Terence M. Ridley

Laura L. Page is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Laura L., who practices law in Lone Tree, Colorado, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Vance Knapp is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Vance, who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Vance is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hester M. Parrot has specialized in public finance law over the last 20 years, emphasizing charter school facility financings. She has extensive experience coordinating multidisciplinary financing teams to secure funding for charter schools’ permanent facilities in Colorado and throughout the country. She also assists other 501(c)(3) organizations and government entities—ranging from small towns and special districts to large cities, counties, and state-level issuers—achieve...

In business and legal malpractice litigation, Betsy’s clients include small and large businesses, as well as individuals seeking to protect their business and personal interests. She represents clients before state and federal trial courts, in arbitration, and on related appeals. Betsy’s trial practice focuses on high-stakes business and legal malpractice litigation in disputes involving claims of breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, negligence, breach of contract, dissolution and r...

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.

Paige has extensive experience in both business law and trusts and estates. She advises individuals, families, and business owners on all aspects of estate planning and business succession planning. She has represented clients in a variety of complex wealth and succession transactions, including developing and implementing asset protection strategies and complex gift and estate planning strategies. She assists clients with trust administration and probate proceedings, and also has extensive e...

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...

Every case is personal, and every story is unique—whether someone is wronged by a trusted business partner, by a lawyer hired to protect an interest, or by an individual, corporation, or manufacturer that should have done the right thing. Nicole is skilled at gathering and telling each client’s story. She is organized, analytical, and precise, but her advocacy for her clients is empowered by her empathy and her passion for being a trial lawyer. Nicole represents clients in high st...

Garth A. Gersten is an attorney with Otteson Shapiro. He is currently the 2021 Vice-Chair of the Insurance Committee of the Colorado Bar Association and a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel. In his insurance coverage practice Mr. Gersten represents and advises policyholders in their disputes with insurers. He has litigated coverage and bad faith claims in the areas of construction defects, pollution, intellectual property claims, business interruption claims, underinsured and ...