Top best Litigation Lawyers Near me in ZIP 80205

Zane Gilmer represents companies and individuals from a variety of industries facing diverse legal challenges. His practice focuses on business litigation and regulatory compliance. He regularly represents clients in state and federal courts and arbitration forums across the country. He represents clients ranging from small regional businesses and individuals to large Fortune 100 companies. Zane is also a regular author and speaker on emerging litigation and compliance trends.. Business and Commercial Litigation Experience. Financial Services Litigation Experience. White Collar, Compliance, and Investigations Experience. Other Experience. Zane has authored numerous articles for publications such as American Bankers Association’s Bank Compliance magazine, Inside Counsel, Bloomberg BNA, Law 360, and Law Week Colorado.. Zane has also been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with a peer review rating of AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating.

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.

Whether engaged in environmental due diligence, regulatory permitting and compliance or litigation, Fritz’s clients need expert guidance on all matters of environmental and natural resources law, including recovering damages for diminution in value to clients’ property as a result of contamination.  With more than 15 years of experience, Fritz offers a unique blend of expertise and perspective gained through technical education and representing clients in complex litigation and the energy, mining and natural resources sectors on matters relating to regulatory compliance, permitting and project development.  He has successfully represented clients in class action lawsuits, commercial litigation, environmental citizen lawsuits under the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation Act, and potentially responsible parties in cost recovery and natural resource damage actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.. “Second only to the client relationships I have developed, I am proudest of helping clients avoid enforcement and litigation proceedings by learning their business and building their trust so they get me involved early in a project.”. Fritz has been interested in environmental and natural resources stewardship since before college.  He spent two years as a government relations consultant representing large and medium flood and storm water management agencies before the United States Congress, Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C.  This has translated into a desire to assist clients in managing their resources and environmental risks in a legally sound and cost-effective manner.  Introduced to the courtroom in law school and clerkships, Fritz developed a penchant for trial practice that rivals his interest and dedication to his passion environmental and natural resources law.  Fritz is continually challenged and intrigued by his practice, which drives his success every day.

We are a boutique litigation firm located in the Capitol Hill area of Denver, Colorado.  We primarily specialize in civil litigation, defending individuals and businesses who are being sued in civil cases.  My practice is divided between defending those individuals and businesses who find themselves as defendants in civil law suits, and representing insurance companies who have paid claims to and on behalf of their customers for losses caused by some other entity.  Imagine a fire caused by an electrician or some other subcontractor on a residential or commercial project.  Our insurance clients pay for losses caused by the fire, and then hire us to try and recover from the responsible party.  As a lawyer, working half the time defending somebody or some company which is being sued, and half the time as a plaintiff, pursuing cases against a responsible party to recover money which the insuarance company properly paid on a claim, we have a unique view of both sides of the litigation process.  It is quite helpful to know and understand both sides of the civil litigation "fence." We also represent seriously injured people who need zealous advotates. We are quite selective when it comes to personal injury cases, but our experience working on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants has been helpful to our injury clients. We represent injured individuals on a contingent fee basis.

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Tom Werge is an attorney, businessman, and musician. He built his practice to provide efficient, high quality legal services to small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals. He previously practiced at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, where he represented clients in complex commercial litigation. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and a former law clerk to The Honorable J.E. Beshouri of the District of Columbia Superior Court. He has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for each of the last three years.. Tom’s practice focuses on litigation, business law, and music law. He has represented clients in lawsuits involving business disputes, employment, civil rights, professional liability and malpractice, real estate, franchising, family law, personal injury defense, product liability, construction, bankruptcy, insurance, and other commercial matters. Tom has broad litigation experience, handling the full scope of the process, including pleadings, motions practice, discovery, experts, depositions, trial, and appeal. Tom also represents clients in arbitration, at mediation, and in administrative proceedings including defending professional grievances.. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Tom spent seven years working in business, information technology, and human resources, primarily at Level (3) Communications in Broomfield, Colorado. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Colorado State University.. Tom is also an active musician. Since 1996, he has performed with his band, 12 Cents for Marvin. Over the last 20 years, the band has released five full-length albums, completed multiple tours, created a music video, and continues to perform throughout Colorado. The confluence of Tom’s musical and legal careers was featured in an article by Law Week Colorado.. Tom lives in central Denver, with his wife, Halie Crocker Werge, and their three children.

Thomas Hunter has represented clients in matters involving product liability, commercial contracts, insurance defense, intellectual property disputes, personal injury claims, and land-use and real property disputes.  Tom has successfully initiated and managed cases in all phases including intake, settlement negotiation, discovery, depositions, motions practice, and post-judgment collection.

Tessa R. DeVault, Esq., is a civil litigator specializing in construction defects, mechanic's lien, contract drafting and disputes, and landlord/tenant law. Tessa graduated from Colorado Law, clerked for the Honorable Patrick T. Murphy, Chief Judge of the 17th Judicial District, and operates out of Johnson Law's Avon office where she calls the beautiful Vail Valley home. Johnson Law is a boutique Colorado law firm specializing in litigating construction defects. Tessa represents clients in all stages of a case, including pre-suit negotiations, drafting pleadings, taking and defending depositions, briefing, jury trials, arbitration, and appeals. She also works on the transactional side of contracts by drafting, revising and negotiating them as well as litigating contract disputes. Prior to litigation, Tessa worked as in-house counsel for a large Colorado subcontractor where she drafted and negotiated construction contracts. Tessa continues to revise and negotiate construction contracts and has developed a specialty in revising contracts within the roofing industry.

Tess Hand-Bender is a litigation associate with Reilly Pozner LLP. Tess focuses her practice on complex civil litigation. Prior to joining Reilly Pozner, she was a law clerk to the Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The previous year, she served as law clerk to the Hon. Philip A. Brimmer of the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. In these clerkships, Tess gained valuable research and writing experience – as well as exposure to diverse areas of civil and criminal law. Tess earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she often received the highest or second-highest grades in her courses and was a member of Order of the Coif, which recognizes scholarship. She was a research assistant to two professors and submissions editor for the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law. Tess holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa and departmental honors, from Stanford University. Between college and law school, Tess was a legal assistant in a solo criminal defense office in San Francisco. After this experience, she knew she wanted to become the kind of litigator who uses her skills to excel in the courtroom.

Steve represents and advises individuals, small businesses, and financial institutions in all facets of commercial and real estate litigation. He has managed cases from the pre-litigation stages through trial in both state and federal courts. Steve excels in assessing clients' risks and liabilities and identifying the most effective and efficient methods of resolving disputes.. Steve attended DePaul University College of Law where he also gained invaluable experience as an intern for the Honorable Jack B. Schmetterer of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois and with the Office of the U.S. Trustee. During law school Steve also served as a Rule 711 licensed law student with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services advocating for indigent clients in the areas of Family Law, Bankruptcy, and Guardianships.. As a Colorado native and outdoor enthusiast, Steve enjoys spending time with his family any chance he gets in the great outdoors.

Skilled attorney with 35 years of experience representing clients in resolving complex commercial disputes through litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement. Trial practice includes significant background of federal and state cases in trade secrets, non-competes, securities, banking and finance, fraud, fraudulent conveyances, real estate disputes, business torts and business divorces, and employment agreements. Skilled and experienced in federal and state court and jury trials, arbitrations, and other evidentiary hearings such as preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order hearings, in addition to vast experience in mediations. Best Lawyers: Commercial Litigation (2012 – 2024); Colorado Super Lawyers: Business Litigation (2009 – 2024); Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent (1999 – present).

Shannon has years of trial experience in state and federal courts, including jury and bench trials, arbitrations, and evidentiary and procedural hearings. Shannon litigates a wide variety of complex business disputes, construction disputes, fiduciary claims, employment issues, and landlord/tenant issues, with a specialization in construction. Shannon’s construction experience extends from contract negotiations assertion and defense of construction claims of owners, HOAs, general contractors, tradesman, and suppliers in public and private construction projects.. She has also represented individuals and companies in dealing with claims arising out of officer shareholder liability, piercing the corporate veil, and derivative actions. Some of Shannon’s notable case achievements include obtaining a non-dischargeable judgment of over a million dollars on a mechanic’s lien claim; proving violation of the Colorado Trust Fund; part of trial team obtaining total defense judgment on claims over $4,000,000 associated with piercing the corporate veil; jury verdict finding in favor of client on breach of fiduciary duty; and numerous grants of summary judgment resolving all claims in her clients’ favor.. Experienced and highly versatile, Shannon believes in educating her clients to assist them through the litigation process and help them make strategic, cost-efficient decisions.. Shannon is routinely invited to industry events and often lectures on construction issues including mechanic’s liens and bond claims, discovery issues, employment matters, ethical issues in the tripartite relationship, and collection issues, including overcoming hurdles in bankruptcy.

Sean Baker is a business trial lawyer who has represented his clients in the courtrooms of Colorado and the West since 1995.  Sean has handled a wide variety of disputes for national companies with household names, regional companies, and local and family-owned businesses.  Sean has successfully represented his clients in breach of contract, unfair competition, consumer protection, fraud, negligence, professional negligence, product liability, securities, construction, receivership, trademark and patent infringement, misappropriation, and other business tort cases.

Scott Neckers is an experienced trial attorney and civil litigator who concentrates his practice on the defense of professional liability, medical malpractice, and insurance claims in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Scott has extensive experienced defending physicians, dentists, attorneys, architects, insurance agents, real estate brokers, engineers and their businesses in malpractice, personal injury, and insurance litigation, as well as in front of State licensing boards.. In addition to malpractice defense, Scott defends product liability and general liability matters arising from premises liability, construction, and automotive claims involving property damage, personal injury, and wrongful death. Scott has served as lead counsel in the defense of hundreds of personal injury matters, and has extensive deposition, mediation, and trial experience. Scott has tried over a dozen jury trials in various jurisdictions throughout Colorado. He also has experience in commercial litigation, representing individuals, companies, and corporations in matters involving contractual disputes across a wide array of industries.. Prior to joining OMH in 2020, Scott spent 5 years at a boutique trial firm focusing on the defense of medical malpractice and professional liability claims. Scott started his legal carrer as an in-house trial attorney for a national insurance company, where he defended hundreds of individual and commercial policy holders in personal injury and contractual disputes in State and Federal Court throughout Colorado.. While in law school at the University of Denver, Scott served as the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. He also was a national moot court champion at the Tulane University National Baseball Arbitration Competition in 2010 and national runner-up at the same competition in 2011.

Sarah is an experienced litigator adept at risk and conflict management. She provides a deliberative and empathetic approach to help reach agreements her clients can understand and happily accept.. Prior to joining Lyda Law Firm, Sarah focused on commercial litigation for small and medium-sized businesses in San Antonio, Texas. Her practice included everything from the initial demand to appeals to the Texas Supreme Court. Sarah also worked as an Assistant Attorney General for several years for the Colorado Office of the Attorney General, where she worked in the Consumer Fraud unit.. Sarah recently returned to Denver and is excited to join legal and community-based organizations. Sarah was active in San Antonio’s Women’s Bar Association, through which she graduated from the LEAD Academy and served on the community service committee. Sarah also served on the Board of Directors of the THRU Project, an organization devoted to bridging the gap between foster care and adulthood. Sarah is looking forward to becoming an active and conscientious member of the Denver community.. Sarah earned her law degree from the University of Texas, where she served on a committee for public outreach for the American Bar Association, mentored first-year students, and worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate constitutional law courses. Sarah also represented victims of domestic violence as a student attorney. Prior to law school, Sarah graduated from Vanderbilt University.

Sandra Hagen was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where she attended college and law school.  She ultimately gave up on the sub-zero winters and followed her siblings to Colorado.  She enjoys working with a great team of lawyers at Sawaya, Rose, McClure & Wilhite, where she does trial and appellate work.

Robinson & Henry Partner Eric Kibel is distinguished for his legal acumen and the various matters he has successfully handled. Robinson & Henry partner Eric Kibel is distinguished for his legal acumen and the variety of matters he has successfully handled.. Eric specializes in civil litigation, appeals, arbitration, mediation, and administrative actions in state and federal courts. His diverse practice covers healthcare, real estate, construction defects, employment law, mechanic’s liens, commercial litigation, and probate.. Prior to joining R&H, Eric built a legal career impressive for both its depth and breadth. He has successfully tried cases in many jurisdictions, litigating matters of elder abuse, commercial, construction, surety, and even healthcare.. Representative matters. Failure to disclose defects - Obtained a $184,000 jury verdict in favor of homebuyer against fix-and-flip real estate investor that failed to disclose structural defects in home. Quiet title judgment - Recovered $55,000 in damages and attorneys fees and costs for homeowners whose ex-boyfriend refused to vacate house. Construction defect settlement - Reached a $45,000 pre-litigation settlement of construction defect and fraud claims against real estate investor on behalf homebuyers. Unpaid wage claim settlement - Settled unpaid wage claims against business without any monetary payment and recovered company's business records wrongfully taken by former employee

Robert Hinckley is the Managing Shareholder of Buchalter’s Denver office and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. With a background as a former prosecutor, Mr. Hinckley brings a wealth of trial experience to his practice in Colorado and California. He has served a diverse clientele, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small and medium-sized privately held businesses, with a focus on commercial and corporate litigation. He has successfully litigated cases in multiple states, including Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, and Delaware, handling a variety of contractual disputes, business separations, and real estate matters. Additionally, Mr. Hinckley has a strong employment practice, providing risk management and litigation counseling for employers. He is also well-versed in complex product contamination cases, representing specialty insurance carriers on a national and international level. Mr. Hinckley is known for his practical approach to addressing the complex challenges his clients face, offering tailored solutions to their legal needs. Currently, he serves as Vice President of the Executive Committee for the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, a prominent legal organization dedicated to defending civil actions and upholding fairness in the justice system.

Richard Murray is a firm believer that the best outcome for Polsinelli’s clients begins with an understanding of their business objectives and how disputes or potential litigation affects those objectives. As a shareholder in the firm’s litigation practice, his practice focuses on commercial and business disputes. Richard’s practice also includes health care, products liability, and real estate and construction dispute issues. He has substantial experience in complex litigation and has successfully defended against multi-million dollar claims at both the trial court and appellate court levels. He has been awarded a peer review rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®.. Richard was the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Richard Marden Davis award presented by the Denver Bar Foundation to a lawyer “under the age of 40 who so combines excellence as a lawyer with creative civic, cultural, educational, and charitable leadership as to best exemplify the character and promise of Richard Marden Davis at that stage in his career.” Richard also received the Denver Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 2018.. He has been honored as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado by ColoradoBiz magazine, named in Best Lawyers in America®, a ten-time "Rising Star" in Colorado Super Lawyers, and as a "Compleat Lawyer" by Law Week Colorado.. Richard is also active in the Colorado legal community, having served in top leadership positions in key organizations, including the following:. * Chair, Colorado Access to Justice Commission* Treasurer, First Vice President & Second Vice President, Denver Bar Association* President, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc. (CBA-CLE)* Chair, University of Colorado Law School’s Law Alumni Board* Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association. Before joining Polsinelli, Richard represented licensed health care professionals and facilities in liability, regulatory, and disciplinary board matters. Prior to private practice, he served as a judicial law clerk for Justice Nathan B. Coats on the Colorado Supreme Court. Richard’s experience also includes working for Justice Allison Eid on the Colorado Supreme Court (internship), Judge David Furman on the Colorado Court of Appeals (internship), U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (internship), Colorado House of Representatives (internship and as a legislative aide), and the Denver City Attorney’s Office (Municipal Operations Section internship).

Recognized by the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America, Henry Baskerville is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on complex commercial litigation, cannabis law, white-collar criminal defense, government contracts, and construction law.. He has significant experience representing clients in a wide variety of lawsuits throughout the country and specializes in complex business disputes.  He often represents parties in disputes over the governance of small businesses. He also helps businesses avoid litigation by serving as their outside general counsel.  He serves in that role for more than a dozen companies in various sectors of the cannabis industry.. You can read Henry's full bio here:

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Paul D. Godec serves as Special Counsel for Kissinger & Fellman, P.C. Paul obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1983 from Rice University and his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1986. After many years in private practice, Paul joined Kissinger & Fellman in October of 2010.. Paul focuses his practice in general business and corporate law, employment law, employment contracting, public employment, employment severance agreements, medical professional licensure and credentialing, and insurance defense. Paul's practice also involves complex civil litigation including contract, health care, employment, covenants not to compete, construction, construction defect, and civil rights. Paul's extensive experience has allowed him to resolve numerous cases successfully through trials or alternative dispute resolution, and to find winning and efficient solutions to his clients' legal needs.. Paul is a member of the American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association (Health Law Section and Construction Law Section), and the Denver Bar Association. He has also written many publications and given numerous presentations including Defensible Termination Decisions, Colorado Claims (April 2011, Vol. 9, No.1), Protect Against 'Clean' Theft of Secrets Using Data-Scrubbing Programs, Denver Business Journal (November 14-20, 2008), with Robert Lelewski, Plugging Telecommunications Leaks of Proprietary Information, Denver Business Journal (April 11-17, 2008), "You're Fired" : Well-Documented Terminations May Trump Employment Claims, at the Colorado Claims Association Law Day (March 26, 2010), and Drug Testing of Workers' Compensation Claimants, at the Professionals in Workers' Compensation Annual Education Day (November 13, 2009).

Nicholas Catalano is a member of Robinson & Henry’s general litigation practice. His specialties include civil litigation, personal injury, and construction defect law.. Nicholas is committed to helping clients obtain favorable outcomes for their complex litigation matters.. Prior to joining R&H, Nicholas represented defendants in civil matters, seeing cases through settlement or trial. After graduating from William & Mary Law School, Nicholas supported the Denver District Court judge’s full docket of civil litigation matters.. Representative Matters:Successfully invoked statute of limitations in response to a motion to amend a complaint, saving the client roughly $300,000 in additional exposure.. Successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of a subcontractor who worked on a single-family residential construction project on the implied warranty of habitability in residential construction legal requisite.. Successfully moved to dismiss claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act on behalf of a client whose alleged actions did not substantially affect the public at large.

Neil is a valuable asset and relentless litigator. Neil possesses innate courtroom skills and employs a common sense approach to excel before juries and courts alike. He litigates in all of the firm's practice areas, focusing mainly on business disputes and construction defect cases.. Neil is originally from the "City of Champions" - Pittsburgh, PA. While no city can compare to his hometown for sports, he moved to Denver for the mountains and all of their associated activities. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, hunting, fishing, camping and playing sports in a few of Denver's intramural leagues.. He received his Juris Doctor with two academic emphases in corporate and commercial law from Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, MI. He was also a member of the Michigan State Law Review, where he honed his legal research and writing skills. Neil also spent a full year as a clinician with the Alvin L. Storrs Tax Clinic, negotiating with and frequently winning his positions against the IRS and state-level tax agencies. His undergraduate degree is from Washington & Jefferson College, a small school just south of Pittsburgh. At W&J, he earned a B.A. in Economics, with an emphasis in Financial Economics and a minor in Mathematics.. Neil utilizes his tailored training in corporate law, commercial law, and finance to competently advise the firm's clients in various types of business disputes. His background affords him a unique ability to advise clients about often unforeseen consequences of their decisions from both a legal and business standpoint.. As a pragmatist, he seeks to avoid expanding litigation unnecessarily, streamlines all of his cases, and tries only the operative claims to avoid additional expenses to the client.

Neal provides litigation assistance to business in both trial and appellate courts at the state and federal level.  His practice focuses on real property, construction defect, and employment matters, but Neal has also litigated in the areas of trademark infringement, franchise disputes, shareholder disputes, and general contract disputes.. Neal is licensed to practice in the State of Colorado, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  Neal has also assisted in litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and state court disputes in Washington, Kansas, and Mississippi.. While focusing on defense, Neal works with clients in the plaintiff capacity when needed.  His aim for each client is to understand the client's business and litigation goals, so he can help achieve the best possible results—one that always maximizes the time his client can spend on its business rather than on litigation.