Carpenter Lawyers

I am admitted to the Bar in Ohio, Nebraska and Wyoming. I have helped people get the benefits they are entitled to since 1992. When you call my office, I will be the person who answers the phone, and will be the person with you from the initial application to the hearing. No fees unless you win - no upfront costs.

Jared Olsen is the founder and owner of Olsen Legal Group, LLC, an innovative and successful law practice in the heart of beautiful downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming. Jared is the Representative for House District 11 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. He is a proud graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law. He also received his Master of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming and his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Weber State University. Prior to founding Olsen Legal Group, LLC, Jared practiced law for a Cheyenne firm devoted exclusively to family law....

Kenneth has been recognized by numerous national associations as a top attorney. He has practiced workers' compensation law for over twenty years. Kenneth served as a prosecuting attorney for five years, and has been in private practice with his wife and legal partner, Erin Mercer, for over ten years. Kenneth now represents injured workers who have been denied workers' compensation benefits. Kenneth also has extensive trial experience and knowledge of the law, he will explain to you the law and your options and he will walk you through the legal process, always striving to achieve your goals.

Benjamin was born in Jefferson City, Missouri but his parents wisely moved him out to Wyoming when he was only 6 months old. Benjamin was raised in Cheyenne and Laramie until he graduated from Laramie Senior High School and left Wyoming to go back to Missouri for his undergraduate studies. Benjamin graduated from Southeast Missouri State University where he studied American History, Logic and American Literature. After graduating, Benjamin attended the University of Wyoming College of Law. During Law School, Benjamin worked in a family law firm in Laramie, was the Dean of his Law Fraternity, Delta Theta Phi, and...

Matthew Walker grew up in Cheyenne with his six siblings. During his youth, he loved tinkering with electronics which led to his current interest and aptitude in the areas where technology and the law intersect, particularly with blockchains, DeFi, and DAOs. He attended the University of Wyoming for both his undergraduate degree and law degree. While in law school, Matthew acted as the Managing Editor of the Wyoming Law Review, where he put in hundreds of hours ensuring the quality of the articles and worked hard to make current and past copies of the journal available for free online. Matthew graduated...

Ryan grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming where he enjoyed hiking, camping, fishing and hunting in the Bighorn Mountains. He attended public school until the 7th grade, then was home schooled and enrolled in Sheridan College at 14, later becoming the youngest graduate at 17 and with honors. After college, he worked as an insurance agent in his family’s business. While working in insurance, Ryan joined the Sheridan College speech and debate team, winning regional and national awards which earned him a scholarship to Northern Arizona University where he graduated in 2003 Summa Cum Laude with his bachelor’s degree in political...

Boyd O. Wiggam is the owner and attorney at Wiggam Law Office, LLC. He returned to solo practice focusing on representing debtors in bankruptcy. Boyd initially founded Wiggam Law Office in 2017. Boyd has also worked as a policy analyst for a public policy think tank in Wyoming and was a candidate for Laramie County Commissioner in 2018 and for Cheyenne City Council in 2020. Boyd has a history of assisting various businesses serving farmers and landowners in eastern Laramie County. A Wyoming native, Boyd was raised on a farm in Eastern Laramie County , received an undergraduate degree...

Mr. Humphrey is licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming and in Colorado, Wyoming Federal District Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review. He was born and raised in Cheyenne, WY. As a graduate of the University of Wyoming’s College of Law, he participated in the Defender Aid Clinic, worked as an extern for the Federal Defender’s Office, and volunteered to assist the Office of the State Public Defender. He also worked as a Public Defender for 6 years and as a contract attorney through the appellate division for 2 years. ?He...

John is a partner in the law firm of Walker Law. He first began practicing law upon graduation from law school in 1984. His practice areas include probate, local government law and a trial practice. He has a Martindale AV rating and has been selected to Super Lawyers. He particularly enjoys his litigation practice where he is able to intertwine his legal skills with his psychological training.

Mr. Coppede began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Alan B. Johnson, United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. He is a partner with Hickey & Evans where he has an active trial practice which focuses on representing businesses and individuals in a wide variety of disputes, including commercial litigation, contract actions, personal injury, business torts, environmental litigation, employment law disputes, civil rights issues, and insurance coverage disputes.

He represents both employers and employees in workers’ compensation matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings. He represents secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter...

Robert (R.J.) Walker was born in Laramie and is a second generation Wyoming attorney. Upon graduating from Cheyenne Central High School in 2000, Robert completed a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Robert is fluent in Portuguese and can understand and speak some Spanish. Robert joined Hickey & Evans, LLP in the fall of 2010 where he primarily represented clients in the areas of personal injury, estate planning, probate, general civil litigation, business transactions, insurance defense, employment law, and appellate practice. Robert regularly appeared...

Brandon joined the Budd-Falen Law Offices in 2000 and maintains an extensive civil practice focused on natural resources, water and public lands law, environmental litigation, federal livestock grazing, land-use and property rights. He also frequently represents landowners with respect to matters involving traditional uses of federal public lands, including livestock grazing and rights of access, and the negotiation of customary uses of private land, such as surface use agreements, rights-of-way, easements, oil and gas leases, and private land leases for the development of wind energy.

Mark was born and raised in Casper, and grew up with strong ties to Cheyenne, spending much time here visiting his grandparents. He grew up hunting and fishing Wyoming and is passionate about elk hunting in Wyoming to this day. He graduated from Natrona County High School in 1996, and then from the University of Wyoming at Casper College with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2001. He began a career as a Wyoming Peace Officer with the Wheatland Police Department in 2000. After a few years there, he moved to Sheridan and served two...

I'm a Fort Collins personal injury lawyer who represents people who've been injured by someone else's wrongdoing. I focus my practice on clients with traumatic brain injuries because those clients need the most help. But I work with clients suffering all kinds of personal injuries.

Erin received her law degree from the University of Wyoming in 2001. Prior to that, Erin worked as a nurse and was head of the workers' compensation department for a large company in Colorado. Since becoming an attorney, Erin has practiced in criminal law, family law and workers' compensation. Erin was a deputy county attorney in Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming before opening Plains Law Offices, LLP with her husband, Kenneth DeCock, in 2004. Erin was appointed to the Wyoming Legislature in 2005, and served in that capacity for five years. Erin now practices primarily in...

O’Kelley H. Pearson joined Hickey & Evans in 2007 as an Associate and became a Partner in 2011. She graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law with honors in 2007 and was admitted into the Bar in 2007.

At UW College of Law, O’Kelley served on the Student Honor Council, as managing editor of the Wyoming Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Most recently, O’Kelley taught Legal Writing as an adjunct professor at the College of Law.

O’Kelley represents a wide range of clients, including K-12 and higher education boards and institutions, regulated utilities,...

Paul Hickey is an experienced trial Lawyer. His career began as a law clerk for the Honorable James E. Barrett, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Following his clerkship, Paul was a prosecutor for the Laramie County Attorney’s Office. His practice focuses on Energy Law. He has been recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in this focus area. His many clients include regulated gas and electric utilities, natural gas producers, wind developers and interstate electric transmission projects.

In addition, Paul has had a substantial trial practice, primarily in Federal Court. ...

David Evans was born in Kemmerer, Wyoming and grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. in English Literature in 1974, and the University of Wyoming Law School, in 1978. He has practiced continuously with Hickey & Evans since that time.

Mr. Evans developed a community-based, statewide, general practice of law over the years. His areas of emphasis at this time are Business and Commercial Law, Labor Law, and Education Law. David is a member of both Wyoming and Colorado State Bar Associations.

He is a past member...

Quin joined Hickey & Evans in 2016 as an Associate. His practice focuses on a wide range of civil litigation and he has appeared on behalf of clients in both federal and state court. He also represents and advises clients on insurance defense and coverage issues, education law, and commercial transactions. Quin currently serves on the Board for the Wyoming Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Quin graduated, cum laude, in 2015 from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law. He received his undergraduate degree from...

Autumn Aspen joined Hickey & Evans in 2016 as an Associate. She graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in May 2015. Autumn graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida with a B.A. in History.

Autumn’s practice areas include general civil litigation, education law, and labor law. During law school, Autumn worked in the University of Denver Environmental Law Clinic. She also completed internships with MarkWest Energy Partners in Denver, CO, Oceana in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewal Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado. Autumn was also an Articles Editor for the University...

Rendy Lemke is a lawyer and member of the Colorado State Bar and the Wyoming State Bar. She has more than 18 years of experience in the courts of Larimer and Laramie counties.

Attorney Hishaw, has years of experience in the area of bankruptcy and estate planning law. Ms. Hishaw has eliminated thousands of dollars of debt for past client in bankruptcy and saved millions in real estate assets for landowners through out her non-profit career. Hishaw has also worked on federal cases related to agriculture, business and real estate matters. Hishaw has been a member of the Wyoming bar since 2008 and a member of the North Carolina Bar since 2021. Hishaw was admitted to the US District Court for the District of Wyoming in 2014 and US District Court for the...

Based out of Wyoming and also licensed in California, I am a Sterlington Law partner focusing on investment management, regulatory matters, business creation and support, and crypto and digital assets. I am also a Board member of a regulated Crypto trading company. Before joining Sterlington, I served as General Counsel for the State Treasurer's Office of Wyoming which manages over $25 billion in assets. As part of my GC responsibilities, I was responsible for regulatory oversight of investment matters and oversaw the legal side of the State's investments. I also served as Senior Assistant Attorney General in Wyoming and practiced...

Cody M. Jerabek is a former felony prosecutor defending and representing clients in areas of criminal defense and personal injury. He acted as a trial attorney for the county's felony special victims unit (dealing with crimes of sexual and domestic violence) and was the lead prosecutor for the county's felony narcotics unit. His high-level jury trial experience gives him the ability back up the positions he takes on behalf of his clients. He uses a no-nonsense, patient and common sense approach to the law to assist his clients through the most difficult times in their lives. Whether it is after...

Ms. Flot has been practicing law for 22 years in the areas of divorce, adoption, modifications of family law cases, bankruptcty and auto accidents.

I was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I enjoy living in Cheyenne because of the people. Wyoming people care and will reach a hand out to help anybody. I enjoy practicing law. While I enjoy dabbling in all sorts of law, my focus is on personal injury, Workers' Compensation, estate planning, and estate administration. Please give me a call, and I would be happy to help you and fight for your rights.