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All Attorneys

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Meet the Team

Our dedicated professionals possess a wide range of experience and expertise in a broad range of legal fields. The Litigation and Family Law groups include nationally recognized counsel, while our Indian Law practice is led by two of the most distinguished attorneys in their field today. The attorneys and agents in our Patent Law group all have engineering and science backgrounds, while our Commercial and Corporate attorneys are notable for their past experience at large technology and medical device companies. Our paralegals and support staff are outstanding and form the backbone of our efficient and cost effective legal services.

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Brian Arment

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BSEE, University of Colorado

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David J. Bovitz

Partner (Denver)
JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
BSEE, University of Minnesota

Melanie I. Rauch

Partner (Chicago)
JD, University of Illinois Chicago Law School
BS, Engineering Chemistry, Oakland University

Michael J. Setter

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Missouri – Kansas City
BSEE, University of Missouri

Stephen S. Roche

Partner (Denver)
JD, Marquette University
BSEE, Marquette University

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Keith C. Smith

Partner (Denver)
JD, Arizona State University
BA, University of Colorado

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Lisa R. Shellenberger

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BA, Truman State University

Lana N. Kuchinski

Partner (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

BSCE, University of Kansas

Sara Bradford

Sara J. Bradford

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BSEE, Kettering University

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Heidi Wuestefeld

Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, Golden Gate University School of Law
BS, University of Oregon

Les Gehman

Of Counsel (Fort Collins)
JD, University of Denver
MS, Engineering, University of California – Davis
BS, Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, University of California – Davis

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Dave Schaumann

Of Counsel (Salt Lake City)
JD, Columbia University
BSEE, Brigham Young University

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Ann Defranco

Patent Attorney (Denver)
JD, Northwestern School of Law
MS, Aerospace - University of Colorado

BS, Aerospace - University of Michigan

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Kent L. Baker

Patent Attorney (Milwaukee)

JD, Marquette University
BSEE, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Kelly A. Carr

Of Counsel

JD, Southern Methodist University

BA, Stephen F. Austin University

William M. Fischer

Of Counsel (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

BSEE, University of Colorado

BS, Biotechnology, Rutgers University

MS, Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology, Lehigh University

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Jack Setter

Patent Agent (Denver)
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado

Christian Best

Of Counsel (Austin)
JD, University of Richmond
BS, Computer Science, George Mason University

Nicole Swartz

Of Counsel (Austin)

BA, Purdue
JD, Tulane

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Steve Nicorata

Patent Attorney (Austin)

JD, University of Denver
BSEE, Purdue University

Rachel Young

Rachel Young

Senior Attorney (Denver)
JD, University of Denver
BA, Colorado State University

Dylan Nickerson

Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BA, Elon University

Catherine M. Tieman

Senior Counsel (Denver)
JD, New England School of Law
BA, Michigan State University

Matthew Patricoski

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

BSEE, University of Colorado

BA, Indiana University

Annie Clark

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

MS, Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics, Colorado School of Mines

BS, Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines

James Mcglynn

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

MS, University of Houston

BS, United States Naval Academy

Jerin Damo

Of Counsel (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

BS, University of Cincinnati

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Rosie Setter

Patent Agent (Denver)

BSEE, University of Colorado

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Eva Kluting

Law Clerk (Denver)

JD (2024), University of Illinois

BA, University of Michigan

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