19 Otten Johnson Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers®, 12 as Ones to Watch® in America

Denver, Colorado – Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC (Otten Johnson) is pleased to announce that 19 lawyers have been included in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® and 12 lawyers have been included in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America.

Additionally, Julie E. Gifford has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers^® “Lawyer of the Year” for Real Estate Law in Denver, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the organization. This honor is presented to only one individual in each practice area and geographic region and is based entirely on peer-review evaluations, making it a singular recognition of professional excellence and reputation within the legal community.

Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geographic regions. The firm’s recognized attorneys span six practice areas in Denver, including:

• Dimitri Adloff – Real Estate Law
• Munsey L. Ayers Jr. – Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Bryce Beecher – Real Estate Law
• Steven M. Cohen – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Real Estate Law
• Kristin A. Decker – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Julie E. Gifford  – Real Estate Law
• Amanda Smith Greenberg  – Real Estate Law
• Andréa G. Horvath – Real Estate Law
• Bill E. Kyriagis – Litigation – Real Estate
• J. Thomas Macdonald – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Kimberly A. Martin – Land Use and Zoning Law and Economic Development Law
• Jay Philp – Real Estate Law
• Tasha Power – Real Estate Law
• Thomas J. Ragonetti  – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Cory M. Rutz – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Andrew J. Schwartz – Real Estate Law
• Jed Sonnenshein – Real Estate Law
• Christopher T. Toll  – Real Estate Law
• Michael Westover – Real Estate Law

In addition, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honors rising attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice early in their careers. Selected through a rigorous peer-review process, these honorees represent an elite group within the legal profession. Less than one percent of lawyers nationwide receive a Ones to Watch recognition.

The following Otten Johnson attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Matthew S. Bender – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
• David Brewster – Real Estate Law
• Rachel DeSimone – Real Estate Law
• Patrick J. Fagan – Real Estate Law
• Noah Grolnick – Litigation – Real Estate
• Nicholas Gunther – Litigation – Real Estate
• Diana Jenkins – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Lindsay K. Lyda – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Klay McDowall – Real Estate Law
• Chasen Miller – Litigation – Real Estate
• Laura Salter – Real Estate Law
• Cindy Ureno – Real Estate Law

ABOUT OTTEN JOHNSON:

Otten Johnson is a leading commercial law firm in Colorado, highly regarded for its real estate and land use practices. Our attorneys work with clients in a wide array of industries, with a particular emphasis on finding real world, business-minded solutions. In the real estate industry, Otten Johnson’s clients include owners, developers, builders, investors, banks and financial institutions, commercial tenants, managers and brokers, whether in the multifamily, residential master planned communities, office, retail, commercial, hotel and resort, mixed use, or industrial sectors. The firm provides legal services related to real estate and business transactions, financing, land use and entitlement matters, urban renewal and other public/private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, eminent domain, regulatory compliance, workouts, restructuring, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation. For more information about Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, please contact us at marketing@ottenjohnson.com or visit our website: www.ottenjohnson.com.