Stephanie A. Kanan

Bar Admissions

• Colorado

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Colorado
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law (J.D.)
  • Recipient, Public Service Pledge Award
  • Moot Court Board
  • Public Interest Student Association, Secretary
  • Diversity Awareness Now, Vice President
• University of Puget Sound (B.A., Political Science)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation (2021-2025); Real Estate Litigation (2023-2025)
• Colorado Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, General Litigation (2020-2021)

Representative Matters

• Represented an infrastructure management solutions company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit related to power disruption at a computer chip making plant.
• Represented midstream oil and gas company in breach of contract and bad faith denial of insurance coverage dispute arising out of the construction of a pipeline.
• Represented Chapter 7 Trustee at trial involving various fraud claims, including fraudulent conveyance, breach of fiduciary duty, and civil conspiracy.
• Represented members in a limited liability company asserting individual and derivative claims in an action against other members for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, and dissolution of the company.
• Represented member in a limited liability company in membership interest dispute.
• Represented financial institution in complex federal litigation involving a trust benefitting an heir to the one of the largest private companies in America.
• Represented court-appointed limited receiver of licensed collection agency.
• Represented financial institution in many matters following its purchase of assets from the FDIC.

Previous Professional Experience

• Lindquist & Vennum, LLP, Associate (2013-2016)
• Colorado State Public Defender’s Office, Trial Attorney (2010-2013)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Colorado LGBT Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association
• Faculty of Federal Advocates

Community Involvement

• City Year Denver, Associate Board Member (Present)
• Colorado Lawyers Committee
  • Co-Chair, Denver Legal Night Clinics (2015-2019)
  • Young Lawyers Division, Board Member (2015-2019)
• Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN), Volunteer Attorney (2013-present)
• Impact Denver Leadership Program, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce (Class of 2016)
• United States Peace Corps, Western Kenya, Health Education Resource Volunteer (2003-2005)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Construction Law, Chapter Editor and Author, Third Edition (2020)
• “Case Law and Legislative Updates for Financial Services Industry Practitioners,” Co-Presenter, CBA-CLE, Denver, CO (April 17, 2019)
• “‘Prenups’ Are Not Just for Individuals: Protecting Your Client in a Business Divorce,” Co-Author, Corporate Counsel Magazine (April 2018)
• “Same-Sex Married Couples Can Now File Joint Consumer Bankruptcy Petitions,” Author, Law Week Colorado, Volume 14, Number 21 (May 23, 2016)