The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized hundreds of Colorado attorneys across dozens of practice areas in its 2027 edition.
Law Week Colorado is highlighting Colorado attorneys whose firms reported their recognition to LWC, including six attorneys profiled in greater depth. The entries were self-reported by participating law firms and are not intended to represent a comprehensive list of Colorado attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition.
As a political science major in college, Gina Rossi remembers participating in a freshman-year exercise in which students recorded what they expected to be doing four years later. Her answer was emphatic: She was not going to law school.
But by senior year, she had “discovered I liked the logic and reason behind law,” she said.
That interest has developed into a diverse civil litigation practice at Hall & Evans, where Rossi has worked for more than 12 years. Her practice includes transportation, construction, medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, professional liability and catastrophic injury matters.
Her first legal job gave her an early opportunity to develop trial skills. After graduating from John Marshall Law School in 2008, Rossi joined the Chicago Transit Authority, where she handled her own civil cases. “My first jury trial I did by myself,” she recalled.
She later joined Chicago insurance defense firm Johnson & Bell before moving to Colorado.
“I was always someone that was like, I can figure it out,” Rossi said. “I don’t know this, but I can read, and I can figure it out.”
Her eagerness to learn has helped Rossi take on a wide range of cases, and she values being involved from the beginning, sometimes arriving at the scene of a catastrophic incident within hours. Early involvement can help preserve information and shape a defense, she said.
Her approach to litigation is direct. Rossi describes herself as “fairly aggressive” and said she has been called a “bulldog.” Yet years in practice have taught her that effective advocacy also requires knowing when to adjust. “There’s a time and a place to turn that on and a time and a place to tamp it down,” she said.
Rossi encouraged younger lawyers to develop their own styles. “What works for me might not work for somebody else,” she said.
Rossi has begun expanding her practice to include mediation after completing formal mediation training through the University of Denver. She serves on Hall & Evans’ executive committee as chief risk management officer.
Outside of the office, Rossi enjoys traveling with her family and live music.