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