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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.

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Brian Arment

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BSEE, University of Colorado

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David J. Bovitz

Partner (Denver)
JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
BSEE, University of Minnesota

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Melanie I. Rauch

Partner (Chicago)
JD, University of Illinois Chicago Law School
BS, Engineering Chemistry, Oakland University

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Michael J. Setter

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Missouri – Kansas City
BSEE, University of Missouri

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Stephen S. Roche

Partner (Denver)
JD, Marquette University
BSEE, Marquette University

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Partner (Denver)
JD, Arizona State University
BA, University of Colorado

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Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BA, Truman State University

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Lana N. Kuchinski

Partner (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

BSCE, University of Kansas

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Sara J. Bradford

Partner (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BSEE, Kettering University

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Heidi Wuestefeld

Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, Golden Gate University School of Law
BS, University of Oregon

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Dave Schaumann

Of Counsel (Salt Lake City)
JD, Columbia University
BSEE, Brigham Young University

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Steve Mason

Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, University of Illinois
BA, Notre Dame

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Ann Defranco

Patent Attorney (Denver)
JD, Northwestern School of Law
MS, Aerospace - University of Colorado

BS, Aerospace - University of Michigan

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Kent L. Baker

Patent Attorney (Milwaukee)

JD, Marquette University
BSEE, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Jack Setter

Patent Agent (Denver)
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado

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Christian Best

Of Counsel (Austin)
JD, University of Richmond
BS, Computer Science, George Mason University

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Nicole Swartz

Of Counsel (Austin)

BA, Purdue
JD, Tulane

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Steve Nicorata

Patent Attorney (Austin)

JD, University of Denver
BSEE, Purdue University

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Rachel Young

Senior Counsel (Denver)
JD, University of Denver
BA, Colorado State University

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Meggin Rutherford

Senior Counsel (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

BA, Austin College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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Catherine M. Tieman

Senior Counsel (Denver)
JD, New England School of Law
BA, Michigan State University

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Jerin Damo

Of Counsel (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

BS, University of Cincinnati

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Dylan Nickerson

Of Counsel (Denver)
JD, University of Colorado
BA, Elon University

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Camille Tallichet

Associate Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado in Boulder

BA, Colorado College

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Matthew Patricoski

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

BSEE, University of Colorado

BA, Indiana University
 

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Annie Clark

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Denver

MS, Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics, Colorado School of Mines

BS, Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines

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James Mcglynn

Patent Attorney (Denver)

JD, University of Colorado

MS, University of Houston

BS, United States Naval Academy

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Rosie Setter

Patent Agent (Denver)

BSEE, University of Colorado

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Grace Klippenstein

Patent Engineer (Denver)

BSME, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Eva Kluting

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