Best Lawyers Near You in Arvada, Colorado
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Nick Fogel is the practice group leader of Burg Simpson’s workers’ compensation department, which has achieved Tier 1 status by US News and World Report (the highest-ranking available). His practice is devoted to those who have been injured while working on the job and in the line of duty. In this capacity, Nick has extensive courtroom experience handling a wide variety of matters. Nick’s practice focuses on the representation of law enforcement, firefighters, and first resp...
Jennifer McDonald practices primarily in family law. She is knowledgeable in all aspects of divorce, custody, and post-decree issues. She represents clients across the State of Colorado, including but not limited to Arapahoe County, Adams County, Denver County and Douglas County. Ms. McDonald founded The Law Firm of Jennifer S. McDonald, LLC with the vision of running a family law firm that is child and family focused. Ms. McDonald handles divorce and custody cases with the intention of helpi...
Paul McCormick is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Paul practices law in Boulder, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Paul McCormick since 1993. 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 Paul McCormick is held by other lawyers.
For twenty years, Carrie Bernstein has used her experience and expertise in the areas of eminent domain law and real estate litigation to advocate for her clients. Without excess drama, Carrie has a no-nonsense approach to helping her clients that people appreciate. At Alderman Bernstein, Carrie represents private landowners, quasi-municipal corporations, and public entities in eminent domain in both litigation and appeals. She has been designated as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Emi...
Amanda Bradley is a real estate litigation and transactional attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients in real property transactions, negotiating and preparing real estate contracts and related documents, and representing clients in all phases of real estate litigation. She has represented clients in eminent domain actions involving various municipal and county governments, special districts and urban renewal authorities throughout Colorado, including negotiation of poss...
Bryan focuses his practice on advising privately-held business and their owners with respect to mergers and acquisitions, entity formation and operation, sales, purchases and leasing of real estate, commercial real estate, private placements of securities, and wills, trusts and business succession planning. Bryan is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association.
Garth Gersten is an attorney based out of Otteson Shapiro’s Denver office and a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel. He has decades of experience representing and advising policyholders on all types of insurance claims, and proactively assisting clients in managing their insurance programs by reviewing policies for gaps and overlaps, and negotiating insurance and indemnity provisions in contracts. Garth’s practice also includes litigating coverage and bad faith clai...
William “Bill” is the founding member of Kelly Law Partners, LLC whose commercial and employment litigation practice focuses on national and regional litigation for business clients. In response to a survey of Fortune 500 General Counsel, Bill has been named a “BTI Client Services All Star” for 4 consecutive years. He is also the sole Colorado recipient of the “Lexology Client Choice Award in Litigation” for 2017, a national survey of in-house counsel. Bill...
Rene Moore conducts a full-time federal tax practice advising clients and representing clients before the IRS on matters related to the issuance of tax-exempt and tax-advantaged municipal debt instruments, including financing for governmental entities, higher education institutions, hospitals, 501(c)(3) organizations, housing developers and numerous other types of tax-exempt private activity bond financings.
Christian E. Otteson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Christian E. practices law in Denver, Colorado Best Lawyers has recognized Christian E. Otteson since 2024. 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 Christian E. Otteson is h...
Litigation can be brutal. Too often, individuals and businesses suffer needlessly because lawyers insist on doing things "the same old way." Not with us. Not with Mike. Mike's trademark is his relentless pursuit of new and better answers. His hallmark is the recognition that better answers come only with understanding. Not just surface familiarity, but a true appreciation of your world. Mike takes the time to listen, to answer questions, and to ask questions. He doesn't just ask "where do you...
Courtney is an shareholder at Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC. Prior to joining SPAL, Courtney was an attorney at Hinds and Hinds Family Law and worked for the Honorable Angela Arkin and the Honorable Kerry Hada. Courtney has dedicated her professional career to helping families experiencing transition and conflict. Courtney handles complex domestic relations matters ranging from financial disputes to high-conflict child custody matters. Courtney gives each case the individual attention it deser...
Michael “Mike” McConnell is a founding partner of McConnell Van Pelt LLC in Denver, Colorado. He is a civil trial and appellate lawyer with more than thirty years of experience representing clients in complex litigation matters in state and federal courts. His practice includes Appellate Practice, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance , Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants , Personal Injury ...
David Kaplan has more than 40 years of experience in criminal defense, including complex litigation and trial representation in state and federal courts on matters ranging from violent crime to white collar defense. Additionally, he frequently represents attorneys facing disciplinary consequences, other professionals facing regulatory licensing issues, and students confronting disciplinary actions. David graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1982 and began work as a Deputy...
