43 WTO lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022

Denver: The Best Lawyers in America 2022 edition ranked 43 Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell (WTO) lawyers in 17 litigation specialties, including 6 newcomers in 2022.                                            

Best Lawyers also listed 5 WTO lawyers as Denver “Lawyers of the Year.” This award is presented to only one individual in a given geographical region and practice area. 

The guide lists 29 WTO lawyers as Best Lawyers and 14 as “Ones to Watch.”

Best Lawyers rankings are compiled by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers. 

2022 Lawyers of the Year 
Denver, CO

• Andrew C. Efaw: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• James E. Hooper, Jr.: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Kevin J. Kuhn: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Raymond W. Martin: Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Edward C. Stewart: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

2022 Best Lawyers (parentheses indicate first year listed) 
Denver, CO

• Anthony C. Barbe (2021): Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Scott S. Barker (2006): Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Galen D. Bellamy (2021): Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Michele On-ja Choe (2021): Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Bryan D. Cross (2019): Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Andrew C. Efaw (2013): Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Carolyn J. Fairless (2012): Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Joseph A. Farchione (2017): Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• John M. Fitzpatrick (2007): Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Hugh Q. Gottschalk (2008): Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Oil and Gas Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Peter W. Herzog III (2016): Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• James E. Hooper, Jr. (2014): Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• LaMar F. Jost (2022): Commercial Litigation
• Kevin J. Kuhn (2007): Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Raymond W. Martin (2008): Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Craig R. May (2013): Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Andrew H. Myers (2021): Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Joel S. Neckers (2021): Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael L. O'Donnell (2005): 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 E. Oertle (2018): Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kathryn A. Reilly (2018): Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kara J. Rosenthal (2021):  Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Edward C. Stewart (2013): Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John R. Trigg (2008): Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Andrew M. Unthank (2021): Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; 
• Tamera D. Westerberg (2017): Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Malcolm E. Wheeler (2003): Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael T. Williams (2011): Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Frederick R. Yarger (2020): Appellate Practice

2022 “Ones to Watch” (parentheses indicate first year listed)
Denver, CO

• Webster C. Cash III (2021): Commercial Litigation
• Chuan (CiCi) Cheng (2021): Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law
• Hays C. Doan (2021): Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Kevin C. Havelda (2022): Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew H. Jasilli (2022): Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Kate Mercer-Lawson (2022): Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Kori Flake Miller (2022): Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Shawn K. Neal (2021): Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Tommy Olsen (2021): Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Brian S. Osterman (2022): Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Melissa L. Romero (2021): Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Marissa S. Ronk (2021): Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Matthew V. Rotbart (2021): Commercial Litigation
• Erin Frohardt Tatman (2021): Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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 90 trial lawyers and litigators. The firm represents sophisticated clients in high-stakes civil trials, appeals, and related litigation ranging from complex commercial to class actions to catastrophic torts.