Shay L. Denning

Special Counsel

Shay Denning is an experienced and dedicated commercial and business law attorney who assists clients in highly regulated industries including healthcare, utility law, commercial lending, banking, creditor's rights, bankruptcy, and real estate development. Shay’s representative clients include healthcare entities, medical practice groups, electric distribution cooperatives, regional and national banks, non-profit corporations, corporate creditors, and large and small businesses.

Shay routinely represents clients large and small before federal and state courts. She also appears on behalf of clients before regulatory and administrative bodies.

Shay has actively practiced as a private attorney and as an in-house counsel. Immediately prior to joining Hall Estill, she served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for a health system in Colorado. Shay is licensed in Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Practice Areas

Alternative / Renewable Energy

Banking & Financial Services

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights

Corporate & Business Services

Data Centers

Healthcare

Litigation

Non-Profit Organizations & Private Foundations

Real Estate

Education & Admissions

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2005)
- Articles Editor Texas Tech Law Review, 2004-2005
- Recipient, Judge John C. Akard Endowed Scholarship, 2004-2005
Texas Tech University (B.S. in Agricultural Economics, summa cum laude, 2002)

Admissions

Colorado (2005)
New Mexico (2007)
Oklahoma (2026)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico
Southern Ute Tribal Court on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation

Experience

2025-Present Hall Estill
2022-2024 Axis Health System, Durango, Colorado
2010-2021 Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP
2008-2010 Mark W. Taylor & Associates, P.C.
2007-2008 Assistant District Attorney, 5th Judicial District, Roswell, New Mexico
2006-2007 Bratton Hill, LLC