All three partners at Stuart & Ward LLP have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 33rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, published August 20, 2026.
Who Was Recognized, and In What
Martin A. Stuart
Recognized in three practice areas: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and DUI / DWI Defense. Listed since 2019.
Thomas R. Ward
Recognized in Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Listed since 2015, the longest run of the three.
Joshua D. Amos
Recognized in Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Listed since 2021.
How the List Is Madepeer review, and nothing else.
Best Lawyers is decided by peer review and nothing else. There is no application, no fee, and no self-nomination. Lawyers are evaluated by other lawyers who practice in the same area and the same city, which is to say by the people across the table and across the courtroom.
Best Lawyers reports that the 2027 edition drew 3.8 million evaluations from more than 32,000 voting attorneys, and recognizes 81,620 lawyers across 151 practice areas and 203 metropolitan areas. The publisher describes it as the most selective edition in the award’s 33-year history.
Stuart & Ward LLP is a three-lawyer firm in Denver. Having every attorney named to the list, in the practice areas the firm actually tries cases in, reflects the work the firm does in front of the same judges and opposing counsel year after year.
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