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Featured in Best Lawyers
Angela McGraw
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Brian K. Matise
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Craig S. Nuss
- Recognized Since: 2019
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
Curt T. Sullan
- Recognized Since: 2016
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Litigation - Construction | Litigation - Real Estate
David K. TeSelle
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
David P. Hersh
- Recognized Since: 2013
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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
Holly B. Kammerer
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
James G. Heckbert
- Recognized Since: 2015
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Jennifer A. Seidman
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
John M. Connell
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Joseph F. "Joe" Smith III
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
Kerry N. Jardine
- Recognized Since: 2008
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Meghan C. Quinlivan
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Michael C. Menghini
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Litigation - Construction
Michael S. Burg
- Recognized Since: 2007
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Nelson Boyle
- Recognized Since: 2019
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Nick D. Fogel
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Peter W. Burg
- Recognized Since: 2008
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Ronald M. "Ron" Sandgrund
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
Scott J. Eldredge
- Recognized Since: 2010
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Seth A. Katz
- Recognized Since: 2015
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Stephan J. Marsh
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Stephen J. "Steve" Burg
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Litigation - Insurance
Thomas W. "Tom" Henderson IV
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Insurance Law | Litigation - Insurance
Valerie M. Sullan
- Recognized Since: 2014
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Litigation - Construction | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Elizabeth A. Bonanno
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Family Law | Family Law Arbitration
Betty Carter Arkell
- Recognized Since: 2006
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Corporate Law | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Securities / Capital Markets Law | Venture Capital Law
Bryan D. Biesterfeld
- Recognized Since: 2018
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Harold R. "Hal" Bruno III
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Franchise Law
John W. O'Dorisio, Jr.
- Recognized Since: 2013
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Real Estate Law
Louise Betcher Staab
- Recognized Since: 2015
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Real Estate Law
Stephen L. Waters
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Litigation - Real Estate
Timothy M. "Tim" Shea
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Real Estate Law
Tracy L. Ashmore
- Recognized Since: 2020
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
Arnulfo D. Hernandez
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Harvey A. Steinberg
- Recognized Since: 2001
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jeffrey A. Springer
- Recognized Since: 2005
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Family Law | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Steven R. Newell
- Recognized Since: 2019
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice | Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Daniel J. Sears
- Recognized Since: 1987
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice | Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Charles R. Mendez
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Jacob M. Burg
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Joseph F. "Trip" Nistico III
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Litigation - Construction
Marc C. Johnson
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Nicole C. Moskowitz
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs | Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Stephen M. Burstein
- Recognized Since: 2021
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Location:
Denver, Colorado -
Practice Area
Criminal Defense: General Practice
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