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Best Lawyers 2021

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine , P.C.
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6

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15

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Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno , LLC
6

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1

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3

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Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio , P.C.
20

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1

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11

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Hernandez & Associates P.C.
1

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Dan Caplis Law
5

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3

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Springer & Steinberg , P.C.
5

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1

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4

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Epstein Patierno , LLP

Daniel J. Sears , P.C.
2

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1

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2

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Angela McGraw

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Brian K. Matise

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Craig S. Nuss

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Curt T. Sullan

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2016

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate
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David K. TeSelle

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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David P. Hersh

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Construction Law | Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Holly B. Kammerer

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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James G. Heckbert

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Jennifer A. Seidman

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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John M. Connell

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Joseph F. "Joe" Smith III

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Kerry N. Jardine

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Leslie A. Tuft

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Insurance Law
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Mari K. Perczak

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Construction Law
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Meghan C. Quinlivan

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Michael C. Menghini

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Construction
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Michael S. Burg

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Nelson Boyle

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Nick D. Fogel

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Peter W. Burg

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Ronald M. "Ron" Sandgrund

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Scott J. Eldredge

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Seth A. Katz

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Stephan J. Marsh

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
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Stephen J. "Steve" Burg

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Insurance
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Thomas W. "Tom" Henderson IV

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance
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Valerie M. Sullan

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Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Construction | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Ashley G. Emerson

Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Elizabeth A. Bonanno

Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Family Law | Family Law Arbitration
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Erika A. Gebhardt

Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Family Law | Family Law Mediation
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James M. Cordes

Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Family Law Arbitration
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Betty Carter Arkell

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Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Corporate Law | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities / Capital Markets Law | Venture Capital Law
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Bryan D. Biesterfeld

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Douglas R. Ferguson

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Franchise Law
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Harold R. "Hal" Bruno III

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Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Franchise Law
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Jennifer C. Alldredge

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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John W. O'Dorisio, Jr.

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Louise Betcher Staab

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Paul V. Timmins

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Peter T. Moore

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2013

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Corporate Law
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Stephen L. Waters

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Real Estate
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Steve Segal

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Timothy M. "Tim" Shea

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Real Estate Law
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Tracy L. Ashmore

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2020

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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William J. "Bud" Bourke

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2022

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Tax Law
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Arnulfo D. Hernandez

Hernandez & Associates P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Criminal Defense: General Practice
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Daniel "Dan" Caplis

Dan Caplis Law
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Henry R. Miniter

Dan Caplis Law
  • Recognized Since: 2018

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Michael P. "Mike" Kane

Dan Caplis Law
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Harvey A. Steinberg

Springer & Steinberg, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2001

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Jeffrey A. Springer

Springer & Steinberg, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Family Law | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Daniel J. Sears

Daniel J. Sears, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 1987

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Criminal Defense: General Practice | Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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Charles R. Mendez

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Jacob M. Burg

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Joseph F. "Trip" Nistico III

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Litigation - Construction
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Marc C. Johnson

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Nicole C. Moskowitz

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Shane C. Fulton

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Travis Riley

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Commercial Litigation
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Heather M. Landauer

Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Family Law
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Samuel G. John

Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Insurance Law
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Stephen M. Burstein

Springer & Steinberg, P.C.
  • Recognized Since: 2021

  • Location:

    Denver, Colorado
  • Practice Area
    Criminal Defense: General Practice

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