Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


Denver Corporate Center III, Suite 600, 7900 East Union Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237-2776

Established: 1973

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Casualty
  • Surety
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Insurance Law
  • Automobile
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Defect
  • Civil Rights Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • COVID-19/Coronavirus
  • Governmental Defense
  • Livestock Liability


About Us

Nathan Dumm & Mayer P.C. is a civil defense law firm practicing insurance defense litigation. Since its inception in 1973, the firm has provided quality legal representation to its clients.

The firm's attorneys are accomplished in a diverse range of legal matters with a specialty in representing governmental entities, defending civil rights claims, and defending all types of personal injury claims.

The firm has been practicing in Covid-19 related areas such as Business Interruption coverage disputes and Covid-19 Workers Compensation.


Client Information

Insurance Clients

Insurance Guaranty Fund Clients

  • Colony Insurance Group

    Non-Insurance Clients

    • Adams County
    • Albertson's LLC
    • Aurora Crime Lab
    • Avis Budget Group, Inc.
    • Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
    • Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC
    • Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
    • CenturyLink, Inc.
    • Cherry Creek School District
    • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
    • City and County of Denver
    • City of Aurora
    • City of Lakewood
    • City of Littleton
    • City of Trinidad
    • Continental Materials Corp.
    • Crawford & Company
    • Dillon Companies, Inc. d/b/a King Scoopers
    • Douglas County, CO
    • Douglas County School District
    • Elbert County, CO
    • Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
    • Isle of Capri Black Hawk, LLC
    • The Kroger Co.
    • Lady Luck Casino
    • Larimer County
    • LKQ Corporation
    • Loaf'N Jug
    • Lockheed Martin Corporation
    • North American Risk Services
    • Penske Truck Leasing Company, L.P.
    • Qwest Communications
    • ROCLA Concrete Tie, Inc.
    • Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
    • Specialty Risk Services, Inc. (SRS)
    • State of Colorado
    • Town of Erie, CO
    • Tradesmen International, Inc.
    • Transit Mix Concrete Co.
    • Unified Metropolitan Forensic Crime Laboratory
    • University of Colorado
    • Wells Fargo

    Personnel Information

    Shareholders


    J. Andrew Nathan

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 49

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Employment Law
    • Civil Rights
    • Land Use
    • Personal Injury
    • Insurance Law
    • Professional Liability
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 1972
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
    • American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Colorado Chapter, 1990; National Board of Directors, 1990-1996)
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • University of Missouri, B.A., 1969
    • University of Colorado, J.D., 1972

    Born: 1947


    Michael Robert Lancto

    Denver, CO

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Premises Liability
    • Construction Litigation
    • Liquor Liability
    • Insurance Law
    • Automobile Liability
    • Professional Liability
    • Food Borne Pathogen Defense
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 1990
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1993
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1995
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado, Arapahoe County and Jefferson County Bar Associations
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    Education:
    • Colorado State University, B.A., 1986
    • University of Denver, J.D., 1990
    Clerkship:
    Law Clerk to District Court Judge Michael J. Watanabe, 1990-1992

    Born: 1964


    Bernard R. Woessner

    Denver, CO

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Workers' Compensation
    • Insurance Law
    • Civil Rights
    • Municipal Liability
    • Employment Law
    • Personal Injury
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 1994
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    Education:
    • Rutgers University, B.A., 1989
    • University of Denver, J.D., 1994

    Born: 1967


    Marni Nathan Kloster

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 18

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Employment Law
    • Land Use
    • Civil Rights
    • Municipal Law
    • Premises Liability
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 2003
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado Bar Association
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • Emory University, B.B.A. (with distinction), 2000
    • University of Denver, J.D., 2003
    Honors:
    Order of St. Ives

    Born: 1978


    Timothy R. Fiene

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 12

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Workers' Compensation
    • Premises Liability
    • Municipal Liability
    • Personal Injury
    • Employment Law
    • Civil Rights
    • Construction Litigation
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 2009
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • Colorado State University, B.S., 2004
    • Colorado State University, B.A., 2004
    • University of Denver, J.D., 2009

    Born: 1981


    Ashley Hernandez-Schlagel

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 10

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Litigation
    • Civil Rights
    • Employment Law
    • Land Use
    • Premises Liability
    • Automobile Litigation
    • Municipal Law
    • Insurance Coverage Litigation
    • Bad Faith
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 2011
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • Supreme Court of the United States, 2020
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • Utah State University, B.S., 2006
    • Utah State University, M.S., 2008
    • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2011

    Born: 1984


    Nicholas C. Poppe

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 7

    Practice Areas
    • Civil Rights
    • Insurance Defense
    • Governmental Entity Law
    • Employment Counsel
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 2014
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2016
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
    Memberships:
    • The Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • University of Denver, B.A., 2010
    • University of Denver, J.D., 2014

    Emily M. Miller

    Denver, CO

    Years of Experience: 7

    Practice Areas
    • Automobile Accidents
    • Civil Rights
    • Civil Litigation
    • Construction Litigation
    • Construction Defect
    • Employment
    • Insurance Defense
    • Premises Liability
    Admitted
    • Colorado, 2016
    • Arizona, 2020
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2016
    Memberships:
    • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
    Education:
    • Northwestern University, B.A., 2005
    • University of Colorado at Boulder, M.A., 2010
    • University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2016

    Born: 1987

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