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"Top-Notch Litigators": Chambers USA 2023 Ranks WTO
Denver: Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell (WTO) has been recognized once again as one of the top litigation firms nationwide and in Colorado by Chambers USA.
One Chambers source described WTO as “a powerhouse of top-notch litigators. It gets the results, is determined, and is dedicated to its client." Another described WTO’s team as “at the top of the game and extremely responsive to my needs."
Highlights this year include:
Band 1 - General Commercial Litigation, Colorado
- WTO lawyers account for over 45% of the state’s top-most rankings, with 5 lawyers ranked among the Top 11 in the state.
- Chambers ranks 42 lawyers in this area, and 7 of them come from WTO—nearly twice as many as the next leading firm.
- Carolyn Fairless and Katie Reilly are the two most highly-rated women in the state for this practice area.
Ranked lawyers:
- Carolyn Fairless – Band 1
- John Fitzpatrick – Senior Statespeople
- Hugh Gottschalk – Band 1
- Michael O'Donnell – Eminent Practitioner
- Katie Reilly – Band 2
- Malcolm Wheeler – Senior Statespeople
- Michael T. Williams – Band 4
Colorado Litigation – Appellate
- Frederick R. Yarger – Band 1
Band 3: The Elite - Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts
- WTO among the top 21 “elite” firms nationwide.
Ranked lawyers:
- John Fitzpatrick – Band 5
- Peter Herzog – Band 5
- James E. Hooper – Band 5
- Michael O'Donnell – Band 4
- Michael T. Williams – Band 4
Nationwide Product Liability: Toxic Torts
- John Fitzpatrick – Band 1
Band 3 - Colorado Labor & Employment
- Raymond Martin – Band 1
Ray has been ranked in Band 1 for the past 14 years.
Chambers and Partners identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in over 180 jurisdictions throughout the world. The guide accepts submissions from law firms and lawyers and relies heavily on client and peer input to inform its rankings.
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 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.