With nearly 450 attorneys in 15 offices, Holland & Hart LLP is the largest law firm based in the Rocky 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

6380 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 500
Greenwood Village, CO 80111, (Arapahoe Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-290-1600
Fax: 303-290-1606

Website

http://www.hollandhart.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Richard M. Koon (Partner) born Madison, WI, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1962); University of Denver (J.D., 1966). Order of St. Ives. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law). Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Commercial Lending; Loan Restructuring; Loan Workouts; Secured Transactions; Loan Syndications; Letters of Credit; Banking Law; Consumer Loans; Loans; Secured Lending; Uniform Commercial Code.Email: Richard M. Koon

Mark R. Levy (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Chairman, Annual Convention Committee, Colorado Bar Association, 1999. Adjunct Professor, The Lawyering Process, University of Denver Law School, 1990-1993. Member and Chair, Alumni Board of Directors of University of Colorado School of Law, 1994-1996. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law) and Chambers USA. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Mark R. Levy

Paul J. Schlauch (Partner) born New York, NY, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1970, Colorado. Education: Colgate University (A.B., cum laude, 1963); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa. Designated World's Leading Mining Lawyer, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. Named, One of the Country's Leading 500 Lawyers, Dragon Law, 2007. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Natural Resources Law). International Who's Who Legal. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, President, 1994-1995, Trustee, since 1982. Member, National Panel of Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, International Mining Professionals (Founding Director and Past President). Practice Areas: International Mining Law; Mineral Rights; Mineral Royalties; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Land Law; Coal Mining; Land Reclamation; Mining Law; Mineral Law; Mineral Title; Public Land Laws; Geothermal Resources.Email: Paul J. Schlauch

John Arthur Ramsey (Partner) born San Diego, CA, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1978, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: San Diego State University (A.B., 1965); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1969). Member: American Bar Association (Chariman, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section, 1988-1989; Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Committee; Council Member, 1990-1993). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Natural Resources Litigation.Email: John Arthur Ramsey

Robert M. Pomeroy, Jr. (Partner) born Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors, 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Public Utility Law; Energy Law). Practice Areas: Electric Power; Energy Regulation; Electric Utility Regulation; Telecommunications Law; Telecommunications Regulation; Cable Communications; Cellular Communications; Cellular Telephone; Communications Common Carrier; Communications Law; Telecommunications Competition; Wireless Communications; Cogeneration; Energy Competition; Energy Contracts; Energy Deregulation; Energy Facility Siting; Energy Project Development; Federal Energy Regulation; Independent Power; Wholesale Power Contracts; Regulated Industries; Regulatory Agency Practice; Electric Cooperatives Law; Electric Utilities; Public Utility Law; Public Utility Rates; Public Utility Regulation; Telephone Utilities; Telephone Utility Regulation; Utility Contracts; Utility Rates; Utility Regulation; Land Use; Land Use Permitting; Zoning Law; Land Development; Renewable Energy; Alternative Energy; Wind Energy; Energy Conservation; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Electric Utility Restructuring.Email: Robert M. Pomeroy, Jr.

Robert Alan Poe (Partner) born Bracken County, KY, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Tax Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky and Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., with highest distinction, 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Taxation Law). Chairman of the Board, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, 2007-2008. Practice Areas: Ad Valorem Tax; Interstate Tax; Local Taxation; Personal Property Taxation; Property Tax; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Property Tax Assessments; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Municipal Taxation; Mineral Taxation; Oil and Gas Taxation; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Incentives; Tax Litigation; E-Commerce Taxation; Federal Tax Controversies; Taxes and Estates.Email: Robert Alan Poe

Maureen Reidy Witt (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk, Hon. Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1980-1981. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Law Practice Management Section; Women Rainmakers); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; Alliance of Professional Women; American Association for Justice; American Conference Institute; Colorado Bar Foundation; Colorado Judicial Institute; Colorado Lawyers Committee Chair's Roundtable; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Faculty of Federal Advocates; National Association of Professional Women; National Lawyers Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; AIDS Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Labor Litigation.Email: Maureen Reidy Witt

Dennett L. Hutchinson (Partner) born Rugby, ND, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Colorado (J.D., 1978). Managing Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Condominium Law; Community Association Law.Email: Dennett L. Hutchinson

Jack M. Englert, Jr. (Partner) born Sidney, NE, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Denver (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas (M.A., Classical Archaeology, 1978; J.D., 1982). Articles Editor, Texas Law Review. Member, German American Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Chapter (President, 1994-1995; 2003-2004; Director, 1989-Present). Member: Defense Research Institute. Languages: Ancient Greek and Latin. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Torts and Insurance Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Jack M. Englert, Jr.

Brian M. Mumaugh (Partner) born Cheyenne, WY, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1989, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1979); Creighton University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk, Hon. John F. Grant, Nebraska State District Court, 1981-1983. Former Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group, Holland & Hart. Listed in Chambers USA, 2005-2008. Member: Colorado, Nebraska and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law Litigation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Brian M. Mumaugh

Michael S. Beaver (Partner) born Mena, AR, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1986). Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Governing Council, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section); Defense Research Institute; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Life Insurance; Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; Ski Resort Defense.Email: Michael S. Beaver

Christopher H. Toll (Partner) born Washington, DC, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1981); University College London, England; University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk, Hon. John P. Wiese, U.S. Claims Court, Washington, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Arbitration; Noncompete Litigation; Restrictive Covenants; Trial Practice; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition.Email: Christopher H. Toll

Rick D. Bailey (Partner) born Berwyn, Illinois, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin; 1985, Illinois; 1996, Colorado. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., Political Science, with honors, 1979); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Bone Scholar. Formerly with AT&T Corporation and AT&T Broadband, 1988-2002. Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AT&T Broadband, 2000-2002. Member: American Bar Association (Sections on: Business, Antitrust, Litigation, Administrative, Regulatory Practice and Technology Law). (Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Administrative Agency Practice.Email: Rick D. Bailey

Susan Leigh Oakes (Partner) born Detroit, MI, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Business Transactions.Email: Susan Leigh Oakes

Rachel A. Yates (Partner) born Boise, ID, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with department honors, 1986); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: American Bar Association (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Air and Space Forum). Practice Areas: Commercial and Environmental Litigation; Underground Storage Tanks; Space Law; Oil and Gas Litigation; Product Liability Defense.Email: Rachel A. Yates

Thorvald A. Nelson (Partner) born Tacoma, WA, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2006, Montana. Education: Saint Louis University (B.A., History and Economics, 1991); Georgetown University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Utility Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Civil Litigation; Energy; Telecommunications Law.Email: Thorvald A. Nelson

Adam M. Cohen (Partner) born Baltimore, MD, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1997); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Author, "LLCs in Acquisitions: Increased Utility Under Recent Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, August 2002; "Simplifying the Disclosure Requirements Under the New Tax Shelter Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, September 2003; "Registration and List-Keeping Requirements Under the New Tax Shelter Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, December 2003; "Tax Shelter Transactions: Practitioner Obligations and New Confidential Transaction Regulations," Colorado Lawyer, August 2004; "ABA Tax Section Comments On Exchanges Of Partnership Equity For Services," December 29, 2005; "Equity for Services: The Proposed New Rules on Partnership Equity for Services," First Quarter 2006, Real Estate Taxation; "Recent Developments and Observations: Management Fee Revenue Ruling and Draft Form 1065 Discussed," September-October 2008, Journal of Passthrough Entities; "Recent Developments and Observations: Court Cases May Be Instructive for S Corporations in Tough Economy," January-February 2009, Journal of Passthrough Entities. Chair, Young Lawyers Forum, Taxation Section, American Bar Association, 2007-2009. Chair, Tax Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2006-2007. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax, 2005-2009. Fellow: John S. Nolan. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Transactions; Taxes and Estates.Email: Adam M. Cohen

OF COUNSEL

Robert A. Bassett (Of Counsel) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado and Alaska; 1987, New Mexico. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.F.A., 1975); California Institute of the Arts (M.F.A., 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Mining Law; Mineral Law; Oil and Gas Law; Public Land Law; International Mining Law; Coal Law; Geothermal Law; Railroad Law; Mineral Leasing; Mineral Rights; Mineral Royalties; Mineral Taxation; Mineral Title.Email: Robert A. Bassett

Catherine C. Crane (Of Counsel) born Ann Arbor, MI; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina; 1998, Colorado. Education: Syracuse University (B.A.); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1994); State University of New York, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse (M.S., Environmental Science). Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth Ryskamp, Federal District Court Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Catherine C. Crane

Karol L. Kahalley (Of Counsel) born Mobile, AL, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: Arizona State University (B.A.Ed., 1981; M.P.A., 1988); University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Administrative Law; Energy; Environmental Law.Email: Karol L. Kahalley

ASSOCIATES

Amy L. Bowler (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1994); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Growth Companies; Corporate Governance; Public Corporations; Blue Sky Law; Private Placement; Public Offerings; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Agreements; Corporate Finance.Email: Amy L. Bowler

Parker Whitfield Dragovich (Associate) born Raleigh, NC, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete.Email: Parker Whitfield Dragovich

J. Lee Gray (Associate) born Huntsville, AL, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Products Liability; Federal and State Civil Practice; Election, Campaign and Political Law.Email: J. Lee Gray

Joe A. Ramirez (Associate) born El Paso, TX, 1963; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1988); University of Denver, College of Law (J.D., 2003). Order of St. Ives. Member: Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (President). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Insurance Litigation.Email: Joe A. Ramirez