Our People

Michiko (Miko) Ando Brown was appointed Denver City Attorney by Mayor Mike Johnston in September 2025.

Previously, Ms. Brown served as Associate General Counsel for Airbnb, Inc., where she advised global stakeholders on complex trust and safety, anti-discrimination, data privacy, and compliance matters. Prior to that, she was a litigation partner at two of Colorado’s premier law firms where she defended high-profile companies and government entities in catastrophic personal injury, consumer protection, and civil rights lawsuits. She represented clients nationwide and tried cases to verdict in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Ohio. Ms. Brown co-chaired her firm’s diversity committee and founded the nationally recognized Women in Leadership Lecture Series. She has also served as President of the Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Ms. Brown graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2001. A Denver native and graduate of Manual High School, Ms. Brown has received numerous awards for her leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has been recognized among Law Week Colorado’s Top Litigators.

Katie McLoughlin was appointed Deputy City Attorney by Mayor Michael B. Hancock in December 2022.

Before then, Ms. McLoughlin served as Chief Legal Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services; Deputy Legal Counsel to Governor John W. Hickenlooper; Law Clerk to United States District Judge William G. Young in the District of Massachusetts; and a litigation associate at Cooley LLP's Boston office.  

Ms. McLoughlin graduated from Hamilton College with a concentration in Government. She then attended the University of Michigan Law School where she was an editor of the Michigan Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. Ms. McLoughlin is originally from Vermont and relocated to Colorado from Boston in 2015. She lives in the Baker neighborhood with her husband, Chad, their son, Jack, and their dog, Zoey. She is proud to call Denver home.

Ashley Kelliher | Director, Civil Litigation 

Ashley Kelliher has served as Director of the Civil Litigation Section since April 2023.  She joined the Denver City Attorney’s Office as a Senior Assistant City Attorney in October 2017 and was promoted to Assistant Director of the Civil Litigation Section in March 2022. Previously, Ms. Kelliher was in private practice with the government tort defense group of a mid-size regional law firm defending Colorado governmental entities in civil rights and employment litigation. Ms. Kelliher supervises a section of approximately 25 attorneys and staff and represents the City and County of Denver, its officials and employees in lawsuits brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, C.R.S. § 13-21-131, the new Colorado Law Enforcement Integrity Act, and § 24-10-101, et seq., the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. 

Robert D. Nespor | Section Director, Employment & Labor Law

Mr. Nespor joined the Denver City Attorney’s Office as a staff attorney in August 2000 and has been a Division Director since July 2013.  He is currently the Director of the Employment & Labor Law Section, and in that role, Mr. Nespor and his team provide counsel and advice to City agencies and departments on numerous and diverse personnel issues; defend civil lawsuits involving claimed violations of federal and state labor and employment laws, as well as administrative appeals of adverse employment actions and workers’ compensation claims; respond to charges of discrimination filed by City employees; represent the City in collective bargaining negotiations and labor-related matters; assist City agencies and departments in drafting and reviewing policies, rules, ordinances and executive orders involving personnel issues; and provide training to City managers and supervisors.  Since 2005, Mr. Nespor has served as the City’s chief negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations with the unions representing the City’s firefighters, police officers and deputy sheriffs. Mr. Nespor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; he earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

Katie Smith | Section Director, Human Services Legal Services

A native of Colorado, Ms.Smith graduated from the University of Colorado and Denver University’s Sturm College of Law. She began her legal career defending youth and adults and also served as a Guardian ad Litem. She joined the Child Protection and Youth Services unit in 2001 and has represented Denver Human Services since that time. In her roles in the Denver City Attorney’s Office, Ms. Smith has focused on collaborating with clients and stakeholders to create a legal environment that supports Denver's children and families. 

As in-house counsel to Denver Human Services, the Human Services Legal Section provides a full menu of legal services to support the DHS mission of protecting those in harm's way and helping all people in need. Our attorneys do this through transactions and advice related to the provision of state and local human services programs. Our attorneys represent DHS in the following case types:

• Dependency and Neglect  
• Delinquency 
• Human Trafficking   
• Foster Youth in Transition Program  
• Child Support Services 
• Adult Protection 
• Federal Civil Rights Matters 
• Employment Law 
• Benefits Fraud  

Matt Mulbarger | Section Director, Municipal Operations (acting)

Mr. Mulbarger joined the Municipal Operations team as an Assistant Director in August 2018. He leads the Municipal Operations Litigation Team and the Tax and Bankruptcy team. Matt has participated in some of the City’s largest commercial settlements, including legal disputes involving the Colorado Convention Center and the National Western Center. Mr. Mulbarger has been practicing law for over 25 years, most of which was spent as an active duty judge advocate in the United States Air Force. He spent the first half of his career as a criminal litigator serving as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and appellate counsel. Mr. Mulbarger then received an LL.M in Government Contract and Fiscal Law and spent the second half of his career as a commercial litigator and leading various Air Force organizations. He served as the Air Force Chief Trial Attorney, defending the Air Force in all commercial litigation before the Government Accountability Office, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, administrative boards, and federal courts. Immediately prior to joining the Municipal Operations team, he served as the Deputy General Counsel to United States Transportation Command, where he oversaw the legal services to the Department of Defense’s multi-billion-dollar transportation services portfolio.

Marley Bordovsky | Section Director, Prosecution and Code Enforcement

Marley Bordovsky currently serves as the Director of the Prosecution & Code Enforcement Section (“PACE”) within the Denver City Attorney’s Office. In this role, she oversees a diverse team of attorneys, paralegals, and victim advocates. Ms. Bordovsky and her team address a broad spectrum of legal matters, including municipal prosecutions, licensing issues, marijuana policy, nuisance abatement, mental health cases, and collaboration with a neighborhood partnership team. Marley Bordovsky joined PACE in 2011 after holding the position of Chief Deputy District Attorney in the 13th Judicial District. Her prior experience also includes serving as a Deputy District Attorney in Denver. Ms. Bordovsky earned an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law. 

Snezhanna Singleton | Director of Finance and Business Operations

Ms. Singleton has extensive experience in legal administration and has been with the City Attorney’s Office since 2017.  As a Director of Finance and Business Operations, she manages the day-to-day operations of more than 250 attorneys and paraprofessionals. Her areas of expertise include legal operations, financial management (including budget, accounting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, procurement, RFP/RFQ management), HR management (management of the agency’s annual merit increases, multiple pay equity studies for various classifications, creation of the pay bands for various classifications), strategic planning, employees’ engagement and retention, risk management and business partners’ relationship management.

Ms. Singleton is active in legal community and served as a Board member (as a Treasurer-Elect, and then, as a Treasurer) with the Mile High Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators. Prior to joining the City and County of Denver, she was a legal administrator for 12+ yeas in the private sector working with multiple law firms. Ms. Singleton holds an equivalent of J.D. received in Russia and Master’s in Professional Accountancy from the Metro State University of Denver. Additionally, she is a Certified Legal Manager and holds her certification as a Senior Certified Professional with the Society of the Human Resource Management.