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n founding Leventhal, Brown & Puga (LBP), Jim Leventhal has established one of the nation’s premier firms for plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice. LBP is ranked Tier 1 nationally for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice by U.S. News–Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” and it is a Tier 1 Colorado firm for plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice. “We provide our clients with the best representation possible, leaving no stone unturned and no expense spared,” Leventhal says. “LBP attorneys place their clients’ interests first.” With fourteen highly skilled lawyers, Leventhal, Brown & Puga has achieved significant verdicts and settlements in a range of cases, including trucking, products liability, insurance bad faith and medical malpractice. The firm offers services to those in need regardless of income level. By advancing costs of litigation, LBP ensures its clients are on a level playing field with insurance companies. Among his successes, Leventhal’s work has resulted in stricter screening regulations for organ and tissue banks. “We are a part of a larger community safety net,” Leventhal says. “When a physician or truck driver makes a mistake, it’s our job to obtain justice and send a strong message so that the error is never repeated.”
Leventhal notes: “I actually had a claims adjuster from one of the malpractice insurance companies say to me, ‘I’m glad you do this because it makes the community safer for all of us.’” Firm members Lorraine Parker, Jim Puga, Hollynd Hoskins, Dan Lipman and Isobel Thomas are recognized as among the best trial attorneys in Colorado. Ben Sachs is considered one of the best appellate lawyers in Colorado. Leventhal is a member of The Inner Circle of Advocates and has twice been named as a Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Denver—in 2013 for plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation and in 2010 for medical malpractice. Partner Natalie Brown was named as the 2012 Lawyer of the Year in Denver for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law. In all, six of the firm’s attorneys were included in this year’s edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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s the President and CEO of the family law firm Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC, Megan Sherr has become known for her tireless work ethic and her relentless commitment to her clients. “Megan has a true passion for her work,” notes Catherine Puttmann, who, along with Sherr, Tanya Akins, and David Lamb, is a founding shareholder at the firm. “People come to us at their most vulnerable, and she really believes in helping them get to a place where they can start a new life.” Sherr, a seasoned attorney, has nearly a decade of family law experience. She began her career as a deputy district attorney for Denver, turning to family law in 2003. After joining one of the area’s larger family law firms, she spent seven years litigating, mediating, and settling every kind of family law case. In 2010, Sherr, Puttmann, Akins, and Lamb ventured out to start their own domestic relations practice. “Divorce is always an upheaval—whether someone is initiating the divorce or is on the receiving end of it,” Sherr says. “So I see this work as an opportunity to help people transition through the trauma of the divorce process.” Sherr has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009 and has been named in Rising Stars since 2010. She is also AV®-PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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rendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, PC is a boutique transactional firm with a sophisticated business and commercial law practice. The experience and expertise of the firm’s partners allows them to represent clients on significant and complex business transactions that larger regional and national firms typically handle, especially on credit financings and profit and nonprofit corporate governance matters. The firm represents businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to publiclytraded corporations. Its attorneys are experienced in handling organizational matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities and financing. With three lawyers who have master’s degrees in taxation, the firm not only offers tax planning services, but can focus on these issues in its general transactional work. Name partners James R. Krendl, Cathy S. Krendl, Lee F. Sachnoff, and Sherri D. Way have practiced together for more than two decades and are all included in The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, U.S. News–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” awarded the firm a national ranking and a Tier 1 ranking in Colorado for both Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law.
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uring his more than 30 years of practice, W. Randolph Barnhart has established a national reputation for his work in insurance bad faith claims, legal malpractice claims, and product liability litigation. An accomplished trial attorney, Barnhart has handled more than 100 jury trials, securing a number of significant judgments in high-profile cases. In the area of defective product litigation, Barnhart has successfully litigated against most of the major vehicle and tire manufacturers: He represented numerous clients in a nationwide case against Ford Motor Company concerning Explorer rollovers and defective Bridgestone/ Firestone tires. In addition, his earlier work involving Ford Bronco II vehicles led to groundbreaking discovery concerning the manufacturer’s misconduct. Given his track record, Barnhart has received
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significant recognition from his peers. He has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Colorado Super Lawyers, and in 2012 he was named to the Top 100 Colorado Super Lawyers list. Barnhart is also AV®-PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and his firm has been ranked Tier 1 in Colorado for plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Barnhart contributes to the legal community as a member of the International Society of Barristers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is also a board member of the Attorneys’ Information Exchange Group.
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urg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. is a 40-lawyer plaintiffs’ firm with a national footprint and a reputation for trial success. Since 1976, the firm has secured more than 100 individual verdicts, settlements, and judgments in excess of $1 million, for total recoveries of over $1 billion on behalf of its clients. Most lawyers would be content to be known solely for these accomplishments, but the attorneys at Burg Simpson strive to be acknowledged as something more—“Good Lawyers. Changing Lives.®” “Despite how they are often portrayed, trial lawyers are protectors of the community—they guard the rights of injured individuals,” says shareholder Peter Burg. “And part of the uniqueness of our firm is that not only do we advocate passionately for our clients, but we also support many philanthropic endeavors.” This strong culture of service has been a part of the firm since its inception. Founding shareholder Michael Burg—Peter’s brother—notes that when he established the practice their father advised him to focus on making a difference instead of chasing the money. “Our father used to say, ‘if you’re the best at what you do then the money will follow,’” he recalls. With his father’s words in mind, Michael set to work, taking any case that would provide him with trial experience. “Trying so many cases really allowed Mike to hone his skills—it taught him how to run a business, and it made him compassionate to his clients’ struggles,” says Peter, who joined Michael at the firm in 1984. Peter had previously worked at an insurance defense firm, and
he brought that type of work to his new venture with his brother. Soon they were representing many major insurance companies, with insurance defense becoming one of the firm’s primary disciplines. “Insurance defense was my background, and it was initially important to our business model,” Peter explains. “But we also had the courage and desire to recognize that our passion is in helping people who have been injured, so we refocused our practice to reflect that.” Today, Burg Simpson is known for handling serious personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, social security/ disability, and commercial litigation. The firm boasts 15 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, and Michael Burg was named as the Best Lawyers 2013 Lawyer of the Year in Denver for mass tort litigation and plaintiffs’ class actions. He was also ranked among America’s 45 Leading Trial Lawyers by The Legal 500 in 2012. His firm has been recognized as the top law firm in the country for product liability litigation by Martindale-Hubbell. “We’ve been fortunate to have experienced a great deal of success, and we owe part of that to the fact that our work isn’t just about the money,” Peter says. “Many of the causes we have taken on have some purpose that we’re invested in beyond the economic benefits. Furthermore, often after a successful result the firm will donate to a cause connected to the matter or find ways to help our clients create some positive action. It is heartwarming when you can help people recover from horrible adversity and watch them reinvest in rebuilding their lives.” This philosophy is partly why Alan Simpson, the former [cont. on page 11] Republican Senator from Wyoming, chose to
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[cont. from page 9] merge his firm with Burg’s practice in 1998.
“Alan likes to talk about how if you only love money, then life is not an enriching journey,” Peter says. “You miss so much because you’re only looking for tangible things.” At the time, Simpson had just left the Senate and was teaching at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He had been courted by a number of large New York and Washington, D.C. law firms to work as a lobbyist, but Peter notes: “Alan decided that he wouldn’t go knocking on his former colleagues’ doors, no matter how much someone paid him—that’s just not who Alan Simpson is.” Alan knew of Michael Burg through his son Bill Simpson, who had recently tried a Cody, Wyoming, gas explosion case with Michael in Wyoming Federal District Court, securing a verdict of $6.4 million. “Mike and Bill just had this wonderful synergy,” Peter says. “And it turned into a dialogue about merging the two firms.” As part of the deal, the Simpsons—Alan, Bill, and Collin—became part of the firm, and Michael assumed the new firm would be called Simpson Burg in deference to the former senator. But Peter notes, “Alan said ‘let’s go with Burg Simpson—Simpson Burg sounds too much like a small town in Wyoming that was homesteaded by my ancestors.’” Since becoming a part of the firm, Alan has continued his high-profile work as an influential public figure: In 2012, he was appointed to co-chair President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; he also contributed to the Iraq Study Group in 2006. “When we completed the deal, Alan had one request,” Peter says. “He said, ‘the only thing I ask is that I worked my whole life for my name to mean something good, so don’t screw it up.’” Burg Simpson has since gained a reputation as a national leader in mass tort litigation. Peter Burg “We’ve had a wonderful record of success in the pharmaceutical arena,” Peter says. “I don’t think there’s another firm in the country that has had as many leadership appointments by federal judges as we have. Plus, we’ve helped a lot of people who have been injured by pharmaceutical companies that over promoted drugs or failed to warn the public of drug side-effects and harms they knew about—or should have known about—before exposing the public to such risks.” Michael, who has tried well over 100 cases, has assumed leadership roles in many national pharmaceutical mass tort cases. He was a member of the state liaison committee for the Vioxx litigation and was appointed to the executive committee in the Zyprexa litigation, which achieved a settlement in excess of half a billion dollars. Currently, he is co-lead counsel in the Yaz/Yasmin litigation, representing more than 10,000 women throughout the United States. As a co-lead lawyer in the Ortho-Evra litigation, Michael was joined by shareholder Janet G. Abaray, who heads Burg Simpson’s Cincinnati office, in settling around 3,000 cases. Peter, meanwhile, acted as co-chair of the plaintiffs’ steering committee and the
executive committee for the Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents litigation. In addition, shareholder Seth Katz has been appointed to the plaintiffs’ steering committee in the DePuy ASR hip implant litigation and is co-lead lawyer in the Pradaxa litigation. Beyond pharmaceutical litigation, Burg Simpson is currently representing victims of the Lower North Fork Wildfire, which stemmed from a prescribed burn by state officials. As part of the case, the firm is fighting to eliminate the state’s governmental liability caps. “We’re involved in testimony that’s going to occur at the state capital, because we believe that if you have caps you lose a deterring effect,” Peter says. Indeed, Burg Simpson often takes up meaningful causes that benefit its clients. For example, Peter, who has represented a number of people with brain or spinal cord injuries, serves on the operating and foundation boards for Craig Hospital, a not-forprofit rehabilitation facility for survivors of spinal cord and brain injuries. He is also the past-chair of the hospital’s operating board of directors. “Craig Hospital has changed my life,” Peter says. “I have the greatest partners in the world because they’ve allowed me to commit time to the hospital, and as a firm they’ve contributed substantial amounts of money over the years.” On March 1, Peter will co-chair Craig Hospital’s annual PUSH Dinner, which in 2012 raised more than $1.1 million for the hospital’s foundation; Burg Simpson will be the Presenting Sponsor of the event. “We have lofty goals for raising money,” Peter says. “This year we are committed to doing even more to help rebuild the lives of those who have survived catastrophic brain or spinal cord injuries.” Burg Simpson is further promoting Craig Hospital in the local community by running public service advertisements featuring Peter Burg and Alan Simpson discussing the hospital’s work. In addition, the firm airs promotions on local Denver radio stations publicizing the firm’s “Home Runs for Craig” and “Touchdowns for Craig” campaigns, which commit funds to the hospital whenever the Colorado Rockies hit a homerun or the Denver Broncos or Colorado Buffalos score a touchdown. “Craig Hospital is in our own backyard, but so many people in the community haven’t heard of it,” Peter notes. “So hopefully these ads will familiarize the public with what the hospital is doing and inform them that Craig Hospital is consistently ranked among the top spinal and brain injury rehabilitation facilities in the world.” Besides Craig Hospital, Burg Simpson supports more than 30 other not-for-profit organizations, including Kaps for Kendall, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Rocky Mountain Human Services, the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, the Wild Plum Center, and the Ali Meyer Foundation. “The spirit of giving back has really come to define this firm,” Peter says. “Trial lawyers have been painted in such broad strokes, but once people see how involved we are in the community, I think they understand that our main goal is to be good lawyers changing lives.” For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 1 1
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rior to forming the family law firm Sherr Puttmann Akins in family law, because juvenile prosecution is focused more on the rehabilitation of the family unit. Not to mention, the Lamb PC in 2010, Megan Sherr, Catherine Puttmann, dynamics of a family going through a crisis because of a criminal Tanya Akins, and David Lamb were colleagues at a larger action are very similar to those of a family going through a crisis domestic relations practice in the Denver area. At the time, the because of a divorce action.” practice was focused on adding attorneys, but Sherr, Puttmann, While Lamb also handled juvenile law as a district attorney, Akins, and Lamb found this approach to be at odds with the his main focus was on prosecuting major crimes against children. personal nature of family law. He notes, “As a D.A., you see “We felt that a big law firm the impact a crime has on a wouldn’t be able to take care of victim’s life, and the experience the emotional needs of someone in assisting those victims has going through a divorce,” Sherr turned out to be good practice says. “So we decided to take the for helping people through the leap and open a firm where we trauma of divorce.” would be able to provide family Sherr Puttmann Akins law services tailored to our Lamb PC prides itself on being a individual client’s needs, in a full-service family law firm with small firm setting so each client extensive experience in cases feels their family matters are involving complex financial protected, advocated for by a and custody issues. The firm’s team of experienced and caring attorneys have more than 40 professionals and kept private.” years of combined experience Puttmann adds: “From the in settlement negotiations, time they walk through the courtroom litigation, mediation, door to the time they leave, and arbitration. our clients are taken care of— “We’ve handled cases they feel like they’re part of a involving high-asset trusts and ‘village’ that is helping them businesses, as well as sensitive through this difficult time.” mental health issues,” Sherr In many ways, the firm’s says. “No case is too big for us success is a testament to the to handle, but we also believe shareholders’ founding vision that no case is too small of a more personal practice. to have high-quality legal “We started this firm during the representation.” worst economic downturn in The firm has been history,” Akins says, “and two recognized as one of the top and a half years later, it was from left to right: Catherine H. Puttmann, Megan M. Sherr, David A. Lamb and Tanya L. Akins family law firms in Colorado definitely the right decision for by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best all of us, but most importantly, for Law Firms,” and all of its shareholders have received “superb” our clients.” or “very good” ratings from the online lawyer directory Avvo. Lamb attributes the firm’s success to the enthusiasm of its “Given that we’ve only been open for two and a half years, we members: “It’s very rewarding to have a whole group of people are very proud of our ‘Best Law Firms’ recognition,” Puttmann here who enjoy coming to work. There’s a lot of burnout in says. “It reflects our strength as a law firm.” family law, so we all have a huge sense of pride in what we’ve Sherr and Akins have both been named in Rising Stars, which accomplished.” is published by Super Lawyers, and Akins and Puttmann have Before focusing on family law, the firm’s shareholders provided advice on Castle Rock Radio’s Life After Divorce. Lamb, all worked in the public sector, acquiring skills that have transferred to their current practice: Akins spent eight years as a meanwhile, serves as an instructor and speaker for a number of organizations, including the Family Law Section of the Colorado licensed clinical social worker, conducting custody evaluations Bar Association and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. and providing courtroom testimony on her findings and The firm also helps those in need through its pro bono practice. recommendations. Sherr, Puttmann, and Lamb, meanwhile, “People sometimes ask why we would want to be family law worked for a number of years as district attorneys—Sherr and attorneys, but it’s very rewarding to help people work through Lamb in Denver, and Puttmann in Douglas County. their divorce-related life changes and see them come out after it Puttmann says: “Both Megan and I had an opportunity to focus on juvenile law during our D.A. careers, which has helped is over healthier and happier,” Akins says.
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Joe epstein, recognized by International Who’s Who as one of the best commercial mediators worldwide, has been endorsed by American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and the National Law Journal as a “2013 top rated lawyer in labor and employment.” He was named 2011 Mediator of the Year by Law Week Colorado where it was noted that: “epstein has mediated 3500 cases of nearly all types and levels of complexity. Despite that workload, he’s made time to pen a series of articles with his creative take on dispute resolution”. recognized by Best Lawyers, Joe is past vice-president and a Distinguished Fellow of the international society of Mediators. He is on the executive Committee of the Colorado Chapter of the national Academy of Distinguished neutrals.
Conflict Resolution Services
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Kevin S. Hannon, eSquire E N V I R ON ME N TA L LAW L I T I GAT I ON
The Hannon Law Firm, LLC was established in 1988 to serve those who have suffered personal injury, property damage and economic loss. The Firm emphasizes environmental torts and personal injury matters, including class actions in several states. Kevin’s work includes experience with a broad range of toxic chemicals in air, soil and water. His appellate work has resulted in groundbreaking law in trespass, medical monitoring and class action claims. He received a “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and “Case of the Year” and “Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer” awards from Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
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Fritz Fisher’s practice focuses on commercial real estate and financing transactions, as well as general business matters. He represents a variety of developers, real estate investors, banks and telecommunications companies, and has worked on development projects and leasing transactions throughout the country. Fritz is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and New Mexico, and has been listed in Colorado Super Lawyers by Law and Politics for every year since 2006. He is the founder of the shannon Foundation (www.theshannonfoundation.com), a charitable organization that pays for medical care for children in need. He is also a three-time champion of his fantasy football league.
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1512 larimer street, suite 730 | Denver, CO 80202 | Fax 303.436.1228 | ffisher@fishersuhr.com
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TODD J. MCNAMARA EM P LOY M EN T LAW – IN D IV ID UA LS
Todd J. McNamara exclusively practices employment law. With over 34 years of experience, he has secured numerous multimillion dollar recoveries on behalf of employees. He is coauthor of Federal Employment Jury Instructions, used nationally. In addition to his Best Lawyers recognition, Todd has been a Colorado Super Lawyer since 2006, maintains an AV®-Preeminent™ rating with Martindale-Hubbell, and has been frequently listed as one of the Top 50 or Top 100 lawyers in the state. In 2013, Todd was selected as the Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law-Individuals, in Denver. Todd was honored with induction as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2005 and frequently lectures and publishes on employment law.
McNamara Roseman & Kazmierski LLP
1640 East 18th Avenue | Denver, CO 80218 | FAX 303.331.6967 | tjm@18thAveLaw.com
PHONE 303.333.8700
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Diana Powell
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Ralph W. ShaW
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Diana Powell is Vice President at the law firm Gutterman Griffiths PC. She graduated from the University of California – Berkeley. ms. Powell is published in the California Law Review and has experience with the Enforcement Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission. She is a family law attorney who focuses her practice on high-asset divorce representation. She has been awarded several honors, including being named a Colorado Super Lawyer. ms. Powell was named as one of “Denver’s Top 50 women lawyers” in 5280 Magazine, and was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in 2013. She is a leader in collaborative divorce in Colorado, and is a Colorado Bar fellow. ms. Powell is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Texas, and the District of Columbia.
shaw law firm llC is the home of Ralph w. shaw who has spent the last 30 years working with independent business owners and professionals, as well as governmental entities and nonprofits, to help them design and manage their retirement plans. our work involves the legal aspects of sponsoring a qualified plan such as tax advice, optimum plan design, minimizing fiduciary liability, controlled group and affiliated service group analysis, and defense of audits by the iRs, Dol, and pBGC. we also draft plan documents and amendments, merger agreements, and manage plan terminations and distributions. our experience includes all types of retirement plans: 401(k), profit sharing, defined benefit (including Cash Balance), Esop, 403(b), 457, and governmental 401(a) plans. we have represented cities, counties, special districts, and non-profit charitable organizations, as well as every kind of small business and professional service organization such as physicians, dentists, Cpas, engineers, architects, and attorneys.
Gutterman Griffiths PC
10375 Park meadows Drive, Suite 520 | littleton, CO 80124 | fax 303.858.8181 | dpowell@ggfamilylaw.com
PhOnE 303.858.8090
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Shaw Law Firm LLC
7887 E. Belleview ave., suite 1100 | Englewood, Co 80111 | fax 303.228.1657 | rshaw@shawlawdenver.com
phonE 303.228.1656
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