Thank You to Colorado Lawyer’s Fantastic Volunteers!
December 2025
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As we wrap up 2025, Colorado Lawyer celebrates the people behind every page—our extraordinary volunteers. From writers and editors to board members and photographers, these professionals gave their time and talent to make this magazine a valuable resource for members. We extend our sincere gratitude for their commitment and meaningful contributions throughout the year.
Authors
Tony Arias
Angela R. Arkin
Ann J. Atkinson
Debra Austin
Victoria B. Bantz
Scott S. Barker
Amy Brimah
Manny Caixeiro
Nyssa P. Chopra
Mark Cohen
Gene Commander
Katayoun A. Donnelly
Virginia Y. Duong
Alex Gano
Heidi J. Gassman
Kimberly Gent
Frank Gibbard
Doug Hastings
Abbey Moffitt Hruby
Elizabeth J. Hyatt
Christopher M. Jackson
James A. Johnson
Benjamin L. Jones
Margaret Kapitan
Jason King
Herrick K. Lidstone
Asel M. Lindsey
Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov
Elizabeth Manno
Laura Martinez
Stephanie Mastroantonio
Scott Meiklejohn
Heidi Metroz
Matthew E. Miller
Colin E. Moriarty
Jennifer Mullenbach
Marjorie Nanian
Naomi Nassy
Matthew Norwood
Elizabeth “Liz” Och
Elisa Overall
J. Ryann Peyton
Dan Powers
Scott H. Reisch
Aja R. Robbins
Melissa “Mel” L. Roeder
Charles “Chuck” E. Rounds
Lee F. Sachnoff
Ron Sandgrund
Zaven “Z” Saroyan
Michael A. Scarpati
Jennifer Seidman
Andrew Shoemaker
Ankit Shrivastava
George H. Singer
John A. Siragusa
Baylee Suskin
Lauren Thompson
Gleb Tsipursky
Anna Ulrich
Britton D. Weimer
AnnaKatherine Wherren
Michael Whitlow
Ryan Wilcox
Board Members
Ginette Chapman
Valerie Garcia
Brian Hanning
Shannon Smith Johnson
Katherine Kendrick
Joseph G. Michaels
Marjorie K. Nanian
Lindsay J. Obert
Keith M. Olivia
Kimberly C. Perdue
Amy Pohl
Joel M. Pratt
John Hiski Ridge
Mikayla Shearer
Luis Toro
Coordinating Editors
Courtney J. Leathers Allen
Emily Bowman
Amy Brimah
Rachel Burkhart
Courtney Butler
Kristin A. Caruso
John Chadd
Mark Cohen
Jennifer A. Collins
Sheri Danz
Judge Stephanie Dunn
Judge Adam Espinosa
Casey Frank
Mary Elizabeth Geiger
Graham Gerritsen
Frank Gibbard
Judge Christina Finzel Gomez
Melanie J. Granberg
John M. Husband
Amanda T. Huston
Hugh Ilenda
Chris Jackson
K Kalan
David W. Kirch
Mirko Kruse
Elizabeth Lembo
Christopher Little
Stephen G. Masciocchi
Josh McMahon
Joseph G. Michaels
Amber Moore
Lindsay J. Obert
Halleh T. Omidi
James R. Paravecchio
Joel Pratt
Wesley Parks
Michelle Penn
Kim Perdue
J. Ryann Peyton
Timothy Reynolds
John Hiski Ridge
Todd Seelman
Jennifer Seidman
Gregory James Smith
David P. Steigerwald
Curt Todd
Leslie A. Tuft
Tina Van Bockern
William F. Vobach
Jeffery L. Weeden
Steven Weiser
Rosemary Zapor
Cover Photographers
Ryan Donovan
Stephanie Frisinger
Roland Halpern
David Lamb
Dave Marcus
Travis Miller
Reid Neureiter
Spotlight/Under Oath Participants
Lara (Marks) Baker
John H. Barrett
Steve C. Briggs
Judge James S. Casebolt
Philip A. Cherner
Richard Clark
Stephen H. Cook
Gilbert Dickinson
Kenneth Fish
Craig Fleishman
John W. Gaddis
Shannon Smith Johnson
Gary S. Joiner
Jeffrey J. Kahn
Michael S. McCarthy
Dylan Harrison Metzner
Christopher Mills
David J. Myler
Marjorie K. Nanian
Katherine Otto
Gary L. Palumbo
Barre M. Sakol
Judge Jean Stewart
Judge Daniel M. Taubman
Beale Tejada
Bruce W. Warren
Christopher J. Webb
Kristi Anderson Wells
William Serge Wenzel
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