Overview

Messner Reeves is a full-service business law firm providing legal services to a diverse group of clients that include Fortune 500 companies, individual entrepreneurs, and executives across a wide range of industries. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices nationwide, our focus is to help clients maximize their business potential, resulting in positive impacts.We confront legal challenges with assertive action, business acumen and wide-ranging legal expertise to represent your best interests.We act as your business partners and extend our experience to deliver the very highest quality legal representation and standards for integrity and accountability. We are experts at mitigating risk and optimizing your business opportunities, and we work in partnership with you. The driving force behind our success is an entrepreneurial spirit that is unmatched by any other law firm. We believe in supporting our lawyers as they build the practice that’s right for them. The result is a firm of highly motivated people loving what they do – practicing law and helping you achieve your goals. When we were founded 25 years ago, our entrepreneurial spirit was born out of necessity. Now, we maintain this spirit by choice.
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Practice Areas:
33
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
11

Rankings

Regional

Colorado

Tier
1
Colorado
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier
1
Colorado
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier
1
Colorado
Real Estate Law
Tier
2
Colorado
Litigation - Insurance

Las Vegas

Tier
3
Las Vegas
Commercial Litigation

Orange County

Tier
3
Orange County
Litigation - Insurance

Rankings

Regional

Colorado

Tier
1
Colorado
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier
1
Colorado
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier
1
Colorado
Real Estate Law
Tier
2
Colorado
Litigation - Insurance

Las Vegas

Tier
3
Las Vegas
Commercial Litigation

Orange County

Tier
3
Orange County
Litigation - Insurance

Phoenix

Tier
3
Phoenix
Litigation - Patent

Practice Areas

Messner Reeves LLP has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 6 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Food and Beverage Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Insurance Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Union
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Messner Reeves LLP proudly has 11 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Offices & Contacts

Denver, CO
Phoenix, AZ
7250 North 16th Street, Suite 410
Phoenix, AZ 85020
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Costa Mesa, CA
San Jose, CA
160 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95113
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Colorado Springs, CO
Greenwood Village, CO
6465 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Suite 650
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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Las Vegas, NV
8945 West Russell Road, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89148
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New York, NY
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