LAW WEEK COLORADO
DENVER–Next week, Law Week Colorado will release its 2011 Up-and-Coming Lawyers issue. Read full profiles of our winners in the Nov. 14 print edition.
- Emanuel Anton, ALG|Attorneys Colleagues praise the legal and business acumen of entrepreneur Anton. In addition to running his own firm in Denver, Anton is also active as a parent advocate for the Mile High Down Syndrome Association.
- Sarah Clark, State Judicial It’s not everyday the Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice chooses you as his right-hand legal advisor. Clark not only serves as counsel to the Chief Justice, but she is also an accomplished triathlete.
- Betsy Fordyce, Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center Fordyce is a force to be reckoned with in child advocate circles. She recently received national recognition for her work in children’s rights.
- Blair Daniels, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Daniels is in her first few years of practice as an associate in the real estate practice group at Denver law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, but she’s already seen as an authority on the subject. She’s teaching a course on the basics of real estate law this fall for CLE in Colorado.
- Matt Gray, Sherman & Howard Gray was recently the primary document drafter when his firm represented Colorado Springs Utilities in new standby bond purchase agreements that provide liquidity for municipal bonds totaling more than $450 million. But his work has stood out since his summer associate days at the firm.
- Terry Miller, Davis Graham & Stubbs Davis Graham & Stubbs associate Miller is only a few years into his legal career, but he’s already become a leader at his firm and in the community. In a recent three-week arbitration, Miller “handled himself in a way that was far beyond his years of experience,” said firm partner Jon Bergman.
- Carla Scarpone, The Harris Law Firm Scarpone has shown dedication to family law by not only earning a law degree, but by also earning a master’s degree in social work–at the same time. Scarpone volunteers for a variety of causes including the Family Tree, a nonprofit that provides services to families and youth who are victims of child abuse and domestic violence.
- Evan Stephenson, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Attorneys expect tough questions from appellate judges, not praise for their work. Stephenson received such praise from Judge Raymond Kethledge of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals while working pro bono on a habeas corpus petition for a woman sentenced to 20 years for first-offense possession of cocaine.
- Sudee Mirsafian Wright, Husch Blackwell One state bar exam is typically one too many for most attorneys, but for Wright, an associate who practices business litigation with Husch Blackwell, four is the magic number. In her first few years as an attorney, Wright’s taken exams for Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, and hopes to take the patent bar exam in the near future.
