Elizabeth T. "Liz" Hartsel

Over the course of his career, Chris Carrington has had the opportunity to view the law from many different perspectives. Before co-founding his own practice with partner Doug Richards, he served as a state prosecutor in the 18th Judicial District. Once in private practice, he served as litigation counsel to the Lehman Brothers estate for nearly a decade. Since then, his practice has grown and now focuses exclusively on civil and commercial litigation. Today, Mr. Carrington helps clients with...

From the beginning of her career, Lorraine has fought on behalf of those whose lives have been forever changed by the wrongs of others. As an Assistant District Attorney in Houston, from 1984 to 1992, Lorraine tried over a hundred cases, resulting in criminal convictions of rapists, child molesters, murderers and embezzlers, among others. After moving to Colorado in 1992, she switched her focus to the civil arena, finding her passion in representing individuals harmed by corporate wrongdoing,...

Co-founding partner of Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes, Josh Maximon, focuses his practice on personal injury, commercial litigation, and criminal defense. He previously co-founded and was a partner at a prominent personal injury and criminal defense boutique law firm in Boulder. Josh and his previous firm had numerous courtroom victories, including receiving the largest jury verdict in the history of the State of Colorado on behalf of a bicyclist tragically injured in a motor vehi...

Josh brings a client-centered approach to his practice, and understands that there is no such thing as a “small case” when someone is the target of a criminal prosecution. He appreciates that some of the toughest battles to be fought are those that occur as a result of being accused of a crime, and that the restrictions and obstacles facing his clients can be far reaching and unanticipated. Josh is passionate about defending his clients, and takes a direct-approach on their behalf...

In business and legal malpractice litigation, Betsy’s clients include small and large businesses, as well as individuals seeking to protect their business and personal interests. She represents clients before state and federal trial courts, in arbitration, and on related appeals. Betsy’s trial practice focuses on high-stakes business and legal malpractice litigation in disputes involving claims of breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, negligence, breach of contract, dissolution and r...

Hester M. Parrot has specialized in public finance law over the last 20 years, emphasizing charter school facility financings. She has extensive experience coordinating multidisciplinary financing teams to secure funding for charter schools’ permanent facilities in Colorado and throughout the country. She also assists other 501(c)(3) organizations and government entities—ranging from small towns and special districts to large cities, counties, and state-level issuers—achieve...

Todd R. Seelman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Antitrust Law. Mr. Seelman has been an antitrust lawyer for over 30 years. He is the Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group at Lewis Brisbois, a 1,500-lawyer firm headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Seelman defends U.S. corporations before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the State Attorneys General on antitrust and competition matters. He also advises foreign and U.S. corporati...

Betsy P. Bengtson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trademark Law. Betsy P. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Betsy P. Bengtson 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 Betsy P. Bengtson is held by other lawyers.

Sheryl Bridges is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers who practices law in Denver, Colorado, and has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sheryl is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Montoya manages the litigation department and has over twenty five years' experience as a trial lawyer. He has participated in more than sixty trials and arbitrations. He has successfully defended numerous complex civil litigation matters, including high-exposure and class-action cases. He also has expertise in providing risk-management advice to corporations. In 2006, Mr. Montoya was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization with a primary mission of preserving th...