Fort Collins, CO – March 24, 2025 – Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC is honored to announce G. Brent Coan, Brett Payton, Michael C. Payne, and Andrew S. Klatskin have been selected to the 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers list and Matthew L. Chudacoff and Amanda T. Huston have been selected to the 2025 Colorado Rising Stars list. Each year, the Super Lawyers research team selects no more than five percent of lawyers in the state to receive a Super Lawyers honor and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive the Rising Stars honor.
“Year after year, our attorneys continue to demonstrate unparalleled dedication and excellence, earning recognition for their expertise and commitment,” said R. Clay Bartlett of Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC. “This ongoing achievement of being named a Super Lawyer or Rising Star reflects not only their individual talents but also the strength of our collaborative culture and shared values,” continued Bartlett.
G. Brent Coan’s (ninth-year recognized) practice is focused on corporate and real-estate-related matters including purchase and sale transactions, business organization and capitalization, corporate M&A transactions, land planning and development, and commercial loan transactions.- Brett Payton (sixth consecutive year recognized) leads the firm’s litigation practice group and focuses his practice on all areas of real estate, business, and banking litigation.
- Michael C. Payne’s (sixth consecutive year recognized) practice focuses on representing financial institutions, private lenders, businesses, and individuals in complex commercial real estate and financing transactions.
- Andrew S. Klatskin’s (twentieth consecutive year recognized) practice focuses on real estate and commercial transactions, real estate development, real estate leasing, common-interest community development, and golf course and hospitality-based developments.
- Matthew L. Chudacoff’s (second consecutive year recognized as a Rising Star) practice focuses on litigation and appeals, with an emphasis on resolving business, commercial, real estate, construction, natural resources, and employment disputes in state and federal courts and administrative tribunals.
- Amanda T. Huston’s (second consecutive year recognized as a Rising Star) legal practice is focused on corporate and commercial real estate matters including purchase and sale transactions; business organization; land planning and development; and commercial loan transactions.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.