DENVER (Aug. 17, 2023) — Sherman & Howard is proud to announce that 74 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers^® in 2024. A total of 57 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and 17 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 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 2024 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 / Charities Law

Denver

• 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
• Jessica Diaz – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Michael Dubetz – Nonprofit / Charities Law / Tax Law
• Ronald Eddy – Litigation: Environmental
• Lee Fanyo – Energy Law / Oil and Gas Law
• Kellie Fetter – Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca Anderson Fischer – Real Estate Law
• Jordan Fox – Family Law
• Tamir Goldstein – Commercial Litigation
• Christian Hendrickson – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Hogan – Public Finance Law
• Garth Jensen – Corporate Governance Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities / Capital Markets Law / Securities Regulation
• Kathleen Johnson – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Cory Kalanick – 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
• James P. Lane – Tax Law
• Stuart Lark – Nonprofit / Charities Law
• David Lucas – Public Finance Law
• Patrick Miller – Employment Law: Management
• 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
• Scott Pullara – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law / Mergers and Acquisitions 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
• Cynthia Stovall – Real Estate Law
• Bridget Sullivan – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Jon Tandler – Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Richard Tegtmeier – Criminal Defense: General Practice / Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• George Tsai – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Katherine Varholak – Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Litigation: Insurance / Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Lyle Wallace – Corporate Law
• Peter Whitmore – Public Finance Law
• Charlotte Wiessner – Commercial Litigation / Construction Law / Insurance Law / Litigation: Construction
• Mark Williams – Arbitration / Banking and Finance Law / Commercial Litigation / Communications Law / Corporate Law / Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) / Technology Law
• David B. Wilson – Arbitration

Phoenix

• John Doran– Appellate Practice / Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment / Qui Tam Law
• Hope Leibsohn – Trusts and Estates
• Thomas Morgan – Litigation: Securities / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer Szkatulski – Tax Law

Reno

• Kendra Follett – Public Finance Law

Sherman & Howard attorneys named as 2024 Best Lawyers^®: Ones to Watch are as follows.

Colorado Springs

• Elaine Nolen – Corporate Law

Denver

• Jessica Arett – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation
• Tara Bailes – Commercial Litigation
• Curtis J. Bankers – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Allison R Burke – Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Product Liability Litigation: Defendants
• Kathryn DeVries – Family Law / Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• 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 Lyons Chrobak – Family Law / Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• Hilary Morgan – Administrative / Regulatory law / Construction Law / Litigation: Construction
• William Reed – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law
• Ryan Shaffer – Alternative Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation / Communications Law
• William Vietti – Tax Law

Phoenix

• Carli Simkin – Trusts and Estates

About Sherman & Howard

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