Sutton | Booker P.C.

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Jacquelyn S. Booker

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-598-0735
• E-Mail: jbooker@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Professional Liability
• Tort
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 2000
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Additional Biographical Details:

AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Memberships:

• American, Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
• National Association of Women Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• 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

• Telephone: 720-577-4559
• E-Mail: kjohnson@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Professional Liability
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
• 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 (2018-2024); Colorado Super Lawyer (2025)

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Faculty of Federal Advocates
• National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
• 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

• Telephone: 720-577-4665
• E-Mail: alarson@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate Practice
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Crisis/Emergency Management
• First and Third Party Bad Faith

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 (2017-2023); Colorado Super Lawyer (2024-2025)

Memberships:

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• 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

Rachel T. Jennings

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-598-1181
• E-Mail: rjennings@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• First and Third Party Defense
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Claims
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
• Wrongful Death

Admitted

• Colorado
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Memberships:

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• National Association of Women Lawyers
• National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Northeastern University, B.A., 2007
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2013

Matthew W. Cecil

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-577-4649
• E-Mail: mcecil@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Missouri
• Colorado
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships:

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• DePauw University, B.A. Political Science, 2012
• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2016

Ashna Basnet

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-642-8905
• E-Mail: abasnet@suttonbooker.com

Admitted

• Colorado, 2025

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association

Education:

• University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., 2017
• American University, M.A., 2019
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2025

Born: 1994

Tatyana V. Beschastna

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-642-7244
• E-Mail: tbeschastna@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Georgia, 2014
• Colorado, 2023
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Awards

• Pro Bono Publico Award

Education:

• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2014
• Donetsk State University of Management, M.B.A., 2001

Born: 1979

India Cravello

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-598-0870
• E-Mail: icravello@suttonbooker.com

Admitted

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

Memberships:

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• The University of Oklahoma, B.A., 2020
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2024

Born: 1999

Shannon Hughes

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-598-1183
• E-Mail: shughes@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 2017
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships:

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Awards

• Outstanding Legal Masters Student Award, University of Denver

Education:

• Indiana University, B.A., 2009
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D. (Dean's Scholar), 2016

Born: 1986

Karlee I. Janigian

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-577-4671
• E-Mail: kjanigian@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 2020
• Florida
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships:

• American and Colorado Bar Associations
• The Florida Bar
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Florida International University, B.A., 2015
• University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2018

Born: 1991

Laura M. LaVigne

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-598-3274
• E-Mail: llavigne@suttonbooker.com

Admitted

• Colorado, 2025

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association

Education:

• The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 2022
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2025

Born: 2000

Claire Y. Lee-Hsu

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-577-5357
• E-Mail: clee-hsu@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 2014
• New York
• Wyoming
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Yonsei University, B.A., 2005
• Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2009

Born: 1980

Nate E. Moyer

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-642-8955
• E-Mail: nmoyer@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Indiana, 2018
• Colorado, 2022
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships:

• Colorado and Indianapolis Bar Associations
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Indiana University, B.A., 2015
• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., 2018

Born: 1992

Joel Babcock

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-642-8251
• E-Mail: jbabcock@suttonbooker.com

Years of Experience: 30

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Professional Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
• 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
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

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

Dylan Lewis

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 303-256-5806
• E-Mail: dlewis@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Property Damage
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 1997
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Memberships:

• Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Education:

• Westmont College, B.A. (cum laude), 1994
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1997

Born: 1972

Erica Payne

Denver, CO

• Telephone: 720-642-8456
• E-Mail: epayne@suttonbooker.com

Practice Areas

• Appellate
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist

Admitted

• Colorado, 2006
• Oregon
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Additional Biographical Details:

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for work in Litigation-Insurance (2025); Colorado Super Lawyers® (2023); 5280 Magazine-Top Lawyers Denver (2022)

Memberships:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Boston University, B.A. (cum laude), 2000
• University of Colorado at Boulder, J.D., 2006

Born: 1976