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Childs McCune Michalek, LLC is excited to announce that attorney Katherine Gallagher has joined the firm. Katherine focuses her practice on health care law and brings experience handling complex health care fraud and abuse matters. She approaches her work with a strong focus on client needs, professional development, and collaboration, and values working closely with her team to deliver practical legal solutions.

Prior to joining the firm, Katherine worked at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, where she worked on health care fraud and abuse cases involving the False Claims Act, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Physician Self-Referral Law (STARK), and opioid abuse matters, involving the Controlled Substances Act.

Childs McCune Michalek, LLC is excited to announce that attorney Cheyenne Moore has joined the firm. Cheyenne focuses her practice on premises liability, product liability, and personal injury matters. She is an experienced litigator with a strong background in motions practice, having successfully obtained dismissals of claims and negotiated favorable settlements for her clients. She also maintains an active appellate practice in both state and federal courts.

Prior to joining the firm, Cheyenne practiced at an Am Law 100 firm, where she handled a wide range of complex litigation matters nationwide, including product liability, commercial litigation, and automotive-related disputes. She has also served as national coordinating counsel in mass tort litigation and gained in-house experience as a secondee for an automotive client, where she advised on litigation strategy and regulatory compliance.

Childs McCune Michalek, LLC is excited to announce that attorney Katie Green has joined the firm. Katie focuses her practice on health care law, legal ethics, and professional licensure litigation. She represents individual and corporate clients in a range of litigation and transactional matters. Prior to joining the firm, Katie represented clients in real estate and commercial litigation and handled complex real estate transactions. She also served as outside general counsel to corporate and nonprofit clients, advising on corporate governance, compliance, and franchising matters.

Childs McCune Michalek, LLC is excited to announce that health care law attorney, Ellen Stewart, has joined the firm. Ellen represents hospitals, physicians, physician groups, ambulatory surgical centers, MSOs, IPAs and other forms of health care delivery systems and health-related entities in transactional and litigation matters. Her practice includes advising clients on corporate structure, acquisitions, partnerships and employment. Ellen also advises clients on contract issues, including agreements with managed care entities. She assists clients with regulatory compliance including Stark, Anti-Kickback and HIPAA.

We’re proud to announce that our team has been recognized in the 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers rankings.

This year, our attorneys were honored across multiple categories, including Super Lawyers, Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Rising Stars.

These distinctions reflect a continued commitment to excellence, client advocacy, and results. Congratulations to everyone recognized—well deserved.

Childs McCune Michalek is proud to announce that four of its attorneys have been named 5280 Top Lawyers for 2026.

Mark Collier was recognized for Medical Malpractice Defense, Mark A. Fogg for Health Care Law, Steve Michalek for Medical Malpractice Defense, and Sierra Ward for Medical Malpractice Defense.

Childs McCune Michalek is excited to announce the promotion of Dan Mauk to the ranks of its Members. Dan is an experienced trial attorney who has dedicated the last thirteen years of his practice representing clients in employment disputes, medical malpractice litigation, healthcare and business issues, and general risk mitigation. Childs McCune Michalek looks forward to Dan’s continued advocacy on behalf of his clients and his ongoing contributions to the firm and legal community as he enters his new role as Member.

Childs McCune Michalek is excited to announce the promotion of Corinne Jozwick (formerly, Corinne Miller) to Member. Corinne, an experienced litigation and trial attorney, has focused the last five years of her practice on defending healthcare providers and other licensed professionals in malpractice litigation cases and licensing board matters. Childs McCune Michalek looks forward to Corinne’s ongoing contributions to her clients, the firm, and the legal profession as she enters her new role as Member.