Contact number
+1 303 861 0600Chambers Review
BakerHostetler is an esteemed law firm in the Colorado market. The firm's attorneys assist a range of wealthy clients with estate and business planning matters, as well as advanced estate tax and wealth transfer mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"BakerHostetler is a high-quality firm with the ability to handle very complex planning for sophisticated clients."
"Year after year and case after case, BakerHostetler's attorneys continually demonstrate they are the absolute gold standard in their practice area."
"They are strategic thinkers as well as skilled lawyers so their advice is pragmatic."
"BakerHostetler is a high-quality firm with the ability to handle very complex planning for sophisticated clients."
"Year after year and case after case, BakerHostetler's attorneys continually demonstrate they are the absolute gold standard in their practice area."
"They are strategic thinkers as well as skilled lawyers so their advice is pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
David Starbuck is a renowned counsellor to wealthy individuals, their families and their closely held businesses. His work includes estate and business succession planning, entity formation and charitable plans. Starbuck's clients also include financial institutions requiring advice on tax and trust administration issues.
"David Starbuck is outstanding and leads a phenomenal team. He is thoughtful and strategic."
"David has a unique ability to explain extremely complicated estate plans in a way that is understandable, relatable and sometimes even funny."
"He is a terrific gentleman in a well-deserved leadership role."
Samantha White advises wealthy clients on wealth transfer strategies involving complex tax issues and closely held enterprises. She leads the firm's private wealth and tax group in Denver.
"Samantha White has exceptional technical knowledge and ability. She is on the cutting edge of planning strategies for ultra high net worth families."
"Samantha is extremely competent and a great communicator."
"She does a great job of seeing the entire playing field and helping clients to get the best result by taking into account all potential hurdles and footfalls."
Michael Stiff centres his practice on estate planning, probate, trust administration and business planning.
"Mike is trusted, able, creative, thoughtful, and helps my family and me navigate challenging tax and financial matters."
"Clients love him. He is a trusted adviser and keeps matters very simple for them."
Lisa Canarick is a partner at BakerHostetler who specialises in estate and business planning, estate administration and wealth transfer mandates for high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals.
"Lisa is a tremendous asset. Her depth of knowledge, perseverance and skilled analysis have helped us firm up our estate, organise our commercial ventures and shield us from predatory litigation."
"She is very thoughtful, thorough, efficient and pleasant to interact with."
Donald "Skip" Hutchins is an associate in BakerHostetler's Denver office. He actively assists high net worth individuals and families with sophisticated planning and wealth transfer strategies.
"Donald is representative of his law firm's commitment to being on the cutting edge of strategies important to the goals of ultra high net worth families."
"He is incredibly brilliant and is one of the next bright minds in the field."
Ranked Individuals at
BakerHostetler LLP
Colorado