Ethan E. Zweig, CIPP/US

Member

Ethan Zweig’s practice is focused on civil and commercial litigation, construction defect, critical motions, appeals, civil rights defense, insurance defense, and coverage matters.  Mr. Zweig represents a wide variety of businesses, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, insurers, and other entities in high-stakes litigation.

Mr. Zweig has significant experience briefing and arguing important legal issues in trial and appellate courts. His published appellate cases have helped develop the law in the areas of constitutional interpretation, statutory interpretation, expert testimony, and admissible evidence among others.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Zweig practiced at two boutique Denver litigation firms and served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado where he prosecuted civil and criminal appeals in the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Brooklyn Law School, 2012, magna cum laude
BS: Ithaca College, 2001, Communications

Contact

zweige@hallevans.com

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Ethan

Decisions
  • Martinez v. People of Colo., 393 P.3d 557 (Colo. 2017)
  • Abdu-Latif Kazembe v. State, 433 P.3d 101 (Colo. App. 2018)
  • People v. Butler, 454 P.3d 280 (Colo. App. 2017)
  • People v. Patton, 425 P.3d 1152 (Colo. App. 2016)
  • People v. Terhorst, 260 P.3d 239 (Colo. App. 2015)
  • People v. Clanton, 361 P.3d 1056 (Colo. App. 2015)
Professional Experience
  • Assistant Attorney General, Colorado Office of the Attorney General: Appellate Section, Denver, CO, 2013-2017
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Author, “I Think We Should See Other People: The Benefits of Eliminating Handset Exclusivity and Instituting Tiered Pricing in the Mobile Broadband Market,” Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2012
Certifications
  • CIPP/US

Jared R. Ellis

Member

Jared Ellis focuses his practice on professional liability, personal injury, and complex civil litigation. Mr. Ellis defends lawyers, physicians, healthcare professionals, healthcare institutions, and assisted living facilities in professional liability matters. He represents public entities, companies and individuals in cases involving allegations of negligence, including automobile accidents and premises liability matters, allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, intentional tort claims, including claims of fraud and conspiracy, and breach of contract actions.  He also represents companies and individuals in civil cases based on alleged statutory violations, including alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, (“RICO”).  He represents clients before state and federal courts, the Colorado Court of Appeals, and the Tenth Circuit. Mr. Ellis also represents professionals in administrative proceedings before the Colorado Medical Board, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Professions and Occupations, and Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.

Mr. Ellis formerly served as the Chair of the Lawyers Professional Liability Committee of the Colorado Bar Association and Chair of the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee of the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.  He has taught CLE courses on professional liability matters.  Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Ellis practiced at a boutique professional liability defense firm, served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert D. Hawthorne with the Colorado Court of Appeals, and to the Honorable Leland P. Anderson, with the First Judicial District in Golden, Colorado.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2005
BA: Lewis & Clark College, 1999, Political Science with Honors in Forensics

Contact

ellisj@hallevans.com

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Jared

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • 5280 Magazine, “Top Lawyers,” Appellate, 2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2023-2025; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2023-2025; Litigation –  Insurance, 2024-2025
  • Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Appeals
  • Strepka v. Thompson, 831 Fed. Appx. 906 (10th Cir. 2020)
  • Smith v. Surgery Ctr. at Lone Tree, LLC, 2020 COA 145M (Colo. App. 2020)
  • Bailey v. Hermacinski, 2018 CO 14, 413 P.3d 157 (Colo. 2018)
  • Anderson v. Seven Falls Co., 696 Fed. Appx. 341 (10th Cir. 2017)
  • Ferrer v. Okbamicael, 390 P.3d 836 (Colo. 2017) 
  • Goodman v. Heritage Builders, Inc., 390 P.3d 398 (Colo. 2017)
  • K.W. v. Children’s Hosp. Colo. (In re P.W.), 364 P.3d 891 (Colo. 2016)
  • Warne v. Hall, 373 P.3d 588 (Colo. 2016) (amicus brief)
  • Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, 571 U.S. 273, 134 S. Ct. 852 (2014)
  • Chapman v. Harner,  339 P.3d 519 (2014)
  • Simpson v. Cedar Springs Hospital, 336 P.3d 180 (Colo. 2014)
  • Day v. Johnson, 255 P.3d 1064 (Colo. 2011)
  • Estate of Ford v. Eicher, 250 P.3d 262 (Colo. 2011)
  • Wideman v. Colorado, 409 Fed. Appx. 184 (10th Cir. 2010)
Decisions
  • Carlson v. Town of Mt. Vill., No. 17-cv-02887-PAB-STV, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48617 (D. Colo. 2019)

  • Strepka v. Thompson, No 18-cv-02557-RBJ-STV, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156088 (D. Colo. 2019)

  • McClain v. Denver Health & Hosp. Auth., No. 17-cv-02238-PAB-NRN, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168682 (D. Colo. 2018)

Professional Associations
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
    • Ethics Committee, 2010-present
    • Lawyers Professional Liability Committee, 2015-present; Chair, 2019-2020; Co-Chair, 2018-2019
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Program Co-Chair, “Best Practices and Ethics in the Profession: Being a Lawyer’s Lawyer,” CBA CLE, June 2019
  • Moderator, “Effective, Ethical Trial Advocacy: A Judge’s Roundtable,” CBA CLE, June 2019
  • Co-Speaker, “Ethics: Best Practices and Common Ethical Issues Facing Business Lawyers,” CBA CLE: Business Law Institute 2018, September 2018
  • Program Co-Chair, “Best Practices and Ethics in the Profession: Being a Lawyer’s Lawyer,” CBA CLE, June 2018
  • Co-Speaker, “Malpractice and Ethical Issues Facing Healthcare Lawyers” CBA CLE: 2018 Colorado Health Law Symposium, April 2018
  • Speaker, “Liability to Non-Clients: How to Mitigate Risk,” CBA CLE, November 2017
  • Author, “Liability to Non-Clients: How to Mitigate Risk,” The Colorado Lawyer, August/September 2017
  • Program Co-Chair, “Preventing Legal Malpractice – Litigation & Transactional Topics,” CBA CLE, January 2017
  • Program Co-Chair, “Preventing Legal Malpractice 2016 – Managing Risks,” CBA CLE, March 2016
  • Program Co-Chair, “Preventing Legal Malpractice 2016 – Staying Above the Line,” CBA CLE, March 2016
Professional Experience
  • Jaudon & Avery LLP, 2007-2019
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Robert D. Hawthorne, Colorado Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado, 2006-2007
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Leland P. Anderson, District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Golden, Colorado, 2005-2006

Theresa A. Vogel

Member

Theresa Vogel has a diverse practice that includes construction defect, gig-economy, premises liability, transportation, and immigration matters. She represents companies, property owners, architects, engineers, and contractors in complex civil litigation and appeals before Colorado appellate courts and the Tenth Circuit.  Ms. Vogel also represents businesses and individuals in immigration proceedings with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of State, and immigration courts and in I-9 compliance audits conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Ms. Vogel has been an Adjunct Professor with the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, co-teaching the Civil Litigation Clinic and teaching the course, Immigration Law & the Workplace.  Previously, she was a Research Assistant at the Jagiellonian University Human Rights Centre where she taught courses on human rights and refugee law and implemented projects funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2005, International and Comparative Law
BA: Macalester College, 2000, Classics and Religious Studies

Contact

vogelt@hallevans.com

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Theresa

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Commission Member, Denver Immigrant and Refugee Commission, 2024-present
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law: Immigration Law & the Workplace, 2018; Civil Litigation Clinic, 2017
  • Law Clerk, 2nd Judicial District Court, Hon. Shelley I. Gilman, Denver, Colorado, 2005-2007
  • Intern, Delegation of the European Commission to the United States, International Development Section, 2004
  • Legal Intern, Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative of the American Bar Association, Legislative Assistance and Research Program, 2003
  • Research Assistant/Instructor, Jagiellonian University Human Rights Centre: Human Rights and Refugee Law, 2000-2002
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Colorado Women’s Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Documents: Are Not Just for Lawyers,” Van Oppen & Co. 2 Risk Control Seminar, June 2024
  • Presenter, “Coverage Issues Arising out of CGL Policies,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, June 2024
  • Presenter, “Asylum and Domestic Violence,” Social Work Policy and Advocacy Course, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, May 2022 & February 2020
  • Presenter, “The Impact of Populism on Asylum Seekers in America,” Populism and Constitutional Crises in Europe Seminar, Jagiellonian University Faculty of Law and Administration, Krakow, Poland, June 2019
  • Author, “Critiquing Matter of A-B-: An Uncertain Future in Asylum Proceedings for Women Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence,” University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, March 2019
  • Presenter, “Changes in Asylum Law for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence,” University of Michigan Law School, March 2019
  • Presenter, “I-9 Compliance Update,” High Country Human Resource Association, February 2017
  • Presenter, “I-9 Compliance and Tips for Avoiding Potential Pitfalls,” High Country Human Resource Association, Edwards, Colorado, February 2016
  • Presenter, “Immigration Advisements Post-Padilla,” Colorado Criminal Justice Act Panel, December 2014
  • Presenter, “Green Building – Exposure Risks v. Benefits,” 2012 ALFA International Construction Law Seminar, July 2012
  • Co-Author, “Tenth Circuit,” ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits, 2012
  • Co-Author, “Expert Witnesses in Colorado Construction Defect Litigation,” Colorado Construction Litigation and Coverage, 2010 & 2012
  • Co-Author, “Attorney Fees in Colorado Construction Litigation,” Colorado Construction Litigation and Coverage, 2010 & 2012
Business & Community Service

Regularly provides pro bono representation on immigration matters.

Andrew D. Ringel

Member

Mr. Ringel’s practice focuses on trial and appellate litigation. His practice includes litigation of claims involving civil rights, constitutional law, employment discrimination, land use, insurance bad faith, ERISA, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, life insurance, health care, premises liability, and other civil and commercial litigation. Mr. Ringel regularly litigates claims under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, 42 U.S.C.§ 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Equal Pay Act, RFRA, RLUIPA, and other federal and Colorado statues. Mr. Ringel represents a wide variety of public entities, public officials and employees, non-profits, businesses, corporations, and insurers in litigation matters before federal and state trial courts and appellate courts in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 1994
  • Wyoming, 2021
  • Montana, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Georgetown University Law School, 1994, cum laude
BA: Claremont McKenna College, 1991, Literature and History, magna cum laude, Best History Major Award, Dunbar Fellowship, Honors Thesis

Contact

ringela@hallevans.com

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Andrew

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2011, 2013-2019
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, “Rising Star,” 2009
  • Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable John C. Profilio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1994-1996
  • Staff Member for U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Washington, D.C., 1993
  • Recipient, ABA Section of Urban, State, and Local Government Law Certificate of Recognition in the Study of Land Use Law, 1994
  • Georgetown International Environmental Law Review: Staff, 1993-1994
  • Articles Editor, 1994, Research Asst., Professor Daniel R. Ernst, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992-1993
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Ethics and Legal Liability for Prosecutors,” Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office, 2014
  • Speaker, “State of Harassment Litigation 2013,” ExecuSummit, 8th Annual National Employment Practices Liability Insurance Seminar, 2013
  • Speaker, “Board Member Liability – Protecting Your Family, Your House, Your Reputation,” American Fraternal Alliance Annual Meeting, September, 2011
  • Speaker, “Defending Police and Sheriff Liability Claims in Colorado,” Lorman Educational Services, 2009, 2011, and 2013

Matthew J. Hegarty

Member

Mr. Hegarty joined the firm in 2012 and was promoted to Member effective September 2019. Mr. Hegarty’s practice concentrates on trial and appellate litigation, chiefly the defense of matters implicating public entities and their employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, of a wide variety of employment discrimination claims, and of ERISA and long-term disability claims, along with defense representation in recreational use law, premises liability matters, construction defect matters, land use matters, and other civil claims. Mr. Hegarty’s clients include a wide variety of municipalities and public officials, small- to medium-sized businesses, and nonprofits throughout Colorado and other Rocky Mountain states. Mr. Hegarty also provides pro bono immigration representation to undocumented women and their families via referrals from Denver’s Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Liberty University School of Law, 2010, cum laude
BA: Liberty University, 2007, Communication, summa cum laude

Contact

hegartym@hallevans.com

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Matthew

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, “Rising Star,” Employment & Labor, 2018-2020
  • Managing Editor, Liberty University School of Law, Law Review
  • Finalist, Moot Court ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
  • Recipient, Founders Scholarship
Appeals
  • Lincoln v. Maketa, 880 F.3d 533 (10th Cir. 2018)
  • Cvancara v. Reams, 676 F. App’x 774 (10th Cir. 2017)
  • Sherman v. Klenke, 653 F. App’x 580 (10th Cir. 2016)
  • Felkins v. City of Lakewood, 774 F.3d 647 (10th Cir. 2014)
  • Lovern v. Dorscheid, 576 F. App’x 869 (10th Cir. 2014)
Professional Associations
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates
  • Defense Research Institute
Professional Experience
  • Senior Appellate Law Clerk, Colorado Court of Appeals, Honorable David Furman
  • Summer Clerk, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Speaker, “Legal and Business Mindfulness,” Colorado River Outfitters Association Convention and Trade Show, 2019
  • Author, “The Law of Life Insurance: Key Issues in Each State,” DRI Defense Library Series, pp. 47-60, Robert B. Delano ed., 1st ed., 2017
  • Co-Author, “Lessons for Lawyers New to Civil Appellate Practice in Colorado Courts,” The Colorado Lawyer, December 2014
  • Contributing author, “Probate Bond Manual Second Edition,” American Bar Association
Business & Community Service
  • Volunteer, Street Law – teaching at-risk and incarcerated youth about legal issues.
  • Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic – assisting victims of domestic violence with various legal issues.