Stephen D. Gurr

Seeing is believing. Most serious personal injury claims never make it to the courthouse. Instead, they are settled before trial either through direct negotiations with the other side or at a mediation or settlement conference. I have spent the last few decades of my career doing everything I can to facilitate out-of-court settlements. While most lawyers will present their clients’ stories to opposing counsel through a written demand letter, we know that video footage is simply more pow...

Understands complexities of water litigation, acquisitions and transactions. In 40-plus year career has led 750 water litigations and over 20 Supreme Court appeals. Former senior water counsel and first assistant attorney general for the Water Unit of the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Steve Sims is a leading western water law attorney with a focus on water court litigation, water acquisition strategy and water transactions in the west. He brings four decades of experience represen...

More than 20 years of experience navigating prominent real estate development projects. Valued counsel to some of the nation’s leading homebuilders and developers. Greg Vallin provides counsel on high-profile, complicated real estate development projects. He helps some of the region and nation’s largest homebuilders and commercial developers find solutions for the complex issues that development projects present. From representing Sterling Ranch in the simultaneous closing of 800 ...

Caleb Meyer is chief executive officer and managing partner of Messner Reeves LLP. He joined the firm over eight years ago and has played an integral part in the firm’s growth during that time. In his multi-state practice, Mr. Meyer focuses on trial advocacy and the representation of individuals, corporations, and other business entities in courts of law, arbitration, mediation, and other regulatory proceedings. He has litigated and tried numerous cases across the country, including com...

Keith Trammell is a leading corporate lawyer who counsels public companies, private equity funds, other investors and privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and capital markets related matters. Mr. Trammell regularly represents acquirors, targets, buyout groups, boards of directors, special committees, founders, investors and shareholder groups in complex domestic and international negotiated and unsolicited merger and acquisition transactions.

Stephen Burg is a trial attorney at the law firm Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine, P.C. Mr. Burg’s practice is focused on representing victims of auto crashes, personal injury, trucking accidents, motorcycle collisions, product liability injuries, gas explosions, wrongful death, and harmful drug products. Mr. Burg has been recognized for his legal excellence both nationally and locally. He was named as a “Recommended Attorney” by the U.S. Legal 500. and has also been reco...

Tom Bieging is of counsel with the firm. He focuses his practice in the areas of banking and commercial litigation. Mr. Bieging’s financial institutions practice includes holding company and change of control applications, loan documentation, regulatory compliance advice, loan work outs, board representation, and the sale, acquisition, and merger of banks and bank holding companies. Mr. Bieging has litigated with government agencies on financial institution policy matters with national ...

James G. Heckbert focuses his practice on claims involving personal injury and wrongful death, ski injuries, auto and truck collisions, construction site negligence, medical malpractice, gas explosions, and defective products. In a distinguished career spanning four decades, Mr. Heckbert has secured eight jury verdicts in excess of $1 million. He has obtained numerous other settlements and judgments for amounts also exceeding $1 million. Mr. Heckbert is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Ad...

Gregory S. Rich is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Gregory S., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gregory S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marc J. Musyl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Marc J., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.