Colorado Law Firm

John M. Husband (Full bio) is a senior partner with Holland & Hart and practices labor and employment law in the firm's Denver, Colorado office. He is chairman of the firm's Management Committee and former chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. He is listed among The Best Lawyers in America; is listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers; is listed as a top 50 "Colorado Super Lawyer"; is listed as a top ranked attorney in Chambers USA; is listed in The International Who's Who of Management Labor and Employment Lawyers; was named "Best of the Bar" by the Denver Business Journal; and is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Over the course of his career, Mr. Husband has been involved in many hundreds of cases and has been lead trial counsel in over 350 adversarial proceedings, trials, major arbitrations or administrative actions that have been tried to conclusion. Before joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Husband completed a clerkship with the Honorable Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and graduated first in his law school class. Email: jhusband@hollandhart.com

Emily Hobbs-Wright (Full bio) regularly represents employers in the litigation of employment-related claims, including sexual harassment, retaliation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, religious, race, sex, national origin, age, and disability discrimination, and various other common law claims. Additionally, Emily has experience in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Colorado Civil Rights Division. She also routinely advises human resources personnel and in-house counsel of local and national companies on various employment-related issues, such as hiring, firing, employee retention, pay practices, discipline, compliance with federal and state civil rights laws, and family and medical leave. Email: ehobbswright@hollandhart.com

Steven Collis (Full bio) is an associate in the firm's Denver office with a practice focusing on commercial litigation, ERISA litigation, labor and employment disputes, and appellate matters. He has appeared in federal and state court on behalf of clients in commercial contract disputes and ERISA matters and has represented clients in ERISA litigation, labor-union arbitration, contract negotiations, collective bargaining agreement disputes, Title VII employment disputes, settlement negotiations, and appellate matters in both Colorado state courts and the federal courts. Email: stcollis@hollandhart.com

Judith A. Biggs (Full bio) is a partner with the firm and practices in the Boulder office. She chaired Holland & Hart's employment practice group for five years, from 1998 through 2003. She defends employers in employment related litigation and advises employers on a variety of employment law topics, such as complying with the ADA and FMLA, drafting and enforcing covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements, drafting employee handbooks and policies, conducting internal investigations, compliance with wage and hour laws, implementing drug testing programs, developing internal dispute resolution systems, and reducing the risks of litigation. She has represented a wide variety of employers in the litigation and mediation of employment disputes, particularly disputes involving claims of discrimination and sexual harassment. She also has extensive experience in training both managers and non-managers, on how to comply with employment laws that may differ from one jurisdiction to another. Email: jbiggs@hollandhart.com

Firm Practice Areas: Advanced Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Climate Change, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Health Care and Hospitals, Immigration, Indian/Native American Law, Intellectual Property, International, Labor/Employment and Employee Benefits, Legislative, Oil/Gas and Minerals, OSHA/MSHA, Patents, Product Liability/Torts and Insurance, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Securities, Sustainable Business, Tax, Telecommunications, Water, White Collar Crime

Number of Attorneys: 444

Office Locations: Aspen, CO; Boulder, CO; Carson City, NV; Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Greenwood Village, CO; Boise, ID; Billings, MT; Santa Fe, NM; Las Vegas, NV; Reno, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; Cheyenne, WY; Jackson, WY; Washington, DC

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