Sean T. Carlson

Associate

Sean Carlson’s practice focuses on defending litigation involving premises liability, transportation, construction defect, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, property damage, and allegations of insurance bad faith in federal and state courts throughout Colorado.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Carlson practiced insurance defense at a small Denver area firm, where he gained a substantial amount of experience in insurance bad faith litigation. Mr. Carlson was also a Law Clerk for the Honorable Michael A. MacDonald with the Fourth Judicial District of Alaska.  While attending Washington University School of Law, he was a recipient of the William H. Webster Society Scholarship and the Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition Golden Quill Award for Best Appellant’s Brief. Mr. Carlson was also a student attorney for the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office while in law school. 

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2019
  • 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: Washington University School of Law, 2019, cum laude
BA: University of Colorado, 2013, History and Russian Studies, with distinction

Contact

carlsons@hallevans.com

More About
Sean

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • William H. Webster Society Scholarship
  • Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition Golden Quill Award for Best Appellant’s Brief, 2017
  • Staff Editor, Washington University Jurisprudence Review, 2017-2018
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Professional Experience
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Michael A. MacDonald, Fourth Judicial District of Alaska, Fairbanks Superior Court, Fairbanks, AK, 2019-2020

Other Activities
  • Foreign languages, reading, travel, cooking, running, cycling, hiking, and skiing.

Languages
  • Russian

Meredith J. Short

Associate

Meredith Short joined Hall & Evans as an Associate in 2023.  She defends clients across Missouri, Kansas, and Utah in litigation involving premises liability, hospitality & retail, transportation, construction defects, products liability, and healthcare.  Before joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Short was an Associate with a small civil litigation firm in Kansas City, Missouri. 

While attending the University of Kansas School of Law, Ms. Short interned with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, the Douglas County Legal Aid Society, and the University of Kansas Hospital’s Medical-Legal Partnership.  She also was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and competed with the Mock Trial Counsel. 

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri, 2020
  • Kansas, 2022
  • Utah, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Location

Kansas City Office
1111 Main Street
Suite 700
Kansas City, MO 64105

Education

JD: University of Kansas School of Law, 2020

BA: Kansas State University, 2017, Social Work and Modern Language-Spanish

Contact

shortm@hallevans.com

More About
Meredith

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, State Court Practice, 2019
Languages
  • Spanish

Adam R. Knecht

Member

Adam Knecht concentrates his practice on both transactional and business/civil litigation. Mr. Knecht’s civil work encompasses all aspects of civil trial work, including business litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, non-competition litigation, transportation law, premises liability, and insurance defense. His civil practice includes defending catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, defending healthcare professions against medical malpractice and nursing home lawsuits, workers’ compensation defense, defense of civil rights claims, and defending the manufacturers of various products including building products and medical products. Mr. Knecht’s transactional practice involves mergers and acquisitions, general business transactions, real estate law, and securities law.

Mr. Knecht represents clients in a wide variety of litigation and appellate matters in Federal and State courts in Nevada and Utah. He has successfully defended and prosecuted cases through trial, serving as lead trial counsel in more than 20 cases generally involving complex commercial, business, premises liability, personal injury, and real estate issues. Mr. Knecht has also been recognized by Mountain States Super Lawyers® for his business litigation law practice.

Prior to law practice, Mr. Knecht had many years of business management experience in both the technology and construction industries. He also advised and provided management consulting services for various mid to large companies while working for global consulting firms Accenture and Bridge Strategy Group. Subsequent to that, Mr. Knecht was the general manager of a construction and real estate development company.

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2013
  • Utah, 2021
  • New Mexico, 2022
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2013

BS: Brigham Young University, 1998, Finance and Information Systems, Minor in Spanish

Contact

knechta@hallevans.com

More About
Adam

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; Corporate Law, 2024-2025
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation, 2022
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement Full Scholarship
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Legal Writing I (2010), Legal Writing II (2011), and Evidence, (2012)
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • State Bar of Utah
  • Southern Utah Bar
  • State Bar New Mexico
  • Nevada Contractors Association
  • National Association of Home Builders
Business & Community Service
  • Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America, 2000-present
  • Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 1989-present
Other Activities
  • Outside of work, Mr. Knecht enjoys spending time with his wife and children, running, boating, climbing, and hiking.
Languages
  • Spanish

Austin D. Huff

Associate

Austin Huff concentrates his practice in construction and design, real estate, land and mineral rights, and regulatory law.  He represents clients in state in federal courts across Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho, as well as on appeal at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Mr. Huff recently relocated from Idaho where he represented individuals and small businesses in a wide variety of consumer law disputes. Previously, he was an attorney with the Wyoming Public Service Commission where he ensured multi-state utility companies abided by relevant statutory and regulatory mandates, worked to resolve disputes, and advised appointed commissioners.

Mr. Huff earned his JD from the University of Wyoming College of Law while also earning a Master’s in Environment and Natural Resources from the University of Wyoming Haub School.  While in law school, Mr. Huff was named to the Dean’s List and he received the Ellbogen International Human Rights Law Scholarship that funded an internship at an human rights organization in Cambodia.  He also worked as an intern with the Department of Interior Solicitor’s office in Denver, Colorado, and was a student attorney with the University of Wyoming’s Natural Resources Clinic and Human Rights Clinic.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2020
  • Wyoming, 2019
  • Idaho, 2021
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming

Location

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

Education

JD: The University of Wyoming College of Law, 2018, Dean’s Honor Roll
MA: University of Wyoming Haub School, 2018, Environment and Natural Resources
BA: Humboldt State University, 2013, Geography 

Contact

huffa@hallevans.com

More About
Austin

Madeleine E. Young

Associate

Madeleine Young concentrates her practice in civil litigation. Ms. Young represents healthcare providers, hospitals, and long-term care facilities in a variety of medical claims. Her practice also includes the defense of civil rights claims and also defending negligence claims against retail and restaurant operators. Prior to Joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Young worked at a boutique insurance defense firm based in Chicago.

While attending DePaul University College of Law, Ms. Young received the Dean’s Achievement Scholarship, was a Jaharis Health Law Institute Fellow, and member of the DePaul Journal of Health Care Law. She also participated in the DePaul National Trial Team and the Civil Litigation and Health Law Clinic.

Location

Chicago Office
121 West Wacker Drive
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601

Education

JD: DePaul University College of Law, 2021
BS: University of Kansas, 2018, Business, Minor in English, Honor Roll

Contact

youngm@hallevans.com

More About
Madeleine

Career Distinctions & Honors
  • DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Achievement Scholarship, 2018-2021
Languages
  • French
Professional Associations
  • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
  • Chicago Bar Association
Business & Community Service
  • CASA of Douglas County, Court Appointed Special Advocate, 2017-2018

  • The Willow Domestic Violence Center, Shelter Advocate, 2017