MEMBERS OF FIRM
William H. Allen (1917-1990).
Jack D. Vahrenwald (Member) born Loveland, Colorado, May 16, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Colorado; 1971, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1967-1970. Member: Larimer County (President, 1979-1980) and Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1986) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; Probate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Law; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Lien Foreclosure; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Successions.Email: Jack D. Vahrenwald
Donald E. Johnson, Jr. (Member) born Denver, Colorado, September 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, Wyoming, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lewis & Clark College and University of Arizona (B.A., 1968); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1971). Recipient, Professionalism Award, Larimer County Bar Association, 2008. Editor, Law Student Journal, Law Student Division, American Bar Association, 1970-1971. Author: "Criminal Conspiracy," The Colorado District Attorney's Evidence Manual, 1976. Member, 8th Judicial District Nominating Commission, 1997-2003. Member: Larimer County (President, 1995-1996) and Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1997-2002) Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1968].Email: Donald E. Johnson, Jr.
J. Brian McMahill (Member) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1976); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., with honors, 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Comment Editor, Washburn Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Larimer County (Board Member, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1987) and Colorado Bar Associations.Email: J. Brian McMahill
Allan S. Massey (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, September 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1987, Colorado, 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., with honors, 1981; J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Larimer County (Member, Executive Committee, 1995, President, Young Lawyers Section, 1995) and Colorado Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar.Email: Allan S. Massey
Mason C. Mitchell (Member) born Missoula, Montana, December 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with high honors, 1986; J.D., with honors, 1989). Member: Larimer County (President, 2003-2004; Member, Professionalism Committee) and Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2008) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Mason C. Mitchell
ASSOCIATE
Ryan S. Thorson (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, January 26, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District Court of Wyoming. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 2004); University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 2007). Order of the Coif. Comment Editor, Wyoming Law Review, 2006-2007. Law Clerk for the Honorable Clarence A. Britmer, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 2007-2008. Member: The Colorado Bar Association; Wyoming State Bar.Email: Ryan S. Thorson
OF COUNSEL
C. Dean Herms, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Austin, Texas, July 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2009, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Order of the Barristers. Member: Larimer County and Colorado (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Construction) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: DeSouza v. EGL Eagle Global Logistics, LP, 596 F.Supp. 2d 456 (D. Conn. 2009); Tucker v. SAS Institute Inc., 462 F.Supp.2d 715 (N.D. Texas 2006); Thompson v. Brazos M&E, 2005WL517578 (149th Dist. Ct., Brazoria County, Tex., Feb. 10, 2005); SAS Institute Inc. v. Breitenfeld, 167 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. 2005); DeLeon v. Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Inc., 2005WL2667350 (S.D. Texas 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Defects; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation; Mechanics Liens; Materialmens Liens; Public Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Child Labor Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Disability Discrimination; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employment Arbitration; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wage and Hour Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: C. Dean Herms, Jr.