Three attorneys named ‘Lawyer of the Year’

August 21, 2017 — Best Lawyers^® has named 65 Sherman & Howard attorneys in its 2018 edition. Kathy Odle (Employee Benefits/ERISA), Mark Williams (Technology Law), and Garth Jensen (Securities/Capital Markets Law) have been named “Lawyer of the Year,” commending their exemplary work within their respective practices and regions.

Best Lawyers^® is based on a peer-review survey in which nearly 83,000 attorneys globally are eligible to provide feedback on the legal abilities of other practitioners based on their specific areas of practice. For the 2018 edition of the US guide, 7.4 million nominations were received.

The following Sherman & Howard attorneys and practices are mentioned in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©:

“Lawyer of the Year”

• Garth Jensen – Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Kathy Odle – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Mark Williams – Technology Law

Sherman & Howard attorneys names as 2018 Best Lawyers are:

Albuquerque

• Jill Sweeney – Public Finance Law

Atlanta

• John Wymer – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Colorado Springs

• Ray Deeny – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Stephen Hess – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Stuart Lark – Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Glenn Schlabs – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Skip Smith – Litigation – Construction
• Richard Tegtmeier – Criminal Defense: General Practice
• John Wylie – Non-Profit / Charities Law

Denver

• John Birkeland – Tax Law
• Steve Brett – Corporate Law
• Jessica Broderick – Trusts and Estates
• Bob Brown – Real Estate Law
• Doug Cain – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Peter Cal – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Karen Chapman – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Mike Cook – Litigation – Construction
• Greg Densen – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Mike Dubetz – Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• Ron Eddy – Litigation – Environmental
• Rebecca Fischer – Real Estate Law
• Jordan Fox – Family Law
• Matt Hogan – Public Finance Law
• Garth Jensen – Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Kurt Kaufmann – Public Finance Law
• Emily Keimig – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Peggy Knight – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Peter Koclanes – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Chris Koenigs – Commercial Litigation
• John Low – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Steve Miller – Corporate Law
• Chris Mosley – Commercial Litigation
• Bruce Muir – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law
• Skip Netzorg – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities; Mediation
• Chuck Newcom – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kathy Odle – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Ted Olsen – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Scott Pullara – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Stan Raine – Public Finance Law
• Mike Sanchez – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jim Sawtelle – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• T. Parker Schenken – Corporate Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Patrick Scully – Employment Law – Management
• Bernie Siebert -Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Rod Smith – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Kirsten Stewart – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Bridget Sullivan – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Richard Tegtmeier – Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Diana Wendel – Real Estate Law
• Charlotte Wiessner – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Mark Williams – Arbitration; Banking and Finance Law; Communications Law; Technology Law
• David Wilson – Arbitration
• Brooke Yates – Insurance Law
• Rob Youle – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust

Phoenix

• Bryan Albue – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Right/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Bob Deeny – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Bob Hackett – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
• Tom Morgan – Litigation – Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Weatherwax – Commercial Litigation

Reno

• Jennifer Stern – Public Finance Law
• John Swendseid – Public Finance Law

Scottsdale

• Jan Betts – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• John Alan Doran – Appellate Practice; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Qui Tam Law
• Hope Leibsohn – Trusts and Estates
• Robyn Stowell – Real Estate Law