Denver corporate and litigation law firm
About Us

ABOUT US

Our firm provides top-notch legal service in the areas of public policy, litigation, and business advice. Collectively, we have decades of experience as government officials, litigators, and advisors. Whether you need representation in an election or constitutional law challenge or a difficult courtroom fight, or need a creative solution to a business problem, our attorneys bring top-notch legal talent and solutions. As a focused, boutique firm, we deliver great service at a great value.

Experience

Principals with over 20 years of experience from large law firms, the Colorado Attorney General’s office, and litigation firms. The lawyers at Gessler Blue provide expertise to help solve your problems and protect your interests.

Knowledge

Strong contract negotiation/preparation backgrounds, in-court litigation wins and settlements, and a deep understanding of corporate, politcal and election law. Their knowledge can help give you solid legal advice and representation.

Associates

Gessler Blue's deep relationships with other top lawyers and paralegals enables the firm to quickly scale up to meet the largest cases, while providing value and keeping overhead low.  

Geoff Blue

Attorney, Principal Partner

Area of Practice

  • Business Litigation
  • Administrative law
  • Outside General Counsel
  • Corporate Law
  • Election law
  • Public policy
  • Governmental law
  • Constitutional law


Education

  • Princeton University, BA
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
  • Victorian University of Manchester (England)

Experience

Mr. Blue brings 25 years of varied experience to his service of his clients. Primarily a business litigator, he has litigated scores of cases, including breach of contract, defamation, election law and constitutional rights cases. He also provides full service to his clients, providing legal advice and services regarding regulatory issues, transactions, and public policy issues. Mr. Blue served as a senior advisor to Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, where he was Deputy Attorney General for Legal Policy and Governmental Affairs. In that role, he was involved in several high-profile cases, advising the Attorney General regarding strategic issues.



In addition to legal knowledge, Mr. Blue brings a business operations perspective to every engagement. After graduating from Princeton University, Mr. Blue worked for three years for Ortho Pharmaceuticals, part of Johnson and Johnson’s pharmaceutical Sector, as an operations supervisor. While there, he managed transportation teams, customer service representatives, and the rollout of operations software.




After leaving Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Blue attended the Victorian University of Manchester, England, where he obtained a Masters Degree in Health Care Ethics and the Law while playing rugby for a local rugby team. 



Testimonials

  • Had a great experience working with Geoff for about a year. Worked on several contracts with my dental franchise, and found that he was very responsive to my requests and made me feel confident with his help and expertise. I would use his services again


    Rachel O'connor, Comfort Dental

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  • Geoffrey collaborates with our team at SPIRE on an ‘as needed basis’. He has always shown true commitment and professionalism. He is very communicative, down to earth and easy to work with. I highly recommend his services.

     

    Kimberly Reinke, SPIRE

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Geoff Blue

Attorney

720-647-5320

gblue@gesslerblue.com

Sample reported Cases


  1. American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc., v. International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 36 F.4th 1238 (10th Cir. 2022).
  2. Frazier v. Williams, No. 2016SA159, 2016 Colo. LEXIS 1309 (May 24, 2016).
  3. Frazier v. Williams (In re Frazier), 2017 CO 85.
  4. Kuhn v. Williams, 2018 CO 30M, 418 P.3d 478.
  5. Boyd v. Cook, 298 Neb. 819 (2018).
  6. Goodall v. Griswold, 369 F. Supp. 3d 1144 (D. Colo. 2019).
  7. Goodall v. Williams, Civil Action No. 18-cv-00980-PAB, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72720 (D. Colo. Apr. 28, 2018).
  8. Table Services, Ltd. V. Hickenlooper, 257 P.3d 1210 (Colo. Ct. App. 2011).
  9. American Atheists, Inc. v. Duncan, 637 F.3d 1095 (10th Cir. 2010).
  10. Chavez v. Liberty Acquisitions Servicing, LLC, Civil Action No. 14-cv-01973-JLK, 2016 LEXIS 28895 (D. Colo. March 2, 2016).
  11. Cullen v. Whitman Medical Corp., 188 F.R.D. 226 (E.D. PA 1999)


Scott Gessler

Attorney, Principal Partner

Area of Practice

  • Election law
  • Public policy
  • Governmental law
  • Constitutional law
  • Administrative law
  • Litigation
  • Nonprofit formation and public policy engagement

Education

  • Yale University, B.A.
  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
  • Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, M.B.A.


Experience

Mr. Gessler brings three decades of varied experience to serve clients in the public policy law arena. He has litigated scores of election law cases and constitutional rights cases, helped businesses navigate challenging administrative issues, and advised clients on a range of public policy legal matters. As Colorado’s 37th Secretary of State he built an award-winning office, and he is frequently retained to testify in court as an expert in elections. In addition, he has served as a Judge Advocate General and Civil Affairs Officer in the U.S. Army and as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. He has helped evaluate Colorado’s judges as a member of Colorado’s statewide Judicial Performance Commission and has taught as an adjunct professor at both the University of Denver Law Sturm College of Law and the University of Colorado Law School.


Testimonials

  • When the local clerk improperly voided our recall election petitions, our bipartisan group of citizens turned to Scott Gessler for representation. After nearly 20 witnesses and a speedy two-day trial in district court, followed by yet two more administrative challenges, our petitions were approved, and we went forward with the recall election!


    Bruce Baker, City Councilor, Westminster, Colorado

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  • As one of the leading national political consulting firms, we contend with a broad range of legal issues, including contract disputes, campaign finance issues, defamation, ballot access, and copyright laws. Scott Gessler consistently delivers excellent legal advice and representation across the entire range of our operations.

     

    Rory McShane, McShane LLC

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  • While serving as the Colorado State Senate Minority Leader, I had to frequently contend with hyper-litigious, partisan lawsuits against the Republican caucus. Scott Gessler was was our go-to attorney. We beat back every attack, and at one point even got attorney fees for defending a frivolous lawsuit. His legal strategy and representation at both administrative court and the Court of Appeals was excellent.


    Andy McElhaney, former Colorado State Senate Minority Leader

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  • Our landfill business faced new regulatory expenses that threatened to shut down the company. Scott Gessler brought a new legal strategy to the table, and his analysis and advocacy resulted in a favorable determination from the Environmental Protection Agency. As a result, the State of Colorado dropped the heavy regulatory requirements, set out a more reasonable regulatory approach, and enabled us to stay in business.


    Les Liman, President Twin Enviro Services

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Scott Gessler

Attorney

720-839-6637

sgessler@gesslerblue.com

Sample reported Cases


  1. In re Reapportionment of the Colo. Gen. Assembly, 46 P.3d 1083 (Colo. 2002).
  2. People ex rel. Salazar v. Davidson, 79 P.3d 1221 (Colo. 2003).
  3. Harwood v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, 141 P.3d 962 (Colo. App. 2006).
  4. Alliance for Colorado's Families v. Gilbert, 172 P.3d 964 (Colo. App. 2007).
  5. Colorado Education Association v. Rutt, 184 P.3d 65 (Colo. 2008).
  6. Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government v. Committee for the American Dream, 187 P.3d 1207 (Colo. App. 2008).
  7. Johnson v. Griffin, 240 P.3d 404 (Colo. App. 2009).
  8. Hayes v. Lidley (In re Title, Ballot Title, & Submission Clause for 2009-2010), 218 P.3d 350 (Colo. 2009).
  9. Ritter v. Jones, 207 P.3d 954 (Colo. App. 2009).
  10. Western Tradition Partnership v. City of Longmont, Civil Action No. 09-cv-02303-WDM-MJW, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103436 (D. Colo. Oct. 21, 2009).
  11. Lambert v. Ritter Inaugural Committee, Inc., 218 P.3d 1115 (Colo. App. 2009).
  12. Colorado Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, 275 P.3d 674 (Colo. App. 2010).
  13. Cerbo v. Protect Colo. Jobs, Inc., 240 P.3d 495 (Colo. App. 2010).
  14. Howes v. Brown, 235 P.3d 1071 (Colo. 2010).
  15. Colorado Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, 275 P.3d 674 (Colo. App. 2010).
  16. Frazier v. Williams, No. 2016SA159, 2016 Colo. LEXIS 1309 (May 24, 2016).
  17. Frazier v. Williams (In re Frazier), 2017 CO 85.
  18. Goodall v. Williams, Civil Action No. 18-cv-00980-PAB, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72720 (D. Colo. Apr. 28, 2018).
  19. Kuhn v. Williams, 2018 CO 30M.
  20. Goodall v. Griswold, 369 F. Supp. 3d 1144 (D. Colo. 2019).
  21. In re Interrogatory on House Joint Resolution 20-1006, 2020 CO 23.


Justin North

Attorney

Area of Practice

  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Defect Law
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Family Law
  • Business Entity Formation


Education

  • United States Naval Academy, B.S.
  • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D


Experience

Mr. North enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2003 and served until he was admitted to the United States Naval Academy where he studied political science and played rugby. After graduation, he returned to the Corps as an infantry officer where he served all over the world, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2013. Upon leaving the Marines, Justin attended Notre Dame Law School where he was President of the Military and Veterans Law Society. During law school, Justin interned in the City Attorney’s office of South Bend, Indiana, and worked as a mentor in the South Bend Veteran’s Treatment Court. Upon graduation from law school, Justin and his wife moved to Castle Rock, Colorado and Justin obtained his law license.




Prior to joining Gessler Blue, Justin worked as a litigation intern for DaVita Kidney Care, as a law clerk at the law firm of Fox Rothschild, and as an associate attorney at the law firm of McConaughy and Sarkissian. Justin also previously owned and operated a small solo-practitioner law firm called True North Law. In addition to practicing law, Justin is a passionate outdoorsman and when he isn’t in the office, he can typically be found in the Colorado mountains with his wife and daughter either skiing, camping, hiking, or fishing. Justin is also an experienced poker player and an avid reader.

Justin North

Attorney

(626) 353-2614

jnorth@gesslerblue.com

Corporate, Government and Political Law in Colorado

Not all disputes should become lawsuits and not all lawsuits belong in court. We seek alternatives to resolve disputes in acceptable and cost-effective ways.
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