<a title="Laura J. Hazen" href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=43&amp;name=Laura%20J.%20Hazen">Laura J. Hazen</a>, an employment law and business litigation lawyer, has been named to the 2013 Colorado Super Lawyers’ Top 50 Women list.  This is Hazen’s first appearance on the Top 50 list.  She is recognized for her work in business litigation and labor and employment.

The firm’s recognized 2013 Colorado Super Lawyers include <a title="K.C. Groves" href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=35&amp;name=K.C.%20%20Groves">K.C. Groves</a>, business litigation; Laura J. Hazen, employment and labor; <a title="Russell W. Kemp" href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=34&amp;name=Russell%20W.%20Kemp">Russell W. Kemp</a>, real estate; and <a title="Kimberley H. Tyson" href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=46&amp;name=Kimberley%20H.%20Tyson">Kimberley H. Tyson</a>, bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights.  This year, <a href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=38&amp;name=Mark%20E.%20Lacis">Mark E. Lacis</a>, recognized for business litigation, joins <a href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=38&amp;name=Mark%20E.%20Lacis">Kelley B. Duke</a>, business litigation, and <a href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=40&amp;name=Michelle%20B.%20Ferguson">Michelle B. Ferguson</a>, labor and employment, on the Colorado Rising Stars list.

Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Colorado Super Lawyers list.  Rising Stars are lawyers who are 40 years old or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.  No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the Rising Stars list.  Annual selections are made through a multi-phase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research evaluations and peer reviews.