<div class="x_elementToProof"> <p> </p> <h1 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="38r6ii" data-start="544" data-end="617"><strong data-start="546" data-end="617">Serious Cases. Strong Mentors. Become the Litigator You Want to Be.</strong></h1> <p data-start="619" data-end="660"><strong data-start="619" data-end="660">Associate Attorney | Denver, Colorado</strong></p> <p data-start="662" data-end="707"><em data-start="662" data-end="707">An active Colorado Bar license is required.</em></p> <p data-start="709" data-end="788">There comes a point in your career when getting more assignments is not enough.</p> <p data-start="790" data-end="999">You want to understand the strategy behind the case. You want to take depositions, argue motions, work directly with clients, prepare cases for trial, and learn from attorneys who have actually done all of it.</p> <p data-start="1001" data-end="1073">That is the opportunity we are building at <strong data-start="1044" data-end="1072">Tyson & Mendes in Denver</strong>.</p> <p data-start="1075" data-end="1320">Our growing Colorado team is looking for an Associate Attorney who wants substantive litigation experience, meaningful responsibility, and the opportunity to develop alongside accomplished litigators handling sophisticated civil defense matters.</p> <p data-start="1322" data-end="1444">If you have built a solid litigation foundation and are ready to become a more complete lawyer, we would like to meet you.</p> <h3 data-section-id="svwmza" data-start="1446" data-end="1491"><strong data-start="1450" data-end="1491">Work on Cases That Will Challenge You</strong></h3> <p data-start="1493" data-end="1609">Our Colorado practice handles significant matters where strategy, judgment, preparation, and strong advocacy matter.</p> <p data-start="1611" data-end="1861">The work includes <strong data-start="1629" data-end="1861">catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, trucking and transportation, construction defect, premises liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, automobile liability, and other complex civil defense matters.</strong></p> <p data-start="1863" data-end="1949">These are cases that give associates an opportunity to develop real litigation skills.</p> <p data-start="1951" data-end="2143">You will have the opportunity to work on discovery, depositions, substantive motion practice, case evaluation and strategy, expert work, client communication, mediation, and trial preparation.</p> <p data-start="2145" data-end="2198">The goal is not simply to help you manage more files.</p> <p data-start="2200" data-end="2248"><strong data-start="2200" data-end="2248">It is to help you become a better litigator.</strong></p> <h3 data-section-id="5qyk99" data-start="2250" data-end="2301"><strong data-start="2254" data-end="2301">Learn From Attorneys Who Know the Courtroom</strong></h3> <p data-start="2303" data-end="2650">Our Denver practice is led regionally by <strong data-start="2344" data-end="2398">Michael Drews, Northwest Regional Managing Partner</strong>, an experienced trial attorney whose practice spans professional liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, trucking and transportation, construction, premises liability, products liability, employment, bad faith, and other complex litigation.</p> <p data-start="2652" data-end="2947">Michael has handled significant matters across multiple jurisdictions, including catastrophic trucking cases in Colorado, and is known for his ability to evaluate complex cases, develop strong case theories, communicate effectively with clients, and take cases into the courtroom when necessary.</p> <p data-start="2949" data-end="3242">Associates also have the opportunity to work with <strong data-start="2999" data-end="3070">David Anderson, Senior Counsel in our Denver and New Mexico offices</strong>, an experienced Colorado litigator whose practice includes serious personal injury defense, construction defect, trucking, automobile accidents, and commercial litigation.</p> <p data-start="3244" data-end="3445">David brings extensive Colorado courtroom experience and a particularly strong background in legal writing and dispositive motion practice, including successful dismissals and summary judgment rulings.</p> <p data-start="3447" data-end="3569">For an associate who wants to learn, that means access to lawyers who can teach you not only <strong data-start="3540" data-end="3569">what to do next, but why.</strong></p> <h3 data-section-id="1pv4lue" data-start="3571" data-end="3606"><strong data-start="3575" data-end="3606">Get Closer to the Courtroom</strong></h3> <p data-start="3608" data-end="3721">If you want to become a trial lawyer, you need opportunities to develop the skills that eventually get you there.</p> <p data-start="3723" data-end="3887">Tyson & Mendes is nationally recognized for our approach to <strong data-start="3783" data-end="3813">Stopping Nuclear Verdicts®</strong>, and our attorneys have access to our Trial Academy and APEX methodology.</p> <p data-start="3889" data-end="3930">But training is only part of development.</p> <p data-start="3932" data-end="4121">You also need meaningful case responsibility, opportunities to watch experienced attorneys work, substantive assignments that challenge you, and increasing ownership as your skills develop.</p> <p data-start="4123" data-end="4178">We want associates who are excited by that progression.</p> <h3 da