Every year, Law Week Colorado publishes its Barrister鈥檚 Best list to recognize the most prominent, highest performing, and well-established lawyers in Colorado across more than 50 practice areas.
The Barrister鈥檚 Choice list is determined by the publication鈥檚 editorial staff and attorney votes. People鈥檚 Choice winners are selected by attorneys across the state.
Colorado Law is proud to congratulate the more than 20 alumni who were recognized in 2019:
Best Court of Appeals Judge
Chief Judge Steve Bernard ('78) (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Trial Court Judge
Judge Gary Jackson ('70), Denver County Court (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Judge Morris Hoffman ('77), Denver District Court (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Mediator
Jim Keil ('82), Law Office of James J. Keil, Jr. (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Overall Litigator
Gina Rodriguez ('88), WilmerHale (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Lawyer-Turned-Legislator
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse ('09) (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Public Sector Lawyer
Kristin Bronson ('97), Denver City Attorney (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Family Law Lawyer
Heather Broxterman ('09), Broxterman Alicks McFarlane PC (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Bankruptcy Lawyer
Brad Dempsey ('98), Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Health Care Lawyer
Jennifer Evans ('98), Polsinelli PC (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Water Law Lawyer
Brian Nazarenus ('87), Ryley Carlock & Applewhite (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Renewable Energy Lawyer
Mike Connor ('93), WilmerHale (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Marijuana Lawyer
Christian Sederberg ('05), Vicente Sederberg LLP (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Trust/Estates Lawyer
Laurence Gendelman ('15), Gendelman Law Group, LLC (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Nonprofit Lawyer
Cara Lawrence ('96), Tierney Lawrence (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Intellectual Property Lawyer鈥擭on-Litigator
Gene Bernard ('01), Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Intellectual Property Litigator
Evan Rothstein ('04), Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Employment Lawyer for Defendants
Todd Fredrickson ('91), Fisher & Phillips LLP (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Disability Law Lawyer
Shawn McDermott ('92), McDermott Law, LLC (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Personal Injury Lawyer
Michael McDivitt ('74), McDivitt Law Firm (Barrister鈥檚 Choice)
Best Disability Law Lawyer
Barbara Glogiewicz ('86), Caplan & Earnest LLC (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Insurance Lawyer for Defendants
Peter Morgan ('98), Morgan Rider Riter Tsai, P.C. (People鈥檚 Choice)
Best Education Lawyer
Kristin Edgar ('04), Caplan & Earnest LLC