Class Notes

In June 2023, Kimberly Pryor '10 was awarded the prestigious Legends in Law Award as part of this year’s Burton Awards. Held in association with the Library of Congress, the Legends in the Law Award is given to general counsel who have an outstanding reputation in the legal profession and a demonstrated track record of addressing complex matters of national or global significance in a specialized area. Pryor serves as general counsel at JBS Foods USA, located in Greeley.

Per Larsen '10 was elevated to equity partner at Holland & Hart LLP. Larsen's practice focuses on patent counseling and domestic and foreign patent prosecution for the electronic and computer arts.

Sarah Clerget ’11 joined Holland & Hart to lead the State Government Affairs practice and augment the firm's litigation team in Montana.

Anna-Liisa Mullis '11 joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder. Mullis works in the Health Care & FDA Practice in Denver.

On Feb. 1, 2023, Taylor Bechel '11 joined the Boulder office of Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP as a non-equity partner in the Private Client Services Group. Her practice focuses on advising individuals and families on estate planning, probate, estate administration, and trust administration. Prior to joining Berg Hill, Bechel spent 10 years practicing high-net-worth trust and estate law at two AmLaw 100 national law firms.

Stacey Shea '11 was promoted to equity member of Otis & Bedingfield, LLC. Shea’s practice focuses on real estate and business transactions, including title review, purchase, and sale of real property and business-entity formation and acquisition.

Beth Ann Lennon '12 joined Venable LLP, where she will continue assisting employers with all of their labor and employment law needs while helping Venable establish its Colorado office.

John D. Buchanan '12 joined Hayes Poznanovic Korver LLC. Buchanan's law practice will emphasize water rights and related land use, real estate, and environmental law. 

Lindsay Murl '12 joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an attorney-adviser. Her work focuses on environmental law, and includes tribal and administrative issues in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining EPA, Murl served as the lead regulator for Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons complex facility in Colorado. She worked for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She has also previously worked as an environmental consultant for Worley. 

Chester Fernández '12 will start a tenure-track assistant professor of law position at Quinnipiac University School of Law in fall 2023.

Kevin Giles '12 was elected partner at Holland & Hart LLP. A member of the firm's real estate team, Giles works out of the firm's Aspen office.

Mark Gibson '12 joined Holland & Hart LLP as of counsel in its commercial litigation practice. Gibson has a wide range of litigation experience including disputes involving renewable energy projects, insurance, real estate and development disputes, and civil rights complaints.

Matthew Skeen '13 was hired as Managing Attorney of the CBA's Federal Pro Se Clinic.The clinic offers limited scope legal counsel and advice to unrepresented individuals with cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Kevin M. Brown '13, an associate in the San Diego office of Snell & Wilmer, has joined the Board of Palomar Health Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that supports the programs, services, projects, and growing needs of the healthcare district in San Diego. Brown's primary area of practice is employment law.

David Hsu '13 was promoted to counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend effective Jan. 1, 2023. Hsu works from the firm’s Denver office on the electronics and software team. He focuses his practice on patent preparation, prosecution, and related counseling with technical expertise in biotechnology, clean technology, and semiconductors.

Adam Gianola '13 was promoted to counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend effective Jan. 1, 2023. Gianola works from the firm’s Denver office on the electronics and software team, focusing on patent prosecution and counseling in materials, optics, software, and electronics.

Sam Cannon '13 was elected vice president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Cannon is a founding partner at Cannon Law.

Kelsey Shofner '13 joined the Dallas office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a senior attorney in the corporate & securities practice group. Shofner assists business clients with corporate transactions, including entity formation and corporate governance, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property protection.

Kevin M. Brown '13, an associate at Snell & Wilmer, was selected for inclusion in San Diego Metro’s 2022 Men of Accomplishment. This list recognizes men who have made significant contributions to the San Diego community.

Kelly Page '13 was elected shareholder at Recht Kornfeld PC. Her practice emphasizes complex cases with a focus on antitrust, white-collar defense, and other high-stakes criminal matters.