John C. Hawk IV

Seasoned, practical, solution-oriented dealmaker. Twenty years of experience closing hundreds of deals with clients ranging from sophisticated private equity buyers to individual owner/entrepreneur sellers. Serves as outside general counsel to leading middle market companies. Gino Maurelli’s middle market M&A and private equity practice spans four decades. Closing deals on the buy and sell side amid both bull and bear markets, he understands how to navigate different environments to...

Jed Sonnenshein represents investors, developers and corporate real estate departments in all aspects of real estate transactions, including land acquisition and development matters. He has invaluable proficiency in evaluating and mitigating development risk at the earliest stages of large-scale, ground-up projects, and leverages that knowledge in advising clients in the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of land and improved commercial real estate throughout Colorado and the United States...

Employment law advocate Alice Powers resolves a wide variety of litigation claims across Colorado and California, jurisdictions with notably different regulatory frameworks. She operates effectively in both the courtroom and the conference room—defending all types of employment claims while providing counsel to employers on compliance strategies that prevent disputes from occurring altogether. Alice has secured favorable outcomes in bench and jury trials, binding arbitration, and mediat...

Douglas Lambalot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Douglas, who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Douglas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Sheela practices in the areas of water planning, water adjudications, water quality permitting and environmental compliance. Her clients include municipalities, special districts, mining companies, developers, trade associations, and a wide variety of businesses regulated by the government. By taking a collaborative and reasonable approach, Sheela has a track record of successfully negotiating agreeable resolutions between her clients, state and federal age...

Jessica Melson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Jessica, who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tasha Power assists clients with a variety of real estate matters. She handles acquisitions and dispositions of raw land and office, industrial, retail, and multifamily properties. She assists clients with condominium developments and is well versed in the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA). Her practice also involves negotiating and drafting construction contracts for clients on a variety of projects. Tasha also focuses her practice on commercial leasing, representing both landlo...

Insurance companies often delay payments or undervalue injury claims. Castle Rock, CO car accident attorney Dale G. Casares of Castle Rock Injury Law LLC represents individuals injured in car accidents and other serious incidents throughout Castle Rock, Colorado. Drawing on her background in the insurance industry and relationships with medical providers, she works to help clients obtain appropriate medical care and well-supported claims following an accident. Before attending law school, Dal...

Kim Martin represents real estate developers, investors and owners of residential, commercial, industrial, TOD and mixed-use projects. She has a specific focus on large-scale greenfield and brownfield development projects, including all aspects of land use entitlements—securing approvals for annexations, development agreements, zonings and rezonings, subdivisions, site plans, transferable development rights, public revenue sharing agreements and vested property rights. Kim assists clien...

Robert C. Kaufman focuses his practice primarily on domestic relations matters involving large estates and complex valuation issues.