Mikaela Rivera

Attorney Mikaela Rivera is a partner with the Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez LLP law firm, which has law offices in Denver and Aspen, Colorado. A top-rated, award-winning attorney with more than 17 years of experience, Ms. Rivera represents a diverse range of clients throughout the greater Denver metro area and all across the state who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Eminent domain

·       Easement disputes

·       Landlord/tenant disputes

·       Property tax appeals

·       Land use and zoning

·       Special district litigation

·       Real estate litigation

·       Homeowner association litigation

·       Quiet title and adverse possession actions

Over the course of her career, Ms. Rivera has successfully handled highly complex cases involving a host of issues for landowners, developers and other stakeholders. Regarded as a leader in her field for eminent domain issues, she helped secure a jury award of more than $50 million on behalf of the owner of the Telluride Valley Floor, which represents the full amount sought by her client for the property. She also routinely conducts lectures and seminars across her region on topics related to eminent domain.

No matter the issues her clients are facing or how complex their needs are, Ms. Rivera delivers highly personalized counsel and customized solutions aimed at helping her clients to resolve their disputes and to reach agreements as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Recognized for her professionalism and service, she holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell, and she received the Lawyer of the Year in Eminent Domain Award from Best Lawyers in 2017. Moreover, she has earned designation from Law Week Colorado as being among the state's Top Women Lawyers in 2018.

A 1998 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Ms. Rivera obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2002, where she served as a member of the Moot Court Board. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and she is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar association and the Denver Bar Association.

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