Twenty-two Brownstein Attorneys Recognized as Denver’s Top Lawyers 2021 by 5280 Magazine
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that 22 of its attorneys were selected by 5280 for its list of Denver’s Top Lawyers 2021.
Now in its seventh 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 2020. 5280 also reached out to local bar associations to receive a strong response to the peer-reviewed ballot.
The following 22 attorneys at the firm were chosen based on survey responses and follow-up research from the magazine:
- Norm Brownstein (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Tal Diamant (Real Estate: Landlord/Tenant)
- Erin Eiselein (Health)
- Mike Feeley (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Doug Friednash (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Lisa Hogan (Labor/Employment: Defense)
- Aaron Hyatt (Real Estate)
- Bruce James (Real Estate)
- Christine Jochim (Environmental)
- Rob Kaufmann (Real Estate)
- Melissa Kuipers Blake (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Blair Lichtenfels (Real Estate)
- Kristin Macdonald (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Mark Mathews (Natural Resources)
- Gino Maurelli (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Sarah Mercer (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Chris Murray (Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying)
- Jonathan Pray (Construction)
- Christine Samsel (Labor/Employment: Defense)
- Steven Sims (Water)
- Eric Waeckerlin (Environmental)
- Martine Wells (Labor/Employment: Defense)
To view 5280’s complete 2021 Top Lawyers list, click here.
CONTRIBUTORS:
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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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Steven Sims,
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Kristin Macdonald,
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Robert Kaufmann,
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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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