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Seven Childs McCune LLC Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®. 

Cristel Shepherd joined the Childs McCune team from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, where she served as General Counsel to the Colorado State Pharmacy Board, among several other professional licensure boards housed within the Department of Regulatory Agencies. Prior to joining the Attorney Generals’ Office, Cristel worked for a top national law firm where she advocated on behalf of institutional lenders in state and federal court. Cristel is an avid animal lover and works with local rescues to find loving homes for animals. She loves summer and spending time outdoors with her family and dogs.

Jared West (he/him/his) joined Childs McCune after practicing at an elite litigation firm in Boulder where he garnered awards such as Rising Star, multiple Top Attorney awards by Colorado Springs, the Magazine, and Avvo’s Client Choice Award for his litigation and transactional work. Outside of work, inspired by his previous career in the hospitality industry, he likes all things food related, including cooking and trying new restaurants. He also enjoys running in the foothills of the Flatirons, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife, dog, and two cats.

Childs McCune is proud to announce the promotion of Sierra Ward to the ranks of its Members. Sierra became a Member effective January 1, 2023.

Sierra is an experienced litigator who has spent the last 3 years at Childs McCune successfully defending numerous individual and institutional clients throughout Colorado in the fields of healthcare and medical malpractice litigation, and administrative licensure proceedings.

Prior to joining Childs McCune in 2020, Sierra worked for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. As a former Senior Assistant Attorney General who served as litigation and general counsel to the Colorado Medical Board, Sierra possesses a strong skill set and in-depth knowledge that enables her to effectively advocate for her clients in complex matters involving medical, financial, and regulatory issues. Before that, Sierra represented individual clients and financial institutions in trust and estate matters.

Sierra’s contributions to the firm and the legal community exhibit the leadership qualities Childs McCune values in its Members. Sierra serves on the firm’s hiring committee and its diversity, equity, & inclusion committee. Sierra’s leadership in the legal community includes serving on the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee since being appointed in 2020.

Childs McCune is proud to welcome Sierra as a Member of the firm!

We are proud to offer our congratulations to our talented and dedicated colleagues! Nine of Childs McCune Attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers or Colorado’s Rising Stars list for outstanding legal work.

For 2023, five Childs McCune attorneys are recognized as Colorado Super Lawyers: Kim Childs, Mark Fogg, Dan McCune, Tony Moore, and Julie Warren. Three are recognized as Top 100 Colorado Attorneys: Jordan Lipp, Steve Michalek, and Chris Miller. Corinne Miller has been recognized as a Colorado Rising Star.

Childs McCune is proud to announce that both Mark Fogg and Steven Michalek were recognized as 5280 Magazine’s Denver Top Lawyers for 2023. Mark Fogg received this distinction for Health Care, and Steve Michalek received this distinction for Medical Malpractice – Defense.

With over 41 years of experience in managing and trying complex civil litigation matters, Kim Childs is uniquely positioned to assist those who need mediation services in western Colorado. His broad experience involving professional liability, construction law, real estate law, estate planning, bad faith, business law, ethics & professional responsibility, health law, insurance law, and product liability, and his knowledge of western Colorado jurisdictions and juries make Kim uniquely qualified to assist with analysis and mediation of complex civil cases.

Located in Delta, Colorado, Kim is available to provide mediation services for towns including Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Eagle, Delta, Montrose, Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, Durango, Cortez, Pagosa Springs, Rifle, Craig, Meeker, Steamboat Springs and all municipalities west of Vail. Virtual meetings are the norm but in-person mediation is also available. Capable, experienced mediators are rare in western Colorado and Kim’s availability enhances the ability to efficiently mediate cases venued in the west. He has conducted numerous mediations in a variety of civil cases over the last 4 years in various jurisdictions in western Colorado.

Contact him today for your mediation needs:

303-296-7300

Karin Williamson was one of four panelists for a Colorado Women’s Bar Association (CWBA) mentorship event at Sturm College of Law-University of Denver (DU) called “Networking Tips and Tricks” on October 13th. There were 30 DU law students in attendance for the panel and lunch event. The panelists shared practical advice on ways to successfully network as a law student and as a newly licensed attorney.

Our rankings for 2023 are as follows:

• Metropolitan Tier 1
  • Colorado
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Metropolitan Tier 2
  • Colorado
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants