DENVER, Colorado – Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, a leading Denver-based law firm serving clients throughout Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, and across the U.S., is pleased to announce that 41 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, published by Woodward/White, Inc., one of the legal profession’s most respected peer-review publications.
Based entirely on peer review, Best Lawyers® recognizes attorneys for outstanding professional excellence across a wide range of legal disciplines. The Davis Graham attorneys recognized this year represent many of the firm’s core practice areas, including litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, energy, environmental, real estate, employment, tax, natural resources, intellectual property, and employee benefits.
Among this year’s honorees, partners Joel O. Benson, Brandee L. Caswell, and Randall E. Hubbard received the additional distinction of being named “Lawyer of the Year” in Denver for Energy Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and Mining Law, respectively. The designation is awarded to a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area and reflects particularly high overall feedback from peers.
In addition, 13 Davis Graham attorneys were featured as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which highlights lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence early in their careers.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2027 Edition)
- Stephanie Block-Guedez – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Alexandra Burton – Corporate Law
- Mackenzie Coupens – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lauren Gulley – Real Estate Law
- Jordan Helton – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- David Hrovat – Oil and Gas Law
- Aditi Kulkarni-Knight – Commercial Litigation
- Maria del Yaquian Luna – Real Estate Law
- Rob McCary – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Claire E. Mueller – Commercial Litigation
- Will Soper – Real Estate Law
- Veronica Vogt – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 Edition)
- Jennifer S. Allen – Commercial Litigation
- Dorothy R. Auth, PhD – Patent Law
- Joel O. Benson – Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mining Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Jonathon D. Bergman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian Boonstra – Corporate Law; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Stephen M. Brainerd – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Brandee L. Caswell – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Adam S. Cohen – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- John A. Elofson – Corporate Law
- Mave Gasaway – Environmental Law
- Pamela Hirschman – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
- Randall E. Hubbard – Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
- John R. Jacus – Environmental Law
- Rachel R. James – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Sarah Kellner – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- J. Christopher Kinsman – Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law
- William N. Krems – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Kristin L. Lentz – Corporate Law; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jonathan A. Marks – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Judith M. Matlock – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Joel A. Mayo – Real Estate Law
- Katie McDermott – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- R. Kirk Mueller – Insurance Law
- Laurence E. Nemirow – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Brett C. Painter – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Matthew Perkins – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jonathan W. Rauchway – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Christopher L. Richardson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Laura J. Riese – Environmental Law
- Jacqueline V. Roeder – Corporate Compliance Law
- Kathleen C. Schroder – Natural Resources Law
- Peter H. Schwartz – Mutual Funds Law
- Michael Snider – Tax Law
- Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Elizabeth H. Temkin – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Miriam D. Trudell – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
- Jason Werner – Corporate Law
- Ryan G. Wilcox – Real Estate Law
- Chad D. Williams – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- Gail L. Wurtzler – Environmental Law