Twenty-four Brownstein Attorneys Recognized as Denver’s Top Lawyers 2023 by 5280 Magazine
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that 24 of its attorneys were selected by 5280 for its list of Denver’s Top Lawyers 2023.
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 17,000 licensed attorneys actively registered with the Colorado Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel were invited to participate in the survey. 5280 also reached out to local bar associations to receive a strong response to the peer-reviewed ballot.
The following 24 attorneys at the firm were chosen based on survey responses and follow-up research from the magazine:
- Nicole Ament (Real Estate)
- Greg Berger (Tax: Corporate)
- Norm Brownstein (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Tal Diamant (Real Estate and Real Estate: Landlord/Tenant)
- Erin Eiselein (Health)
- Hubert Farbes, Jr. (Civil Litigation)
- Mike Feeley (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Doug Friednash (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Aaron Hyatt (Real Estate)
- Bruce James (Real Estate)
- Rob Kaufmann (Real Estate)
- Melissa Kuipers Blake (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Blair Lichtenfels (Real Estate)
- Mark Mathews (Natural Resources)
- Gino Maurelli (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Sarah Mercer (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Anna-Liisa Mullis (Health)
- Chris Murray (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Michael Pankow (Bankruptcy)
- Jonathan Pray (Construction)
- Christine Samsel (Labor/Employment: Defense)
- Steven Sims (Water)
- Eric Waeckerlin (Environmental)
- Martine Wells (Labor/Employment: Defense)
To view 5280’s complete 2023 Top Lawyers list, click here.
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Sarah Mercer,
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Blair Lichtenfels,
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Norman Brownstein,
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Christine Samsel,
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Nicole Ament,
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Gregory Berger,
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Steven Sims,
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Robert Kaufmann,
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Michael Pankow,
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Douglas Friednash,
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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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Bruce James,
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