Sean R. Gallagher

Mr. Yarbrough’s practice areas focus on trucking and transportation, sports & recreation, motorsports, aviation, products liability, complex civil litigation, and general personal injury. Mr. Yarbrough has nearly 30 years of trial experience, and his practice includes defending complex pre-litigation and litigated matters throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and other states. He handles motorsports related matters nationwide. Mr. Yarbrough joined Hall & Evans in 2015 after ...

Ron is head of the environmental practice group and has over 30 years of experience in environmental matters including prior work as a physical scientist for the Denver Regional Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He represents all types of clients, including various municipalities and other public sector clients, in environmental matters related to Environmental Compliance Audits, Voluntary Cleanups, Underground Storage Tanks, Asbestos, Water Quality, Air Quality, Hazardous W...

As a trial lawyer over the last two decades, I have obtained some of the largest personal injury verdicts in Colorado history. I take a deeply personal approach with my clients, recognizing that each case is unique and requires not only legal expertise and experience, but also empathy, compassion, and dedication. My clients show such resilience at a devastating time in their lives, and this is why I am committed to absolute preparation for their personal injury case, and commiseration for the...

Christopher G. Peterson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Christopher G., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bruce A. Fowler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Bruce A., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bruce A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Named 2017 and 2018 Barrister's Best Plaintiff Construction Defect Attorney by Law Week Colorado , Shane began practicing construction defect litigation in 2006 as Mike Hearn’s associate. Since that time, Shane has successfully represented hundreds of homeowners and associations across Colorado in arbitration proceedings and at the district and appellate court levels. Shane has presented numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses, DORA CAM credit classes, and CAMICB courses regar...

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...

Orchestrated first online gaming deals. Excels in structuring complex commercial arrangements. Trailblazer in the growing sports betting industry. At the forefront of online gaming, Elizabeth Paulsen was the architect behind some of the first access arrangements in the United States. She is recognized as a top sports betting and online gaming attorney and represents the major players in the industry. Elizabeth continues to be a pioneer in the online gaming industry, becoming one the few attor...

Jared Ellis focuses his practice on professional liability, personal injury, and complex civil litigation. Mr. Ellis defends lawyers, physicians, healthcare professionals, and healthcare institutions in professional liability matters. He represents public entities, companies and individuals in cases involving allegations of negligence, including automobile accidents and premises liability matters, allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, intentional tort claims, including claims of fraud and ...

Karen Chapman is a Member in Sherman & Howard’s Corporate and Business Department. She is a highly respected specialist in mergers and acquisitions and corporate financings, leading teams that close sophisticated transactions valued in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars. Karen plays a preeminent role representing airlines in jet fuel storage and distribution system leasing, contract and financing matters at major airports throughout the United States. Karen’s pra...