Professional Affiliations

The Firm and its attorneys maintain memberships and affiliations in a number of professional organizations.  The following lists illustrate the breadth of our affiliations.

National and International Organizations

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Airports Consultants Council
• Airports Council International - North America
• American Association of Airport Executives
• American Bar Association (and sections)
• American Planning Association
• American Public Transportation Association
• Association of Transportation Law Professionals
• Design Build Institute of America
• Energy Bar Association
• Environmental Law Network
• Federal Bar Association (and sections)
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
• Land Trust Alliance
• NAIOP – Commercial Real Estate Development Organization
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• National Brownfields Association
• National Council of Public-Private Partnerships
• Transportation Research Board
• Urban Land Institute
• Worldwide Airport Lawyers Association
• Various state and regional voluntary bar associations

Regional and Local Organizations

• Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
• Colorado Airport Operators Association
• Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts
• Colorado Municipal League
• Denver Bar Association
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Downtown Denver Partnership
• Florida Airports Council
• New York City Bar Association
• Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute

Honors and Recognition

The Firm and its attorneys have been recognized with the following honors and awards:

• 5280 Magazine
  • Polly Jessen – Top Lawyer for Environmental Law
  • Steve Kaplan – Top Lawyer for Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying Law
  • Lori Potter – Top Lawyer for Environmental Law
  • ​Sarah Rockwell – Top Lawyer for Government Relations/Contracts/Lobbying Law​
• The Best Lawyers in America^® 
  • Thomas Bloomfield - Energy Regulatory Law
  • Sara Dutschke Setshwaelo - Native American Law
  • Allison Fultz - Transportation Law
  • Polly Jessen - Construction Law; Environmental Law
  • Stephen Kaplan - Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Peter Kirsch - Litigation - Environmental
  • Lori Potter - Litigation - Environmental
  • Sarah Rockwell - Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
  • Charles Spitulnik - Railroad Law; Transportation Law
  • National Tier 2 - Land Use & Zoning Law; National Tier 3 - Litigation-Environmental, Native American Law, Transportation Law; Metro Tier 1: Colorado - Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation-Environmental; Metro Tier 2: Colorado - Construction Law, San Francisco - Native American Law, Washington DC - Transportation Law; Metro Tier 3: San Francisco - Environmental Law
• Chambers USA
  • Matthew Adams - Native American Law, Band 1
  • Thomas Bloomfield - Enviornment, Band 4
  • Sara Dutschke - Native American Law, Band 1
  • Adam Giuliano – Projects: PPP, Band 3
  • Nathaniel Hunt - Environment, Up and Coming
  • Polly Jessen – Natural Resources & Environment, Band 3
  • Steve Kaplan – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Band 1
  • Lori Potter - Environment, Band 4
  • Sarah Rockwell – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Band 1
  • California - Native American Law, Band 1; Colorado - Environment, Band 2, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Band 1; Nationwide - Projects: PPP, Band 4
• Colorado Super Lawyers^® 
  • Heather Haney – "Rising Star" in Real Estate
  • Polly Jessen - Environmental Law
  • Steve Kaplan – Land Use/Zoning; Real Estate; Transportation/Maritime
  • Peter Kirsch – Aviation and Aerospace; Environmental; Land Use/Zoning
  • Lori Potter – Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation
  • Sarah Rockwell – Land Use/Zoning; Real Estate
  • Bill Silberstein – Environmental Law; Real Estate
• DC Super Lawyers^® 
  • Allison Fultz – "Rising Star" in Transportation/Martitime; Administrative Law; Land Use/Zoning 

• Airports Council International Award (Steve Kaplan)
• American College of Environmental Lawyers (Polly Jessen)
• Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Denver (Sarah Rockwell)
• Colorado Open Space Alliance, Blue Grama Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual (Bill Silberstein)
• Best Lawyers^® Environmental Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Denver (Lori Potter)
• Best Lawyers^® Land Use and Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Denver (Steve Kaplan; Sarah Rockwell)
• Denver Business Journal, "Who's Who in Energy – Government" (Bob Randall)
• Downtown Denver Partnership Volunteer of the Year Award (Sarah Rockwell)
• Emory University School of Law Merit Scholar (Suyash Raiborde)
• Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (Nick Clabbers)
• Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America, Creating a New Standard in the Legal Industry (Firm-wide)
• Gilbert Goldstein Scholarship and University of Colorado Merit Scholarship (Riley Cutner-Orrantia)
• Harvard Law School Dean’s Award for Community Leadership (Samantha Caravello)
• J. Joseph Curran Award for Most Outstanding Attorney (Byron Smith)
• Legal Aid Foundation Associates Campaign Award (Firm-wide)
• Law360 MVP Awards, Project Finance (Adam Giuliano)
• Law Week Colorado, Top Litigator Award (Lori Potter)
• P3 Bulletin Awards, Legal Advisor of the Year Finalist (Firm-wide)
• Philip Roland Prize for Excellence in Public Affairs (Sara Mogharabi)
• Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Award for Excellence in Land Use Law (Brent Butzin)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Honors Attorney (Steven Osit)
• University of Colorado Law School, Alumni Promising Star (Christian Alexander)