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Jane Roberson
Denver, CO Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Denver
Denver Bankruptcy Law Firm
BANKRUPTCY IS OUR PRIMARY BUSINESS.
We are a boutique bankruptcy law firm, located in Denver. We specialize in Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and business bankruptcies, as well as debt settlement and offers and compromises with the Internal Revenue Service.
Our attorneys and staff are experienced in all of these areas.
OUR ATTORNEY:
Jane M. Roberson, Owner
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Sarah J.W. Wilkonson
Denver, CO Attorney
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Vermont Law School
I am dedicated to my clients. Having gone through my own divorce, I know how it feels.
I am Colorado native and went to the University of Colorado Boulder, before attending Vermont Law school.
I began my carrier in criminal defense, probate, and Social Security disability before transitioning to family law.
My experience provides the unique ability to look at the big picture of family law cases while addressing the specific needs of each of my clients.
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Laurence I Gendelman
Denver, CO Attorney
Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of Colorado Law School and Suffolk University Law School
Laurence I. Gendelman, Esq. was raised in the south Denver suburbs, attended Cherry Creek High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in both Economics and Political Science as well as his Juris Doctor at the University of Colorado – Boulder.
Trained in a large family law firm, Laurence gained experience working with high-asset, high-conflict, and complex divorces and child custody issues. He also advocated for and advised clients regarding the division of complex financial assets including executive compensation packages and retirement benefits.
At Gendelman Klimas, Ltd., Laurence aggressively, yet mindfully, represent clients in the following types of cases:
Probate Litigation
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Tillman Scott Roots
Denver, CO Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Real Estate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Tillman Roots joined Pless Law Firm in 2022 and is based in the firm’s Austin office. Prior to, he served over ten years as General Counsel for one of the fastest growing counties in the United States (Comal County) handling the county’s real estate transactions, procurement and construction contracts, and subdivision plat matters.
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Trent Trani
Denver, CO Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
University of Colorado Law School
Trent founded the firm, M. Trent Trani & Associates, P.C., in 2005, with the goal of establishing a practice focused upon defending the rights and interests of the criminally accused. He is the senior attorney at the firm and has been intimately involved in achieving many favorable verdicts at trial in both misdemeanor and felony charges. Trent is a skilled negotiator, and when a case demands a plea bargain, he's been successful in getting charges or penalties reduced significantly. Many cases are full of police errors, and in these cases, he zealously seeks to have the charges entirely dismissed. The...
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Eric Solem
Englewood, CO Attorney with 50 years of experience
Englewood, CO 80110
Elder, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Experienced elder law and disability rights attorney, active in bar association and non profit boards, trial and appellate experience, married with two adult daughters
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James Murphy
Denver, CO Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
Santa Clara University School of Law
Jay completed in undergraduate studies at U.C. Davis and Santa Clara University in California. There is obtained a B.S. degree in Accounting. Jay then went on to attended law school in California at Santa Clara University. He has been a licensed attorney for over 26 years now, practicing personal injury law since 1990. In 1995, Jay formed McCormick & Murphy, P.C. along with Kirk McCormick. Jay and Kirk have successfully handled hundreds of cases, adding to their reputation as being among the finest attorneys in Colorado.
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Jonathan Booker
Denver, CO Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Toledo College of Law
Jonathan Booker is a Shareholder, and Director of Criminal Law at Hernandez & Associates P.C., where he focuses his practice exclusively in the field of criminal defense. Jonathan is an accomplished trial attorney, winning a substantial number of not guilty verdicts while assisting hundreds of individuals as they navigate our complex judicial system. Jonathan represents his clients with the highest degree of professionalism, guided by obtaining the most favorable individual results possible.
Jonathan's education, personal, and professional experiences continue to motivate him as a trial attorney. Jonathan represents individuals facing charges of driving under the influence, violent crimes, drug offenses,...
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Chris Braddock
Denver, CO Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Denver
Christopher Braddock received his undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from University of Denver in 1993. He has been licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado and in the Federal Courts since 1993. His passion for defending the criminally accused began in 1991 when, while still in law school, he interned with Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, in their Arapahoe County Office. There he witnessed first-hand how the power and resources of the government were being used against its citizens. In pursuit of his...
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Sharon Liko
Denver, CO Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Denver
Attorney Sharon Liko has focused exclusively on men’s rights in the area of domestic relations and family law since establishing her law firm in 1991. Liko received her Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from Arizona State University. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Denver. She is admitted to the state bars of both Colorado and Texas. Liko formerly served for five years on the Board of Directors of AMEND where she was the Chairman of the Board for her last two years. She is an active member of the Denver Bar Association and the Family...
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Erik Neusch
Denver, CO Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury and White Collar Crime
University of Colorado Law School
As a former civil prosecutor of financial fraud for the Colorado Attorney General, Erik Neusch recently served as lead counsel on large and complex investigations, enforcement actions, and trials where he and his team confronted and took down the most powerful and sophisticated businesses that the Attorney General faced, stopped all the targeted business practices, and returned millions to victims.
Erik’s team obtained and collected the largest judgment and most victim restitution in the history of consumer protection enforcement cases by the Attorney General.
Neusch Law provides individuals and businesses with the skill, mentality, and approach of a highly experienced and...
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David Littman
Denver, CO Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Washington University School of Law
"I enjoy the challenge of resolving family law problems and the sense of mutual accomplishment I feel with clients when they can move forward with their lives. I really appreciate hearing from clients and knowing how they are doing long after our work together has been completed." David Littman, a Family Law attorney, who is a highly experienced litigator, believes in utilizing Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques including Collaborative Law or Mediation, when possible, before turning to the courtroom to resolve family law disputes. These approaches generally lower the cost and shift the pace and control of the...
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Martin Champagne
Denver, CO Attorney with 23 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Florida
I have extensive trial and litigation experience before state courts, administrative tribunals and federal courts in the areas of business and commercial disputes and claims under various federal laws. I have tried significant damage cases and represented parties through all phases of litigation through trial and appeal.
My primary practice areas are focused on business and commercial litigation representing parties in disputes involving breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, business divorce, foreclosure of liens and other complex business and commercial litigation. I do not practice transactional business law - my only focus is litigation of business and commercial lawsuits....
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Colleen McCoy
Denver, CO Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family and Juvenile
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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Joanne Underhill
Greenwood Village, CO Lawyer with 45 years of experience
(303) 721-7112
7350 E Progress Place
Suite 110
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Business, Cannabis Law, Construction and Employment
American University Washington College of Law
I represent business owners and entrepreneurs in the Denver metro area on business transactions, payroll and income tax problems, real estate issues, employment matters, and governance issues, including disputes among the owners of a business. I am accredited by the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers to the Service. My firm handles civil litigation, including trials, arbitrations and appeals.
What sets us apart from other law firms is our innovative fixed-price monthly legal services plans, which we call LegalPlans. These plans bring predictability and economic rationality to your legal services requirements. If you don't...
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Donald Sisson
Greenwood Village, CO Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(303) 567-7981
7100 E Belleview Avenue
Suite 101
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Minnesota Law School
Born in New York, Mr. Sisson went on to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where he played Division I ice hockey. Once he completed his military service, he pursued a legal education at the University of Minnesota Law School earning his Juris Doctor. Now a partner at Elkus & Sisson he helps clients with any problems they may have regarding business law, personal injury, family law, criminal defense and more. He has represented clients in a multitude of courts throughout the country and has particularly earned a high level of respect in the Denver...
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Michael Joseph Larranaga
Parker, CO Attorney
11479 S. Pine Drive
Suite 30
Parker, CO 80134
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
University of Denver
Real Estate Law
Real estate legal services including contract drafting, litigation, partition actions, breach of contract actions, lease negotiation, and other.
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Land-Lord Tenant Law
Land-Lord Tenant legal services including evictions, lease review, unlawful eviction, warranty of habitability, security deposit notices, and other. I represent both sides.
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Contract Law
Contract Law services including drafting, review, enforcement, and litigation.
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Business Law
Business Law services including forming entities, operating documents, and contracts.
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Family Law Litigation
Family Law services including divorce.
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General Litigation
General Litigation services including tort law, contract law, and other. I handle...
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Geoffrey D. Petis
Denver , CO Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
New England Law | Boston
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Matthew M Montoya
Lone Tree, CO Attorney with 9 years of experience
(720) 507-1829
9233 Park Meadows Drive
(Appointment Only)
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Tax
University of New Mexico
Matthew M. Montoya practices federal tax law and is authorized to practice before the United States Tax Court, the Federal District Court of CO, and NM. He is authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states. Matthew gained significant practical experience through the UNM School of Law by participating in several consecutive clinics, where he was able to practice law under supervision. He has prosecuted misdemeanor DWI/DV cases, assisted on Felony level prosecutions, and represented low income taxpayers before the IRS. Since becoming licensed, Matthew has resolved a wide range of...
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Gordon James Goodnow III
Denver, CO Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Harvard Law School
James Goodnow is Fennemore’s President and CEO. Nearly two decades after starting his career at our firm as a file clerk, he became the youngest known chief executive of a major law firm in U.S. history. He holds his JD from Harvard Law School and dual management certificates from MIT, where he was an enrolled MBA student before pivoting to the University of Cambridge Business School (U.K.). He earned a BS at Santa Clara University, where he graduated first in his class.
James is known for his thought leadership at the intersection of law and business. He has been featured on...
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Kirk Thomas Garner
Woodland Park, CO Attorney with 30 years of experience
Kirk Garner has over fifteen years experience in all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, alimony, adoption, and grandparents rights. Let Kirk Garner be your family law problem-solver.
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Theresa Lynn Sidebotham
Monument, CO Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(855) 748-4201
19925 Monument Hill Rd. Monument, CO 80132
P.O. Box 3488
Monument, CO 80132
Appeals, Business and Employment
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
"Telios" means "complete, perfect, or whole," and it is related to the word for finishing or completing. "Telios" defines successful results in terms of being complete, whole, or mature.
Excellent legal work is important, but wasted unless it makes your business, personal life, or ministry more whole and helps you achieve your vision more perfectly. Legal services are expensive and legal conflict has high costs financially and otherwise. Telios Law helps you consider whether legal solutions help bring completeness in your business, ministry, or personal life and which legal solutions are likely to reach your desired end.
Telios Law serves businesses, individuals,...
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W. Neal Hollington
Parker, CO Attorney with 6 years of experience
Construction, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law
Hollington Law Firm, LLC is a boutique Colorado law firm nestled in the heart of Parker, Colorado. The firm primarily handles residential construction defect and related consumer claims for Colorado home and property owners. The firm was started because ordinary Coloradans deserve a trusted legal advocate to stand up against the multi-billion dollar insurance industry and other large corporations that regularly put the profits of their investors and owners over the people who are affected by their actions.
If you live in the Denver Metropolitan Area, then you have surely seen lots of law firms advertising on TV or plastered across...
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Bradley Douglas Martin
Greeley, CO Attorney with 18 years of experience
800 8th Ave.
Suite 202
Greeley, CO 80631
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Washburn University School of Law
I have been practicing criminal defense law for 11 years. I began my practice after serving clients of Weld County Colorado for 6 years in the Colorado State Public Defender's Office. I am dedicated to providing my clients with the best defense available when they are accused of a crime.
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Daniel B. Kelley
Greeley, CO Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Family
University of Wyoming College of Law
Former Marine, Family man, dedicated to client service.
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Amy Antommaria
Greeley, CO Attorney with 25 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Amy received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1990 and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in 1992 from Valparaiso University in northwest Indiana. She completed her Juris Doctor at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law in 1999.
After graduating from law school, Amy received an invaluable experience in the inner workings of the Colorado Judicial System as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Harlan Bockman in the 17th Judicial District. In 2001, Amy joined Jorgensen, Motycka & Lewis, P.C. as an Associate Attorney where she practiced Family Law, Real Estate Law, Probate, Collections and...
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Jeffrey L. Hill
Centennial, CO Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Loyola University New Orleans
Jeffrey Hill is a bankruptcy attorney with unique experience. He has been practicing law for 40 years. For 31 of those years, he also worked as a bankruptcy trustee. The role of a bankruptcy trustee is to gather the property of an estate, manage the earnings from the property and use that money to settle the debts with creditors.
By working with a bankruptcy attorney who also has experience as a trustee, you get the benefit of working with someone who understands the bankruptcy process from a 360-degree perspective.
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Dennis Lacerte
Centennial, CO Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
University of Denver
Attorney Dennis A. Lacerte has over 40+ years of experience in Colorado handling family law, divorce, maintenance, alimony, child custody, & child support cases. His office is conveniently located in Centennial, about a mile from the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Mr. Lacerte practices all over the Denver-metro area, and can be counted on for providing the wisdom, common sense, and accurate legal advice necessary for resolving domestic relations disputes. He is known as a tenacious advocate who always strives to achieve the best long-term outcome for the client and any children of the marriage. If you or someone you know is...
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William S Schneider
Centennial, CO Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
University of Denver
William Scott Schneider brings to his practice of law excellent relationship building skills, and the ability to work closely with clients with a broad range of needs, and experience with the special relationship and needs of children and their parents. These personal assets marked his prior career as a nationally acclaimed, elite figure skating coach, recognized by peers and students as one of the leading figures in the industry.
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Deborah Kish Johansen
Lone Tree, CO Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business
University of Florida and Florida State University College of Law
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Carla Diane Little
Centennial, CO Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western New England University School of Law and University of Denver
Little Law Office is a full-service Estate Planning Firm, we offer services in Estate Planning, Elder Law, Business Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Probate, Pet Trusts, Gun Trusts, Power of Attorney and Legal Directives for Medical Care.
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Mark R. Thomas
Denver, CO Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business and Construction
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Mark R. “Hawk” Thomas is Managing Partner at The Reid Group, where he develops and counsels selected enterprises through its Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Reid Law PC and Reid Ventures LLC. Colonel Thomas is lawyer, executive, engineer, aviator, and military officer with more than thirty years combined experience and tested leadership in technology development, federal contracting, and legal advocacy. Colonel Thomas advises, represents, and fosters entities seeking to establish, protect, or enhance their presence in government markets. His practice is exclusively tailored to guiding businesses through the legal complexities, bureaucratic barriers, technical challenges, and business decisions...
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Justin Vaughn
Greenwood Village, CO Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(303) 622-5508
6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 310E
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Arizona State University
Justin Vaughn is an Arizona native. He has served as an attorney licensed in all Arizona courts since 1994. He initially worked in Phoenix with a focus in personal injury law and insurance defense. There, he served as President of the Phoenix Trial Lawyers Association. He moved to Northern Arizona in 1997, and went to work for the prestigious firm of Aspey, Watkins and Diesel. His practice included defense work for major insurance carriers, personal injury, domestic relations, and all areas of litigation.
Mr. Vaughn established his own firm in 2000, and he has continued...
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Steven Owens
Greenwood Village, CO Attorney
(720) 529-9800
6041 South Syracuse Way
Suite 103
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Attorney Steven R. Owens is a fourth generation Colorado native. He earned his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree with honors from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Attorney Owens received his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin—Madison. While attending the University of Wisconsin, Attorney Owens was the articles editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. In addition, he was a member of The Order of the Coif, a group reserved for lawyers who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class. Attorney Owens founded The Law Office of Steven R. Owens, P.C. in Sedona, Arizona in...
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Clint Lee
Greenwood Village, CO Attorney with 2 years of experience
8400 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 1500
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
Clint Lee is a personal injury attorney and Vice President of Operations at Bailey & Galyen. He is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming. Mr. Lee has also been admitted to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law.
Mr. Lee’s primary focus is on helping those who have been seriously injured and those who have lost loved ones as a result of someone else’s negligence. These cases present unique challenges, and Mr. Lee...
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Kim Cook Smith
Greenwood Village, CO Attorney
8400 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 1500
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Workers' Comp
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
With the fall of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, North Vietnamese forces swiftly moved in to seize the city. At just eighteen months old, I—along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese refugees—was forced to flee my homeland in April 1975. My American father refused to leave without me or my Vietnamese mother. In the chaos of mass evacuation, we boarded a military cargo plane with nothing but the clothes on our backs as the Vietnam War ended and a communist regime took hold.
Looking back over four decades, I realize that my journey was shaped not by chance but...
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Anna L. Burr
Aurora, CO Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Personal Injury
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Anna Burr is a Colorado native born in Greeley and raised in Loveland. Anna received her bachelor's degree from Colorado State University and was conferred her Juris Doctorate degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Illinois. Her decision to go to law school came from her father, who taught her to be a leader and offer help where it is needed. Early in her career, Ms. Burr worked as trial counsel for one of the largest insurance companies in the nation. From that experience, she learned from the inside how the insurance companies work and how to fight...
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Brett Emil Myers
Aurora, CO Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Brett Myers has been practicing law since 2004 in Colorado. Before working in personal injury law, he clerked for District Court Judge Thomas Woodford and was an attorney for the City of Lakewood. He also worked for a firm that had a general practice. In 2012, Brett started practicing personal injury law including motor vehicle accident cases (hit and run, pedestrian, bicycle, trucking, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist claims etc.), fall down cases, bad faith insurance cases.
He has helped many people from all walks of life in the diverse city of Aurora.
He speaks Korean, Spanish and French and has...
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Tayo Okunade
Denver, CO Attorney with 15 years of experience
(303) 440-7855
10200 E Girard Avenue
Building C, Suite 251
Denver, CO 80231
Business, Employment, International and Probate
University of Denver
Tayo has extensive experience in civil litigation and representing both individual and business clients with issues relating to employment law, business and contract disputes, probate administration and litigation, and international agreements.
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Travis Keith Riley
Greenwood Village, CO Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Divorce and Family
St. Mary's University School of Law
Travis Riley's practice focuses on family law, commercial litigation, and construction defect law. Travis is well versed in high conflict litigation, and he has extensive experience preparing complex cases for trial in state and federal court.
Prior to joining Heckenbach Law PC, Travis was a trial attorney at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC, where he represented clients in a wide range of complex business and commercial litigation matters. Travis began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Henry J. Bemporad of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.