Claire Hunter

Ms. Hunter is the Managing Partner of HKM’s Denver office. She has handled complex litigation throughout the country and focuses on employment, tort, and contract related disputes. Her work has been recognized in the legal community, earning her the distinction of Rising Star from Super Lawyers magazine as well as opportunities to teach Continuing Legal Education classes to other attorneys and be published in the Colorado Lawyer. For each case, she identifies the client’s goals and then works to achieve those through legal analysis, persuasive writing, skilled negotiation, and oral argument.

Education:

• Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington
  • Doctor of Law (J.D., 2007)
  • Honors: Order of the Barristers;
  • Indiana University School of Law Trial Tournament (First Place);
  • Certificate of Merit for highest achievement in two courses, Negotiations and Trial Advocacy
  • Activities and Societies:
    • Member, National Trial Competition Team
    • Teaching Assistant, Trial Advocacy Course

• Michigan State University – James Madison College (B.A., Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, 2004)
  • Honors College Distinction; award recipient
  • Activities and Societies:
    • Member, Michigan State Honors College
    • Founding Member, Michigan State Mock Trial Team
    • Delegate/Award Recipient, International Relations Organization (Model UN)

Published Works:

• Ms. Hunter co-authored an article entitled “The Early History of the Colorado Court of Appeals” that was published in the Colorado Lawyer (Nov. 2008, Vol. 37, No. 11.) and republished in the book, Steam, Steel, and Statutes:  True Tales from Colorado Legal History.  It was the first published work on the history of the Colorado Court of Appeals., Coauthor, The Early History of the Colorado Court of Appeals, The Colorado Lawyer, 2008

Professional Associations:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• Plaintiff’s Employment Law Association
• Washington State Bar Association

Awards and Recognitions:

• Named a “Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney in Denver, CO” by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Selected as a “Rising Star” (a distinction given to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state) by Super Lawyers Magazine (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)

Pro Bono Service:

• Ms. Hunter volunteers for the “Lawyer Hours” at the Gathering Place to help individuals with their legal needs and assists in finding them resources. The Gathering Place is Denver’s only daytime drop-in center for women, children, and transgender individuals who are experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado
• Washington

Practice Areas:

• Employment Law
• General Litigation