DENVER (June 26, 2009) – Holland & Hart LLP announced today that 52 of the firm's Billings, Boise, Carson City, Cheyenne, Las Vegas, Reno, and Salt Lake City attorneys have been named as 2009 Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to only 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
In addition, eight of our 52 leading attorneys received further recognition by Super Lawyers. Four were listed among "The Top 75," receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and review process. Another four were named among "The Top 40 Women."
The 2009 Mountain States Super Lawyers list is based on a survey of lawyers across the Mountain West area. Law & Politics performs the polling, research, and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
"We are extremely proud to have such a significant number of attorneys listed as top lawyers in their practice in our Mountain West states and believe that this underscores Holland & Hart's position as the leading law firm in the region," said Tom O'Donnell, Managing Partner of the firm.
The following Holland & Hart attorneys have been listed as leaders in their respective practice areas and states:
| Attorney |
Office |
Practice Area |
| Steven Andersen |
Boise |
Intellectual Property Litigation |
| Lois Baar |
Salt Lake City |
Employment & Labor |
| Carl Barton |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate |
| Fritz Battcher |
Reno |
Business/Corporate |
| Bryan Benard |
Salt Lake City |
Employment Litigation: Defense |
| Jeanne Matthews Bender |
Billings |
General Litigation |
| Walter Bithell |
Boise |
Business Litigation |
| Bradley Boodt |
Las Vegas |
Real Estate |
| David Broadbent |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate |
| Mona Burton |
Salt Lake City |
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights |
| Simón Cantarero |
Salt Lake City |
Business Litigation |
| Bradley Cave |
Cheyenne |
Employment Litigation: Defense |
| Tracy Crane |
Boise |
Construction Litigation |
| Patrick Day |
Cheyenne |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Karen Dennison |
Reno |
Real Estate |
| Murray Feldman |
Boise |
Environmental Litigation |
| Craig Galli |
Salt Lake City |
Environmental Litigation |
| Katherine Hansen |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate |
| John Harrington |
Salt Lake City |
Business Litigation |
| Matthew Hicks |
Boise |
Real Estate |
| Charles Hingle |
Billings |
Banking |
| James Holtkamp |
Salt Lake City |
Environmental |
| Craig Howard |
Reno |
Real Estate |
| Pamela Howland |
Boise |
General Litigation |
| Brad Johnston |
Reno |
Business Litigation |
| Christopher Jones |
Salt Lake City |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Dora Lane |
Reno |
Employment & Labor |
| Gregory Lindley |
Salt Lake City |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Frederick Mack |
Boise |
Business/Corporate |
| Matthew Micheli |
Cheyenne |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Tobi Mott |
Boise |
Business/Corporate |
| William Myers III |
Boise |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Stephen Novacek |
Reno |
Real Estate |
| Brandon Owen |
Salt Lake City |
Intellectual Property |
| Stephen Peek |
Las Vegas |
Business Litigation |
| Larry Petersen |
Billings |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Larry Prince |
Boise |
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights |
| Donald Quander |
Billings |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Scott Randolph |
Boise |
Business Litigation |
| Cecilia Romero |
Salt Lake City |
Business Litigation |
| Jason Ritchie |
Billings |
Employment & Labor |
| Frederick Schmidt |
Carson City |
Administrative Law |
| Nicole Snyder |
Boise |
Business/Corporate |
| Newal Squyres |
Boise |
Business Litigation |
| Robert Sterup |
Billings |
General Litigation |
| Michelle Sullivan |
Billings |
Employee Benefits/ERISA |
| Michael Thatcher |
Salt Lake City |
Energy & Natural Resources |
| Steven Tyler |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate |
| Matthew Wells |
Salt Lake City |
Securities & Corporate Finance |
| Matthew Wirthlin |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate |
| Lawrence Wolfe |
Cheyenne |
Environmental |
| David Zimmerman |
Salt Lake City |
Construction Litigation |
The following attorneys received the following additional honors:
| Lois Baar |
Top 40 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Jeanne Matthews Bender |
Top 40 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Walter Bithell |
Top 75 Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Mona Burton |
Top 40 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Karen Dennison |
Top 40 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| James Holtkamp |
Top 75 Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Stephen Peek |
Top 75 Mountain States Super Lawyers |
| Newal Squyres |
Top 75 Mountain States Super Lawyers |