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