Trial Lawyers for High Stakes Litigation

Ogborn Mihm is a full-service litigation law firm of trial-tested and accomplished lawyers. We handle complex cases across a wide spectrum of practice areas, focusing primarily on cases with a significant likelihood of going to trial. We have earned the respect of our clients and colleagues on account of our individualized attention to cases, our unwavering resolve to obtain the best result we can by taking any case the necessary distance, our expertise in complicated areas of the law, and our professionalism.

Appellate

Appeals are vastly different from trials. While a trial focuses on facts and persuading a jury, an appeal is about the nuances of complex and varying legal authorities and persuading a panel of seasoned judges.
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Bankruptcy Litigation

Bankruptcy brings its own set of complex rules, unfamiliar to many lawyers. Our bankruptcy trial lawyers represent trustees, or parties, in bankruptcy litigation, particularly high-stakes matters involving legal malpractice, business torts, preference payments to creditors, and fraudulent conveyance claims.
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Business Torts & Fraud

Our business fraud lawyers have represented clients in high-stakes litigation for decades. Our experience in hundreds of cases involving a wide variety of claims allows us to apply maximum pressure from day one, combining aggressive representation with effective strategy.
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Commercial & Contract Litigation

Our lawyers have litigated and tried contract and other business disputes for individuals and businesses for many years. We know you are not in business to pay legal bills, and we develop case strategies that minimize risk, cost and delay.
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Corporation, Partnership & LLC Disputes

If you are a business owner going through a “business divorce,” or one of your partners is abusing their power, breaching agreements, or shirking their fiduciary duties, our trial lawyers can help you navigate the transition and hold wrongdoers accountable.
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Construction Litigation

Whether the dispute involves scope of work issues, delay and acceleration claims, design and defect claims, or environmental issues, our construction attorneys are here to assist you. The end goal of construction is to get something built, and our role is to help you make it happen.
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Employment Litigation

Our employment law attorneys represent individuals, including executives and in-house counsel, who’ve suffered workplace injustice. From sexual harassment, to whistleblower retaliation, to breach of employment contract, to defense in non-compete cases, our attorneys advocate for and counsel employees.
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Insurance Disputes

Whether you are an individual or a company, whether you have auto, professional liability, homeowners, HOA, or business insurance, our insurance dispute attorneys will help you navigate the complex, demanding maze of bad faith insurance disputes.
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Legal Malpractice

When a lawyer’s negligence causes significant damage, our legal malpractice attorneys step in for individuals and businesses. Whether the misconduct relates to a lawsuit, business transaction, estate plan, or intellectual property, our attorneys help make something wrong right.
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Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals literally hold a patient’s life in their hands. When one negligently injures or kills a patient, our attorneys step in. If someone whose promise is to make things better makes things worse, our lawyers can help.
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Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

If you or a family member have suffered a catastrophic brain injury, burn, spinal injury, or other life-altering harm, we’re here to help. We represent victims and families in navigating the complexities of insurance, medical care, negotiation and litigation.
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Trust & Estates Litigation

Family matters can be complicated. If your family is in a dispute involving a trust, estate, or other probate matter, we represent family members, trustees, and personal representatives in litigation, and counsel fiduciaries about their duties, roles and responsibilities.
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Whistleblower & Qui Tam

Our whistleblower and qui tam attorneys represent and counsel individuals who uncover illegal, unethical, or fraudulent conduct. We represent relators and whistleblowers who wish to report fraud or other wrongful conduct or who have suffered retaliation for doing so.
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Mike Hauck
Mike Ogborn
Murray Ogborn
Nicole M. Quintana
Peter A. McClenahan
Quinn S. Girrens
Steve Shapiro
Susan Hardie Jacks

Mike Hauck

Of Counsel

Mike is a 1989 honors graduate of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, MN (now known as Mitchell Hamline School of Law). Prior to law school, Mike received his B.S. in Business Administration with an accounting major from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, the city of his birth.

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Mike Ogborn

Partner

Litigation can be brutal, and individuals and businesses often suffer because lawyers do things “the same old way.” Not with Mike. Mike relentlessly pursues new and better answers. He knows that better answers come only with understanding and obtaining a true appreciation of your world. As a young lawyer, Mike honed his courtroom presence as a deputy district attorney. For the last two decades, Mike has focused his practice on business litigation, personal injury, and construction litigation. Mike brings his leadership and presence to obtain significant verdicts and settlements for his clients.

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Murray Ogborn

Partner

Murray Ogborn has handled and tried cases in almost every field of law in jurisdictions around the country during his long career. He is passionate about his clients and loves the courtroom. He is a devoted story teller and uses stories to teach, connect, and try cases. Murray is also a forefather of focus groups, which are used to test case issues and craft case themes that capture these stories.

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Nicole M. Quintana

Partner

Nicole Quintana’s attention to case details is matched by her empathy for her clients and her ability to capture and tell their stories. Whether representing individuals, small businesses, or large corporations, Nicole’s strength lies in navigating complex cases. She represents clients in high stakes business litigation, plaintiff’s legal malpractice, and catastrophic personal injury cases—preparing every case for trial, but always keeping in mind the ultimate goal of the client.

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Peter A. McClenahan

Of Counsel

Peter McClenahan is a skilled and dynamic trial lawyer who has spent nearly twenty years honing his craft in the courtroom. Peter’s practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, complex business and civil litigation, and professional malpractice. He values the relationships he forms with his clients and has obtained multiple multi-million dollar jury verdicts on their behalf. Peter was selected as a 2019 Colorado Super Lawyer and was recognized by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019.

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Quinn S. Girrens

Associate

With every case Quinn handles, she maintains the values of client-centered practice, integrity and inclusion. She understands that each of her clients have a unique story to tell and it is with great pride that Quinn is trusted to tell their story. Through storytelling, Quinn is able to dedicate her practice to advancing her client’s interests, while providing competent and considerate representation. Quinn’s practice focuses on representing individuals facing life-changing personal injuries, including individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and orthopedic injuries.

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Steve Shapiro

Partner

Steven Shapiro is an experienced trial lawyer who has represented people with all types of brain injuries. His practice focuses primarily on representing those who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Steve’s work ethic, dedication, and compassion for his clients have resulted in significant verdicts and settlements for them.

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Susan Hardie Jacks

Of Counsel

In her more than 30-year career, Susie Jacks has helped clients resolve disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the nation in a wide array of areas – including real estate and other investment fraud schemes, fiduciary duty litigation, intellectual property, construction, probate, professional malpractice and bankruptcy-based preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation. Whether the client is one person or dozens of individuals, a bankruptcy trustee, a corporation, or trust beneficiaries, Susie understands that each dispute is personal and has significant and frequently life-changing consequences.

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Trial Lawyers for High Stakes Litigation

What We Do

Appellate

Bankruptcy Litigation

Business Torts & Fraud

Commercial & Contract Litigation

Corporation, Partnership & LLC Disputes

Construction Litigation

Employment Litigation

Insurance Disputes

Legal Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Trust & Estates Litigation

Whistleblower & Qui Tam

Who We Are

Area of Practice

Mike Hauck

Mike Ogborn

Murray Ogborn

Nicole M. Quintana

Peter A. McClenahan

Quinn S. Girrens

Steve Shapiro

Susan Hardie Jacks

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