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Sutton | Booker P.C.
- Telephone: 303-730-6204
- Fax: 303-730-6208
- E-Mail: dsutton@suttonbooker.com
- Website: www.suttonbooker.com
Established: 1996
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Automobile Litigation
- Bad Faith
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Dram Shop Liability
- Employment Defense
- Extra-Contractual Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Personal Injury Defense
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability Defense
- Trial Practice
- Trucking Industry Defense
- Crisis Management
About Us
Sutton Booker has special expertise in personal injury, products liability, insurance coverage, bad faith, construction litigation and premises liability. Sutton Booker's goal is simple: provide high quality, cost-efficient legal services with innovative and progressive approaches to trial advocacy. Our philosophy is to focus foremost on the needs of the client at every stage, from pre-litigation through trial. The firm has developed a reputation as excellent trial attorneys who aggressively defend cases and develop litigation strategies to most effectively and efficiently serve our clients. Sutton Booker P.C. maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating and is WBENC certified as well as a member law firm of NAMWOLF and The Gavel.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
Personnel Information
Managing Shareholder
Debra K. Sutton
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: dsutton@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Appeals
- Insurance
- Property
- Civil Trials
- Retail/Premises
- Products
Admitted
- Colorado, 1984
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:
America's Top 100
Memberships:
- American, Colorado and Denver County Bar Associations
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Former Board Member
- Defense Research Institute
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Reported Cases:
May Dept. Stores Co. v University Hills, Inc. 789 P.2d 434 (Colo. App. 1989); American Employer's Ins. Co. v Pinkard Const. Co., 806 P.2d (Colo. 1990); Garcia v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 920 P.2d 843 (Colo. App. 1995); Munoz v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins., 968 P.2d 126 (Colo. App. 1998); DeAvila v. Estate of DeHerrera, 75 P.3d 1144 (Colo. App. 2003); Hall v. American Standard, 262 P.3d 1196 (Colo. App. 2010); Strunk v. Goldberg, 258 P.3d 334 (Colo. App. 2011)
Education:
- Arkansas State University, B.S., 1976
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1983
Shareholders
Jacquelyn S. Booker
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: jbooker@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Tort
- Automobile
- Personal Injury
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Premises Liability
Admitted
- Colorado, 2000
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2010
Additional Biographical Details:
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Memberships:
- American, Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Louisiana State University, B.A., 1997
- University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 2000
Honors:
Louisiana Honors and T.H. Harris Scholaships; Order of St. Ives; Faculty Scholar
Born: 1975
Katie B. Johnson
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: kjohnson@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- First and Third Party Insurance Claims
Admitted
- Colorado, 2010
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2016
Additional Biographical Details:
Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018)
Memberships:
- Colorado Bar Association
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Defense Research Institute
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Pepperdine University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2006
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 2010
Born: 1983
Ashley Larson
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: alarson@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Appellate Practice
- First and Third Party Bad Faith
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims
Admitted
- Colorado, 2011
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:
Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017-2018)
Memberships:
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.S., 2006
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2011
Senior Counsel
Sandy M. Eloranto
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: seloranto@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Colorado, 1999
- Washington (Inactive), 2007
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2001
Memberships:
- Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Oregon State University, B.S., 1996
- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1999
Law Review:
Oregon Law Review
Born: 1974
Joel Babcock
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: jbabcock@suttonbooker.com
Years of Experience: 30
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Property Damage
- Bodily Injury (First and Third Party)
Admitted
- Colorado, 1986
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Memberships:
- Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Reported Cases:
Scoggins v. Unigard Ins. Co., 869 P.2d 202 (Colo. 1994)
Education:
- University of Denver, B.A. (cum laude), 1981
- University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1986
Born: 1958
Associates
Paul W. Jordan
Denver, CO
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Colorado, 2015
Additional Biographical Details:
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Professional Mentoring Program
Memberships:
- The Colorado (Litigation Section) and Denver Bar Associations
Education:
- University of Arkansas, B.A., 2009
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2015
Patrick M. Sweet
Denver, CO
Admitted
- Colorado, 2017
Memberships:
- The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
- The Thompson G. Marsh Inn of Court
Education:
- University of Missouri, B.A./B.J., 2011
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D. (Order of the Coif), 2017
Lily Nierenberg
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: lnierenberg@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Bad Faith
- Employment Law
- First- and Third-Party Disputes
Admitted
- Colorado, 2012
- Minnesota, 2016
- Montana
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Memberships:
- Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
- Vassar College, B.A., 2007
- University of Minnesota, J.D. (cum laude), 2012
Joseph Okon
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: jokon@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Civil Defense Litigation
Admitted
- Illinois, 2016
- Colorado, 2019
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2017
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2019
Memberships:
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, B.A./B.A., 2013
- Southern Illinois University Law School, J.D., 2016
Born: 1990
Sara N. Randel
Denver, CO
- E-Mail: srandel@suttonbooker.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability
- Homeowners
- Property
Admitted
- Florida, 2012
- Colorado, 2019
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Memberships:
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Brandeis University, B.S. Biology, 1999
- Florida International University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2012
Born: 1977
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