DENVER  (Aug. 18, 2022) — Sherman & Howard is proud to announce that 79 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2023 Best Lawyers®. A total of 61 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and 18 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best lawyers® lists are compiled based on exhaustive peer-review evaluation.

Sherman & Howard attorneys named as 2023 Best Lawyers® are as follows.

Albuquerque

• Jill Sweeney – Public Finance Law

Colorado Springs

• Richard Bednarski – Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Raymond Deeny – Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management
• Milton “Skip” Smith – Construction Law / Litigation: Construction
• John Wylie – Nonprofit and Charities Law

Denver

• John Birkeland – Tax Law
• Jessica Broderick – Litigation: Trusts and Estates / Trusts and Estates
• Joseph Bronesky – Commercial Litigation / Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Peter Cal – Litigation: Bankruptcy
• Karen Chapman – Corporate Law / Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Christopher Cole – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Joseph M. Dencker – Tax law/ Trusts and Estates
• Gregory Densen – Litigation: Trusts and Estates / Trusts and Estates
• Michael Dubetz – Nonprofit and Charities Law / Tax Law
• Ronald Eddy – Litigation: Environmental
• Rebecca Anderson Fischer – Real Estate Law
• Jordan Fox – Family Law
• Tamir Goldstein – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Hogan – Public Finance Law
• Garth Jensen – Corporate Governance Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities / Capital Markets Law / Securities Regulation
• Eric Johnson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Kathleen Johnson – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Kurt Kaufmann – Public Finance Law
• Emily Keimig – Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey Kesselman – Corporate Law
• Peter Koclanes – Commercial Litigation / Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law / Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Christopher Koenigs – Commercial Litigation
• James P. Lane – Tax Law
• Stuart Lark – Nonprofit and Charities Law
• David Lucas – Public Finance Law
• Patrick Miller – Employment Law: Management
• Steven Miller – Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gordon “Skip” Netzorg – Arbitration / Bet-the-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Banking and Finance / Litigation: Real Estate / Litigation: Securities / Mediation
• Charles Newcom – Employment Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Kathleen Odle – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Scott Pullara – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kelly Robinson – Family Law
• Michael Sanchez – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James Sawtelle – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Parker Schenken – Corporate Law / Project Finance Law / Real Estate Law
• Patrick Scully – Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management
• Stefan Stein – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Securities
• Kirsten Stewart – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jerome Sturhahn – Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Litigation: Insurance
• Bridget Sullivan – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Jon Tandler – Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Richard Tegtmeier – Criminal Defense: General Practice / Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Katherine Varholak – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Litigation: Insurance / Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Diana Wendel – Real Estate Law
• Peter Whitmore – Public Finance Law
• Charlotte Wiessner – Commercial Litigation / Construction Law / Insurance Law / Litigation: Construction
• Mark Williams – Arbitration / Banking and Finance Law / Communications Law / Corporate Law / Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) / Technology Law
• David Wilson – Arbitration

Phoenix, Arizona

• John Doran – Appellate Practice / Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment / Qui Tam Law
• Robert Hackett – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Antitrust / Litigation: Real Estate / Litigation: Securities
• Azim Hameed – Real Estate Law / Litigation: Real Estate
• Hope Leibsohn – Trusts and Estates
• Thomas Morgan – Litigation: Securities / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David Weatherwax – Commercial Litigation

Reno, Nevada

• Kendra Follett – Public Finance Law
• John Swendseid – Public Finance Law

Sherman & Howard attorneys named as 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are as follows.

Denver

• Jessica Arett – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation
• Curtis J. Bankers – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Allison R Burke – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth Chilcoat – Labor and Employment Law: Management
• Kathryn DeVries – Family Law / Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• Jessica Diaz – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) / Trusts and Estates
• Mary Sue Greenleaf – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Construction / Litigation: Real Estate
• Christopher M. Haws – Trusts and Estates
• Amy Knapp – Labor and Employment Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Casey Lekahal – Public Finance Law / Tax Law
• Beth Ann Lennon – Labor and Employment Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Kara Chrobak – Family Law / Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• William Reed – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law
• Ryan Shaffer – Alternative Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation / Communications Law
• Robert Thompson – Commercial Litigation
• William Vietti – Tax Law

Phoenix, Ariz.

• Sean Moore – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer Szkatulski – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates

About Sherman & Howard

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