Forty-five Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP attorneys were named Best Lawyers® by publisher Woodward/White, Inc. in their annual guide recognizing legal excellence. The Best Lawyers in America© is based on a peer-review survey in which industry-leading attorneys comment on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The 2021 edition recognizes five percent of U.S. practicing attorneys and is derived from 9.4 million evaluations.
Four DGS attorneys also received Denver “Lawyer of the Year” recognition: Gregory R. Danielson (Energy Law); Randall E. Hubbard (Mining Law); Stephen M. Brainerd (Litigation – Trusts and Estates); and William J. Duffy (Environmental Law). Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with this distinction.
In addition, the following 12 DGS attorneys were featured as “Ones to Watch” in the new guide: Andrea M. Bronson (Natural Resources Law); Kyler K. Burgi (Commercial Litigation); James R. Henderson (Commercial Litigation); KellyAnne Johnson (Litigation – Construction); Aditi Kulkarni-Knight (Commercial Litigation); Maria del Rosario Oxman (Real Estate Law); Mike Richardson (Commercial Litigation); Katie Roux (Energy Law); Courtney Shephard (Energy Law); Taylor M. Smith (Corporate Law); Emily L. Wasserman (Commercial Litigation); and David C. Weil (Tax Law).
The DGS attorneys named Best Lawyers® in the 2021 edition are:
- Thomas C. Bell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate
- Joel O. Benson – Oil and Gas Law
- Jonathon D. Bergman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian Boonstra – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Stephen M. Brainerd – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Mark C. Bussey – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gregory R. Danielson – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
- William J. Duffy – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- John A. Elofson – Corporate Law
- Kent A. Fischmann – Patent Law
- John A. Francis – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Michael J. Gallagher – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental
- Albert J. Givray – Aviation Law
- Catherine A. Hance – Real Estate Law
- Scott W. Hardt – Environmental Law
- Randall E. Hubbard – Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
- John R. Jacus – Environmental Law
- Rachel R. James – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kenzo S. Kawanabe – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- J. Christopher Kinsman – Real Estate Law
- William N. Krems – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Kristin L. Lentz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jonathan A. Marks – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Judith M. Matlock – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Joel A. Mayo – Real Estate Law
- Barbara J. Mueller – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Laurence E. Nemirow* – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- David Neslin – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
- Brett C. Painter – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Matthew Perkins – Corporate Law
- Jonathan W. Rauchway – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Christopher L. Richardson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Laura J. Riese – Environmental Law
- Kathleen Schroder – Natural Resources Law
- Peter H. Schwartz – Mutual Funds Law
- Michael Snider – Tax Law
- Shannon Wells Stevenson – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew I. Sultan – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
- Elizabeth H. Temkin – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- S. Lee Terry, Jr. – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Chad D. Williams – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- James S. Witwer – Water Law
- Gail L. Wurtzler – Environmental Law
*Larry Nemirow is a principal of Nemirow Law LLP and serves as special tax counsel to DGS