Appellate Litigation & Intellectual Property
About Leigh Horton
Appellate and Patent Attorney, Engineer, and Entrepreneur
Descended from an east-Texas ranching family, Leigh isn't afraid to get her hands dirty and talk straight with her clients. Her no-nonsense problem solving saves clients money, time, and stress while producing results.
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Leigh values Colorado because of her childhood years roaming the mountains of central Colorado, playing in the South Platte River, and experiencing drought and forest fires. She earned a degree in Geological Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, where she focused on resource extraction, mining, oil and gas, and hydrology. Aware of the international and geopolitical importance of these commodities, she earned a master's degree in International Studies and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver. After law school, Leigh clerked for Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Christina Gomez and worked in civil, commercial, and intellectual property litigation firms in Denver.
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Leigh reads, gardens, plays the cello (badly), and volunteers with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the world-renowned Explorer's Club. She and her husband fly fish, hunt, rock climb, and volunteer with the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliances' boreal toad and pika conservation initiatives.

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Education
J.D., Sturm College of Law
M.A., International Studies, Korbel School of International Studies
B.S., Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Leadership and Memberships
Board Member, Explorer's Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Former Board Member, Crescendo Society of the Colorado Symphony
Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association
Member, Colorado Bar Association
Member, Denver Bar Association
Member, Colorado Women Owned Law Firms
Volunteering, Speaking, and Pro Bono
Board Member, Crescendo Society of the Colorado Symphony
Board Member, Explorer's Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Speaker, Colorado School of Mines, McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Awards and Recognitions
Super Lawyer, 2025
Super Lawyer Rising Star 2024​​
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Tenth Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Expert Testimony
Expert witness addressing legal malpractice and appellate litigation
Teaching
January 2025 - Teeing Up an Appeal, Colorado Bar Association
March 2024 - How to Win at the Colorado Court of Appeals, LawBank​​
Publications
Quinn Girrens and Leigh Horton, Colorado Premises Liability Act and Other Recreational Activities, in COLORADO PERSONAL INJURY, (Amanda Pfeil Hood & Melissa J. Winthers eds., 2024).
Leigh Horton, Not Keeping Secrets: Why Lex Wexner and Victoria’s Secret Can’t Sue Jax, Trial Talk (2023).
Leigh Horton, Come on Get Happy: Fly-Fishing Your Troubles Away, The Docket, Winter 2022, at 21.