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Hirst Applegate, LLP’s roots run deep in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Seventy-eight years ago, Byron Hirst—the founder of the firm—served as the Laramie County Attorney. In the summer of 1944, Hirst prosecuted a bribery scheme that led to the conviction of Cheyenne’s Mayor,...

Recently, Hirst Applegate attorneys went back to their roots at the University of Wyoming College of Law to assist with law student education. Attorneys Rob Jarosh and Erin Berry served as guest faculty for the Summer Trial Institute in August. The Summer Trial...

Hirst Applegate, LLP recognized at the 2022 Wyoming State Bar meeting in September, for our strong commitment to service, including pro bono work.  The firms efforts were recognized, with particular emphasis on pro bono expungement work performed by Mr. Addleman and...

Best Lawyers recently announced that the Cheyenne law firm of Hirst Applegate, LLP received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation –...

Hirst Applegate, LLP is a proud sponsor of the Sundance Rodeo Club, a non-profit that supports agriculture, ranching, and rodeo, including by providing opportunities for youth to participate in rodeos. On Saturday, July 23, 2002, the Sundance Rodeo Club hosted the...

Click on the link below to see the Young Lawyers Section of the Wyoming State Bar Wellness Panel on April 29, 12:00 p.m. Hirst Applegate's Erin Berry and Rob Jarosh, along with Justice Lynne Boomgaarden,  Devon O'Connell, and Ben Rose round out the panel. Website...

John Fritz, associate attorney, recently joined the Board of Directors for Wyoming 211.  Wyoming 211 is a statewide helpline that directs Wyomingites to resources within their communities to help address physical and mental health, financial stability, elder and child...

Associate attorney, Erin Berry, recently joined the Board of Directors for the Friday Food Bag Foundation. Founded in 2007, the Friday Food Bag Foundation partners with the community to provide nutritious food to children who might not eat well, or at all, on the...

Erin Berry and John Fritz, associate attorneys at Hirst Applegate, LLP, were recently elected to serve as members of the Wyoming State Bar Young Lawyers Section. The Wyoming State Bar Young Lawyers Section is a practice section for attorneys under the age of 36 or who...

  CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Erin Berry, an attorney with Hirst Applegate in Cheyenne, has received a 2021 Pro Bono Award for Legal Services for Indigent Clients. Robert Jarosh, an attorney at Berry’s firm and a Past President of...

by: Jason Mitchell Attorneys Billie LM Addleman and Jason G. Mitchell were successful in obtaining an expungement for a client in a case of first impression.  The case involved a request for expungement where the client was convicted of a prior felony, but received a...

This has been a challenging year. A global pandemic affected how we lived, worked, and played. A recent study found that 35-to-40% of people in the United States are regularly reporting that they are experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression, compared to the...

Continuing Hirst Applegate’s commitment to providing pro bono services, attorneys Billie LM Addleman and Jason G. Mitchell were recently successful in obtaining an expungement for a client’s felony conviction.  The expungement will seal the client’s early 2000s felony...

As part of Hirst Applegate’s commitment to provide pro bono services, attorneys Jason G. Mitchell and Billie LM Addleman help Wyoming residents with the expungement of felony convictions and restoration of voting rights. The firm is pleased to report a very recent...

September 18, 2020 - News Releases CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Billie LM Addleman, an attorney from Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been elected President of its organization. The 2020/2021 Election of Officers was held according to the Bylaws...