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30% of Lawyers Ranked by Best Lawyers; Mike Williams and Luke Ritchie Voted "Lawyer of the Year"

Date: 08.24.26

Based on peer voting, 30% of our lawyers are recognized in Best Lawyers. Mike Williams was named “Lawyer of the Year” for product liability defense in Denver, and Luke Ritchie was "Lawyer of the Year" for banking and finance litigation in Denver.

The full list of lawyers recognized follows:

Lawyers of the Year – Denver, CO
This award is presented to only one individual in a given geographical region and practice area each edition.

Lucas Ritchie

  • Litigation - Banking and Finance

Mike Williams

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers Denver, CO

Anthony Barbe

  • Commercial Litigation
  •  Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Scott Barker

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Galen Bellamy

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Clarissa Collier

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Bryan Cross

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Carolyn Fairless

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Joseph Farchione

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Hugh Gottschalk

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Margot Heflick

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Peter Herzog 

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Eric Holway

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Kevin Kuhn

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Raymond Martin

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Craig May

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Andrew H. Myers

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Joel Neckers

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Michael O'Donnell

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Stephen Oertle

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jennifer Parker

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Juan Ramirez

  • Commercial Litigation

Katie Reilly

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Lucas Ritchie

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation

Melissa Romero

  • Franchise Law
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Kara Rosenthal

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Jessica Goneau Scott

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

John Trigg

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Andrew Unthank

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Malcolm Wheeler

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Mike Williams

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Frederick Yarger

  • Appellate Practice

Minneapolis, MN
Cecilie Loidolt

  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Ones to Watch - Denver, CO

Daniel DeLay

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Thomas Dec

  • Commercial Litigation

Rebekah Nickel

  • Commercial Litigation

Jennifer Oxley

  • Commercial Litigation

Jacob Rey

  • Appellate Practice
  •  Commercial Litigation

William Sowers

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

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