WYOMING

Colin King

Salt Lake City, UT

The President and a founding member of DKOW, Colin King has obtained many of Utah’s largest and most significant jury verdicts in product liability and other complex tort cases, including the first eight-figure tort verdict in the state’s history. He has consistently obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases. His areas of expertise extend over product liability, medical malpractice, workplace injury, and civil rights. He has been named 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in Salt Lake City. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He is a member and former Utah chapter president of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He is admitted to practice in Utah, Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming, along with numerous federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. His professional affiliations include past presidency of the Utah Association for Justice, and membership in the Utah State Bar, the Salt Lake County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice.

Jim Fitzgerald

Cheyenne, WY

Jim Fitzgerald started his law practice in 1975 and founded The Fitzgerald Law Firm in 1982 with the cornerstone belief of finding truth and justice. By focusing exclusively on working with severely injured clients and families who have lost loved ones, Jim has developed a national reputation for delivering extraordinary results, holding the record for the highest number of verdicts ever upheld on appeal in the Wyoming Supreme Court for personal injuries and wrongful death. With decades of experience, Jim Fitzgerald represents people in complex damages cases in the areas of Products Liability resulting in catastrophic injuries and death, Workplace Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Wrongful Death. His trial record includes numerous multi-million-dollar jury awards and several records for jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Jim has been trial counsel in nearly half of the million-dollar verdicts in the history of Wyoming. He holds the record for both the largest injury verdict and the largest wrongful death verdict ever upheld on appeal in Wyoming.

Brett Godfrey

Englewood, CO

Brett Godfrey has 35 years of trial experience with an extensive medical, scientific, and aerospace background. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, listed as a Top Colorado Super Lawyer, and has served as lead counsel in 98 jury trials and numerous appellate cases across the United States and internationally.

Kim D. Cannon

Sheridan, WY

Kim Cannon grew up dividing his time between his grandfather’s ranch on the head of the Green River north of Cora, Wyoming, and California. After working on ranches in Sublette and Teton Counties he owned and operated his own horse pack outfit in the Wind River Mountains (1969-1973). He received his A.B. degree from Dartmouth College, cum laude in 1970, and his J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1974. He joined the firm, then known as Burgess & Davis, out of law school and became a partner in 1980. Concentrating on complex litigation, Kim has represented clients throughout Wyoming in a wide variety of cases from natural resources, commercial, construction, employment, personal injury, products liability, professional malpractice, securities and significant asset divorce litigation.

Traci L. Van Pelt

Denver, CO

Traci Van Pelt is a founding partner at McConnell Van Pelt, LLC, with 25 years of experience as a civil trial lawyer. She focuses on defending healthcare and legal professionals in malpractice matters and complex civil cases. She is admitted to practice in Colorado, California, and Wyoming, and has argued many cases in appellate courts. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and as a SuperLawyer®.

Jersey M. Green

Centennial, CO

Trial lawyer Jersey Green has four decades of experience. He is a commercial litigator and family law attorney recognized by Super Lawyers® and peer-selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Green is Colorado's first board certified family law trial attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Order of the Barristers, and listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the West. He is a recipient of the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for career longevity and demonstrated unwavering excellence in his chosen field. He has been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado and Wyoming and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado; the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming; the United States District Court for the District of Arizona,1994-1999; the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; the United States Tax Court; and the United States Supreme Court. He has also been specially admitted to represent clients in court cases in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Montana, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Green earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology from the University of Maryland and his law degree from Syracuse University. Mr. Green was selected by the faculty of the Syracuse University, College of Law, to serve as a member of the school's national trial team and was trained specifically to be a trial lawyer. He competed in mock trial competitions at both the regional and national level. Among his achievements, he was awarded the New York State Bar Association Best Trial Advocate Award (1983), New York State Bar Association Tiffany Cup Award for Superior Achievement in Advocacy (1982), National Mock Trial Championship Second Place (1982), the National Mock Trial Champion Quarter-Finalist (1983), the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in Advocacy (1982 and 1983), the Syracuse Defense Group Scholarship Award (1983), and the Moot Court Team Award for Outstanding Contribution (1983). A former detective, Mr. Green is detailed, intuitive, and artful in his case preparation and trial presentation. He began his career as a lawyer involved in complex litigation matters in cases concerning white collar criminal defense, securities fraud, medical malpractice, product liability, business litigation, and personal injury. His case portfolio often includes cases involving construction, real estate, trusts and estates, and other complex matters. Because of the nature of the firm's clientele, Mr. Green also handles a substantial number of employment related cases and has a special interest in employment discrimination, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete. In the representation of his clients, Mr. Green is able to draw upon many skill sets because of his diverse litigation experience as well as the judgment and wisdom, which come from such varied experience. Mr. Green is the co-author of "Do the New Overtime Rules Affect You? A Review of the Fair Labor Standards Act," 39 Wyoming Lawyer 4, 2016 and "Preserving the Disabled Plaintiff's Access to Public Benefits with the Special Needs Trust," 25 The Colorado Lawyer 49, 1996. He also authored "Demonstrative Trial Technique: The Introduction of Illustrative Exhibits," 14 Trial Diplomacy Journal 65, 1991, and "The Imposition of Vicarious Liability Through Joint Venture Theory," 39 Trial Talk 168, 1990. He also served as the editor of the firm's electronic mailer, The Employer's Advisory. Examples of Mr. Green's courtroom abilities were published in Handling Accident Cases and appear in our website articles "Psychological Effect of Facial Injuries On Teen-Aged Girl" and "Injuries About the Head and Face". Mr. Green is a member of the Arapahoe County and Colorado Bar Associations and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Green holds an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory which is based on the publisher's confidential surveys of attorneys and judges practicing in the Denver metropolitan area. An "AV" rating is the highest rating conferred by the publisher. Mr. Green is a multiple recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award based on positive client feedback in recognition of his excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability. More than 900,000 attorneys are listed on martindale.com and lawyers.com, but less than one percent have been accorded this honor of distinction. In 2015 through 2022, Mr. Green was also selected by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for its "10 Best" list based on client satisfaction. In his free time, Mr. Green is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, shooting, and staying fit. He is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and holds marksman designations in rifle, carbine, and pistol. He is married to former Miss Colorado, Catherine Kasch, who trains opera and Broadway singers at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. They have five children.