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Joe Smith is a licensed attorney in Colorado and Florida and a Colorado licensed architect with over twenty-five years of architecture, construction law, construction defect litigation, and related insurance coverage and bankruptcy experience. Throughout his legal career, Joe has exclusively represented homeowners, homeowner associations, and building owners. From 2011 to 2014 Joe worked as a forensic architect at a Colorado consulting firm where he provided forensic services to private and p...

Stacy A. Carpenter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants and Litigation - ERISA. Stacy A. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Stacy A. Carpenter since 2012. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Stacy A. Carpenter is held by...

More than 20 years of experience navigating prominent real estate development projects. Valued counsel to some of the nation’s leading homebuilders and developers. Greg Vallin provides counsel on high-profile, complicated real estate development projects. He helps some of the region and nation’s largest homebuilders and commercial developers find solutions for the complex issues that development projects present. From representing Sterling Ranch in the simultaneous closing of 800 ...

Ghislaine G. Torres- Bruner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Energy Law. Ghislaine G. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Ghislaine G. Torres- Bruner since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ghislaine G. Torres- Bruner is held by other lawyers.

Kristin Decker represents property owners, developers, local governments, and special districts in complex land use and real estate matters. With over 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, Kristin brings a unique perspective to her practice, having served as legal counsel to Adams County, Douglas County, and the City of Westminster. Kristin’s practice focuses on helping clients navigate local government approval processes, including annexations, rezonings, subdi...

Matt Hogan is a Member of the firm’s Public Finance Department and has been active in public finance for over twenty-five years. Mr. Hogan’s area of practice consists of work as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter’s counsel and private placement counsel. He has represented clients in connection with the financing of utilities, airport, mass transit, manufacturing, housing and healthcare facilities. He has addressed a wide area of public finance topics as an individ...

Martine Tariot Wells is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Martine Tariot practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Martine Tariot Wells since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Martine Tariot Wells is held by other lawyers.

David D. Powell, Jr. focuses his practice on employment and commercial litigation. Before co-founding Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes with his colleagues in 2023, David served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, managing the eight separate legal units comprising the State Services Section. In this role, he oversaw those responsible for representing the state’s key elected officials and providing legal services in the areas of health c...

Patricia A. Riley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law, Family Law Arbitration and Family Law Mediation. Patricia A. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Patricia A. Riley since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Patricia A. Riley is held by other lawyers.

Stuart Skok is the principal and owner of Stuart Skok Law LLC, founded in 2017, and now Stuart Skok Law and The Next Chapter LLC, founded in 2026. With more than 30 years of experience, she represents clients in complex family law matters, including divorce, custody, domestic violence, prenuptial and separation agreements, and post-divorce litigation. She is admitted to practice in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Colorado, and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Matrim...