About us

Big-firm resources. Front-porch accessibility.

Whiteford Mountain West is the Colorado front door to Whiteford — a full-service law firm with a national litigation platform. Injured Coloradans get a Denver-based attorney who answers the phone, backed by trial lawyers who have handled some of the most complex injury litigation in the country.

Your legal team

A Denver front door. A national trial platform.

Whiteford Mountain West pairs Colorado-based leadership with the trial depth of Whiteford's full national litigation platform — so serious cases get serious resources.

Jeffrey R. Schell

Managing Director, Whiteford Mountain West

Denver, Colorado

Jeff Schell is a Denver-based partner at Whiteford and the Managing Director of Whiteford Mountain West. A Colorado attorney, he was named one of ColoradoBiz Magazine's 25 Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado.

For injury matters, Jeff serves as the firm's Colorado front door: he meets with injured Coloradans, coordinates the right Whiteford trial resources for each case, and stays personally accessible throughout the engagement.

Admitted: Colorado · Michigan · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Masten Childers III

Partner · Trial Counsel, Personal Injury & Catastrophic Harm

Whiteford national trial platform

Masten Childers III chairs Whiteford's Kentucky litigation practice and has been described as one of Kentucky's most formidable and versatile trial attorneys, with experience across state, federal, and appellate courts.

After years defending major corporations and insurers, Masten now represents injured people — co-leading complex personal injury and catastrophic-harm cases, including current representation of more than one hundred individuals and entities in major aviation-disaster litigation.

Admitted: Kentucky · District of Columbia · U.S. Courts of Appeals (D.C. Cir., 6th Cir.)

Paul M. Nussbaum

Partner · Senior Litigation Counsel

Whiteford national platform

Paul Nussbaum co-chairs Whiteford's Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation section and co-manages the firm's New York City office, with decades of experience in high-stakes litigation involving multi-billion-dollar enterprises.

For serious injury matters, Paul brings the financial-litigation depth that complex cases demand — tracing coverage, corporate responsibility, and recovery sources that less-resourced firms can miss.

Admitted: New York · Maryland · New Jersey

Attorneys are admitted in the jurisdictions listed in their official firm profiles. Colorado matters are led through Whiteford's Colorado-admitted attorneys; additional firm trial counsel appear in Colorado courts pro hac vice where appropriate and permitted.

Why this structure works for injured Coloradans

Most injury firms are either small local shops or high-volume settlement mills. We built Whiteford Mountain West differently: local leadership in Denver for accessibility and accountability, connected to a deep national bench for the moments that decide cases — complex liability investigation, coverage disputes, and trial.

Call (720) 821-3784 to schedule your free consultation — our intake team will find a time that works for you. If your case isn't one we can help with, we'll tell you straight and point you in the right direction.

What could your case be worth?

The free Colorado Case Value Snapshot walks through the factors that actually drive Colorado injury case value — severity, treatment, fault, and documented losses — and returns an educational range in about two minutes. No obligation, and no pressure. Want a real answer instead? Book a free Claim Game Plan Session and leave with a plan.

Get your free Case Value Snapshot Book your free Claim Game Plan Session Or call (720) 821-3784 — 24/7

Educational estimate only — not legal advice, not a case valuation, and no attorney–client relationship is created.