The 2026 edition of Chambers USA recognized Davis Graham as a leading firm in Colorado across 11 practice areas, including Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, and Tax. The guide also distinguished the firm’s Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate practices. This year additionally marked the firm’s inaugural department ranking in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations.
Chambers USA separately recognized 33 Davis Graham attorneys as “Leaders in Their Field” in Colorado, including three attorneys ranked across multiple practice areas. The 2026 guide marked another strong year for the firm, with five new individual ranking designations, including a top ranking in Litigation: Appellate for Davis Graham partner, Theresa Wardon-Benz. The guide also marked Joel Benson’s fourth consecutive Nationwide individual ranking in Mining & Metals, alongside continued Nationwide and Global recognition for the firm’s Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) and Mining & Metals practices. The breadth of these rankings reflects the firm’s deep experience, global reach, and collaborative approach to client service.
Banking & Finance
Gary Meade
Kristin L. Lentz
Taylor Smith
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Adam Hirsch
Christopher L. Richardson
Kyler K. Burgi
Corporate/M&A
Brian Boonstra
Bruce D. Stocks
John Elofson
Kristin L. Lentz
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Cindy S. Birley
Rachel James
Energy & Natural Resources
Brian Boonstra
Gregory R. Danielson
Sam Niebrugge
Energy: Oil & Gas – Transactional (USA – Nationwide)
Lamont Larsen
Sam Niebrugge
Environment
Adam S. Cohen
Radcliffe Dann IV
John R. Jacus
Jonathan Rauchway
Elizabeth H. Temkin
Labor & Employment
Brett Painter
Litigation: Appellate
Theresa Wardon-Benz
Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Champoux
Tess Hand-Bender
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Chad Williams
Jacqueline V. Roeder
Mining & Metals (USA – Nationwide)
Joel Benson
Real Estate
Chris Kinsman
Joel Mayo
Sarah Kellner
Tax
David C. Weil
Laurence Nemirow (serves as special tax counsel to Davis Graham)
Michael Snider
Peter R. Rose