Jean, who leads the firm’s Cannabis Industry practice, has dedicated her entire career to the cannabis sector, helping growers, dispensaries, investors, receivers, and other stakeholders achieve their business goals and prepare for unexpected issues. She has extensive experience with medical marijuana, retail marijuana, hemp, and CBD products, and helps clients as they establish their businesses, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes. Known for responding to clients within 24 hours or less, Jean is also a go-to advisor for a wide range of day-to-day operational issues.

Drawing from experience handling more than 1,000 contracts for cannabis clients, Jean provides a well-informed perspective and intimate knowledge of the industry as she assists clients with all aspects of regulatory compliance, cannabis licensing, and business transactions. Combined with her experience in the courtroom and before administrative agencies in multiple states, she provides clients with a roadmap for effectively navigating the complex, ever-changing, and relatively new sector. Clients who seek to reorganize or wind up their business also work with Jean for her decade of experience representing cannabis receivers, as they safeguard the interests of struggling cannabis businesses and their creditors.

A Colorado native who was introduced to the cannabis industry in 2010, Jean founded and ran her own cannabis-focused practice in Denver before joining the firm. Her experience translates to the many other states that model their regulations after Colorado’s time-tested system. She represents approximately 15% of all licensed marijuana businesses in Colorado alone, with a 98% client retention rate.

• Counseled a special master and second receiver throughout their investigation of first receiver for misappropriation of receivership assets and other potentially fraudulent actions concerning a cannabis business operation with multiple locations, resulting in a satisfactory settlement for the receivership estate and interested claimants.
• Counseled a long-term client in their growth from one rural marijuana dispensary to a large and successful multiregion cannabis operation, including 10 dispensary locations, three cultivation sites, and two infused-product manufacturing facilities.
• Represented a buyer in a cannabis business transaction in litigation that resulted in the return of broker fees by the broker due to doing nothing more than making an introduction of the parties.

• Super Lawyers^®: Colorado (2021-2022)
• Super Lawyers^®: Rising Stars (2021-2022)
• Law Week Colorado: Barrister’s Choice, “Best Marijuana Lawyer” (October 2017)