Centennial Appeals & Appellate Lawyers

MARY ELIZABETH GALVAN, of Galvan & Fritzen, an Association of Sole Practitioners, has practiced domestic relations law, employment law, civil rights law, and criminal law since 1980. In addition to her litigation practice, she has conducted employment law seminars since 1991, drafts and reviews personnel manuals for Wyoming employers in the private sector, and is available for mediation in the area of employment conflict resolution. In 2011, she represented the successful appellant in Christianson v. Christianson, 2011 WY 90, which recognized same sex marriages in Wyoming for purposes of obtaining subject matter jurisdiction in divorce cases....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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