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Ireland Stapleton, established in 1926, includes attorneys practicing law in the full range of substantive commercial law areas. Our lawyers set themselves apart by forging close working relationships with clients, understanding their businesses, problems and concerns and personally attending to their needs. Notwithstanding the breadth of our practice, this problem-solving approach is our specialty.

Statement of Practice

Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Securities, Tax, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Banking, Construction, Complex Litigation, Commercial Finance, Government Relations and Regulated Industries, Labor and Employment, Emerging Business and High Technology, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Regulatory, Water and Natural Resources Law, International Law, Special Districts, Energy, Bankruptcy, Environmental Law, Natural Resources.

Firm Affiliations

STATE CAPITAL GROUP: The State Capital Group is an organization of independent law firms that practice in their respective state, provincial and other capital cities around the world. The purpose of the Group is to allow its members to share information and expertise about the practice of law in business transactions and before various legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory and executive bodies in the represented capital cities. The Group facilitates communications between its members to help them improve their ability to serve the needs of their individual clients.

Member firms of the State Capital Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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• Discover

Address

1675 Broadway, Suite 2600
Denver, CO 80202-4685, (Denver Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-623-2700
Telecopier: 303-623-2062

Website

http://www.irelandstapleton.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

PARTNERS (OFFICERS/DIRECTORS)

Rebecca L. Almon (Director) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 2005, Colorado. Education: Boston University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Denver Bar, The Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Administrative Law; Land Use and Zoning; Franchise and Utility; Energy.

Timothy G. Atkinson (Director) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; 1989, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1978); Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Law clerk to the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson III, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Former General Counsel, Expanets Inc. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Business Transactions.Email: Timothy G. Atkinson

Michelle Buescher Ferguson (Director) born Washington, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2002, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1995); American University's Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Senior Notes and Comments Editor, American University International Law Review, 1996-1998. Selected as Denver Bar Association's 2006 Young Lawyer of the Year; Selected as member of the Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT) Program in 2008; Member of COBALT's Steering Committee, 2009; Selected for inclusion as Colorado "Rising Star" for Labor & Employment Law in 2009. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations (Denver Board of Trustees, Community Action Network Member and Former Co-Chair, Former Representative to Colorado Board of Governors); Colorado Legal Services (Volunteer); Society of Human Resource Management; Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce; Special District Association; Colorado Parks and Recreation Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Colorado Human Resource Association; Alliance of Professional Women (Newsletter Editorial Committee). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Special Districts.Email: Michelle Buescher Ferguson

K.C. Groves (Director) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2009, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1988); University of Colorado (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law.Email: K.C. Groves

Mark E. Haynes (Director) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., with honors, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. [Lt. U.S. Army 1975-1979]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Employment Litigation; Probate Litigation; Intellectual Property; Product Liability.Email: Mark E. Haynes

Laura J. Hazen (Director) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell College (B.S.S., cum laude, 1994); Northeastern University (J.D., 1997); University of Colorado Graduate School of Business (M.S., 2009). Member: Colorado Women's Bar Association; Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado; Society for Human Resource Management; Colorado Human Resource Association; Colorado Restaurant Association; Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce; Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; YMCA Metro Board of Advisors. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Laura J. Hazen

Russell W. Kemp (Director) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1988); University of Denver (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Government Relations; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Russell W. Kemp

James J. Killean (Director) born Rochester, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin; 2001, Colorado; 2002, Wyoming. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; M.A., 1995); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin; Wyoming State Bar; Colorado Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Oil and Gas Law; Natural Resources.Email: James J. Killean

John G. Lewis (Partner) born Hanover, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 1970, Colorado and New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1966); Fordham University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Venture Capital; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: John G. Lewis

Brian D. Meegan (Director) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1997). Member: Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2000—; Association for Corporate Growth, 2003. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Corporate Planning; Franchise Law; International Law.Email: Brian D. Meegan

Michael R. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin; 1999, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., with distinction, 1990); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: State Bar of Colorado; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Michael R. Miller

William H. Parsons, Jr. (Director) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1970, New Mexico; 1975, Texas; 1977, Colorado. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Greater Denver Tax Counsels Association, 1979. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Texas; The Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: William H. Parsons, Jr.

Dino A. Ross (Partner) born San Jose, California; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1987); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Society for Human Resource Managers. Practice Areas: Special Districts; Employment Law.Email: Dino A. Ross

William E. Tanis (Partner) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1971); London School of Economics, London, England (M.S. Econ., 1972); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). Member: American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Securities; Financial Institutions Law.Email: William E. Tanis

Thomas J. Wolf (Director) born Rochester, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1979); Drake University; University of Denver (J.D., 1982). Member, Board of Editors, Denver Law Journal. Member: Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Thomas J. Wolf

ASSOCIATES

Sarah W. Benedict (Associate) born Milford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Transactional Matters; Corporate Law.Email: Sarah W. Benedict

Kelley A. Bergelt (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 2000); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Order of the Barristers, 2003; National Moot Court Team, 2001-2003. Recipient, Dean's Award, 2003. Editor-in-Chief, Capital University Law Review. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kelley A. Bergelt

MaryBeth Coll (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida; admitted to bar, 2005, Australia; 2007, New York; 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1999); University of Queensland (J.D., 2004). Member: Queensland Law Society. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: MaryBeth Coll

Mark E. Lacis (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2006, New York, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2009, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Denver, The Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Mark E. Lacis

Brian L. Martin (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 1991); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Editor-in-Chief, University of Denver Water Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Gregory J. Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Special Districts.Email: Brian L. Martin

Stefania C. Scott (Associate) born Red Bank, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., 1991); University of Colorado (M.S., Finance, 1997); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Member, University of Denver Water Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. JoAnn L. Vogt, Colorado Court of Appeals, 2004-2005. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Contracts; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Stefania C. Scott

Lukas B. Staks (Associate) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Utah (B.A., with honors, 2002) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2006) Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver, The Colorado and American Bar Associations.Email: Lukas B. Staks

OF COUNSEL

Allan B. Adams (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1969, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1966); University of Denver (J.D., 1969). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mutual Funds; Investment Company Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Allan B. Adams

Barbara Weil Laff (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Oxford University, England; University of Michigan (B.G.S., with distinction, 1982); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Electronic Commerce; Employment Law; Business Law.Email: Barbara Weil Laff

Judith Rosenblum (Of Counsel) born Bozeman, Montana; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (M.S.F.S., 1982); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Contracts.Email: Judith Rosenblum

Kimberley H. Tyson (Of Counsel) born Summit, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1987, Kansas; 1989, Colorado. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1981); University of Kansas (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kimberley H. Tyson