Top best Employment Lawyers Near me in ZIP 80204

The Law Offices of Bryan E. Kuhn, Counselor at Law, P.C. have a comprehensive knowledge of employment law issues because we represent both employees and employers. This knowledge helps us effectively represent our clients in negotiations or at trial.  In the course of our employment law practice in Denver, Colorado, we have handled many employment law matters, including wrontful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment.. In addition to our employment law practice, we also have deep experience with specific business law matters.  We provide business clients with tailored advice concerning the growth of their business. This includes addressing an array of legal concerns that arise when a business is expanding, such as issues involving new employees and securing necessary capital to finance growth.  Call today for a consultation!

Tayo Okunade is an experienced attorney who handles litigation matters for clients across a number of industries.  He has appeared before state and federal courts, including administrative courts.  In his multidisciplinary practice he has litigated cases involving employment discrimination, probate disputes, franchise disputes, breach of contract, and other business disputes.  Tayo also counsels clients on a variety of contracts, restrictive covenant agreements, employee handbooks, severance and separation agreements, and a number of other business and employment-related matters.  Tayo's practice extends to counseling U.S. companies and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) looking to expand their operations globally on issues related to employment agreements, memorandum of understandings, breach of contract, and other business-related matters.

Tammy Westerberg's practice focuses on a wide range of commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts. She has represented clients from Fortune 500 companies to small business entities and individuals in securities actions, employment disputes, corporate governance matters, contract and partnership disputes, and internal investigations.

Suzanne was born in a cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. She comes from a fifth-generation Colorado family, with a background in community, family, environmentalism, business, alternative dispute resolution and academia. She has studied and worked from Colorado to Vermont, Paris to Alaska, San Francisco to Seattle, earning her bachelors chemistry and biology from Fort Lewis College, her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and Masters in Science and Law from Vermont Law School.. Suzanne has spent most of her life in Colorado and Alaska, practicing law, building businesses, engaging community, helping people build better lives. Her fundamental philosophy is that life can be wonderful, often it takes deep work, but the journey is better made when taken with innovative perspective, strength, integrity and diligence. To that end, she works closely with clients to understand the context of their lives and needs to help them determine their goals and arrive at their destinations with as much potential and resilience as possible.. Suzanne has owned and operated multiple businesses and is committed to the innovative use of entrepreneurship. She has worked with individuals, corporations, educational organizations and business incubators to help people bring their best ideas to successful fruition.. Suzanne’s legal experience started in 1993 when she worked for the best environmental lawyer in Colorado for two years in Denver. The firm amassed multimillion dollar judgments and settlements for Colorado citizens, helping to clean up Colorado. She moved to Alaska where she eventually opened her own law firm, keeping Alaska wild and its citizens safe. She worked on land use cases, native issues, domestic issues, business development and more. She won two cases before the Alaska Supreme Court securing both land use provisions and the ability for litigants who work for the common good to recover attorneys’ fees.. Suzanne then moved her growing family to the northern most tip of Alaska where she represented the North Slope Borough, a local government that covered 90,000 square miles with an annual budget of $360,000,000. NSB territory included remote Alaskan villages as well as the Prudhoe Bay oilfields and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve. She helped the NSB navigate issues including regulations, capital projects, facility upkeep, housing, human resources, healthcare, risk assessment and was the point person for all municipal contracting. Yes, she did get to fly around in helicopters and planes to visit the villages and residents, count bowhead whales, and experience the polar ice cap. She saw multiple polar bears and walrus, snowy owls and caribou.. After five years Suzanne moved back to Colorado and reopened her law firm representing people in business, domestic issues and community organizing. She eventually was offered an amazing job in the San Luis Valley directing a burgeoning nonprofit land trust to build its wildlife and regenerative agriculture program. This land trust was funded by a historic hot springs that served 27,000 day visitors a year, which she also managed.. From there Suzanne was hired by the Western Colorado University’s Masters in Environmental Management Program to teach business and nonprofit development, leadership and collaboration, environmental law and more. To facilitate this, She was provided with a gorgeous 350 acre ranch along the Tomiche Creek where the mission was to build enterprise around regenerative agriculture, green building, renewable energy and wildlife. For their masters projects, her students developed the programs that built the new non-profit Coldharbour Institute.. In Fort Collins, for three years Suzanne served family law clients with the highest of legal services, including complex financial, business and child related issues. Her thirty years of experience allowed her to help her clients navigate a better future.. In her 40 years of legal and business experience, Suzanne has represented diverse groups of clients in Colorado and Alaska. She is dedicated to helping build a healthy, positive, diverse and joyful future for all of us.. Family, wilderness, and community engagement feed Suzanne’s soul.

Steven Murray is an experienced attorney in employment law, civil rights, and trial practice. Steven’s legal experience has been virtually exclusively devoted to practicing private and public sector employment and civil rights law, representing clients in jury trials, litigation, and appeals before federal and state, trial and appellate courts, and in federal, state, and local government agency proceedings. This experience includes representing employees, supervisors, managers, executives, professionals, applicants, former employees, professional entities, and employers.. Steven Murray, as lead trial counsel, has successfully represented clients in all phases of employment and civil rights cases. In civil rights actions, Steven represented prevailing individuals in multiple and consecutive jury trials before the United States Court for the District of Colorado-achieving verdicts in favor of employees, applicants, and former employees, against private sector employers, the United States Government, and the City and County of Denver. He has represented prevailing public sector employees before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and government agencies, including the United States Merit Systems Protection Board, the United States Foreign Service Grievance Board, and the Career Service Board for the City and County of Denver.. Prior to opening this practice, Steven Murray served as a Senior Trial Attorney with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Steven represented the EEOC in civil rights cases before United States District Courts in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arizona.. Prior to serving with the EEOC, Steven Murray practiced as an employment and civil rights attorney. Steven worked as a private practitioner, law firm partner, and lawyer for a public sector labor organization attorney in Denver, and served as a law firm attorney and labor organization lawyer in Washington, D.C.. Steven Murray received a Masters of Laws degree in Employment and Labor Law from the Georgetown University Law Center. Steven received a Juris Doctor degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law, where he served on the Saint Louis University Law Journal. He has written published articles addressing public and private sector employment and labor law, political patronage and First Amendment issues in public sector employment, and constitutional law--the articles appearing in the DePaul Law Review [Lead Article], Saint Louis University Law Journal, and Government Executive Magazine [co-author]. Steven Murray is admitted to practice law in Colorado, the District of Columbia, and Illinois [inactive]. Steven is admitted to practice before United States District Courts for the District of Colorado, and the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth, Federal, Third, and Fourth Circuits. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

Stephen is an associate with Kelly & Walker. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, employment law, and appellate advocacy. While attending the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Stephen served as an intern with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and as an editor of the Denver Law Review.. Aside from being an accomplished attorney, Stephen is also an avid singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is also professionally involved in the Minoru Yasui Inn of Court and local bar associations.

Spencer is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in employment and disability law. His practice also includes contract and business litigation. While working for a prominent defense law firm in Colorado, Spencer litigated cases throughout the United States and was one of Chipotle’s trial attorneys in a high stakes, multi-million dollar lawsuit. His wide breadth of experience is valuable in advising his clients, developing strategies, and navigating lawsuits. Spencer is a fearless advocate who works tirelessly to ensure that his clients’ goals are met.. Spencer’s disability practice focuses primarily on working with Deaf, and deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Spencer’s employment practice focuses on discrimination claims involving age, race, gender, sex and disability discrimination. Spencer’s employment practice also includes wage and hour claims including claims for unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and rest/break periods. His litigation experience includes cases before juries, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD).. Spencer was born with a profound hearing loss. When Spencer was six, he lost his hearing in his left ear; thus, he has unmatched personal knowledge of the legal issues that are related to hearing loss. Nonetheless, through the use of a cochlear implant and hearing aids, Spencer has excelled as a trial attorney. He is one of three individuals, in the history of the DU Law School, to receive the prestigious “Directors Award” for his work as a leading member of the National Trial Team. He takes pride in ensuring that all of his clients have an opportunity to be heard.. Spencer is involved with several charities in the Denver area. He is the co-founder of The Smile and Nod Project, a non-profit that is dedicated to bridging communication barriers for those with hearing loss. He also a member of Denver Active 2030 Children’s Foundation, which donates over a million dollars per year to at-risk youth in the Colorado community.

Small but scrappy. This description could be describing me or the small businesses and startups I represent. I'm a Denver based lawyer/mediator creating quality, affordable, and comprehensive legal solutions to help my clients reach their peak. I cut my teeth on employment law when I left law school. My career has grown in law firms and in-house. I've represented small businesses, the most populous county in the United States, and an up and coming media company. I have mediated cases in some of the busiest courthouses in the U.S.  In my career, I have found I'm happiest when I'm helping startups and small businesses find solutions that are right for them.

Sid­dhartha is a part­ner at Rathod | Mohamedb­hai LLC, whose prac­tice areas include civil rights, employ­ment law, and crim­i­nal defense.  Sid­dhartha is also a mem­ber of the Guan­tanamo Bay, Cuba habeas lit­i­ga­tion team, rep­re­sent­ing five detainees from Yemen.  Sid­dhartha has been a fac­ulty mem­ber for the National Insti­tute of Trial Advo­cacy since 2011 and is Adjunct Fac­ulty at the Uni­ver­sity of Col­orado School of Law.

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.

Scott has practiced law since 2005, and is a founding partner of Greisen Medlock in Denver, Colorado. Before returning to Denver, Scott began his legal career with the Texas Civil Rights Project, then practiced for eight years with the civil rights and personal injury firm of Edwards Law in Austin, Texas.. Practicing with Edwards Law, Scott won one of the largest civil rights jury verdicts in the Texas Panhandle ($1,000,000), won a preliminary injunction on behalf of elderly and disabled prisoners to protect them from extreme temperatures, successfully defended multiple important civil rights issues on appeal to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and settled dozens of prisoner wrongful death, police shooting, false arrest, and personal injury cases on terms favorable to his clients, recovering millions of dollars (including many of the largest civil rights settlements ever against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the City of Austin).. Practicing with the Texas Civil Rights Project, a non-profit, Scott built the agency’s prisoners’ rights program from the ground up, going from being the sole attorney to supervising a practice group with three lawyers, a legal assistant, and numerous law students and undergraduate interns. In very difficult cases, Scott recovered millions of dollars for inmates and their families, and forced county jails, juvenile prisons, and the state prison system to make important policy changes to protect prisoners’ rights. He also protected the rights of non-violent demonstrators, and citizen groups denied public information.. Scott became one of the nation’s leading voices for prisoners, and has been quoted by publications including: the New York Times, Huffington Post, Houston Chronicle, and Texas Tribune. Scott has also had op-ed pieces published by Time Magazine, and the Houston Chronicle. He has presented at continuing legal education seminars for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, El Paso County, Texas Public Defenders Office, and the State Bar of Texas Individual Rights Section.. As TCRP’s pro bono coordinator, Scott engaged attorneys at major law firms to provide thousands of hours of free legal services to low-income Texans whose civil rights had been violated. Under Scott’s direction, the pro bono program protected Texans from warrantless searches, extreme temperatures in prisons, retaliation for exercising their free speech rights, violations of religious liberties, and the rights of people with disabilities. Scott continues to mentor young attorneys practicing civil rights law.. Scott is the youngest recipient of the prestigious J. Chrys Dougherty Legal Services award, given annually by the State Bar of Texas to an outstanding legal services program staff attorney. He was named a Legal Leader on the Rise in 2013 by The Texas Lawyer, and a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2014 to 2019, an honor given to less than five percent of Texas attorneys. In 2021, he was named a Texas Super Lawyer. For three years he was a barrister in the Barbara Jordan American Inn of Court, and a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. He is now a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, and the National Employment Lawyers Association. Scott also assisted in teaching the Constitutional Litigation seminar course at the University of Texas School of Law.. Scott believes in the importance of pro bono work and community service, and served on the board member for the Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project, which provided free legal services to immigrant domestic violence survivors. LSVAP empowered immigrant clients to escape abusive relationships and legally immigrate to the United States. He also served as a member of the Texas State University Institutional Review Board to review the ethics of potential research studies involving prisoners. Scott worked to protect people from gun violence with the Austin chapter of Moms Demand Action, and has represented the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence as local counsel in suits filed in Texas.. A native of Denver, Scott returned to his home town to practice civil rights and employment law with King & Greisen in 2021, before founding Greisen Medlock. Scott is a graduate cum laude of Northwestern University, and with honors of the University of Texas School of Law. Scott is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Colorado and Texas, as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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.

Qusair is a partner at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC.  His practice is exclusively in the areas of plaintiff’s employment discrimination and constitutional civil rights litigation.  He advocates for the rights of employees in the workplace, and for the civil rights of all individuals against governmental and institutional abuses of power.

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Phil Harding can be seen weekly on Great Day Colorado answering questions on car accident and personal injury cases.  Mr. Harding personally deals with his clients.  Call for a free consulation.. Education:- B.A. Chemistry University of Colorado, 1986,- J.D. University of Denver, 1990. Admissions:-Colorado Bar, 1991-United States District Court, 1992-10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002-United States Supreme Court, 1994. Practice Areas:Civil Litigation; Appellate Work (Colorado Court of Appeal, Colorado Supreme Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court) Wrongful Death; Dram Shop Actions (Liquor Store and Bar Liability) Bad Faith Breach of Contract; Construction Defects and Defense; Corporate Disputes; Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation. Member:Colorado Bar Association, Arapahoe Bar AssociationLife member - Million and Multi-Dollar Advocates Forum. Awards:. - Superlawyer 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. - Top 100 Trial Attroney Colorado - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023-Golden Key National Honor Society 1995-Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges 1984-85-Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges 1985-86-Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans 1992-Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans 1993-Who’s Who in American Law 1996/97-Personalities of America for Contributions to Business and Law 1998-Patent #6,067,012 awarded to Phil Harding 2000. Charitable Organizations/Non-Profits:-Director, Positive Coaching 1996 - 2008-Englewood Rotary, 1997 to 2015    International Director 1999 - 2004    President 2005-06

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).

Now in his 32nd year of practice, J. Mark Baird has represented individuals and businesses in employment, labor-management, and commercial matters throughout his career. He has extensive experience as a litigator, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, retaliation, unfair labor practice, non-compete/employee loyalty, breach of contract and commercial fraud matters. He has tried jury and non-jury cases to verdict on multiple occasions in federal and state courts, and in arbitral forums. Mr. Baird regularly represents clients before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (where he worked as a Senior Trial Attorney), United States Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Colorado Civil Rights Division, and other state agencies. Mr. Baird’s practice encompasses labor arbitrations, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and labor contract administration. He also provides comprehensive counseling and advice to clients about workplace issues, including compliance issues, litigation avoidance strategies, human resources counseling, wage and hour compliance, and reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He also assists clients in negotiating, drafting and litigating issues under employment contracts and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Mr. Baird has been selected as a Top 100 Civil Defense Litigator and Colorado Super Lawyer in multiple years, and been recognized as a notable employment law practitioner by Chambers USA in multiple years. He is “a smart and thorough lawyer who is skilled at innovation in court, and whose client’s think the world of him.” Law Week Colorado, July 7, 2008. He has been a Contributing Editor to the Developing Labor Law, and chapter author in “Colorado Employment Law.” Mr. Baird is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and State of Colorado. Prior to forming a boutique employment law firm in 1998, Mr. Baird was a Senior Trial Attorney with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an attorney with Sherman & Howard, LLC, in Denver, Colorado, and an attorney with Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa in 1986, where he earned the American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional and Criminal Law.

Natalie graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 2017 where she received her Juris Doctorate degree and graduate certificates from the Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy and the Critical Race Studies Program. Prior to law school, Natalie spent two years serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Panama. She also worked with the Prison Law Office, in Berkeley, California, where she fought for the medical and disability rights of people incarcerated in California state prisons. During law school, she served as a University of California Human Rights Fellow while interning at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, and spent a semester working with a labor and human rights non-profit in Nicaragua. Following law school, Natalie worked with the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) in Colorado. During her time with RMIAN, Natalie represented children and families seeking humanitarian immigration relief before the Denver Immigration Court, USCIS, and in custody and guardianship proceedings before various Colorado courts. She also trained and mentored pro bono attorneys. Natalie then served as a Supervising Attorney with the Children’s Legal Team at ProBAR, a project of the American Bar Association located in the Rio Grande Valley region in South Texas, and worked at a Green & Maris, P.C., a small boutique immigration law firm located in Boulder, Colorado.. In her current role as a Staff Attorney at A Better Balance, Natalie works alongside grassroots organizations to support workers' rights policy advocacy and implementation at the state level. She also engages in Know Your Rights work to ensure all workers understand their rights and how changes to the law impact workers and their famlies. A Better Balance uses the power of the law to advance justice for workers, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their economic security.

My law practice is dedicated to helping employees fight for fairness and dignity in the workplace.  I represent employees at all levels (from minimum wage workers to highly compensated executives) in all types of employment-related legal matters.

Michelle Gibson is a passionate advocate who enjoys helping her clients navigate through the civil legal process to achieve justice. Ms. Gibson’s practice areas encompass all areas of Labor and Employment Law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.. Prior to joining Livelihood Law, LLC. Ms. Gibson worked at Bachus & Schanker, LLC and the Colorado State Public Defender. Ms. Gibson obtained her juris doctorate at Washington and Lee University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was an active member of the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice and Vice Magister of Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society. Ms. Gibson obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science, Russian Studies, and Gender and Women’s Studies from University of Arizona where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors.. In her free time, Michelle enjoys watching the Colorado Rockies, attending concerts, reading, and hiking.. Michelle is currently the Secretary for the Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association.. Michelle is on the Young Professionals Board for Maria Droste Counseling Center.

Matthew Cron is a partner at Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC whose practice consists of litigating civil rights and employment claims on behalf of individuals. Matt has represented minors who have had their federal and constitutional rights violated by school officials, disabled individuals who were unlawfully evicted from their homes, individuals who were subjected to excessive force (including deadly force), wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution, cruel and unusual punishment, and other constitutional violations by law enforcement, and employees who were discriminated and retaliated against on behalf of their sex, race, national origin, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. Matt has also represented employees in breach of contract disputes and whistleblowers who suffered retaliation.

Mari Newman is a founding member of Newman | McNulty, where her practice emphasizes Civil Rights and Employment Law, rooted in client-centered advocay, representation of martinalized communities, movement lawyering, and pro bono service. Mari has dedicated her entire career to advocating on behalf of the underdog and disenfranchised against government and corporate abuse.. Mari Newman has been honored by Best lawyers in America as Denver’s top Civil Rights lawyer and Denver’s top Employment lawyer for individuals. She was voted one of the top ten lawyers in the State of Colorado by Super Lawyers, across all areas of legal practice, and has been named a Super Lawyer for her civil rights and employment work for many many years. Mari Newman has received numerous awards for her work from organizations including the Southern Center for Human Rights, the ACLU of Colorado, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation, the LGBT Bar Association Foundation, and the Colorado Press Association, to name just a few.. Mari has been inducted into the very selective National College of Labor and Employment lawyers in recognition of her “devoted and distinguished career in the practice of labor and employment law in accordance with the highest ethical and professional standards,” and she has been repeatedly recognized as a top labor and employment lawyer by 5280 Magazine.. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mari as AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mari has also been honored as a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation, a designation bestowed upon no more than five percent of the lawyers in Colorado for “outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the Colorado Bar Association.”. Mari’s civil rights work and community service extend outside the courtroom, where she serves on the Board of Directors for organizations including the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and the Colorado LGBT Bar Association Foundation. Mari also advocates in the legislature, writes, lectures, and marches for social justice.

Laura works passionately and thoughtfully with businesses and individuals to maximize the benefit of their legal rights and to understand their legal obligations. She accomplishes this task by providing day-to-day advice, drafting customized policies and procedures and implementing those policies through employee trainings. She believes that clear guidelines—for managers as well as employees—is the best path to a productive workforce and litigation avoidance.. When litigation is necessary, Laura is an undaunted advocate for her clients in the courtroom. Laura litigates employment issues in federal courts and before administrative bodies as well as traditional civil matters in state and federal court, such as breach of contract, non-competition and trade secret litigation, landlord tenant disputes, construction defect cases and other business disputes.. Laura spends a substantial amount of time working with youth serving organizations including early childhood education centers, child care facilities, camps, community organizations and single skill building trainings. As a result of her board service in this area and her extensive experience representing youth serving organizations, Laura provides customized solutions and real world solutions to licensing issues and in response to county investigations.. Laura has received numerous awards for her work.

John A. Culver has advocated for the protection of civil rights both within and without the employment context for more than twenty five years. Mr. Culver graduated from the University of Kansas with honors in 1987 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1992. Mr. Culver is admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and all Colorado state courts.Mr. Culver’s skills and achievements have been repeatedly recognized by his peers, as well as the Colorado judiciary. Most recently, Mr. Culver was elected to be a Fellow in the exclusive and prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was also named the 2014 Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, the 2015 Colorado Constitutional Lawyer of the Year by Global Law Experts and the 2018 Lawyer of the Year for Employment and Labor Law by Lawyer Monthly. Mr. Culver has also been acknowledged as one of the Best Lawyers in America and one of the Top Rated Labor and Employment Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal and the American Lawyer. Since 2006, Mr. Culver has been recognized as one of Colorado’s top attorneys through Law and Politics and 5280 Magazine’s “Super Lawyer” nominations. From 2008 to the present, Mr. Culver has been voted as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Colorado by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has also received a prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Preeminent Skills and Ethics. Martindale-Hubbell has also designated Mr. Culver as a Top Rated Lawyer in Employment and Labor Law. He has been named a Top Lawyer in Colorado by Best Lawyers, a Best Lawyer in Denver by the Denver Post, and a Top Lawyer in Denver and Beyond by 5280 Magazine.Mr. Culver’s knowledge of employment and civil rights law is without peer. Since 1997, Mr. Culver has instructed future lawyers in employment law, public sector employment law, civil rights litigation, and civil litigation as an adjunct professor at the Denver University College of Law. He also regularly instructs members of the Bar regarding similar topics, including as a lecturer at the National Convention for the National Employment Lawyer’s Association, the Annual Retreat of the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers Association, and numerous others. He has also appeared on Denver’s local network affiliates, as well as the ABC Nightly News, HBO Inside Sports, The Reggie Rivers Show and TheBradshaw Difference concerning his civil rights work. Mr. Culver is a former Co-Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section.Mr. Culver is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer with a proven track record of success for his clients. As just two examples, Mr. Culver served as lead counsel in the certified age and benefits discrimination class action, Vaszlavik, et al. v. Storage Tech., which settled for $5 million and significant affirmative relief. He was also lead counsel in Drake v. TalMor Capital Management, LLC, and Edmond Melhado, in which this firm obtained a $3.5 million judgment (including attorney fees and interest) on behalf of their client. This is one of the very largest single plaintiff judgments in a Colorado employment case.Mr. Culver is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of employment law arbitrators. Mr. Culver is currently accepting arbitrations.

Jennifer E. Schlatter focuses her practice on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, including: trademark prosecution, counseling, licensing and enforcement, including representation of clients in trademark proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; copyrights prosecution, counseling, licensing and enforcement; international trademark and copyright issues; IP and related litigation, including trademark infringement, false advertising, copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition; publishing related transactions, including preparation and negotiation of publishing agreements; and transactional entertainment law.  She represents individual artists in preparing and negotiating business agreements, and protecting and licensing intellectual property rights.  Ms. Schlatter assists clients in entertainment-related matters as well.. Ms. Schlatter’s practice also includes the representation of clients in the area of employment law, including litigation of discrimination, restrictive covenant litigation, and advising clients regarding various personnel and workplace issues.