Brett Marshall Godfrey, experienced Business, Insurance attorney in Englewood, CO with 2 reviews
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Brett Marshall Godfrey

9557 South Kingston Court., Englewood, CO

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12 Feb, 2013
As Vice President and Corporate Counsel for an insurance company I hired hundreds of law firms in 25 years of professional experience. Brett Godfrey and his firm is the elite of the elite. He knows how to bring cases to a conclusion in the quickest and best possible manner. He was without peer in his litigation skills. His approach to each case is thoroughly analyzed and iimmediately put in posture to settle--or litigate. Legal skills combined with most impressive ethics make this a unique firm.
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In 25 years of General Counsel work, expert witness work and hiring hundreds for firms for all kinds of litigation, Brett Godfrey is the cream of the crop. His best recommndation is he knows how to get cases resolved. His intelligence and imagination to litigation are unequaled and he combines a cocker spaniel approach with a rottweiler bite---especially if the case requires litigation. Yourr website below is limiting------- I have worked with Godfrey on many types of cases.
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