Worrell, Durrett and Jaynes, P.C. was founded in 1991 to provide complex litigation services to the growing population of Colorado's Western Slope. At the time local residents, businesses, and out-of-state litigants seeking redress in Western Slope judicial districts had few options for beyond seeking distant and expensive attorneys in Denver and on the Front Range.

Stephen Worrell, who began his practice in 1972, had already enjoyed success in Greeley, Colorado litigating several high-profile contingency fee cases. Anthony Durrett had been practicing law in Glenwood Springs since 1980. Ken Jaynes had worked as an assistant district attorney locally and in other Colorado counties for the better part of a decade. Both Mr. Worrell and Mr. Durrett grew up in Glenwood Springs, and both come from long-time, established area families.

Together the founding partners created the firm to provide complex litigation and contingency fee services to the Western Slope, offering unique and unparalleled experience in complex litigation on a local level. When Dave Griffith retired from active practice of law in 2006, the firm assumed its current name of Worrell, Durrett & Jaynes, P.C. Associate Robert Gavrell joined the firm in 2007.