Rankings Include 16 "Lawyer of the Year," 178 Best Lawyers in America, and 48 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Holland & Hart LLP is proud to announce that 178 lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 48 lawyers were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, this year’s rankings include 16 individual Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" recognitions, reinforcing Holland & Hart’s leading presence in our nine-state footprint and in Washington, DC.
Best Lawyers provides trusted, peer-reviewed recognition of top legal professionals. Their methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers using meaningful and substantive evaluations of the caliber of the candidate’s work and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are in good standing with their state bar. The "Lawyer of the Year" accolade is given to individual lawyers who received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for a specialty and metropolitan location per edition. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes and highlights excellence in legal talent for lawyers who are earlier in their career.
For a complete listing of Holland & Hart lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America lists, please click here.
Those named 2026 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" include:
- Matthew D. Abell: Copyright Law; Denver
- Brenda R. Berg: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Denver
- Gian A. Brown: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Las Vegas
- Michael H. Feldewert: Oil and Gas Law; Santa Fe
- Murray D. Feldman: Environmental Law; Boise
- Michael C. Geraghty: Construction Law; Anchorage
- Sean Hanlon: Construction Law; Denver
- Arthur A. Hundhausen: Nonprofit / Charities Law; Denver
- Timothy A. Lukas: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Reno
- Thomas A. Mecham: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Salt Lake City
- William Mercer: Natural Resources Law; Billings
- W. Scott Mitchell: Litigation – Environmental; Billings
- William G. Myers III: Litigation – Environmental; Boise
- Todd A. Reece: Corporate Governance Law; Salt Lake City
- Lucy Stark: Corporate Compliance Law; Denver
- Christopher D. Thomas: Environmental Law; Phoenix
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