Steven P. Johnston

Senior Associate

Steven Johnston has over 20 years of civil litigation experience in Colorado state and federal courts. He focuses on medical malpractice and defends medical and dental providers along with hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Outside of his healthcare practice, Mr. Johnston has extensive experience with insurance defense, premises liability, and business related matters. He has also managed mass tort litigation involving pharmaceutical product liability and environmental contamination.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2003
  • 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: Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 2003
BS: Brigham Young University, 1998, Business Management

Contact

johnstons@hallevans.com

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Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Drafting the Complaint: Why It Controls Your Entire Case and Using the Amended Civil Rules to Your Advantage,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Blockbuster, 2016

Alisa A. McAffee

Associate

Alisa McAffee’s practice includes transportation, premises liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and general insurance defense.

Ms. McAffee attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and earned two concentrations; one in Alternative Dispute Resolution and the other in Business and Commercial Law. She was a Public Interest Law Association Grant Recipient and a UNLV Public Interest Fellow. Ms. McAffee was also a student attorney with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, a fellow with the Utah Attorney General’s Office, and a judicial intern for Judge Stefany Miley with the Clark County District Court in Nevada.

Before her legal career, Ms. McAffee was a regional leader and licensing coach at a financial services company. She maintains her Nevada life insurance license and is a FINRA registered representative.

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, 2021

BS: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1998, Community Health Education, Minor in Women’s Studies, magna cum laude

Contact

mcaffeea@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • UNLV Public Interest Fellow, 2019-2021
  • American Bar Association Janet D. Steiger Fellow, 2020
  • Public Interest Law Association Grant Recipient, 2020
Professional Associations
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
License
  • Life Insurance License, State of Nevada, 2012-present
  • FINRA Representative, Series 6 and 63, 2014-2019; 2022-present
  • FINRA Principal, Series 26, 2017-2019
Business & Community Service
  • Represent.Us, Las Vegas Chapter Communications Coordinator, 2017 – 2018
  • William S. Boyd School of Law Community Law Day, Volunteer, 2018 & 2019
Certifications
  • LexisNexis® Proficiency Certification
  • LexisNexis® Practice-Ready Certification
  • Westlaw® Advanced Legal Research Certification
Other Activities
  • Ms. McAffee enjoys making hand-crafted soaps and amigurumi crochet.

Miranda R. Kennedy

Associate

Miranda Kennedy joined Hall & Evans, LLC as an Associate in 2024.  Her practice involves general civil litigation, business litigation, and medical malpractice defense in the state and federal courts of Nevada.

While attending Gonzaga University School of Law, Ms. Kennedy was an associate editor and a vested member of the Gonzaga Law Review.  She also was an intern with the school’s Intellectual Property and Business Innovation Clinics and clerked with several civil and appellate law firms in Spokane, WA and Las Vegas, NV.

Ms. Kennedy graduated cum laude from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/International Business and minors in Spanish and Violin Performance.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

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

Education

JD: Gonzaga University School of Law, 2024

BSBA: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2020, International Business, Minors in Spanish and Violin Performance, cum laude, Dean’s Honors List

Contact

kennedym@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Criminal Procedure, 2024

  • Associate Editor & Vested Member, Gonzaga Law Review, 2022-2024

Languages
  • Spanish

Jacob Gudenkauf

Associate

Jacob Gudenkauf is a litigator with a broad range of experience in construction and design, premises liability, health care, employment, toxic torts, commercial litigation, catastrophic injury, and coverage matters. Mr. Gudenkauf defends a variety of licensed professionals including architects, engineers, and design professionals involved with construction defect claims, as well as doctors, nurses, and health care providers facing medical malpractice claims. He counsels employers with investigations of harassment, retaliation, and discrimination and defends public entities in matters involving Constitutional torts, governmental immunity, and local governance.

Mr. Gudenkauf’s focus is on first seeking to understand his client’s goals and story. Whether through facilitating an early resolution or pursuing a matter through trial and final judgment, he always seeks to find creative solutions to the problems that face his clients and to help them reach their goals.

Mr. Gudenkauf graduated cum laude from Willamette University College of Law. During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Elizabeth Weishaupl in Colorado’s 18th District and clerked with the Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2022
  • Colorado, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: Willamette University College of Law, 2016, cum laude
BA: University of Colorado, 2012, History and Political Science

Contact

gudenkaufj@hallevans.com

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Decisions
  • Won summary judgment on behalf of general contractor construction defect, defamation, and breach of contract case.
Professional Associations
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Other Activities

  • Mr. Gudenkauf enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf (poorly), and cheering for the University of Colorado Buffaloes.

Edward A. Khatskin

Associate

Edward Khatskin focuses his practice on representing clients in high-dollar-value commercial and complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and Missouri. Additionally, Mr. Khatskin has continuously obtained favorable results in defending claims involving medical malpractice, 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 civil rights, class action, wrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, transportation, employment, insurance coverage, toxic tort, and general civil and other tort claims.

Prior to law school, Mr. Khatskin worked as an accountant and owned a mortgage brokerage. This experience has helped him successfully represent clients in litigation involving the financial services and real estate industries, including cases with complex financial data, business valuation disputes, complex mechanic’s lien issues, quiet title actions, easements, boundary disputes, HOA and condominium disputes, and alleged realtor and title company negligence.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2015
  • Missouri, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Location

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

Education

JD: Washington University School of Law, 2012

BS: Saint Louis University, 2000, Finance/Accounting

Contact

khatskine@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; Healthcare Law, 2021-2022
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Complex Civil Litigation, 2012
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • As a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Litigation Committee presented and moderated panel discussion with Judge Mary Rowland from the Northern District of Illinois on Settlement Conferences.
Other Activities

  • In his free time, Mr. Khatskin enjoys raising his two kids, traveling, skiing, motorcycling, and scuba diving.

Languages
  • Native proficiency in Russian

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