Benchmark Litigation 2023 Honors 18 WTO Lawyers

Denver: Benchmark Litigation has named 18 Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell (WTO) lawyers to its annual award lists for 2023. Benchmark also rated the firm for Nationwide Product Liability and Recall and “Highly Recommended”—the highest rating—for Dispute Resolution and Labor & Employment in Colorado.

The guide named Co-Managing Partner Michael Williams a “National Practice Area Star” and named Raymond Martin and Jessica Scott “Labor and Employment Stars." Lawyers were named to other lists including “Local Litigation Stars,” "Future Stars," and the “40 and Under Hot List."

“We thank our clients for this welcome recognition,” said WTO Co-Managing Partner Carolyn Fairless. “We are honored to have earned their trust in handling their complex and sensitive litigation matters.”

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 
• Joel Neckers
• Michael O’Donnell
• Jessica Scott
• Andrew Unthank
• Michael Williams

Future Stars

• Andrew Efaw
• Kathryn Reilly
• Marissa Ronk
• Kara Rosenthal
• Jessica Scott

40 and Under Hot List

• CiCi Cheng
• Marissa Ronk

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 today numbers more than100 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.