Susan Stocks

Counsel

Susan Stocks has over 20 years of litigation experience. Her current practice includes hospitality and retail, transportation, and premises liability matters.

Ms. Stocks previously served as an Assistant County Attorney in both Chaffee County, CO and Summit County, CO where she led child welfare matters on behalf of the Department of Human Services. In addition to handling dependency and neglect cases for the Department, she also handled the counties’ child support and adult protection cases. Prior to serving as an Assistant County Attorney, she served as a Guardian ad Litem, representing children in dependency and neglect proceedings throughout several Denver Metro Area counties through the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center. She also represented Respondent Parents in child welfare proceedings while a solo practitioner.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2004

BA: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997, Spanish Education

Contact

stockss@hallevans.com

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Susan

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Spirit of the Summit Multi-Disciplinary Team Award for work with Jefferson County’s Family Integrated Treatment Court, 2009
  • Denver Channel 7’s Everyday Hero Award, 2011
Professional Experience
  • Assistant County Attorney, Chaffee County Government, Salida, CO, 2022-2024
  • Assistant County Attorney, Summit County Government, Breckenridge, CO 2011-2014
  • Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, Denver, CO, 2007-2010
Business & Community Service
  • Founder, Brunch With A Purpose, Denver, CO and Breckenridge, CO 2008-2014
Languages
  • Spanish

Briana K. Smith

Senior Associate

Ms. Smith provides general civil litigation defense to individuals, businesses, and insurers. Her practice includes transportation, hospitality & retail, premises liability, business law, and administrative law. Ms. Smith also has a background in family law and general civil litigation.

Before joining Hall & Evans, she was an attorney with the State of Wyoming’s Office of the Public Defender, providing criminal defense for indigent clients. She was also an Adjunct Professor at the Park University-Warren Air Force Base, where she taught the course American Government.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Wyoming, 2020
  • Montana, 2020
  • Arizona, 2024
  • Colorado, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming

Location

Phoenix Office
Billings Office
Cheyenne Office

Education

JD: University of Wyoming College of Law, 2018
BA: University of Wyoming, 2015, Criminal Justice

Contact

smithb@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Student of the year, University of Wyoming Family & Immigration Justice Clinic, 2017-2018
  • M.F. Blackstone Scholarship Recipient, University of Wyoming Foundation, 2015-2018
Professional Associations

  • Wyoming State Bar

Professional Experience

  • Attorney, State of Wyoming Office of the Public Defender, Cheyenne, WY, 2021-2022

Business & Community Service
  • Wyoming Towing & Recovery Professionals, President, 2019-2021

April D. Moore

Member

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

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

David M. Sexton

Member

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

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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David

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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

Senior Associate

Meredith Short joined Hall & Evans as an Associate in 2023.  She defends clients across Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, 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
  • Nebraska, 2026
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Location

Kansas City Office

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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Meredith

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

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