Aaron D. Cuellar

Associate

Aaron Cuellar’s experience includes general litigation, workers’ compensation, tax law, and corporate governance. 

Mr. Cuellar earned his JD from Gonzaga School of Law, an MBA from Gonzaga School of Business, and a BA in Political Science from Saint Mary’s College of California.  While in law school, Mr. Cuellar clerked for the Honorable Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian with the Eastern District Court of Washington, was a legal intern for a credit union, and clerked for the Gonzaga Law Low-Income Tax Clinic. He received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Corporate Social Responsibility and was a recipient of the Dean’s Excellence Award Scholarship and a merit scholarship.  Mr. Cuellar is admitted in all courts in the State of Nevada. He is also certified to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

Las Vegas Office
1160 North Town Center Drive
Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Education

JD: Gonzaga School of Law, 2024
MBA: Gonzaga School of Business, 2024, Financial Concentration, Honors Dean’s List
BA: Saint Mary’s College of California, 2021, Political Science

Contact

cuellara@hallevans.com

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Aaron

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Corporate Social Responsibility, 2022
  • Dean’s Excellence Award Scholarship Recipient, 2021
  • Merit Scholarship Recipient, 2021
  • Linden Cup Moot Court, Semi-Finalist, 2022
Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Nevada
    • Young Lawyer Section
    • Tax Law Section
    • Elder Law Section
Professional Experience
  • Judicial Extern, Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian, Eastern District Court of Washington, Spokane, WA, 2023

Catherine A. Freeman

Member

Catherine Freeman represents businesses, public entities, and professionals in complex business litigation, employment, professional liability, and insurance defense cases.

Born and raised in Idaho, Ms. Freeman recently moved to Montana after practicing law in Idaho for the last decade. Before joining Hall & Evans, she focused on civil insurance defense at a small firm in Boise, Idaho. Prior to that, she worked as in house counsel for Ada County in the Civil Division of the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in Boise, Idaho where she represented elected officials and their employees in employment, professional liability, tort, appeals, and other cases.

In 2022, Ms. Freeman received a Service Award from the Idaho State Bar and was named Accomplished Under 40 by the Idaho Business Review. The Idaho State Bar also named her Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2018. She is an active member of several professional organizations.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Idaho, 2013
  • Montana, 2023
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Missoula Office
125 Bank Street
Suite 403
Missoula, MT 59802

Education

JD: University of Idaho College of Law, 2013
BA: University of Idaho, 2009, English

Contact

freemanc@hallevans.com

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Catherine

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Professional Associations
  • Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section, 2013-present; Former Secretary, 2020-2022; Former Section Chair, 2022-2023; Former Anti-Discrimination Anti-Harassment Committee Chair, 2020-2023
  • Idaho Association of Defense Counsel, 2021-present
  • Idaho Women Lawyers, Former Gala Co-Chair, 2018-present
  • Defense Research Institute, 2021-present
  • American Inn of Court No. 130, Former Barrister & Team Captain, 2020-2023
  • Idaho Fourth District Bar Association’s Law Day, Former Chair, 2012-2018
  • Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 2013-2021
Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Service Award, Idaho State Bar, 2022
  • Accomplished Under 40, Idaho Business Review, 2022
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer, Idaho State Bar, 2018
Other Activities
  • Outside of work, Catie can be found playing tennis, golfing, skiing, reading, or enjoying a true crime podcast.
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • ​Co-Presenter, “Free Speech Issues for Local Governments,” Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 2020
  • Presenter, “A Guide to Social Media for the Public Employer,” American Association of Airport Executives-Northwest Chapter, 2018
  • Panelist, “Lawyering Skills,” Idaho State Bar Association New Attorney Program, 2014-2021
  • Panelist, “Warranties, Insurance and Indemnification,” Idaho Public Purchasing Association, 2019
Business & Community Service
  • Idaho State Bar Grading Volunteer, 2018-present

  • University of Idaho Alumni Association, Former President, 2016-2022

  • University of Idaho School of Law Ethics Orientation Mentor, 2017-2019

Professional Experience
  • Associate Attorney, Gjording Fouser, PLLC, Boise, ID, 2021-2023
  • Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, Boise, ID, 2013-2021

Nadia H. Patrick

Member

Nadia Patrick is a trial lawyer with experience in litigating complex cases at the state and federal levels. She focuses her practice on civil litigation with an emphasis in catastrophic casualty, transportation law (including trucking and railroad defense), employment law, and toxic tort defense. Her unique experience allows her to help employers navigate workplace accidents, regulatory inspections, personal liability investigations, and crisis management and prevention. Nadia represents Fortune 500 companies in the transportation and medical sectors, and has significant experience representing insurance clients in high-value personal injury cases.

Nadia began her career litigating cases on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor and was able to hone her skills as a litigator by trying numerous cases on behalf of the Secretary of Labor. She went on to work for the Colorado Office of the Attorney General, where she represented the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) and assisted with drafting some of the first retail marijuana regulations in the nation.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2011
  • Montana, 2016
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Texas A&M School of Law, 2010
BS: Towson University, 2005, English

Contact

patrickn@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Transportation Law, 2025
  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, “Rising Star,” Transportation/Maritime, 2019
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Rhone Brackett Inn of Court
Languages
  • Urdu
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars

  • Presenter, “Flipping Favor: How to Turn Plaintiff’s Physicians Into Your Experts,” Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 2021

  • Presenter, “Finding False Claims – An Introduction to Qui Tam Litigation,” National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 2019

  • Presenter, “Blurry Vision: How Rheumatological Conditions Can Present as Interstitial Fibrosis in Occupational Claims,” Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 2019

  • Co-Author, “Red Light/Green Light: Ethics in the Age of ‘Legal’ Marijuana,” Hall & Evans, LLC, 2015

  • Presenter, “Where the Reefer Meets the Road: A Practical Approach to Pot Regulations,” Rhone Brackett Inn of Court, 2015

  • Presenter, “Implications of Unwarrantables in MSHA’s Pattern of Violations,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 2013

  • Presenter, “Navigating the D-Chain,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 2012

  • Presenter, “MSHA Safeguards: A Primer,” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor and Mine Safety Health Administration, 2011

Erin E. Snow

Counsel

Erin Snow focuses on Colorado’s government affairs and regulatory issues important to her clients.  With over a decade of legislative experience, Ms. Snow provides counsel to a wide variety of businesses, nonprofits, and insurers before the Colorado General Assembly and the Division of Insurance.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Snow was an elected leadership development coach and education policy program leader for a non-profit supporting a national network of civic leaders to end educational inequity.  Previously, she served as Legislative Counsel for U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke, where she advised on veterans’ affairs, education, voting rights, campaign finance, and immigration.  As Staff Director for the U.S. House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, she drafted and managed legislative priorities at the federal level and oversaw VA and Department of Labor programs. Locally, Ms. Snow served as Policy Director for a former Colorado Senator and congressional candidate, a Consultant for the Colorado Department of Education & Donnell-Kay Foundation, and a Legal Fellow for a Colorado Senator. Before going to law school, she taught 7th grade English in Los Angeles, California as a Teach For America corps member.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2011

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2011
MA: Loyola Marymount University, 2006, Secondary Education
BA: Vanderbilt University, 2004, English, magna cum laude

Contact

snowe@hallevans.com

Robert M. Ferm

Of Counsel

Robert Ferm’s practice concentrates on regulatory and corporate transactional matters on behalf of the insurance industry, and regulated industries and professions. He represents a wide range of entities from national trade associations to individual companies. Robert’s accomplishments include participation in the drafting and passage of Colorado tort reform, workers’ compensation reform, regulatory re-engineering of the business of insurance and health care policy reform.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1975
  • Colorado, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, District of Central California
  • Republic of Palau and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1981

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: Southwestern University School of Law, 1973, Dean’s List
BA: University of California at Los Angeles, 1970, Political Science, cum laude

Contact

fermr@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Government Relations Practice, 2007-2025

  • Colorado Super Lawyers®, Legislative & Governmental Affairs, 2006-2009; 2012-2016

  • American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

  • Member of Numerous State, Regulatory Agency, and Division of Insurance Advisory Groups Concerning Property and Casualty, Life, and Health Insurance Issues

  • Attorney General, Republic of Palau, 1981-1982

Blog Posts About Robert
Expert Witness Testimony
  • Dental2U & Granzier v. Barker, Birrell, & Kirton, McConkie P.C., D.Utah, 2:15-CV-00732-TC, 2017
  • Marlow v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Denver District Court, 2009-CV-7756, 2010
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
    • Health Law Section
    • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
      • Insurance Regulation Committee, Past Chair, Current Vice Chair
  • Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Vice President, 2020-present; Past Chair; Board Member, 2010-present
  • State Law Resources, Past Board Member
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Co-Author, “The Colorado Option Standardized Health Benefit Plan: A Miracle Drug – Or a Placebo – For Colorado’s Healthcare System?” FORC Journal, Vol. 34, Ed. 3, Fall 2023
  • Co-Author, “Data Breach Legislation and the Insurance Industry,” FORC Journal, Vol. 30, Ed. 2, Summer 2019
  • Co-Author, “Colorado Seeks Another First- Universal Health Care,” FORC Journal, Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Spring 2016
  • Panelist, “Health Care Reform, the ACA and State Health Legislative Initiatives,” American Conference Institute’s 10th National Forum on Insurance Regulation, July 2015
  • Panelist/Moderator, “Avoiding E&O Litigation Targeted at the Insurer, Retailer and Wholesaler: Managing the Expectations of an Outraged Insured,” ALFA Labor & Employment, Insurance & Professional Liability Practice Groups Seminar, June 2014
  • Program Committee Federation of Regulatory Council, “Captives & Insolvency Ethics, Hot Topics & Latest Developments,” December 15, 2013
  • Panelist, Counsel Forum, NCCI 2013 Annual Issues Symposium, May 2013
  • Program Committee, “National Healthcare and Financial Services Reform and its Impact on the Insurance Industry,” NAIC Fall National Meeting 2011
  • Program Co-Chair ABA Business Law Section, “Emerging Issues for Investment Advisors under the Dodd-Frank Act and State Securities Laws,” April 14, 2011
  • Speaker, “Lobbying for a Successful Transaction: Government Affairs as a Mergers and Acquisition Tool,” American Bar Assn. Annual Business Law Section, Oct 2010
  • Co-Author, “Compendium of State Surplus Line Eligibility Requirements,” FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 20, Ed.3, The Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Fall 2009
  • Contributing Editor, “Reference Handbook On Insurance Company Runoff And Receiverships Property/Casualty & Life/Health,” Fifth Edition, Sponsored by the Excess, Surplus Lines & Reinsurance, Insurance Regulation, Insurance Coverage, Self Insurance and Risk Managers Committees of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 2009
  • Speaker, FORC Annuity Summit, December 2008
  • Co-Author, “Current Developments in Health Insurance Rate Regulation,” FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol.19, Ed.2, The Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc., Summer 2008
  • Program Chair, “Emerging Litigation and Regulatory Developments in Insurance Law,” TIPS/ABA/AIA Symposium, November 8, 2007
  • Program Chair and Moderator ABA Annual Meeting, “What You Need to Know – The Purchase and Sale of Insurance Companies and Agencies,” August 10, 2007
  • Program Chair and Moderator ALFA International Program, “Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege with Respect to Internal and External Investigations of Insurance Companies,” June 6-8, 2007
  • Co-Chair, “Buyer Beware: A Nuts and Bolts Guide to Buying Insurers, Agencies and Books of Business,” co-sponsored by the Federation of Regulatory Counsel and the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, June 2, 2007
  • Co-Author, “The Policy Debate on Government Sponsored Heath Care Reinsurance Mechanisms,” FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, September 1, 2005
  • Author, Senior Editor, “Annotations to Surplus Lines Statutes Fourth Edition,” American Bar Association TIPS, 2005
  • Co-Chair, “GET SMART: The Future of Insurance Regulation,” co-sponsored by the Federation of Regulatory Counsel and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, June 11, 2005
  • Co-Chair, “Insurance Litigation: Tools for Conquering New Frontiers and Familiar Foes,” co-sponsored by the American Insurance Association and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, June 9-10, 2005
  • Co-Chair and Moderator, TIPS/ABA/AIA Insurance Litigation National CLE, May 2005
  • Speaker, Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico insurance agents on behalf of the Colorado Surplus Lines Association, March 24, 2005
  • Co-Author, “Colorado´s No-Fault Automobile Insurance System Runs out of Gas; An Examination of Colorado´s New Tort Based Automobile Insurance Law,” FORC Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, December 3, 2003

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