A series of internal emails and text messages obtained by CBS Colorado appears to show Denver City Attorney Miko Brown pushing to get her former law firm hired for legal work involving Denver International Airport — even after the airport’s insurance company initially rejected the firm.
The documents — obtained under Colorado’s Open Records Act — show Brown advocating for Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, where she was a partner for 10 years, after AIG, the insurance company covering Denver International Airport, raised concerns about hiring the firm and initially said it would not do so.
Four days after Brown pushed back against AIG’s decision, the insurance company reversed course and agreed to retain WTO as local counsel to help defend against lawsuits over a May 8 runway death at the airport.
Brown has declined repeated requests for an interview and said she would not answer questions about the internal communications obtained by CBS Colorado…