2025 Colorado Super Lawyers: WTO Leads Top 100

Colorado Super Lawyers selected 18 WTO attorneys to its 2025 list of Super Lawyers and 12 WTO attorneys to its annual list of Rising Stars. Highlights include that seven of our lawyers are ranked in the Top 100—more than any other firm. Plus, Carolyn Fairless was named the No. 1 Colorado Super Lawyer, and Michael O’Donnell was ranked No. 3.

Our lawyers make up: 

• 7 of the Top 100 Super Lawyers
• 2 of the Top 50 Women
• 2 of the Top 10 Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers rankings are based on independent research and votes cast by industry peers.

Our rankings:

SUPER LAWYERS

• Anthony Barbe, Professional Liability: Defense 
• Scott Barker, Business Litigation
• Carolyn J. Fairless, Professional Liability: Defense, Top 10, Top 50 Women
• Joseph A. Farchione, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense
• Hugh Q. Gottschalk, Business Litigation 
• Kevin J. Kuhn, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense, Top 100
• Craig R. May, Business Litigation
• Habib Nasrullah, Business Litigation, Top 100
• Joel S. Neckers, Business Litigation
• Michael L. O’Donnell, Personal Injury – Product Liability: Defense, Top 10
• Katie A. Reilly, Antitrust Litigation, Top 50 Women, Top 100
• Lucas T. Ritchie, Securities Litigation, Top 100
• Marissa S. Ronk, Business Litigation
• David J. Schaller, Civil Litigation: Defense
• Jessica Goneau Scott, Class Action
• Andrew M. Unthank, Class Action
• Malcolm E. Wheeler, Personal Injury – Product Liability: Defense
• Michael T. Williams, Class Action, Top 100

RISING STARS

• Annie M. Anderson, Business Litigation
• Natalie R. Colao, Business Litigation
• Ryan W. Cooke, Business Litigation
• Thomas C. Dec, Business Litigation
• Lindsey E. Dunn, Civil Litigation: Defense
• William Hauptman, Professional Liability: Defense
• Kevin D. Homiak, Professional Liability: Defense
• Colleen M. Koch, Professional Liability: Defense
• Brian Osterman, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense
• Jennifer Oxley, Business Litigation
• Jacob A. Rey, Business Litigation
• John M. Sandberg, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense

Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and 300 appeals to opinion all across the nation, with exceptional results for our clients.

Established in 1998, WTO today numbers more than 110 trial lawyers and litigators. The firm represents sophisticated clients in high-stakes civil trials, appeals, and related litigation ranging from complex commercial to class