As we step into 2026, we are grateful for a year defined by strong results, continued growth, and leadership that sets the foundation for what comes next. Rather than dwelling on the past, we are carrying those lessons and relationships forward as we continue to build for the future.
Throughout 2025, Ogborn Mihm secured significant recoveries for clients in complex, high-stakes matters while expanding the firm with exceptional trial lawyers and strategic hires who reinforce our commitment to excellence. At the same time, our attorneys continued to lead within the trial law community and the brain injury advocacy space, advancing the law and supporting those we serve.
Below are highlights from a year marked by impact, growth, and forward momentum.
In 2025, we were honored to welcome the following attorneys to the firm:
Taylor M. Ogborn
A third-generation Ogborn to join the firm, Taylor focuses her practice on personal injury litigation, representing clients in catastrophic injury, brain and spinal cord injury, wrongful death, and insurance matters.
David Roth
David is widely relied upon for high-stakes insurance coverage and bad faith disputes, bringing deep trial and appellate experience to matters that shape insurer obligations.
Stephanie K. Wood
Drawing on a Big Law background and decades of courtroom experience, Stephanie handles complex commercial, employment, and whistleblower matters through trial and mediation.
Megan K. Matthews
Megan is a leading Colorado trial lawyer whose practice centers on complex medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith litigation.
Megan K. O’Byrne
Megan brings extensive experience litigating employment and whistleblower matters, including years with the EEOC and a deep command of employment law through trial and appeal.
In 2025, Ogborn Mihm recovered more than $27 million for clients, helping individuals and families rebuild after catastrophic injury, professional retaliation, and profound loss. Selected case highlights include:
The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a $10 million jury verdict in a case involving permanent brain injuries caused by toxic chemical exposure. In doing so, the Court adopted a new statewide, objective “reasonably foreseeable” standard governing when parties must preserve evidence before litigation begins. The decision not only upheld a life-changing recovery for our clients, but also established precedent with broad impact on civil litigation across Colorado.
The firm represented dozens of victims whose lives were devastated by the 2021 Marshall Fire, securing recoveries as part of a global $640 million settlement resolving claims against Xcel Energy and other defendants. The settlement addressed losses arising from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes throughout Boulder County.
Ogborn Mihm secured a recovery exceeding $6 million for a client who suffered devastating and permanent brain+ injuries. By holding multiple insurers accountable and refusing to back down, the firm ensured meaningful resources to support the client’s long-term quality of life.
The firm obtained a verdict in excess of $400,000 for a flight paramedic who sustained permanent tinnitus and hearing loss following two cabin depressurization incidents. The case was later discussed by attorneys Kylie Schmidt and Nicole Quintana on the Colorado Trial Lawyers Connection Podcast.
Ogborn Mihm achieved favorable settlements in several complex whistleblower retaliation cases involving healthcare professionals, criminal antitrust whistleblowers, government fraud reporting, and grant fraud reporting. We also obtained favorable results for clients in disability discrimination, sex discrimination, medical leave, and harassment cases.
Ogborn Mihm’s commercial litigation group clocked some significant victories in 2025 by staying focused on reasonable resolutions and making sure our clients’ interests, instead of fees, are at the center of our strategy. A few examples: We successfully defeated a preliminary injunction that was an existential threat to our client’s business; we efficiently resolved a non-compete problem for one our entrepreneurs to enable him to get his business off the ground without spending all of the seed money on litigation; we got our client dismissed from a ridiculously contrived and complicated case as he was simply performing accounting duties; we helped a client recover nearly 100% of the value of a major asset when due to a manufacturing flaw that took years to discover; and we helped several members in various LLC’s hold the companies and managers to account so their investment – and the companies – could thrive.
Ogborn Mihm attorneys continued to lead through service, scholarship, and advocacy.
We literally wrote the book. Colorado Personal Injury was originally authored by Amanda Pfeil Hood and other OM attorneys, and under Amanda’s leadership, the 2025 edition was updated to reflect critical changes in Colorado law, including increased injury damage caps and expanded wrongful death rights allowing siblings to bring claims. The update incorporates the collaborative legislative efforts of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, COPIC, and Colorado’s liability insurance community that culminated in the passage of House Bill 24-1472.
Jason Wesoky was named President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for the 2025–2026 term, continuing the firm’s long tradition of leadership within CTLA.
Amanda Pfeil Hood concluded her term as Chair of the Brain Injury Association of Colorado, which launched a vetted statewide directory of brain injury service providers. She also serves on the Board of MINDSOURCE Brain Injury Network, operating under the Colorado Department of Human Services.
As we move forward in 2026, our focus remains clear: delivering exceptional advocacy, deepening trusted relationships, and continuing to grow thoughtfully in service of our clients and community.
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