Robert Saunooke is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and has been practicing law for over 35 years. Over his career, Robert’s practice has focused on representing Native American tribes, their members and litigating Native American issues. He has served as legislative counsel for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Policy Advisor for the Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and outside counsel to tribes across the Country.

When someone has been seriously injured, they’re often overwhelmed. They’re dealing with medical treatment, lost income, insurance adjusters, and uncertainty about what comes next. Keller Caubarreaux understands that his clients aren’t just hiring a lawyer— they’re trusting someone to help guide them through one of the most difficult periods of their lives. As the founder of Veritas Injury Lawyers, Keller has devoted his practice exclusively to representing injured individuals and families throughout Colorado. His goal is simple: hold negligent parties accountable and help his clients recover the financial resources they need to move forward. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Keller earned his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law before making Colorado his home. After building and successfully operating his own law firm, he discovered that his greatest professional fulfillment came from representing people who had been wrongfully injured. Today, personal injury law is all he practices. Keller represents clients in cases involving car accidents, trucking collisions, pedestrian injuries, premises liability, wrongful death, dog bites, ski accidents, and other serious injury claims. He has represented clients throughout Colorado and neighboring states, handling cases ranging from straightforward insurance disputes to complex litigation involving catastrophic injuries. Clients appreciate Keller’s direct and honest approach. He believes people deserve straightforward answers, realistic expectations, and regular communication—not legal jargon or empty promises. He takes the time to understand each client’s story, explain the legal process, and develop a strategy tailored to their unique circumstances.

Attorney Joe Azbell has dedicated his legal career to providing clarity to his client’s legal problems through competent and compassionate representation. He grew up learning the value of hard work, and he applies these values to help find creative solutions to his client’s legal problems. Joe graduated from the Ohio State University in 2004. In 2008, he graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School with honors. He began his legal career defending federal agencies in personal injury and employment law matters at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming. In 2012, he and his family decided to move to Grand Junction. Since moving to Grand Junction, Joe has focused his legal career on representing clients who have been wronged by big businesses and insurance companies. Joe previously owned his own firm, Azbell & Groves, LLC, and was a shareholder at a local personal injury firm. Since deciding to join Veritas Injury Lawyers, Joe’s practice has focused on cases involving automobile and truck crashes, and premises liability cases.

Rick grew up in North Carolina and attended Duke University, receiving his bachelor of arts degree in 1983. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver College of Law in 1986. From his earliest days as an attorney, Rick has been dedicated to protecting individuals and their rights. While employing an excellent support staff, Rick takes pride in providing a high level of individual service to all his clients, making sure he personally works on each aspect of his personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. His tenacity and dedication enable him to secure excellent results for his clients while minimizing the emotional costs associated with litigation.

Alex received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 2008, and his Juris doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in 2014. While in law school, Alex clerked for the Honorable Barry Grissom at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas, and was awarded the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Outstanding Student Award for his representation of criminal defendants suffering mental disabilities. Alex uses his trial advocacy, and litigation skills to zealously advocate for his clients that have been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, or for his clients seeking benefits from the Social Security Administration.

Kent Lee Freudenberg is a practicing lawyer in the state of Colorado.

Richard B. Leary is a practicing lawyer in the state of Colorado handling personal injury matters.

Bill Van Horn has been serving the people of Colorado for decades. He was raised on a farm in Iowa, before coming to Colorado to enter the Air Force Academy as a young cadet at age 17. After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1974, he then flew as an electronic warfare officer on the B-52 nuclear bomber in Guam and the RC-135S Cobra Ball spy plane in Alaska. He was awarded the Airman’s Medal, the highest award given by the Air Force for peacetime heroism, for rescuing fellow flyers from their aircraft when it crashed and burned. He has flown missions that took him up close and personal to the borders of North Korea and the Soviet Empire. Bill returned to Colorado after years in active duty for the Air Force to earn a law degree from The University of Denver Law School, while he continued to serve our country by joining the Air Force Reserve, and flew for 20 years on the C-130 Lockheed Hercules with combat flying time in three United States conflicts. Bill graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in International Affairs in 1974 and from the Air War College in 1998. After serving in the Air Force, Bill returned to the University of Denver and graduated in 1987 with a J.D. While in law school, Bill served as the Managing Editor of the Transportation Law Journal for 1986-1987. During Bill’s early law career he clerked for a Federal Judge, and was a former Senior Litigation Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Bill moved into the area of family law and is recognized as a prominent and highly respected professional in his field. Bill and his wife Penni have five adult children, four daughters-in-love, and five grandchildren. Bill has attended a Tuesday Sunrise Bible Study for several decades, loves to hike with his lab, Coal, stay informed about community and national issues, and play with the “Grands.” Bill and Penni attend Red Rocks Church.

Jessica Meeder is Senior Counsel at Singleton Schreiber and part of the firm’s Environmental Litigation group, where she focuses on complex litigation strategy, briefing, and advocacy.

Kevin Hannon is a partner in Singleton Schreiber and a member of our environmental litigation, mass tort, and personal injury and wrongful death practice groups. Mr. Hannon has extensive experience in successfully litigating environmental cases in multiple state and federal courts. Two of Mr. Hannon’s environmental trials, Orjias v. Louisiana-Pacific and Escamilla v. Asarco, achieved the largest jury awards in environmental cases in Colorado at the time of verdict. The Escamilla case resulted in a $28 million verdict and the cleanup of a neighborhood of 570 homes. His work in NWIS v. Public Service resulted in the application for closure of a leaking underground natural gas storage facility. In Wilks v. Phelps Dodge, Mr. Hannon acted as lead counsel on behalf of a community with contaminated groundwater and achieved a settlement that included a medical monitoring program, replacement drinking water wells, and monetary compensation for his clients. In many of Mr. Hannon’s environmental cases, he has negotiated not only a monetary payment for his clients, but also remediation of the contamination. Mr. Hannon is currently serving as the Chair of the Class Action Committee for Depo-Provera Injection Litigation. He has served and now serves as lead counsel in several environmental class actions in several states including Arizona and Missouri. Mr. Hannon has successfully completed cases involving air, groundwater, soil and noise pollution and continues to represent businesses and individuals for personal injury and property damage from solvents, heavy metals, lead waste, lead paint, radiation, pesticides, petroleum products, and other substances. Mr. Hannon has given dozens of seminar presentations for professional attorneys’ associations during the past three decades. His recent seminars for the American Association for Justice included “Rapid Response Seminar: Recent Train Derailments: Environmental and Toxic Torts, Damages,” March 2023; “Avoiding Federal Court By Avoiding Snap Removal,” July 2022; and “Update on Medical Monitoring Case Law,” July 2021. Prior to joining Singleton Schreiber, Mr. Hannon established The Hannon Law Firm in 1988. Before beginning his law career, Mr. Hannon worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the air quality and toxic substances programs. Mr. Hannon graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He earned a master’s degree cum laude in environmental management from Duke University. During law school, Mr. Hannon served as science advisor for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), a national public interest law firm. Mr. Hannon is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), American Association of Justice, and bar and trial associations for the District of Columbia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. He chaired the American Association of Justice’s Environmental and Toxics Committee from 2022-2023. In 2024, Mr. Hannon was elected as one of six Governing Board Members with Public Justice. Mr. Hannon’s work has been recognized with numerous professional awards, including the “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation in Washington, D.C., and CTLA’s “Case of the Year” and “Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer” awards. Mr. Hannon is admitted to practice in the state courts of Colorado, the District of Columbia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Wyoming and Wisconsin; the U.S. District Court for the districts of Arizona, Colorado, and the Eastern and Western districts of Missouri; the First, Third, Eighth, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Since moving to Denver, Mr. Hannon has served on the Management Committee for the NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Tournament. He worked for the Colorado Baseball Partnership and on the Management Committee for the Colorado Baseball Commission in the efforts to build a new baseball-only stadium and to locate a Major League Baseball franchise in Colorado.