Taft (formerly Sherman & Howard) announced that Colorado Super Lawyers recognized 22 of its attorneys for 2025. Four Taft attorneys were recognized as Top Lists Super Lawyers honorees. They are Jordan Fox (Top 100), Gordon “Skip” Netzorg (Top 10), Marte Timmers (Top 50 Women), and Mark Williams (Top 100). Raymond Deeny, Netzorg, and Williams have been recognized as Colorado Super Lawyers for 20 consecutive years and Christian Hendrickson has been recognized for 10 years.

The full lists of Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2025 honorees are below.

Colorado Super Lawyers 2025 Honorees

Colorado Springs

• Raymond Deeny – Employment & Labor

Denver

• Aaron Bradford – Intellectual Property Litigation
• Jessica Broderick – Estate & Probate
• Joseph Bronesky – Professional Liability: Defense
• Jordan Fox – Family Law (Top 100)
• Tamir Goldstein – Business Litigation
• Christian Hendrickson – Business Litigation
• Garth Jensen – Securities & Corporate Finance
• Gordon “Skip” Netzorg – Alternative Dispute Resolution (Top 10)
• Bridget Sullivan – Estate & Probate
• Marte Timmers – Family Law (Top 50 Women)
• Mark Williams – Business Litigation (Top 100)

Colorado Rising Stars 2025 Honorees

Seven Taft attorneys received the 2025 Colorado “Rising Stars” honor. The “Rising Stars” list recognizes no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state. To be eligible for inclusion, a candidate must be under 40 or must have been in practice for no more than 10 years.

Colorado Springs

• John Melcon – Employment & Labor

Denver

• Harshy Kaur Badhesha – Business Litigation
• Allison Burke – Insurance Coverage
• Allison Derschang – Family Law
• Kathryn DeVries – Family Law
• Hilary Morgan – Construction Litigation
• Madeleine Sheahan Rosengrants – Family Law
• Stephen Segall – Intellectual Property Litigation
• Ryan Shaffer – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Allison Takacs – Construction Litigation

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Sherman & Howard combined with Taft, creating a firm powered by more than 1,000 attorneys from Washington, D.C. to the Mountain West. The combination enables both firms to deepen their benches of attorneys and strengthen their service offerings.

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About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

About Taft

Founded in 1885 with a 140-year legacy rooted in the historic Taft family that gave the country a U.S. President, Senator, and Supreme Court Chief Justice, today Taft is one of the nation’s fastest-growing law firms. As a modern law firm with a non-headquarter operating model and more than 1,050 attorneys, Taft is fully committed to delivering the highest level of service to today’s organizations and individuals. The legal performance of Taft attorneys is recognized nationally, with inclusion in the Am Law 100, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and more.