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Strategic thinker skilled in navigating complex environmental, land, and water issues. Known by clients for insightful solutions and negotiating skills. Mike Smith helps clients untangle increasingly complex regulatory regimes and resolve disputes. Clients turn to Mike for help navigating a range of challenging natural resources matters, often involving water rights, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, protected species, land use, floodplains, and oil and gas royalty disputes. His diver...

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...

Holding corporations, healthcare facilities, and the government responsible for illegal conduct that violates the social contract that we all rely on – this is what Clay Wire strives to do with every client he represents. Clay is an advocate for those who engage in the selfless and difficult act of whistleblowing, and those who want to see fraudsters held accountable. The core of Clay’s practice is representing whistleblowers when they suffer retaliation or when they choose to rep...

Christine Ranney is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Christine practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Christine Ranney since 2027. 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 Christine Ranney is held by other lawyers.

Authority on consumer finance regulation and law. Decade of government bank regulatory service. Develops multidisciplinary solutions for consumer finance companies and banks. With deep understanding of consumer finance law and markets, Sarah Auchterlonie ensures that transactions and consumer product offerings achieve her clients’ compliance, effectiveness and growth goals. As an advocate in Congress or with federal and state agencies, she brings a decade of government service with fede...

Evan works closely with clients in the commercial real estate and infrastructure, especially renewables and pipeline development, industries. Much of his work involves complex projects that span multiple sites and multiple states. Pipeline, Renewables and other Infrastructure Projects: Evan represents companies in connection with oil and gas pipeline developments. Additionally, he represents renewable energy clients, including developers of wind and solar farms. He also represents landowners ...

Real estate attorney with 20 years of experience. Unique practice combining expertise in water resources and water infrastructure along with commercial and office projects. Collaborative problem solver and strategic advisor. Andy Meyers' practice integrates real estate, water resources, mining and construction. He provides a comprehensive approach to the acquisition, development, management and disposition of commercial, residential and industrial assets. With his experience resolving the dis...

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...

Benjamin Currier is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law and Real Estate Law. Benjamin practices law in Littleton, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Benjamin Currier since 2021. 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 Benjamin Currier is held by other lawyers.

Concentrates on oil and gas, environmental and land use law. Involved in many of the major disputes facing the energy industry in Colorado. Mark Mathews has successfully represented oil and gas and mining clients and real estate development companies in litigation and regulatory rulemakings concerning oil and gas preemption and royalty issues, hazardous waste contamination, enforcement of oil and gas regulations, zoning and development disputes and land use permitting issues. Mark is outside ...