Denver's Best Lawyers

Preeminent Denver Trial Lawyers

The attorneys of The Overton Law Firm provide pragmatic and cost-effective representation to large corporations, small to mid-sized businesses, and individuals in Denver and throughout Colorado. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and all of our trial lawyers have at least 20 years of trial experience.

Our firm focuses on sophisticated trial work in virtually all areas of complex business litigation. Companies and corporations rely upon us to provide sound business counsel and personalized legal services. Employers and employees alike trust our employment law lawyers to resolve a range of employment concerns and labor disputes. We also seek compensation and justice for clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims.

More information about the background, experience, and accomplishments of our attorneys, can be found in their individual profiles below.

Thomas J. Overton
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

Since graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law with High Honors in 1982, Thomas J. Overton has practiced exclusively as a trial attorney. Mr. Overton is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association. Mr. Overton is trial tested. He has been lead counsel in numerous trials and appeals in both federal and state courts in Colorado and across the country.

Mr. Overton acts as a Hearing Officer for the Colorado Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Board. He has served on several community boards, including the Denver Children's Home (past president) and the Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway Authority. He is also active in the American Inns of Court.

Mr. Overton founded the predecessor of The Overton Law Firm in 1991 after spending several years with a nationwide law firm. His clients include multinational corporations, professionals, entrepreneurs, small and medium sized businesses, and individuals and families.

Mr. Overton is committed to fighting the battles that have to be fought to protect his client's rights and interests. His experience includes a wide variety of complex business litigation as well as cases involving serious personal injuries and death. Because of his recognized expertise, Mr. Overton is often hired by other lawyers to act as special trial counsel on cases they are handling.
Mr. Overton has been selected as a Colorado Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and identified as a "go-to" Lawyer by Fortune Magazine.

Mr. Overton is highly experienced in handling contentious litigation. He works closely with his clients to achieve their goals and favorable results on their cases.

Dan S. Cross
Dan S. Cross has practiced in the fields of labor and employment, business law and commercial litigation since his admission to the practice of law in 1979. He is a cum laude graduate of Duke University (B.A., Public Policy Studies), and Mr. Cross is a graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Cross was Senior Human Resources Counsel at U S WEST. Now a partner with The Overton Law Firm, Mr. Cross has built a successful practice representing businesses of all sizes.

Mr. Cross has been selected as a "Super Lawer" by 5280 Magazine and identified as a "go-to" lawyer by Fortune Magazine.

In addition to corporate law, his practice emphasizes labor and employment law and litigation, and he represents both executives and businesses. His more than twenty-five years of multi-state experience includes labor negotiations, reductions in force, sexual harassment, non-compete issues, wrongful terminations, employment litigation, and compliance with all labor employment laws, including the FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, and ADA. He is a featured speaker to human resources professionals and to attorneys for their continuing legal education credit on employment issues such as drug-testing, executive separations, employee discipline, and unlawful discrimination.

Mr. Cross is acknowledged by all levels of management to be responsible, practical and well-informed. His advice is pragmatic and usable, and he offers aggressive and personalized representation to businesses, executives and management employees.

Richard J. Gleason
Richard J. Gleason has practiced for more than 20 years in the fields of commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, municipal law and business representation. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a certified public accountant for a Big Four accounting firm. Mr. Gleason is a graduate of Colorado State University and the University of Denver College of Law.

Mr. Gleason served as an assistant city attorney for two Denver metro cities for more than eight years. In addition to litigation, he has worked extensively in the areas of land use, construction, and liquor licensing.

Mr. Gleason's practice is founded on his understanding that people engage attorneys in order to achieve solutions to problems and to resolve disputes. He is committed to providing the most cost-effective means of achieving his client's objectives. He knows that these goals can be accomplished in a variety of ways, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation, and he is skilled in each of them.