Benchmark Litigation 2013 Ranks Seven WTO Partners Among 33 Colorado Litigation Stars

DENVER: The sixth edition of Benchmark Litigation, a lawyer rankings directory compiled from extensive interviews with litigators and clients, includes seven Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell partners among its 33 Colorado Litigation Stars. Inclusion on this list recognizes a lawyer's ability to consistently handle complex and high-stakes cases in multiple jurisdictions. No other firm in Colorado has more than three lawyers listed.

The seven Colorado Litigation Stars include partners Scott Barker, John Fitzpatrick, Hugh Gottschalk, Kevin Kuhn, Habib Nasrullah, Michael O'Donnell, and Malcolm Wheeler.

Partners Carolyn Fairless, Jim Hooper, Craig May, and Mike Williams are listed among Benchmark Litigation's nine Colorado Future Stars.

As a firm, WTO is ranked among the top four highly recommended Colorado litigation firms. The publication notes, "The firm's product liability defense practice, led by name partner Malcolm Wheeler is regarded as one of the best in the nation, on par with some of the largest law firms in the US."

Trial Tested™ Denver-based civil litigation firm Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell helps its clients resolve disputes that threaten their businesses, brands, products, people, and customers. WTO handles trials, appeals, arbitrations, and related areas of complex civil litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation, often as national or regional trial counsel, for many of the nation's best-known companies in a wide variety of industries.