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.
David J. Bovitz
Partner (Denver)
JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
BSEE, University of Minnesota
Melanie I. Rauch
Partner (Chicago)
JD, John Marshall
BS Engineering Chemistry, Oakland University
Michael J. Setter
Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Missouri – Kansas City
BSEE, University of Missouri
Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BA, Truman State University
Les Gehman
Of Counsel (Ft. Collins)
JD, University of Denver
MS Engineering, University of California – Davis
BSEE, University of California – Davis
BS Materials Science and Engineering, University of California – Davis
Dave Schaumann
Of Counsel (Salt Lake City)
JD, Columbia University
BSEE, Brigham Young University
Kristine Yates
Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BS Plant Science, BS Bio-Resource Engineering, Rutgers University
Ann Defranco
Patent Attorney (Denver)
JD, Northwestern School of Law
MS Aerospace - Univ. of Colorado
MS Aerospace - Univ. of Michigan
BS Aerospace - Univ. of Michigan
Kent L. Baker
Patent Attorney (Milwaukee)
JD (2003), Marquette University
BSEE, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Annie Ochs
Patent Agent (Denver)
JD (2023), University of Denver
MS Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics, Colorado School of Mines
Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines
Christian Best
Of Counsel (Austin, Texas)
JD, University of Richmond
BS Computer Science, George Mason 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
Heidi Wuestefeld
Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, Golden Gate University School of Law
BS, University of Oregon
