Super Lawyers - Colorado 2014

NATALIE LUCAS

PEARL SCHNEIDER LLC

999 18th Street Suite 1850, South Tower Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-515-6800

Fax: 303-515-6850 nlucas@pearlschneider.com www.pearlschneider.com Ms. Lucas practices in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, and insurance bad faith. She enjoys coverage analysis and has experience in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motions practice, trials, and appeals. Ms. Lucas handles litigation in both state and federal court.

INSURANCE COVERAGE
SCOTT W. WILKINSON

DAVIS & CERIANI, P.C.

1350 17th Street Suite 400

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-534-9000

Fax: 303-534-4618 swilkinson@davisandceriani.com www.davisandceriani.com Scott’s coverage practice involves representing insureds in disputes with their insurer(s), particularly in commercial cases involving concurrent and/or layered coverage. In the past two years, Scott has helped his clients recover millions of dollars in policy benefits, obtained substantial six- and seven-figure settlements for delay or denial of policy benefits, and obtained three leading U.S. District Court decisions clarifying the obligations owed by an insurer to an additional insured. Scott also litigates complex commercial and securities cases which, when combined with his coverage work, give him the expertise necessary to assist clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes.

SECURITIES LI TIGATION BUSINESS LI TIGATION

INSURANCE COVERAGE
JOHN SCHMITZ

MILLS SCHMITZ & ZALOUDEK LLC

600 Seventeenth Street Suite 2800

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-226-5861

Fax: 303-228-7171 jschmitz@mszlawfirm.com www.mszlawfirm.com Mills Schmitz & Zaloudek LLC is a full-service business law firm. Our areas of practice include business litigation, worldwide IP management and litigation, tax and estate planning, energy law, constitutional law, mediation, and criminal defense. We pride ourselves at furnishing you with unique customized solutions to an array of your business needs. We have counseled startups and small, medium, and large companies. We provide high levels of service at low cost. If you have any questions or would like to inquire, please call us or visit our website. We look forward to serving you.

BUSINESS/CORPORATE
MERGERS & ACQUISI TIONS
IN TELLECTUAL PROPERT Y
MARIO D. NICOLAIS

HACKSTAFF LAW GROUP LLC

1601 Blake Street Suite 310

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-534-4317

Fax: 303-534-4309 mn@hackstafflaw.com www.hackstafflaw.com Mario Nicolais has briefed, argued, and won appellate cases before courts at all levels. Most notably, he argued and won a unanimous decision from the Colorado Supreme Court in Colorado Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, a seminal ruling in election law and free speech. He served on the 2011 Colorado Reapportionment Commission, received an inaugural Out Front Power Award for his equal rights advocacy, and worked as a senior staff member for Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign. Mario is an active Kiwanian, Make-A-Wish wish grantor, and member of the first J. D. CLE Committee. He is a 1997 Boettcher Scholar and received his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2006.

APPELLATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

LEGISLATIVE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
CASEY A. QUILLEN
RUEBEL & QUILLEN, LLC
8461 Turnpike Drive
Suite 209
Westminster, CO 80031
Tel: 888-989-1777
Fax: 303-362-5724
casey@rq-law.com
www.rq-law.com
Casey A. Quillen is one of the founders of Ruebel & Quillen,
LLC; a boutique litigation firm focusing on the areas of architect
and engineer defense, construction defect, and personal injury
defense. She has represented national design firms, insurance
companies, design professionals, subcontractors, business
owners, and individuals in myriad disputes. She has successfully
litigated before judges and juries at all levels of federal court and
Colorado state courts. Ms. Quillen is a graduate of the University
of Colorado School of Law where she received the Melanie Ruth
Vogel Scholarship and Legal Aid Award. Following law school
she clerked for the Honorable Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE
PAUL N. FISHER
FISHER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
7555 East Hampden Avenue
Suite 415

Denver, CO 80231

Tel: 303-779-5300

Fax: 303-779-5305 pfisher@YourColoradoLawyers.com www.yourcoloradolawyers.com Paul N. Fisher is the lead attorney and founder of Fisher & Associates P.C. Mr. Fisher focuses his practice on all aspects of personal injury law, including car accidents, truck accidents, slips and falls, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith. Mr. Fisher is deeply committed to holding large corporations and insurance companies accountable, and every year he helps hundreds of Colorado families recover millions of dollars for their injuries. Mr. Fisher is an active member of the CTLA, Colorado Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and American Bar Association. Mr. Fisher is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Colorado. He is also a Certified Attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and represents veterans in their appeals for medical care and other benefits.

CIVIL LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
CASEY SCHADEN
CASSINIS

RICHARD F. SCHADEN, PLLC/ THE PET LAW FIRM, PLLC

9596 Metro Airport Avenue

1st Floor Broomfield, CO 80021

Tel: 303-867-1567

Fax: 303-867-1565 cscassinis@schadenlaw.com ccassinis@petlawfirm.com Ms. Cassinis is a partner at Richard F. Schaden, PLLC, where she practices general litigation with an emphasis on personal injury. Ms. Cassinis has represented clients in multiple jurisdictions in both state and federal courts, argued before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and successfully appealed an issue before the Alabama Supreme Court. Recently, she secured a multimillion-dollar judgment in a contract matter. In addition to litigating at Richard F. Schaden, PLLC, Ms. Cassinis practices pet animal law at The Pet Law Firm, PLLC. She has lectured extensively on the topic of pet trusts and published an article on Colorado’s Pet Animal Care Facilities Act in The Colorado Lawyer. Ms. Cassinis is a member of the Colorado Bar and serves on the Board of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association.