Twenty-five Brownstein Attorneys Recognized as Denver’s Top Lawyers 2019 by 5280 Magazine
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce 25 of its attorneys were selected by 5280 Magazine for its list of Denver’s Top Lawyers 2019.
Now in its fifth year, 5280 publishes its annual list with selections based on votes from fellow attorneys in the seven-county Denver metro area across 50 legal specialties. Nearly 16,000 licensed attorneys actively registered with the Colorado Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel were invited to participate in the survey, which went live in May 2018. 5280 also reached out to local bar associations to receive a strong response to the peer-reviewed ballot.
The following 25 attorneys at the firm were chosen based on survey responses and follow-up research from the magazine:
- Ed Barad (Real Estate)
- Rich Benenson (Litigation – Antitrust)
- Melissa Kuipers Blake (Government Relations)
- Norm Brownstein (Government Relations)
- Sharon Caulfield (Health Care)
- Tal Diamant (Real Estate)
- Erin Eiselein (Health Care)
- Steve Farber (Government Relations)
- Mike Feeley (Government Relations)
- Wayne Forman (Natural Resources – Water)
- Josh Hantman (Bankruptcy)
- Lisa Hogan (Employment)
- Aaron Hyatt (Real Estate)
- Bruce James (Real Estate)
- Rob Kaufmann (Real Estate)
- Mark Leonard (Family Law/Divorce)
- Mark Mathews (Natural Resources – Oil & Gas)
- Gino Maurelli (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Sarah Mercer (Government Relations)
- Chris Murray (Government Relations)
- Matt Nyberg (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Mike Pankow (Bankruptcy)
- Jonathan Pray (Construction Law)
- Christine Samsel (Employment)
- Steven Sims (Natural Resources – Water)
To view 5280’s complete 2019 Top Lawyers list, click here.
CONTRIBUTORS:
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Sarah Mercer,
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Wayne Forman,
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Norman Brownstein,
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Richard Benenson,
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Christine Samsel,
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Mark Leonard,
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Steven Sims,
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Robert Kaufmann,
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Michael Pankow,
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Mark Mathews,
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Gino Maurelli,
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Melissa Kuipers Blake,
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Aaron Hyatt,
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Jonathan Pray,
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Matthew Nyberg,
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Bruce James,
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