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Benchmark Litigation 2022 Honors 18 WTO Lawyers
Denver: Benchmark Litigation has named 18 Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell (WTO) lawyers to its annual award lists for 2022. Benchmark also rated the firm for Nationwide Product Liability and Recall and “Highly Recommended” for Dispute Resolution and Labor & Employment in Colorado.
Lawyers were named to lists including “Local Litigation Stars,” the “40 and Under Hot List,” and “Future Stars.” Co-Managing Partner Michael Williams was also named a “National Practice Area Star” while Raymond Martin and Jessica Scott were named national “Labor and Employment Stars”—Jessica with an emphasis on nationwide wage-and-hour and FLSA class actions.
“As always, we have our clients to thank for this welcome recognition,” said WTO Co-Managing Partner Carolyn Fairless. “We are honored to have earned their trust in handling their most challenging litigation.”
Selection to the lists is based on Benchmark’s independent research, client engagement, and peer review.
Local Litigation Stars
- Carolyn Fairless
- John Fitzpatrick
- Hugh Gottschalk
- James Hooper
- Kevin Kuhn
- Ray Martin
- Craig May
- Habib Nasrullah
- Michael O’Donnell
- Edward Stewart
- Theresa Wardon Benz
- Michael Williams
Future Stars
40 and Under Hot List
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and hundreds of appeals to opinion all across the nation, with exceptional results for our clients.
Established in 1998, WTO currently numbers 100 lawyers. The firm represents sophisticated clients in high-stakes civil trials, appeals, and related litigation ranging from complex commercial to class actions to catastrophic torts.