Benchmark Litigation 2024 Honors 19 WTO Lawyers

Denver: Benchmark Litigation recognized 19 Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell (WTO) lawyers in its 2024 edition. Benchmark also ranked the firm in Nationwide Product Liability and Recall and named the firm “Highly Recommended”—the highest ranking—for Dispute Resolution in Colorado. 

All WTO lawyers recognized were honored at both the nationwide and local levels. Lawyers were ranked in categories including “Litigation Stars,” “Future Stars,” “Labor and Employment Stars,” and “40 and Under List.”

Benchmark refers to its annual rankings as the “definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.” The rankings are based on interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists, and clients as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments, according to the guide.

Litigation Stars
Carolyn Fairless 
John Fitzpatrick 
Hugh Gottschalk 
James Hooper
Kevin Kuhn
Ray Martin – also named a Labor and Employment Star
Craig May 
Habib Nasrullah 
Michael O’Donnell
Lucas Ritchie
Edward Stewart
Michael Williams

Future Stars
Katie Reilly
Marissa Ronk – also named to 40 and Under List 
Kara Rosenthal
Jessica Scott – also named a Labor and Employment Star
Joel Neckers
Andrew Unthank
Andrew H. Myers

Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and hundreds of appeals to opinion across the nation, securing exceptional results for our clients.

Established in 1998, WTO today has approximately 100 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.