambda Alpha Honor Society. Recipient, Awards for Academic Excellence, 1992-1996 and 2001-2003. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Michelle Brandt King

Paul Kyed (Associate) born Denver, CO, 1966; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Colorado School of Mines (B.S., 1989; Ph.D., 1994); Stanford University (M.S., 1991); University of Denver Law School (J.D., 2006). Order of St. Ives. Author: Crawford v. Washington: Child Victims of Sex Crimes in Colorado and the United States Supreme Court's Revised Approach to the Confrontation Clause, 82 Denver U. L. Rev. 427, 2004. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul Kyed

Erik Lemmon (Associate) born Sacramento, CA, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., cum laude, 2002); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008). Order of St. Ives. Editor-in-Chief, Denver University Law Review (2006-2008). Author: Peoples v. CCA Detention Centers: The Tenth Circuit Limits Inmate Constitutional Rights, Vol. 84, Denver University Law Review. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 2001—]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Erik Lemmon

Sarah H. Marks (Associate) born Little Rock, AR, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Williams College (B.A., 2000); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation; Trust Planning; Family Trusts; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Transfer Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Sarah H. Marks

Jonathon P. Martin (Associate) born New York, NY, 1968; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1990); University of Colorado at Denver Law School (J.D., 2007). Distinguished Graduate, USAF Academy. FAA ATP License, USA, 1999. [Captain, U.S. Air Force 1990-2000]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Rights Section 1983; Criminal Law.Email: Jonathon P. Martin

D. Scott Martinez (Associate) born Kansas City, MO, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 2000); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association; 1st Judicial District of Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Election Law; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Business Litigation; Election and Campaign Finance; White Collar Fraud; Information and Privacy; Electronic Security; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: D. Scott Martinez

Chelsea L. May (Associate) born Dallas, TX, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Colorado (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif, Certified Public Accountant, 2003. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate Taxation; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate Administration.Email: Chelsea L. May

Brooke H. McCarthy (Associate) born Boulder, CO, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2007, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Government Investigations; Civil Litigation.Email: Brooke H. McCarthy

Maureen D. McInerney (Associate) born White Plains, NY, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; 2003, New York. Education: University of California at Riverside (B.A., 1995); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of Omega Honor Society (University of California at Riverside). Practice Areas: Project Finance; Wind Energy; Energy Project Development; Renewable Energy.Email: Maureen D. McInerney

Melissa C. Meirink (Associate) born Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2001); Seattle University (J.D., 2005). Member: Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; Colorado Indian Bar Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Energy; Historic Preservation; Environmental Law; Climate Change; Endangered Species; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Regulation; Superfund; Wildlife Law; Federal Indian Law; Indian Land Law; Native American Law; Indian Law; Tribal Law; Tribal Government; State-Tribal Relations; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Protected Species; Indian Gaming; Navajo Tribal Law; Tribal Taxation.Email: Melissa C. Meirink

Cathy R. Milkey (Associate) born Ann Arbor, MI, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2000); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Transactions; Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Cathy R. Milkey

Tasha M. Newland (Associate) born Vancouver, WA, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 2001); University of Denver (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Climate Change; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Due Diligence; Environmental Liability; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Risk Management; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Water Law; Water Rights; Environmental Regulation; Solid Waste; Underground Storage Tanks; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Wetlands Regulation; Coal Mining; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Tasha M. Newland

Angelica Maria Ochoa (Associate) born Rawlins, WY, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., 1995); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alex Martinez, Colorado Supreme Court, 2001-2002. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Employment Immigration; Employment Visas; Family Immigration Law.Email: Angelica Maria Ochoa

Steven J. O'Dorisio (Associate) born Denver, CO, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of St. Ives. Member: International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2007—; International System Security Association, 2006—; ISACA, 2007—. Practice Areas: Computer Security; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Land Use; Health Care.Email: Steven J. O'Dorisio

Daniel R. Pabon (Associate) born Albuquerque NM; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S.M.E., 2001; J.D., 2005). Recipient: Don Sears, Philip A. Danielson, Holland & Hart Scholarships. Tri-Executive (Student Body President), University of Colorado. Student Union President, Class of 2005, University of Colorado 1999-2000, University of Colorado School of Law, 2004-2005. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel R. Pabon

Peter J. Perla (Associate) born Far Rockaway, NY, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation.Email: Peter J. Perla

Rochelle Rabeler (Associate) born Omaha, NE, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio; 2007, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 2000); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights; Business Reorganization; Business Transactions; Joint Ventures; Energy; Energy Finance; Energy Acquisitions; Energy Project Development; Independent Power; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Rochelle Rabeler

Evan L. Randall (Associate) born San Antonio, TX, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas and Nebraska; 2000, Colorado and Iowa. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1992); University of Kansas (M.U.P., 1998; J.D., 1998). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Recipient, CALI Awards in Regulation of Toxic Substances & Hazardous Waste, Land Transactions, and Water Law. Publications Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Eminent Domain; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages; Business Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law.Email: Evan L. Randall

Mark C. Rohlena (Staff Ethics and Conflicts Attorney) born Everett, WA, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: Christendom College (B.A., 2000); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., 2003). Business Manager, Editorial Board, Ave Maria Law Review. Senator, Student Bar Association. Member: National Lawyers Association; American Bar Associaton; Defense Research Institute, Professional and Ethics Committee. Practice Areas: Conflicts of Interest; Legal Ethics; Legal Professional Liability; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Tax Litigation.Email: Mark C. Rohlena

Armin K. Sarabi (Associate) born Tehran, Iran, 1975; admitted to bar, Colorado. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2005); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2009). Recipient, Student Leadership Award, University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law.Email: Armin K. Sarabi

Rebecca Klock Schroer (Associate) born Winchester, MA, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.M., Music, 2000; M.Ed., 2002); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.Email: Rebecca Klock Schroer

James A. Sheridan (Associate) born Syracuse, NY; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2005, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Bioengineering, 1995); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1998). Registered Patent Attorney. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Medical Patents.

Sandra Ann Snodgrass (Associate) born Champaign, IL, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1996); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Endangered Species; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Wetlands Regulation; Environmental Permitting; Habitat Conservation; Natural Gas Pipelines; Public Land Law.Email: Sandra Ann Snodgrass

Richard Spilde, Jr. (Associate) born Freeman, SD, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1995); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2000). Order of St. Ives. Practice Areas: Technology Transfers; Technology Licensing; Telecommunications Contracts; Business Law; Computers and Software; Internet Law; Technology and Science.Email: Richard Spilde, Jr.

Alison M. Suthers (Associate) born Colorado Springs, CO; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., 2006). Author: 26 J. Land Resources & Environmental Law III (2006); 43 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation J. 377 (2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Alison M. Suthers

Henri S. Vanderhage (Associate) born Bellingham, WA, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Washington; 2006, Colorado. Education: Central Washington University (B.A., 1998); Gonzaga University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Associate Editor, Gonzaga University Law Review, 2002-2004. Certified Public Accountant, 2000-2006. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Henri S. Vanderhage

Danielle R. Voorhees (Associate) born Torrington, WY, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 2001); Washington University, St. Louis (J.D., valedictorian, 2004). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Immigration Law; White Collar Criminal Defense; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Danielle R. Voorhees

Ashley Kersten Wald (Associate) born Boulder, CO, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Denver (M.A., 2005; J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of St. Ives. Member: American Bar Association (Section of International Law); Colorado Bar Association (Sections on: Business; International Law). Languages: French and Mandarin. Practice Areas: Energy Finance; Energy Project Development; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy.Email: Ashley Kersten Wald

Bradford J. Williams (Associate) born Steamboat Springs, CO, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 2001); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Bradford J. Williams

Meghan N. Winokur (Associate) born Loveland, CO, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Fort Lewis College (B.S., 1999); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Water Law.Email: Meghan N. Winokur

Alyssa Yatsko (Associate) born Westwood, NJ, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2000); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Alyssa Yatsko

Anne Austin Zeckser (Associate) born Denver, CO, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 2002); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2007). Uniform Commercial Code Reporter Digest 2005-2007; Editor-in-Chief 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business and Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Law.Email: Anne Austin Zeckser

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Kenneth T. Broda-Bahm born Skeveningen, Netherlands, 1963; Education: Western Washington University (B.A., 1981; M.A., 1984); Southern Illinois University (Ph.D., 1993). Golden Key. Graduate Fellow, Southern Illinois University. Instructor/Professor: Cornell University, 1984-1985; Southern Illinois University, 1985-1989; Towson University, 1994-2003. (Senior Litigation Consultant). Member: American Bar Association; American Society of Trial Consultants (Board of Directors; President Elect); American Association of Public Opinion Research. Practice Areas: Litigation; Pretrial Research; Case Strategy Consultation; Legal Argumentation and Language; Witness Preparation; Jury Selection.Email: Kenneth T. Broda-Bahm

Minou M. Cramer born Pittsburgh, PA, 1970; Education: University of Colorado, Boulder (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1993); University of Denver (M.T., Taxation, 1994). Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, 1996. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Inheritance Tax; Trust and Estates Taxation; Family Wealth Transfer; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Wealth Preservation.Email: Minou M. Cramer

Karen Ohnemus Lisko born Des Moines, IA, 1964; Education: The University of Arizona (B.A., 1986); The University of Kansas (M.A., 1990; Ph.D., 1992). Golden Key. Who's Who of American College Students. University of Arizona Scholarship Honors. Instructor: The University of Kansas, 1988-1991; Rockhurst College, 1990-1991; Northwestern School of Law, 1994. Member: American Society of Trial Consultants (Past President). Practice Areas: Litigation; Mock Trial and Focus Group Research; Case Strategy; Witness Preparation; Jury Selection.Email: Karen Ohnemus Lisko

Shelley C. Spiecker born Shawnee Mission, KS; Education: University of Kansas (Ph.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Society of Trial Consultants (Professional Standards Chair, 2001—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Pretrial Research; Case Strategy Consultation; Courtroom Communication; Witness Preparation; Jury Selection.Email: Shelley C. Spiecker