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Zach Mugge is a partner at Antero Law, LLC in Denver, Colorado.  Zach practices in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, with a particular focus on business, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and real estate disputes.  In addition, he has developed a niche health care practice representing the interests of health care providers and medical lien companies who provide medical treatment on a lien basis to victims in personal injury matters.. Zach represents a wide array of clients ranging from large companies to individuals with disputes at every stage of litigation proceedings, including trials, arbitrations, appeals, administrative proceedings, and mediations.  Zach has obtained favorable results for his clients, including procuring multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, obtaining injunctions, and finding alternative ways to bring disputes to successful resolutions.  The Super Lawyers publication selected Zach as a "Rising Star" in the Colorado legal profession in its 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions.

Peter McClenahan is at home in the courtroom.  A skilled and dynamic trial lawyer, Peter’s practice focuses on personal injury, complex business and civil litigation and professional malpractice.  In 2013, Peter was recognized for obtaining two of the top ten largest personal injury jury verdicts in the State of Colorado that year.. Peter’s litigation background is extensive and he has learned his craft from some of the best.  Prior to joining Ogborn Mihm, Peter led a trial team of attorneys and paralegals at a renowned Denver litigation law firm.  There, Peter directed multi-million dollar litigation in the professional malpractice and wrongful death sectors.  Previously, Peter was a partner at Streib & McClenahan, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania business litigation law firm, where he focused upon business partnership and corporate shareholder disputes.. Holding Corporations Responsible. Working with Families to Protect the Disabled. In 2010, a mentally disabled patient died at the Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo after being wrestled by staff members down onto a steel bench, where he was restrained with straps and left by himself in a locked room, face down.  The patient soon died from lack of oxygen.  Peter stepped forward to represent the patient’s parents in litigation against the state hospital.  After obtaining a significant settlement for the clients, Peter continued to work with the family pro bono and spearheaded an effort to change the state laws governing the physical restraint of patients in state mental hospitals.  The lobbying effort was successful, prone restraint is now banned in Colorado’s state mental hospitals.. In 2009, a wheelchair using tenant became trapped in an apartment fire and suffered severe burns.  The landlord had failed to follow fire safety building code regulations. Peter and another attorney brought the case to trial in Jefferson County, Colorado.  The jury awarded $871, to the client.. In 2002, Peter was selected by his alma mater to serve as an adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Duquesne University Law School in Pittsburgh.  For seven years, in addition to his law practice, Peter spent evenings teaching law students litigation tactics and techniques and he coached multiple teams of law students in interscholastic moot court competitions.. Peter is a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice and a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.

Michael Mihm is a founder of Ogborn Mihm LLP, a trial law firm focusing on high-stakes lawsuits likely to go to trial.  We pride ourselves on our courtroom skills and our ability to try any case, regardless of size or complexity. We have experience with hundreds of jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.. Michael’s unique trial practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in legal malpractice lawsuits.  Michael's trial teams have recovered some of the largest legal malpractice jury verdicts and settlements in the U.S.  Michael is a Past President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), an approximately 1300 member organization for plaintiff and consumer trial lawyers in Colorado.  Michael has been selected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA).. Expertise in Legal Malpractice Litigation.  Michael has handled hundreds of legal malpractice cases in his career.  He is one of the few plaintiffs' attorneys in the United States to be certified as a specialist in legal malpractice law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.  Since 2005, Michael has served as managing editor of Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2017 Ed. (Michael T. Mihm ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2017).  This two-volume, 57-chapter treatise, updated annually, focuses on lawyers' professional liability and legal ethics issues. Michael wrote or co-wrote 6 chapters in the book.  He is a frequent speaker and author on lawyers' professional liability and trial practice matters.. Business Ligation.  Michael also has a significant business and corporate litigation practice. Michael's business litigation often involves claims arising from breach of contract, corporate control, oil and gas transactions, real estate disputes, oppression of minority business owners, trade secrets, theft of intellectual property, computer fraud, and claims arising from breaches of fiduciary duty and other misconduct by company insiders.. Personal Injury Litigation.  While most of Michael's practice focuses on legal malpractice or business litigation, Michael also personally tries select medical malpractice, wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases.  Michael's law firm, Ogborn Mihm LLP, represents clients in a significant number of such cases. Indeed, Michael's firm recently obtained a $100 million settlement in a products liability claim arising from a helicopter crash.  .

Clayton E. Wire graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in both Editorial Journalism and Political Science, with a focus on international relations. Mr. Wire received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Wire served as Editor in Chief of the globally recognized Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. Mr. Wire was also an intern at the Colorado State Public Defender’s Appellate Division. Upon graduation, Mr. Wire was admitted to the Order of St. Ives, an honors society for Sturm College of Law graduates within the top percentiles of each graduating class.. Prior to joining Starrs Mihm, LLP, Mr. Wire clerked for the Honorable Nancy J. Lichtenstein of the Colorado Court of Appeals.. Mr. Wire’s practice includes the areas of civil rights, employment litigation, professional malpractice, business torts, and general civil litigation. Mr. Wire is admitted to practice in the State of Colorado, as well as in the United States District Court for the State of Colorado.