Ciara N. Kimminau

Associate

Ciara Kimminau’s practice is focused on labor and employment law and public entity matters. She is also experienced in handling business disputes involving contracts and property.

While attending the University of Colorado Law School, Ms. Kimminau was an ACLU Student Bar Association Representative, a volunteer for the “I Have a Dream” foundation, and the recipient of numerous scholarships. Ms. Kimminau began her career at the Colorado Civil Rights Division handling employment, housing, and public accommodation discrimination. Since moving to private practice, she has focused on employment and commercial business litigation at small firms in Denver.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

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

Education

JD: University of Colorado School of Law, 2019

BA: University of Colorado, 2015, Sociology

Contact

kimminauc@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Stavish Family Endowed Scholarship
  • William & Maxine Rentfro Law Diversity Scholarship
  • Gilbert Goldstein Scholarship
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association

Sophie Kaineg

Associate

Sophie Kaineg’s practice focuses on employment litigation and public entity matters. Ms. Kaineg is also experienced with general insurance defense and workers’ compensation claims.

Ms. Kaineg graduated cum laude from the University of California Law in San Francisco where she was awarded Best Oral Argument in moot court and served as teaching assistant for constitutional law and moot court. She also interned with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and with the Center for Biological Diversity.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

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

Education

JD: University of California Law-San Francisco, 2020, cum laude
BA: The University of Chicago, 2014, English Language and Literature

Contact

kainegs@hallevans.com

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Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Author, “The Growing Problem of Space Debris,” Hastings Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2020

Danyelle Semjonovs

Senior Associate

Danyelle Semjonovs’ broad labor and employment law experience includes litigation, compliance, enforcement, policy, advising, and investigations.  Ms. Semjonovs advises and defends corporate clients in employment matters from simple discrimination or misclassification claims to SCA audits at the Department of Labor.  She frequently handles matters involving labor and employment law, EEOC proceedings, OFCCP audits, defamation, privacy law, technology abuse, and sexual harassment/assault.  In 2024, Ms. Semjonovs received her Workplace Investigations Certificate from the Society for Human Resources Management.  She has served as first chair and trial counsel in numerous matters across Colorado, California, and Washington.

Ms. Semjonovs began her career as an Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Officer for the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs where she made employment rights determinations and ensured that complaints and proactive enforcement activities were processed in accordance with directives, regulations, policies, and case law.  She also served as a Staff Attorney for a sexual violence law center in Seattle, WA where she provided survivor-centered legal representation to sexual assault survivors on a broad range of legal matters including privacy litigation, employment discrimination based on sex, and Title IX campus hearings.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2021
  • California, 2022
  • Washington, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Central California
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Location

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

Education

JD: University of Colorado Law School, 2016

BA: University of California-Riverside, 2012, Political Science, cum laude

Contact

semjonovsd@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Honor Roll of Volunteer Attorneys, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2021

  • Attorney of the Year, Whitcomb Selinsky P.C., 2022

License
  • Workplace Investigations Certificate, Society for Human Resource Management, 2024
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Presenter, “Addressing Sexual Harassment in Brewer Environments: Fostering Respectful Workplaces,” Craft Beer Professionals, CPB Connects, October 2023
  • Presenter, “Employment Law 101 for Small Businesses,” Brewer’s Association, Craft Brewer’s Conference, February 2023
  • Presenter, “Understanding Sex-Based Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace,” Sexual Violence Law Center, Community Outreach Series, September 2021
  • Presenter, “Identifying and Addressing Technology Enabled Abuse,” Access to Justice Board, Annual Conference, August 2021
Languages
  • Spanish 

Trevor Uffelman

Counsel

Trevor Uffelman handles complicated, high exposure disputes for national and international clients in a diverse array of litigation that focuses on transportation, commercial disputes, insurance defense cases and coverage disputes, and all kinds of third-party casualty litigation.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Uffelman served in-house as General Counsel, Chief Claims Officer, and Corporate Secretary for a group captive insurance company which underwrites risks for large motor carriers and served as General Counsel for a leading national LTL transportation company. Mr. Uffelman’s executive roles in insurance and trucking provide substantial insight into corporate operations that shapes—and adds significant value—to his daily litigation practice.

Mr. Uffelman began his career in private practice, focusing on complex commercial litigation, employment litigation, FELA litigation, and insurance defense in Helena, Montana.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Missoula Office
125 Bank Street
Suite 403
Missoula, MT 59802

Education

JD: The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2004
BA: Carrol College, 2001, Political Science, Minor in International Relations, with honors

Contact

uffelmant@hallevans.com

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Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Trucking Defense Advocacy Council
Decisions
  • Montana Dep’t of Transportation v. Montana Dep’t of Lab. &Indus., 385 Mont. 274 (Mont. 2016)
  • Fenwick v. State, Dep’t of Mil. Affs., Disaster & Emergency Servs. Div., 383 Mont. 151 (Mont. 2016)
  • Lay v. State Dep’t of Mil. Affs., Disaster & Emergency Servs. Div., 379 Mont. 365 (Mont. 2015)
  • Samson v. W. Capital Partners LLC (In re Blixseth), 514 B.R. 871 (D. Mont. 2014)
  • Wood v. Mont. Dep’t of Revenue, 826 F. Supp. 2d 1232 (D. Mont. 2011)
  • Slack v. Landmark Co., 362 Mont. 514 (Mont. 2011)
  • Eastgate Vill. Water & Sewer Ass’n v. Davis, 343 Mont. 108 (Mont. 2008)
  • Patterson v. Verizon Wireless, 329 Mont. 79 (Mont. 2005)
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Speaker, “Jurisdictional Considerations in Valuation of Casualty Claims,” Trucking Defense Advocacy Council, September 2022
  • Speaker, “Preventing, Mitigating, and Defending Cargo Claims,” American Trucking Associations, ATA Litigation Center Trucking Legal Forum, July 2022
  • Panelist, “There’s a New Sheriff in Town: A Novel Approach to Settling Catastrophic Cases Early,” ALFA International, Transportation Practice Group Seminar, May 2022
  • Speaker, “Technology’s Impact on Today’s Transportation Claims,” Trucking Industry Defense Association Annual Seminar, September 2018
  • Speaker, “How to Avoid Being the Big Fish in Upstream Liability Cases,” Arkansas
  • Trucking Seminar, September 2018
  • Panelist, “Effective Versus Disastrous Depositions,” ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel, July 2018
  • Panelist, “Technology: Sword or Shield,” ALFA International Transportation Practice Group Seminar, May 2018
  • Speaker, “From the Defense: Improve Your Life and Recover More by Avoiding These Common Mistakes,” Montana Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
Business & Community Service
  • Mr. Uffelman frequently volunteers as a pro bono lawyer for the Montana Legal Services Association, assisting indigent persons in family law matters.
Professional Experience
  • Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Uffelman was the General Counsel and Chief Claims Officer for American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group, and before that he served as the General Counsel of Watkins and Shepherd Trucking, Inc., a national LTL transportation company.  Prior to his in-house roles, Mr. Uffelman spent years litigating interesting cases for corporate and government clients including constitutional, employment, casualty, insurance, and commercial matters.

Jacob Gudenkauf

Associate

Jacob Gudenkauf is a litigator with a broad range of experience in construction and design, premises liability, health care, employment, toxic torts, commercial litigation, catastrophic injury, and coverage matters. Mr. Gudenkauf defends a variety of licensed professionals including architects, engineers, and design professionals involved with construction defect claims, as well as doctors, nurses, and health care providers facing medical malpractice claims. He counsels employers with investigations of harassment, retaliation, and discrimination and defends public entities in matters involving Constitutional torts, governmental immunity, and local governance.

Mr. Gudenkauf’s focus is on first seeking to understand his client’s goals and story. Whether through facilitating an early resolution or pursuing a matter through trial and final judgment, he always seeks to find creative solutions to the problems that face his clients and to help them reach their goals.

Mr. Gudenkauf graduated cum laude from Willamette University College of Law. During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Elizabeth Weishaupl in Colorado’s 18th District and clerked with the Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2022
  • Colorado, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Salt Lake City Office
175 South Main Street
Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Education

JD: Willamette University College of Law, 2016, cum laude
BA: University of Colorado, 2012, History and Political Science

Contact

gudenkaufj@hallevans.com

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Decisions
  • Won summary judgment on behalf of general contractor construction defect, defamation, and breach of contract case.
Professional Associations
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Other Activities

  • Mr. Gudenkauf enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf (poorly), and cheering for the University of Colorado Buffaloes.

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