Annie K.E. Sturges

Annie is an employment and labor attorney in Taft’s Denver office. She collaborates with her clients on strategies to secure favorable outcomes in all aspects of labor and employment law. Annie combines her extensive trial experience and oral and written advocacy skills to represent clients in federal and state employment-related claims.

Prior to joining the firm, Annie served as an Air Force Senior Defense Counsel and Deputy Chief District Defense Counsel, supervising junior defense attorneys while defending service members in serious criminal and administrative matters. Adept at managing complex cases, Annie draws from her military service in the United States Air Force JAG Corps, where she developed discipline, organization, and leadership skills that enhance her labor and employment practice and advocacy for her clients.

Annie earned her J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, and bachelor’s degrees in legal studies and English from the University of California, Berkeley. While in law school, Annie represented clients impacted by domestic violence for the Indiana University Protective Order Project and competed in and judged the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition.