Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC

Firm Overview

This nationally recognized litigation boutique holds the powerful to account and represents clients in their most consequential trials and appeals across the United States. The firm is trusted by individuals, businesses, and nonprofits when the stakes are highest and results matter most.

In just the past two years, the firm has tried seven cases and secured more than $80 million in judgments against defendants represented by AmLaw 50 law firms. Its attorneys have argued before the United States Supreme Court and the Colorado Supreme Court and have used their deep litigation experience to resolve significant disputes favorably for both companies and individuals.

The firm’s diverse client base includes injured families seeking justice, defrauded consumers enforcing their rights, businesses and individuals fighting back against monopoly power, and Fortune 500 companies engaged in complex corporate disputes. Whether representing individuals or some of the nation’s largest corporations, the firm is known for bringing outstanding legal talent to the most important cases.

The firm advances its clients’ goals—and the public interest—through innovative litigation and a steadfast commitment to integrity, excellence, creativity, collaboration, and professionalism. Its lawyers bring decades of experience from both private practice and public service, with a track record in some of the most significant civil rights, antitrust, mass tort, consumer protection, and intellectual property matters of the past two decades.

Experience and Credentials

Firm attorneys have:

• Tried civil and criminal cases to judgment in 15 states;
• Argued 22 appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts;
• Recovered over $2 billion for clients;
• Served as Solicitor General of Colorado, securing landmark settlements with the opioid industry and the Catholic Church;
• Played a leading role in the BP Oil Spill Commission’s investigation into the Deepwater Horizon disaster;
• Led the Colorado Attorney General’s consumer fraud unit, returning millions to Colorado consumers;
• Served as General Counsel of a billion-dollar startup and of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association;
• Served as Assistant Federal Public Defender in Washington, D.C., representing indigent defendants;
• Clerked for three U.S. Supreme Court Justices, five U.S. Courts of Appeals judges, three U.S. District Court judges, two Colorado Supreme Court Justices, and five Colorado Court of Appeals judges;
• Served on numerous nonprofit and academic boards, including the Colorado State University System, Colorado Legal Services, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – D.C., Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado, and the Denver Foundation.

Recognition and Honors

The firm’s attorneys have earned broad recognition for their exceptional advocacy:

• Three are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers;
• One is a member of the American Law Institute, and another is an inductee of the International Society of Barristers;
• Several have been honored by Forbes Top 200 Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, National Law Journal, Lawdragon, and other leading publications;
• Multiple attorneys have received awards from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, including Case of the Year, Mentor of the Year, DEI Champion of the Year, Leader of the Year, and the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Performance.

Bringing together top-tier legal minds from across the country, the firm is united by a shared mission: to deliver outstanding results for clients in high-stakes trials and appeals, while pursuing justice and accountability at the highest level.