Best Lawyers® 2016 "Lawyer of the Year"

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Andrea Anderson Boulder •Trademark Law

Bradford C. Berge Santa Fe •Litigation - Environmental

David E. Crandall Denver •Trusts and Estates

Walter F. Eggers III Cheyenne •Administrative / Regulatory Law

Murray D. Feldman Boise •Litigation - Environmental

Edward M. Garcia Las Vegas •Land Use and Zoning Law

Janet N. Harris Denver •Oil and Gas Law

James E. Hartley Denver •Litigation - Patent

Scott S. Havlick Boulder •Litigation - Intellectual Property

Charles W. Hingle Billings •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Jeffrey T. Johnson Denver •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Denise W. Kennedy Denver •Environmental Law

Timothy A. Lukas Reno •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

W. Scott Mitchell Billings •Employment Law - Management

William G. Myers III Boise •Environmental Law

Larry E. Prince Boise •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Thomas L. Sansonetti Cheyenne •Environmental Law

B. Newal Squyres Boise •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jody L. Williams Salt Lake City •Water Law

Lawrence J. Wolfe Cheyenne •Government Relations Practice

The Best Lawyers in America© 2016

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Colorado

Arthur C. Daily Aspen, CO •Real Estate Law

Mark E. Hamilton Aspen, CO •Water Law

Andrea Anderson Boulder, CO •Trademark Law

Scott A. Berdan Boulder, CO •Securities / Capital Markets Law

Judith A. Biggs Boulder, CO •Employment Law - Management •Labor Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Donald A. Degnan Boulder, CO •Copyright Law •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Patent

Timothy P. Getzoff Boulder, CO •Litigation - Intellectual Property

Scott S. Havlick Boulder, CO •Copyright Law •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Patent •Trademark Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Colorado

Laura S. Hundley Boulder, CO •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

J. Marcus Painter Boulder, CO •Real Estate Law

Beat Steiner Boulder, CO •Litigation - Real Estate •Real Estate Law

Mark B. Wiletsky Boulder, CO •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Wendy J. Pifher Colorado Springs, CO •Copyright Law •Technology Law

Matthew D. Abell Denver, CO •Copyright Law •Trademark Law

Betty Carter Arkell Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law •Venture Capital Law

Christopher J. Balch Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Robert E. Benson Denver, CO •Construction Law

Brenda R. Berg Denver, CO •Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

James B. Borgel Denver, CO •Construction Law •Land Use and Zoning Law

J. Kevin Bridston Denver, CO •Construction Law •Litigation - Construction

Dennis W. Brown Denver, CO •Mass Tort Litication / Class Actions - Defendents •Product Liability Litiagtion - Defendants

Michael J. Carrigan Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation

Kelly Dickson Cooper Denver, CO •Litigation - Trusts and Estates •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

David E. Crandall Denver, CO •Litigation - Trusts and Estates •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

Patricia Dean Denver, CO •Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Thomas DeVine Denver, CO •Real Estate Law

Laura A. Dinan Denver, CO •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

Rebecca W. Dow Denver, CO •Real Estate Law

Gregory A. Eurich Denver, CO •Employment Law - Management

Andrew A. Folkerth Denver, CO •Real Estate Law

Heidi S. Glance Denver, CO •Tax Law

Marcy G. Glenn Denver, CO •Appellate Practice

Gregory E. Goldberg Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation •Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Timothy W. Gordon Denver, CO •Construction Law

Chris Groll Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Venture Capital Law

Janet N. Harris Denver, CO •Oil and Gas Law

James E. Hartley Denver, CO •Antitrust Law •Litigation - Antitrust •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Patent

Peter C. Houtsma Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation

Rebecca L. Hudson Denver, CO •Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Arthur A. Hundhausen Denver, CO •Tax Law

John M. Husband Denver, CO •Employment Law - Management •Labor

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Colorado

Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jeffrey T. Johnson Denver, CO •Employment Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Robert R. Keatinge Denver, CO •Corporate Governance Law •Corporate Law •Tax Law

Denise W. Kennedy Denver, CO •Environmental Law

Richard M. Koon Denver, CO •Banking and Finance Law •Financial Services Regulation Law

J. Triplett Mackintosh Denver, CO •Corporate Compliance Law

Stephen G. Masciocchi Denver, CO •Appellate Practice

John R. Maxfield Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Tax Law

Wiley E. Mayne Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation

Jane Michaels Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Patent

Elizabeth A. Mitchell Denver, CO •Environmental Law •Real Estate Law

William E. Murane Denver, CO •Arbitration •Banking and Finance Law •Commercial Litigation •Environmental Law

Peter J. Perla Denver, CO •Tax Law

Paul D. Phillips Denver, CO •Environmental Law

Kami Pomerantz Denver, CO •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

Mark D. Safty Denver, CO •Project Finance Law

Mary Ellen Scanlan Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Health Care Law

Anthony J. Shaheen Denver, CO •Energy Law •Natural Resources Law

Elizabeth A. Sharrer Denver, CO •Real Estate Law

John F. Shepherd Denver, CO Administrative / Regulatory Law •Energy Law •Litigation - Environmental •Natural Resources Law

Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith Denver, CO •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Holly Stein Sollod Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation •Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lucy Stark Denver, CO •Corporate Law •Securities / Capital Markets Law

C. Jean Stewart Denver, CO •Trusts and Estates

Craig Stewart Denver, CO •Commercial Litigation

Chris Thorne Denver, CO •Water Law

Carol Warnick Denver, CO •Litigation - Trusts and Estates •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

John R. Wilson Denver, CO •Tax Law

Michael S. Beaver Greenwood Village, CO •Insurance Law •Litigation - ERISA •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Adam M. Cohen Greenwood Village, CO •Tax Law

Jack M. Englert, Jr. Greenwood Village, CO •Insurance Law

Steven M. Gutierrez Greenwood Village, CO •Employment Law - Individuals •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Colorado

Dennett L. Hutchinson Greenwood Village, CO •Real Estate Law

Brian M. Mumaugh Greenwood Village, CO •Employment Law - Management •Labor Law – Management

Thorvald A. Nelson Greenwood Village, CO •Communications Law

Susan L. Oakes Greenwood Village, CO •Corporate Law

Robert M. Pomeroy, Jr. Greenwood Village, CO •Energy Law •Utilities Law

Joe A. Ramirez Greenwood Village, CO •Insurance Law

Christopher H. Toll Greenwood Village, CO •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Banking and Finance

Cole A. Wist Greenwood Village, CO •Employment Law - Management

Maureen Reidy Witt Greenwood Village, CO •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Labor and Employment •Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Idaho

Walter H. Bithell Boise, ID •Bet-the-Company Litigation •Commercial Litigation •Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Thomas B. Chandler Boise, ID •Corporate Compliance Law •Corporate Governance Law

Robert A. Faucher Boise, ID •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Murray D. Feldman Boise, ID •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental

Scott Hess Boise, ID •Insurance Law

J. Frederick Mack Boise, ID •Corporate Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law

William G. Myers III Boise, ID •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental

Larry E. Prince Boise, ID •Administrative / Regulatory Law •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law •Litigation - Bankruptcy

J. Walter Sinclair Boise, ID •Bet-the-Company Litigation •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Antitrust •Litigation - Securities •Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Kim C. Stanger Boise, ID •Health Care Law

B. Newal Squyres Boise, ID •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Montana

Jeanne Matthews Bender

Billings, MT •Employment Law - Management •Labor Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Shane P. Coleman Billings, MT •Litigation - ERISA •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Patent •Patent Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Montana

Kyle Gray Billings, MT •Appellate Practice •Insurance Law

Charles W. Hingle Billings, MT •Banking and Finance Law •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

W. Scott Mitchell Billings, MT •Commercial Litigation •Employment Law – Management •Litigation - Environmental •Litigation - Insurance •Natural Resources Law •Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants •Product Liability Litigation - Defendants •Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Michael Monson Billings, MT •Commercial Finance Law •Commercial Transactions / UCC Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Elizabeth A. Nedrow Billings, MT •Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Laurence W. Petersen Billings, MT •Banking and Finance Law •Corporate Law •Energy Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law •Natural Resources Law •Project Finance Law •Real Estate Law •Tax Law •Trusts and Estates

Jason S. Ritchie Billings, MT •Employment Law - Individuals •Employment Law - Management •Labor Law - Management •Labor Law - Union •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Robert L. Sterup Billings, MT •Commercial Litigation •Real Estate Law

Michelle M. Sullivan Billings, MT •Commercial Litigation

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

New Mexico

Bradford C. Berge Santa Fe, NM •Litigation - Environmental •Natural Resources Law •Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants •Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Michael H. Feldewert Santa Fe, NM •Natural Resources Law •Oil and Gas Law

Mark F. Sheridan Santa Fe, NM •Litigation - Antitrust

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Nevada

Scott Scherer Carson City, NV •Gaming Law

Frederick J. Schmidt Carson City, NV •Energy Law

Robert J. Cassity Las Vegas, NV •Litigation - Banking and Finance

Phil J. Dabney Las Vegas, NV •Construction Law

Lance C. Earl Las Vegas, NV Banking and Finance Law •Commercial Finance Law •Real Estate Law

Lars K. Evensen Las Vegas, NV •Litigation - Construction

Edward M. Garcia Las Vegas, NV •Government Relations Practice •Land Use and Zoning Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Nevada

Gregory S. Gilbert Las Vegas, NV •Construction Law •Real Estate Law

Bryce K. Kunimoto Las Vegas, NV •Litigation - Banking and Finance

J. Stephen Peek Las Vegas, NV •Bet-the-Company Litigation •Commercial Litigation

Patrick J. Reilly Las Vegas, NV •Commercial Litigation

Soraya Tabibi Aguirre Reno, NV •Trusts and Estates

Bryce C. Alstead Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

Fritz Battcher Reno, NV •Corporate Law

Karen D. Dennison Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

Richard L. Elmore Reno, NV •Commercial Litigation

Alex J. Flangas Reno, NV •Commercial Litigation

Douglas C. Flowers Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

Megan Moschetti Fogarty

Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

David A. Garcia Reno, NV •Corporate Law •Venture Capital Law

Anthony L. Hall Reno, NV •Labor Law - Management •Labor Law - Union

R. Craig Howard Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

Timothy A. Lukas Reno, NV •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law •Litigation - Bankruptcy

James Newman Reno, NV •Corporate Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jeremy J. Nork Reno, NV •Litigation - Construction •Litigation - Real Estate

Stephen V. Novacek Reno, NV •Real Estate Law

Robert C. Ryan Reno, NV •Litigation - Intellectual Property

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Utah

Lois A. Baar Salt Lake City, UT •Employment Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Carl W. Barton Salt Lake City, UT •Real Estate Law

John A. Beckstead Salt Lake City, UT •Banking and Finance Law •Litigation - Banking and Finance

Blaine J. Benard Salt Lake City, UT

•Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Bryan K. Benard Salt Lake City, UT

•Employment Law - Management •Labor Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

David K. Broadbent Salt Lake City, UT •Real Estate Law

Mark K. Buchi Salt Lake City, UT •Litigation and Controversy - Tax •Tax Law

Mona L. Burton Salt Lake City, UT •Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

A. John Davis III Salt Lake City, UT •Energy Law •Oil and Gas Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Utah

Elizabeth T. Dunning Salt Lake City, UT •Employment Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Richard D. Flint Salt Lake City, UT •Commercial Litigation

Brett L. Foster Salt Lake City, UT •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation

- Patent •Trademark Law

L. Grant Foster Salt Lake City, UT •Copyright Law •Patent Law •Trademark

Law

Angela L. Franklin Salt Lake City, UT •Oil and Gas Law

Craig D. Galli Salt Lake City, UT •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental

Jay D. Gurmankin Salt Lake City, UT Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Antitrust •Litigation - Securities

George M. Haley Salt Lake City, UT •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Antitrust •Litigation - Environmental •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

John P. Harrington Salt Lake City, UT •Commercial Litigation

Christopher R. Hogle Salt Lake City, UT •Commercial Litigation

James A. Holtkamp Salt Lake City, UT •Energy Law •Environmental Law •Natural Resources Law •Oil and Gas Law

Bradley B. Jensen Salt Lake City, UT •Patent Law •Trademark Law

Brent E. Johnson Salt Lake City, UT •Commercial Litigation

Chris D. Jones Salt Lake City, UT •Mining Law •Oil and Gas Law

Steven G. Jones Salt Lake City, UT •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental

J. Scott Karren Salt Lake City, UT •Patent Law

Gregory E. Lindley Salt Lake City, UT •Corporate Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law •Securities / Capital Markets Law

Eric G. Maxfield Salt Lake City, UT •Litigation - Intellectual Property

Mark A. Miller Salt Lake City, UT •Litigation - Intellectual Property •Patent Law •Trademark Law

Kevin R. Murray Salt Lake City, UT •Energy Law •Environmental Law

Marc C. Porter Salt Lake City, UT •Corporate Law

Cecilia M. Romero Salt Lake City, UT •Employment Law - Management •Litigation - Labor and Employment

Roger Y. Tsai Salt Lake City, UT •Employment Law - Management •Immigration Law

Steven E. Tyler Salt Lake City, UT •Real Estate Law

Steven J. Vuyovich Salt Lake City, UT •Water Law

William E. Ward Salt Lake City, UT •Oil and Gas Law

Shawn T. Welch Salt Lake City, UT •Natural Resources Law •Oil and Gas Law

Matthew G. Wells Salt Lake City, UT •Corporate Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law •Venture Capital Law

Jody L. Williams Salt Lake City, UT •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental •Natural Resources Law •Water Law

Matthew T. Wirthlin Salt Lake City, UT •Land Use and Zoning Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Utah

Steven P. Young Salt Lake City, UT •Tax Law

Name of Lawyer Location Practice

Wyoming

Teresa Burkett Buffington

Cheyenne, WY •Corporate Law •Mergers and Acquisitions Law •Real Estate Law

Bradley T. Cave Cheyenne, WY •Employment Law - Management •Labor Law - Management

Patrick R. Day Cheyenne, WY •Commercial Litigation •Litigation - Environmental

Walter F. Eggers III Cheyenne, WY •Administrative / Regulatory Law

Jack D. Palma II Cheyenne, WY •Energy Law •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental •Natural Resources Law

Mark R. Ruppert Cheyenne, WY •Environmental Law •Litigation - Environmental

Thomas L. Sansonetti Cheyenne, WY •Environmental Law •Government Relations Practice •Native American Law

Lawrence J. Wolfe Cheyenne, WY •Administrative / Regulatory Law •Energy Law •Environmental Law •Government Relations Practice •Natural Resources Law •Tax Law •Water Law

Paula Fleck Jackson, WY •Commercial Litigation •Employment Law - Individuals

Hugh J. O'Halloran Jackson, WY •Real Estate Law

Joe M. Teig Jackson, WY •Commercial Litigation •Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants