Michael J. Gates

Diane Carlton is Special Counsel at Griffiths Law. She has over 40 years of experience dedicated to helping clients and their families move through the difficult process of divorce. She is a skilled trial lawyer as a result of her previous experience as a Colorado deputy public defender, municipal judge and her extensive trial experience in divorce cases. Diane is compassionate and works closely with clients to reach a constructive and productive resolution of their case. Diane focuses on ach...

Micah Dawson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Micah, who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Micah is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey R. Kesselman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Jeffrey R., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bradley A. Levin, a shareholder in the Denver law firm Levin Sitcoff PC, focuses his practice on tort and commercial litigation, especially insurance bad faith and insurance coverage disputes. He has significant litigation and trial experience. Mr. Levin received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, with distinction, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and served as editor-in-chief of the Hastings Constitu...

Pat Ridley represents individuals and entities in criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving significant risk to liberty, financial and reputational interests. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Ridley has served as lead trial counsel in more than 75 jury trials, has second chaired dozens of jury trials and trials to the court. He has tried cases involving securities fraud, tax fraud, computer fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, congressional redistricting, Ponzi schemes, bre...

Jim has been a lawyer for 39 years representing over 1,900 family law clients. His years of experience in litigating and negotiating family law cases has honed his ability to achieve success in mediation. Jim was a Municipal Court Judge for 22 years. His experience as a judge has provided him with the demeanor and temperament to arbitrate family law cases. Jim has mediated and arbitrated a myriad of issues including decision-making and parenting time, child support, complex property division,...

Andrew Garnett is the managing partner of Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes. Andrew handles all types of commercial litigation with an emphasis on breach of contract, product liability, premises liability, fraud, real estate, toxic torts, and business tort cases. Andrew has tried over 50 jury trials and has handled complex commercial litigation cases from inception through successful oral argument at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Andrew represents Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 com...

Ms. Treece, a founding Member of Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, LLC, is a trial lawyer with over 40 years of litigation experience. Ms. Treece is recognized as one of the premier workers’ compensation defense lawyers in the State of Colorado. Ms. Treece began her legal career as a Deputy District Attorney and as a law clerk to the former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Ms. Treece then gleaned experience in the civil defense arena. She s...

Lisa Shimel is a partner with the firm and has more than 30 years of experience in transactions and litigation in commercial, real estate, and lending matters. Her practice areas include banking, lending, and financial institutions, real estate, business operations and transactions, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, and litigation. Ms. Shimel’s practice focuses on representation of bank and non-bank financial institutions including: Loan documentation for commercial and real estat...

Katy Miller earned her reputation as a first-rate employment attorney, tough litigator and savvy negotiator over a 25-year career that included successfully pursuing class/collective actions in age and gender discrimination cases. Katy began her legal career in 1980 with Holland & Hart, and in 1985 joined the law firm of Miller & Steiert, P.C. She emphasized employment law and workplace disputes before moving to full-time practice as a neutral. Having spent decades in the courtroom, K...