Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce that the attorneys of 70 year-old Denver-based Berenbaum Weinshienk PC have joined the firm effective Dec. 1, 2016.
The combined firm will retain the Spencer Fane name while reflecting a shared commitment to a unique model for serving client needs – one in which clients have direct access to partner representation and firm leadership. This provides each client with experienced counsel to execute proven legal strategies that protect and advance the client’s business and personal interests.
“We are excited to have the Berenbaum Weinshienk team join us, in large part, due to our shared philosophy for doing business – our firms have each been dedicated to providing experienced, world-class legal counsel coupled with exemplary client experience,” said Pat Whalen, Spencer Fane Chair. “We are honored that Berenbaum Weinshienk attorneys have agreed to join us at Spencer Fane, and we are eager for clients of both firms to immediately begin to realize the benefits of our expanded services and depth of experience. ”Berenbaum Weinshienk attorneys bring a full range of practice area offerings to the firm, which combines to bolster Spencer Fane offerings in areas including real estate, healthcare, employee benefits, corporate, tax law, banking and financial services, environmental law, estate planning, labor and employment, and intellectual property, among numerous others. The attorneys joining Spencer Fane include:
- Robert W. Becker – Intellectual Property
- Michael J. Belo – Labor and Employment
- Joseph S. Borus – Corporate
- Griffin H. Bridgers – Estate Planning
- Michael E. Broms – Intellectual Property
- M. Frances Cetrulo – Litigation (bankruptcy)
- Michael J. Cook – Corporate
- Laura L. Fischer – Employee Benefits
- Steven C. Hoth – Estate Planning
- James A. Jacobson – Corporate
- Kenneth S. Kramer – Real Estate
- James L. Kurtz-Phelan – Real Estate
- Daniel Lacomis – Employee Benefits
- Charles P. Leder – Real Estate
- Benjamin Maresca – Real Estate
- Larry R. Martinez – Litigation
- H. Michael Miller – Real Estate
- David M. Miller – Litigation (bankruptcy)
- Robin L. Nolan – Real Estate
- Rosemary Orsini – Labor and Employment
- Ethan D. Rector – Estate Planning
- Stephen P. Rickles – Employee Benefits
- Ann M. Schroeder – Health Care
- Dan A. Sciullo – Estate Planning
- Eugene M. Sprague – Litigation
- Ellen E. Stewart – Health Care
- John Leonard Watson – Litigation
- Stephen A. Weinstein – Employee Benefits
- John B. Wills – Corporate
- Robert G. Wilson, Jr. – Financial Services
- James L. Wooll – Litigation
“We consider joining Spencer Fane a major step forward for both firms and for the clients we serve,” said Steven Hoth, Berenbaum Weinshienk President. “For more than 70 years, Berenbaum has developed deep client relationships and trust throughout the Colorado community, due largely to a highly attentive approach that allows our clients direct access to partners and firm leadership. This is an approach we saw immediately in our colleagues at Spencer Fane and is a shared interest that has us very excited to begin working together. By joining Spencer Fane, we can continue to deliver that caliber and philosophy of service while providing clients a broader range of practice areas and legal service.”