Keating Wagner Polidori Free is proud to announce that all eight of our current attorneys and our retired attorney have been recognized by The Best Lawyers® in America (2023 Edition). Recognition in the Best Lawyers publication is a distinctive honor bestowed on only the top six percent of private practice attorneys in the U.S. Only around 131,300 attorneys are recognized by Best Lawyers® across the world every year.
Keating Wagner’s Individual Attorney Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition) Keating Wagner recognitions are as follows:
Laurence J. Free (also recognized 2015-2022)
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
Aaron Goldhamer (also recognized 2022)
- Commercial Litigation
Christina Habas (retired, also recognized 2015-2022)
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Michael O’Brien Keating (also recognized 2015-2022)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Deirdre Ostrowski (also recognized 2016-2022)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Ross W. Pulkrabek (also recognized 2017-2022)
- Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Litigation – Securities
- Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Melissa Sullivan (also recognized 2019-2022)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Robert A. Wagner (also recognized 2013-2022)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Zachary C. Warzel (also recognized 2015-2022)
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
Keating Wagner’s Lawyer of the Year Recognitions
In addition, two Keating Wagner attorneys were recipients of the 2023 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in Denver:
- Christina Habas (now retired) – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Zachary C. Warzel – Insurance Law
What is Best Lawyers?
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is now a go-to, universally recognized guide to excellent legal representation across the globe. Attorneys who receive this prestigious distinction are not asked or allowed to pay a fee to be on the list. Instead, it’s entirely peer-driven, with over 36,000 leading attorneys casting over four million votes praising the legal prowess of other attorneys within their practice areas.
On August 18, 2023, the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers and “Lawyer of the Year” awards will be released to the public. Best Lawyers® peer-reviewed listings are published in over 70 countries worldwide and cover 147 practice areas. Inclusion is merited when an attorney receives high enough voter feedback from their peers. “Lawyer of the Year” status is awarded to the lawyer that receives the highest peer-reviewed feedback in a practice area and region. The Best Lawyers® recognition is a substantial measure of the caliber and expertise provided by our firm and attorneys.
Keating Wagner: Top Trial Attorneys
The award-winning attorneys at Keating Wagner are among Colorado’s top trial advocates, who have secured some of the highest plaintiff verdicts in this state’s history across several practice areas. Collectively, their attorneys offer knowledge and skills necessary for all types of litigation, including personal injury, workers’ compensation, insurance disputes, business litigation, professional liability, and child sex abuse.
