Sherman & Howard attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025. A total of 60 attorneys were named, including 45 selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America- and 15 in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on exhaustive peer-review evaluation.

Albuquerque

• Jill Sweeney – Public Finance Law

Colorado Springs

• Richard Bednarski – Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Raymond Deeny – Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management
• Stuart Lark – Nonprofit / Charities Law
• John Wylie – Nonprofit / Charities Law

Denver

• Jessica Broderick – Trusts and Estates
• Joseph Bronesky – Commercial Litigation / Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Peter Cal – Litigation: Bankruptcy
• Karen Chapman – Corporate Law / Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Christopher Cole – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Joseph M. Dencker – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Gregory Densen – Litigation: Trusts and Estates / Trusts and Estates
• Jessica Diaz – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Ronald Eddy – Litigation: Environmental
• Lee Fanyo – Energy Law / Oil and Gas Law
• Kellie Fetter – Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca Anderson Fischer – Real Estate Law
• Jordan Fox – Family Law
• Tamir Goldstein – Commercial Litigation
• Christian Hendrickson – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Hogan – Public Finance Law
• Garth Jensen – Corporate Governance Law / Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Securities / Capital Markets Law / Securities Regulation
• Kathleen Johnson – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Cory Kalanick – Public Finance Law
• Jeffrey Kesselman – Corporate Law
• James P. Lane – Public Finance Law / Tax Law
• David Lucas – Public Finance Law
• Patrick Miller – Employment Law: Management
• Gordon “Skip” Netzorg – Arbitration / Bet-the-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Banking and Finance / Litigation: Real Estate / Litigation: Securities / Mediation
• William Peffer – Corporate Law
• Scott Pullara – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael Sanchez – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Parker Schenken – Corporate Law / Project Finance Law / Real Estate Law
• Stefan Stein – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Securities
• Kirsten Stewart – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Cyndi Stovall – Land Use and Zoning Law / Real Estate Law
• Bridget Sullivan – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Jon Tandler – Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Richard Tegtmeier – Criminal Defense: General Practice / Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Lyle Wallace – Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Peter Whitmore – Public Finance Law
• Mark Williams – Arbitration / Banking and Finance Law / Commercial Litigation / Communications Law / Corporate Law / Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) / Technology Law

Phoenix

• John Doran– Appellate Practice / Employment Law: Management / Labor Law: Management / Litigation: Labor and Employment / Qui Tam Law
• Craig Morgan – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Banking and Finance

Reno

• Kendra Follett – Public Finance Law

Colorado Springs

• Elaine Nolen – Corporate Law

Denver

• Harshwinder Badhesha – Administrative / Regulatory Law / Commercial Litigation / Government Relations Practice
• Curtis Bankers – Tax Law / Trusts and Estates
• Jackie Benson – Corporate Law
• Allison Burke – Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Product Liability Litigation: Defendants
• Kathryn DeVries – Family Law / Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• Ashlyn Fiscus – Trusts and Estates
• Mary Sue Greenleaf – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Construction / Litigation: Real Estate
• Christopher M. Haws – Trusts and Estates
• Casey Lekahal – Public Finance Law / Tax Law
• William Reed – Appellate Practice / Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law
• Ryan Shaffer – Alternative Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation / Communications Law
• Hannah Taylor – Family Law
• William Vietti – Public Finance Law / Tax Law

Phoenix

• Carli Simkin – Trusts and Estates

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About Sherman & Howard

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. is a full-service law firm with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. Our attorneys provide high-quality legal and business solutions to a broad range of clients, including private, public, and government entities. We have extensive experience in aerospace and government contracting, infrastructure and construction, financial services, natural resources, telecommunications, technology, manufacturing, consumer products and retail, and nonprofit entities.