(as self-reported to Law Week Colorado)
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made via a multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
Each year, no more than 5% of Colorado lawyers are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers.
Recognized as 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers
Christopher Achatz, KO Law PC — eCommerce & Technology, Retail & Manufacturing
Benton Barton, Hall & Evans LLC — Professional Liability: Defense
Marco Chayet, Chayet & Danzo LLC — Elder Law (Top 100 Colorado Lawyers)
Laurie Choi, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Construction Litigation
G. Brent Coan, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Business Law, Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Alvin Cohen, Woods Aitken LLP — Construction Litigation
Frank Danzo III, Chayet & Danzo LLC — Estate & Probate (Top 100 Colorado Lawyers)
Laurence DeMuth, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Construction Litigation, Business Litigation
Valerie Garcia, Hall & Evans LLC— Civil Litigation: Defense (Top 50 Women, Top 100 Colorado Lawyers)
Kendra Garstka, Hall & Evans LLC — Workers’ Compensation
David Gelman, Hall & Evans LLC — Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Chad Gillam, Hall & Evans LLC — Health Care
Daniel Gross, Woods Aitken LLP — Construction Litigation
Steven Heisdorffer, Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell LLC — Construction Litigation
Joel Heusinger, Woods Aitken LLP — Construction Litigation
Shannon Hurley, Hall & Evans LLC — Personal Injury General: Defense
Stephanie Kanan, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business and Construction Litigation
James Kilroy, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business Litigation, Appellate
Andrew Klatskin, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Real Estate, Commercial
Ellie Lockwood, Snell & Wilmer LLP — General Litigation
David McLain, Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell LLC — Construction Litigation
Peter Middleton, Hall & Evans LLC — Civil Litigation: Defense
Matthew Ninneman, Hall & Evans LLC — Construction Litigation
Bill Ojile, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Education, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor
Michael Payne, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Real Estate, Banking
Brett Payton, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Real Estate, Banking and Business Litigation
Heather Perkins, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Civil Litigation, Franchise & Dealership
Brian Ruocco, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Business Litigation
Brad Schoenfeld, KO Law PC — Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology, Professional Services, Retail & Manufacturing
Timothy Scull, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation
Byeongsook Seo, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business and Intellectual Property Litigation (Colorado Top 100, Top 5 Business Litigation)
Kevin Walton, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business Litigation, Appellate
Ryan Winter, Hall & Evans LLC — Personal Injury General: Defense
Rising Stars, selected by Super Lawyers, is a recognition of 2.5% of Colorado lawyers who are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or fewer.
2026 Colorado Rising Stars
Cassandra Bade, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Matthew Chudacoff, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Business Litigation
Andrew Green, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business Litigation
Amanda Huston, Coan, Payton & Payne LLC — Business Law, Real Estate
Erin Locker, KO Law PC — eCommerce & Technology, Healthcare
Shannon Owens, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Securities & Corporate Finance
Malia Rogers, KO Law PC — eCommerce & Technology, Retail & Manufacturing
Tim Scalo, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business Litigation
Michelle Thom, Snell & Wilmer LLP — Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions