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

April D. Moore

Counsel

April Moore is a trial attorney with over eighteen years of experience in the areas of personal injury, product liability, construction and design, insurance coverage, and employment law. Her experience includes all phases of civil litigation from pre-litigated matters to trials, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals in state and federal courts.

Ms. Moore enjoys the complexities of litigation, and she strives to provide high-quality, efficient representation.  She has significant experience with high exposure, tort and commercial lawsuits, including cases involving allegations of wrongful death, brain injury, and incapacitating traumatic injuries. As lead counsel, Ms. Moore has achieved defense verdicts, prevailed on appeals, and obtained summary judgments for her clients on several occasions.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2006
  • Texas, 2023
  • 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: UCLA Law School, 2006
BA: California State University-Northridge, 2001, Psychology, magna cum laude

Contact

moorea@hallevans.com

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Appeals
  • Sinclair Wyo. Ref. Co. v. A & B Builders, Ltd., 989 F.3d 747 (10th Cir. 2021)
  • Duncan v. Kobneck, 16CA0150 (Colo. App. 2017) unpublished
  • Vititoe v. Rocky Mountain Pavement Main., Inc., 412 P.3d 767 (Colo. App. 2015)
  • Engeman Enterprises, LLC v. Tolin Mechanical Systems Co., 320 P.3d 364 (Colo. App. 2013)
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Colorado Personal Injury Statutes,” Carrier client, 2023
  • Co-Presenter, “Best Practices for Panel Counsel,” Carrier client Legal Academy, 2019
  • Presenter, “Medicare Subrogation Rights,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Denver Chapter Education and Networking Event, 2013
Professional Associations
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Texas Bar Association

Patrice Stephenson-Johnson

Associate

Patrice Stephenson-Johnson is a civil litigator with over 20 years of wide-ranging experience. Patrice’s practice includes hospitality & retail, transportation, premises liability, workers’ compensation, and employment. She is also experienced in business litigation and transactions, regulatory compliance, and family law. She litigates on behalf of retailers, gig-economy companies, employers, insurers, corporations, and individuals.

Before Hall & Evans, Patrice worked at boutique insurance defense firms in Nevada, served as a Field Litigation Attorney with a global insurer, and maintained a solo civil and criminal practice. Patrice represents clients before administrative agencies, in mediations and arbitrations, and across state and federal courts in Nevada.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2011
  • Alabama (inactive), 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Location

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

Education

LLM: Temple University, James A. Beasley School of Law, 2004, International/ Transnational Law

JD: University of Alabama School of Law, 2002

BS: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1998, Criminal Justice, minor in History

Contact

stephenson-johnsonp@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

 

  • Outstanding/Solo Small Firm Award, National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division, 2024
  • Sam H. Hamner Academic Scholarship
  • Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 2002
  • Alabama Public Interest Legal Association Grant Writing Award Recipient, 2000
  • Student Articles Editor, Law and Psychology Review, 2000-2002
Professional Experience
  • Judicial Clerk Intern, The Honorable John E. Ott, United States Magistrate, Northern District of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2002
Professional Associations
  • Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
Other Activities
  • Patrice enjoys yoga, travel, and spending time with her family.
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David M. Sexton

Senior Associate

David Sexton’s practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation and business transactions. His litigation experience includes premises liability, personal injury, and insurance defense, frequently defending retailers and insurance companies. On the business side, Mr. Sexton has experience handling antitrust matters, contracts, leases, franchises, and common-interest community law. He also has experience helping clients with their estate planning needs.

Mr. Sexton graduated cum laude from J. Reuben Clark Law School and graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in business management. While attending law school, Mr. Sexton interned with the Apache County Attorney’s Office in Arizona, was a research assistant and teaching assistant, and served as Editor in Chief for the Journal of Public Law.

Location

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

Education

JD: J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2018, cum laude

BS: Brigham Young University, 2015, Business Management, magna cum laude

Contact

sextond@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Editor in Chief, Journal of Public Law, 2017-2018
Other Activities
  • David enjoys spending his free time planning and organizing activities and service projects for youth groups through his local church congregation.
Languages
  • Spanish

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. 

Practice Areas

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

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

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