Tessa W. Bell

Jim has been a lawyer for 43 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,...

Jocelyn has extensive experience representing companies and individuals with their immigration and global mobility needs. Her practice focuses on providing efficient and effective immigration and global mobility solutions to companies throughout the United States. She represents a broad variety of companies and individuals with all types of business-related nonimmigrant petitions (especially H, L, E, O, P and TN petitions), applications for labor certification, employment-based immigrant peti...

Mr. Fleishman’s practice emphasizes creative, aggressive representation of firm clients in the areas of divorce, pre and post nuptial agreements, commercial, construction, personal injury, professional liability, employment law, bad faith, and insurance litigation. His expertise in the creation of medical and legal risk management programs and procedures for clients, as well as drafting and analysis of insurance contracts, is well recognized. Mr. Fleishman was selected multiple times fo...

Nate Ford is a partner in the firm's Private Equity group. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors, senior management and public and private companies in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations and other complex corporate transactions, including a high volume of leveraged acquisitions and recapitalizations in healthcare, technology, consumer products, energy, agriculture and a broad range of other industries. In additio...

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...

Rob Steinmetz is a founding partner of McConnell Van Pelt LLC in Denver, Colorado. He represents professionals, businesses, insurers and health care providers in complex civil litigation , professional liability matters , and appellate proceedings. With more than fifteen years of trial and appellate experience, Mr. Steinmetz focuses his practice on defending claims involving legal malpractice, medical malpractice , accounting malpractice, insurance broker liability, professional licensing mat...

Curt Sullan was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1962, and grew up near Chicago. He graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1980 and from the University of Maryland in 1984. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a double minor in English and Philosophy. Mr. Sullan graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1988 with a Juris Doctor. While at the University of Denver, Mr. Sullan served on two law reviews and was a member of the Moot Court. Mr....

Scott W. Wilkinson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Litigation - Securities. Scott W. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Scott W. Wilkinson since 2022. 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 Scott W. Wilkinson is held by other lawyers.

Miranda K. Hawkins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Miranda K. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Miranda K. Hawkins since 2023. 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 Miranda K. Hawkins is held by other lawyers.

More than 30 years of commercial litigation experience. Trusted advisor and trial counsel to banks, lending institutions and a variety of organizations. Recognized by his peers for his expertise at the intersection of litigation and transactional law. Steve Abelman helps clients achieve positive resolutions to business disputes. He understands the value of relationships for achieving a client’s objectives and provides his clients with the critical information and insights necessary for ...