Forty-two Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® by Woodward/White, Inc. in their annual guide recognizing exceptional legal professionals. The Best Lawyers in America©, a highly regarded guide based on a peer review survey, recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in the United States. The 2025 edition draws from over 13 million evaluations.
Six Davis Graham attorneys also received Denver “Lawyer of the Year” recognition: Brandee L. Caswell (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law); Chad D. Williams (Litigation – Securities); Christopher L. Richardson (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law); Elizabeth “Betsy” Temkin (Environmental Law); Jacqueline V. Roeder (Corporate Compliance Law); and Kathleen Schroder (Natural Resources Law).
In addition, the following 18 Davis Graham attorneys were featured as “Ones to Watch” in the new guide: Andrea M. Bronson (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Natural Resources Law); Kyler K. Burgi (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation); Nathan James Goergen (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Jonathan M. Goldstein (Real Estate Law); Samuel Goold (Mergers and Acquisitions Law); James R. Henderson (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law); Aditi Kulkarni-Knight (Commercial Litigation); Almira Moronne (Natural Resources Law); Claire E. Mueller (Commercial Litigation); Marta A. Orpiszewska (Environmental Law); Maria del Rosario Oxman (Real Estate Law); Alena Prokop (Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Daniel A. Richards (Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental); Sam Seiberling (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Taylor M. Smith (Corporate Law); Ann Stehling (Administrative / Regulatory Law); Emily L. Wasserman (Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law); David C. Weil (Tax Law).
The Davis Graham attorneys named Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition are:
- Dorothy R. Auth, PhD – Patent Law
- Joel O. Benson – Mining Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Jonathon D. Bergman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian Boonstra – Corporate Law; 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
- William J. Duffy – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- John A. Elofson – Corporate Law
- Kent A. Fischmann – Patent Law
- John A. Francis – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- Mave Gasaway – Environmental 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 – Real Estate Law
- J. Christopher Kinsman – Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law
- William N. Krems – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- David Kuosman – Real Estate Law
- 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
- Barbara J. Mueller – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- R. Kirk Mueller – Insurance Law
- Laurence E. Nemirow – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- David Neslin – Energy Law; Natural Resources 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
- Ryan G. Wilcox – Real Estate Law
- Chad D. Williams – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- James S. Witwer – Water Law
- Gail L. Wurtzler – Environmental Law