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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Litvak, Litvak, Mehrtens and Epstein, P.C. is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Statement of PracticeDomestic Relations, Juvenile, Parental Time and Responsibility, Appellate Practice, Divorce Mediation, International Family Law, Matrimonial Law and Paternity Law. Year Established: 1972
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Address1900 Grant Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203-4305, (Denver Co.)
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Lawrence Litvak (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, July 4, 1929; admitted to bar, 1952, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1974, United States Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (1947-1948); University of Denver (J.D., 1952). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, inception; Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006. Lecturer: Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Lawyers Public Information Foundation; Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association, CLE Programs, 1972. Listed, Best Lawyers in America since inception. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1973-1974). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Chairman, President's Counsel, 1992; President, Colorado Chapter, 1991-1992);. Reported Cases: In Re the Marriage of Huff, 834 P.2d 244; In Re the Marriage of Hiner, 710 P.2d 488; In Re The Marriage of Popack 2000 CJCAR 613, 98 CA 1674. Practice Areas: Family Law; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Lawrence Litvak
Ronald D. Litvak (Shareholder) born Denver, March 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1986). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 1996; Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006. Author: "Appealing a Family Law Order: Process and Pitfalls," The Colorado Lawyer, May 1993 (Part I) and June 1993 (Part II); "Colorado Case Law Update," Lawyers Public Information Foundation, 1993-2005; "1999 Case Law, Legislative Developments," CBA Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 2000; "2000 Case Law, Legislative Developments," CBA Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 2001; "2001 Case Law, Legislative Developments," CBA Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 2002; "2002 Case Law, Legislative Developments," CBA Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 2003; "2003 Case Law, Legislative Developments," CBA Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 2004; "Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Grandparents and Third Parties," The Colorado Lawyer, 2001 (Co-Author). Lecturer: "Relocation After Ciesluk and Spahmer," Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee, 2005; "Valuation in Dissolution of Marriage Cases," Colorado Judicial Conference, 2005; "The Lighter Side of Custody," Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee Conference, 2005; "Property in Dissolution of Marriage Cases," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005; "The Lighter Side of 'Therapeutic Jurisprudence'," State IDC Conference, 2004; "Rent-a-Judge," Advanced Family Law Institute, 2003; "Family Law Update," Med-Arb CLE, 2003; "Family Law Basic Skills-Property," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 1999, 2001, 2003; "Strategies for Working with the Impaired Client (Name Your Personality Disorder)," Lawyers Public Information Foundation, 2002 and Family Law Institute, 2003; "Current Update in Case Law and Other Perspectives of Marital Valuations," NACVA State Chapter, 2002; "Custody Law Update," State IDC Conference, 2002; "Colorado Financial Case Law Update," AAML, Financial Issues for the 21st Century, 2001; "Negotiation Skills for Lawyers," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2001; "Colorado Case Law Update with Regard to Custody and Special Advocates," MDICC, 2001; "Family Law Update," 12th Annual Attorney-Mediator Dialogue, 2001; "Family Law, Pro Bono Basic Skills: Property," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2001; Moderator, Breckenridge Conference on Parental Responsibility, CBA, 2000; "Case Law Update with Focus on Experts," CBA Annual Meeting, 2000; "How to Go From a Solo to a Medium Practice," Solo/Small Practice Symposium, 2000; "Third Parties, Grandparents and Allocation of Parental Responsibility," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2000; "A Humorous Look at Gender Bias in the Legal System,"Colorado IDC Conference, 2000; "Family Law Update," Attorney-Mediator Dialogue, 2000; "Colorado Law Update and National Trends; an Analytical Approach," AAML, Colorado chapter, 1999; "Double-Dipping and Excess Earnings," CBA Family Law Conference, 1999; "Domestic Relations Update," 1st Judicial District Bar Association, 1999; "Temporary Orders and Restraining Orders," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 1999; "Domestic Relations Appellate Practice: Pointers to Make Your Appeal More Powerful," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 1998; "International Disputes-The Hague Convention," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.; 1998; "Marital Agreements," AAML, Colorado chapter, 1997; "Equitable Distribution in Divorce Settlements in Colorado," AAML, Colorado chapter, 1996; "Equitable Property Division in Colorado," NBI, 1996; "Colorado Marital Agreements," NBI, 1995. Lecturer - "Colorado Case Law Update": CBA Family Law Section lunch presentation, 2001-2005; Lawyers Public Information Foundation, 1993-2005; Annual Attorney-Mediator Dialogue Conference, 2002, 2005; Boulder County Bar Association, 2003, 2005; AAML Colorado Chapter, 1998, 1999, 2004; First Judicial Bar Association, 2003; State IDC Conference, 2003; CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2001-2004; Family Law Institute, 2001-2003; Office of Child Representatives, University of Denver Law School, 2002; Arapahoe County Bar Association, 2002; Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association, 2001; Colorado Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1995-2001. Member: Denver, Colorado (Executive Council, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Chair, Colorado Chapter, 2003-2004). Reported Cases: In re Marriage of Sewell, 817 P. 2d 594; In re Marriage of LeBlanc, 944 P. 2d 686; In re Marriage of Bookout, 833 P. 2d 800; In re Marriage of Ansay, 839 P. 2d 527; In re Marriage of Dureno, 854 P. 2d 1342; In re the Marriage of Peterson, 870 P.2d 630; In re Marriage of Oberg, 900 P.2d 1267; In re the Marriage of LeBlanc, 944 P.2d 686; In Re the Estate of Burford v. Burford, 935 P.2d 943; In re Marriage of Balanson, 996 P.2d 213. In Re Marriage of Balanson, 25 P.3d 28. Practice Areas: Family Law; Appellate Practice; Mediation.Email: Ronald D. Litvak
Timothy R. J. Mehrtens (Shareholder) born Lusaka, Zambia, September 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: Western State College (B.A., 1981); Denver University College of Law (J.D., 1987). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2003; Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006. President, Metropolitan Denver Inter-Disciplinary Committee. Author: "Colorado Case Law Update," Lawyers Public Information Foundation, 1993 and 1994. Co-Chair and Presenter: 21st Annual Colorado Child Custody Conference, 1997. Lecturer: 2003 Family Law Institute, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., July 2003; "Cross of Expert Witness," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., May 2003; "Annual Spring Family Law Update," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., April 2003; Colorado Bar Association Professionalism Course, June 1997; "Effective Mediation Techniques for Mediators," Family Law Institute, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., September 2001; "Collision Course: A Parent's Right to Parent v. A Child's Right to Sanity," Case Law Update, Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, May, 2002 ; Case Law Update, Lawyer's Public Information Foundation, Oct., 2001; Case Law Update, Family Law Institute, CBA CLE in Colorado, Inc., July 2002; "Arbitration and Special Master Law Institute, July 2003; "Cross Examination of Expert Witness," 2004 Family Law Institute, CBA, Aug. 2004; "New Colorado Appellate Cases and Legislation: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," CBA/AAML, Dec. 2004; "Family Law Basic Skills," CBA, Feb. 2005; "Ethical Issues Under the New Rules - A Mock Trial," Lawyers Public Information Foundation Family Law Seminar, Oct,. 2005; Case Law Update, Arapahoe County Bar Association, Nov, 2005; Case Law Update, Annual Advanced Family Law Institute, Dec. 2005. Member: Denver and Colorado (Elected Member, Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1999-2003) Bar Associations. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Secretary, Colorado Chapter, 2006-2007 term; Treasurer, Colorado Chapter, 2005-2006 term). Reported Cases: In re Marriage of Bookout, 833 P. 2d 800 (Colo. App. 1991); In re Marriage of Payan, 890 P2d 264; In Re The Marriage of Popack 2000 CJCAR 613, 98 CA 1674. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration.
Steven B. Epstein (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, November 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1982); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1985). Listed, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006. Lecturer: "Qualified Medical Child Support Order," Colo. Bar Assn., LLE, June 1993; "Nuptial Agreements," CBA-LLE, July 1994; "Colorado Prenuptial Agreements," November 1995; "Equitable Distribution in Divorce Settlements in Colorado," NBI, May 1996; "Exotic Property: Celebrity Goodwill, Trusts Stock Options & Limited Partnerships", Lawyers Public Information Foundation, Oct. 96; Family Law Litigation in Colorado", June 1998; "Colorado Practice Guide for Matrimonial Lawyers-Nuptial Agreements" August 1998; "Colorado Family Law Practice for Paralegals" June 1999; "Parental Rights and Responsibilities and Time Sharing in Colorado" July, 1999; "Case Law Update" August 1999; "Legislative Update" August 1999. "Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Grandparents and Third Parties," Published, The Colorado Lawyer: May 2001; "Family Law Litigation in Colorado," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Feb. 2001; "Third Parties, Grandparents and Allocation of Parental Responsibility," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., May 2000; "Family Law Litigation in Colorado," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Feb. 1, 2002; "The Constitutionality of the 'Pilot Program'," Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee Conference, May 2003; "Colorado Practice Guide for Matrimonial Lawyers - Nuptial Agreements," Published November 2003; "Colorado Case Law Update," Family Law Section Lunch Presentation, 2001-2005; "Case Law Update (children's issues)," Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee Conference: May 2004; "We Gather Here Today," Gays and Lesbians CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Sep. 2004; "Family Law Case Law Update," Arapahoe County Bench Bar CLE, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.: Oct. 2004; "The Outrageous Client/Patient/Litigant: A Hypothetical Case Study. Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee Conference: May 2005; "Family Law Institute: Family Law Update," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc,.: Aug. 2005; "When, Not If: Surviving and Thriving in a Forensic Context," Colorado Psychological Association Fall Conference: Oct. 2005; "Family Law Update," Family Law Section, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Oct. 2005, Apr. 2006, Jan. 2007; "Family Law Update," Statewide Office of Dispute Resolution Conference, Apr. 2006; "Bench, Bar and Couch: How the Disciplines Relate," Family Law Institute, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Aug. 2006; "Business Valuations for Dummies," National CLE Conference, LEI-CBA, Business Valuations, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Jan. 2007; "Bench, Bar and Couch: Constitutional Complications," National CLE Conference, LEI-CBA, Family Law, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Jan. 2007; "Best and the Worst Trial Tactics," Family Law Section, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., Feb. 2007; "How to Handle and Try a Domestic Relations Case," Family Law Section, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., June 2007; "Family Law Update," Lawyers Public Information Foundation, Oct. 2007. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1994-1998) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re the Marriage of Balanson, 996 P.2d 213 (Colo. App. 1999); In re the Marriage of Balanson, 25 P.3d 28 (Colo. 2001); In re the Marriage of Balanson, 03 CA 765 (Colo. App. September 23, 2004). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody Law; Marital Torts; Non-Traditional Family Law; Child Custody; Torts; Contracts.Email: Steven B. Epstein
William Troy Romero (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado. Education: University of San Diego (B.B.A., 1991); University of Colorado, Boulder (J.D., 1994). Author: "Pre Martial Agreements," NBI, August 2002; "Case Law Update," Lawyers Public Information Foundation, October 2001. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: In re Marriage of Bowles, 916 P.2d 615; In re the Estate of Burford v. Burford, 935 P.2d 943; In Re the Marriage of McNamara, 962 P.2d 330; In Re Marriage of Balanson, 996 P.2d 213; Williamson v. Williamson, 39 P.3d 1199 (Colo. App. 2001). Practice Areas: Family Law; Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: William Troy Romero
Barbara G. Jensen (Shareholder) born Waukegan, Illinois, May 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., Journalism, 1981); University of Denver (J.D., 1986). Listed, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2008. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Wills, Deeds and Trusts. Lecturer: "Investigating Child Abuse Death Cases," 1st Judicial District, District Attorney's Office: 1991; "Interviewing Children in Sexual Assault Cases," 1st Judicial District, District Attorney's Office: 1991; "Juvenile Delinquency," University of Denver School of Law: May 1997; "Case Law Update," Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association: 2004 and 2008; "Case Law Update," Arapahoe County Bar Association Annual Family Law Update: 2005; "The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children," Colorado Bar Association Family Law Institute: 2009. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Reported Cases: People v. Saleh, 98 CA 2186, 10/26/00. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Family Law; Appellate Practice; Grandparent's Rights.Email: Barbara G. Jensen
Paula J. Smith (Shareholder) born Los Angeles, California, April 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado. Education: Scripps College (B.A., 1974); University of Denver (J.D., 1987). CDR Associates Mediation Training (2004). Author: "Establishing & Enforcing Child Support Orders," Advocating Excellence, IALS, 1998; "Child Support Enforcement Remedies Available Through Child Support Enforcement Agencies," Colorado Lawyer, Jan 04. Lecturer: "Cutting Edge Issues in Child Support Enforcement" NBI, Jan. 2000; "Jurisdiction Issues," UIPSA, CBA, CLE, Nov 2000; "Child Support," University of Denver College of Law Family Law Workshop, Aug. 2000; "Paralegal Ethics: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You," Institute for Paralegal Education, May 2002. Member: Arapahoe County and Colorado (Co-Chair, Legal Assistants Committee, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Mediation.Email: Paula J. Smith
Christina H. Patierno (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, May 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1998, Colorado. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1992). Formerly an associate with: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLC and The Wareham Group, P.C.; Metropolitan Denver Inter-Disciplinary Counsel, 2004 (Board Member, 2008); Douglas/Elbert County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2006-2007. Member: Douglas/Elbert County and Colorado Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law(100%).Email: Christina H. Patierno
Michael Vincent Switzer (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, August 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.A., History, 1994); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Co-Author: "Family Law Annual Survey of Colorado Law," 1999; "Family Law Update," CLE in Colorado, Inc., 1998-2000; "Double Dipping and Excess Earnings," CBA Family Law Conference, April 1999; "Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Grandparents and Third Parties," The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 30, No.5, May 2001; "Palimony and Common Law Marriages," Lawyers Public Information Foundation Law Seminar, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2004. Co-Lecturer: "Mediation, Arbitration, Special Masters: Taking it to the Next Level," Lawyers Public Information Foundation Family Law Seminar, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2004. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Preparing Financial Statements Quickly and Effectively," Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals, 2006; "Complex Financial Matters," Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals, 2007. Co-Author and Instructor: "Basic Family Law, People's Law School, Colorado Free University, 2008. Member: Denver and Colorado (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Family Law Division). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Michael Vincent Switzer
SPECIAL COUNSELJerry N. Snyder (Special Counsel) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 18, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.S., 1954; LL.B., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for twenty-five years; Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006. Lecturer: "The New Property Issues," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 2004; "Property Division in Hard Economics Times," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December, 2003; "Tax Strategies in Divorce," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., December 2000; "Tax Traps: Recognize Them and Call the Expert," CBA, Family Law Section, September 2000; "Impact of Social Security Benefits," Colorado Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 1997; "Dividing Property," Family Home, Deferred Property, Valuing a Business, Tax Issues, Capital Gains, Colorado Women's Bar Association, January 1998; "Tax Traps," Problematic Tax Allocation Issues, Colorado Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 1995; "Social Security Benefits: The Good, the Bad and the Exempt," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, August 1994; "When Only a CPA Will Do: Forensic Accounting; Differences in Disciplines," Mock Trial, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, July 1994; "Separate vs. Marital Property for Division and Maintenance Purposes," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, April 1994; "Valuing Social Security and Retirement Benefits," Colorado Bar Association, April 1993; "Effective Use of an Expert in Valuing and Interpreting Pensions," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, March 1993; "COBRA/CUHIP Health Insurance Alternatives," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, February 1992; "Understanding and Using Tax Returns in the Trial of a Dissolution of Marriage Case," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1991 Annual Conference, August 1991; "Sleight of Hand: Now You See It, Now You Don't. Income Determination: Use of Income Tax Returns at Trial," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1991 Annual Convention, August 1991; "Trial Preparation: Reading a Tax Return, Finding Hidden Assets and Determining Income," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association 1990 Annual Convention, August 1990; "Understanding and Using Tax Returns in the Trial of a Dissolution of Marriage Case," Colorado Judicial Conference, September 1990; "Current Colorado Law on Valuation of Professional Practices," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., March 1990; "Types of Retirement Plans to be Considered in a Dissolution of Marriage Action" and "The Valuation and Division of Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans After Grubb," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 1988; "Pensions: Dividing Marital Property After Grubb," Colorado Judicial Conference Seminar, September 1988; "Recent Federal Legislation as it Impacts on Dissolution of Marriage," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, November 1987 and Colorado Judicial Conference, September 1987; "Negotiating the Settlement; Separation Agreement Drafting; Post Decree Matters," Legal Education Institute, Inc., March 1987; "New Federal Legislation: Tax, Pension and Military Benefits in Dissolution of Marriage Actions," Colorado Judicial Department, Referee's Conference, May 1985; "Significant Legislative Developments and Cases for the Family Law Practitioner," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., April 1984; "Bankruptcy and Divorce," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., April 1983; "Post Decree Remedies," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Seventeenth Annual Convention, August 1982; "Colorado Law Update '81," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, September 1981; "Games Attorneys Play: What to do if: Assets are hidden and discovery is resisted; Financial affidavits are false; Cooperation is minimal, there is procrastination or delay; Opposing counsel is incompetent; Discovery is abused." CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., April 1979; "The Use of Insurance in Dissolution of Marriage," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., June 1978; "Post Decree Remedies: Restraining Orders; Contempt and Enforcement of Support," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., June 1977; "Valuation of Stock of Closely Held Corporation in Dissolution of Marriage," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, May 1977. Member: The Colorado Bar Association (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1975-1976). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Colorado Chapter, 1985-1986). [With U.S. Air Force, 1951-1952]. Reported Cases: In Re Marriage of Sim, 939 P.2d 504; In Re Marriage of Blake, 807 P.2d 1211. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Jerry N. Snyder
Diane Carlton (Special Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, September 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of California (B.A., 1972); University of Denver (J.D., 1976). Listed: Best Lawyers in America; Colorado Super Lawyer. Presenter: "Trial Preparation," Family Law Basic Skills, Denver, Colorado, 2007; "Direct, Cross and Objections in Family Law," CBA-CLE, Denver, Colorado, 2007; "Post Decree Motions Regarding Property, Lawyers Public Information Foundation, Puerto Vallarta, MX, 2006; AAML Colorado Chapter, 2005; "Alternatives to the Maintenance Status Quo," 2003; "Deposition Strategies That Work-Handling the Elusive Witness," 2001. Public Defender, 1978-1982. Associate Judge, Aurora, Colorado, 1983-1990. Chair, Arapahoe/Douglas Judicial Performance Committee, 1989-1993. Member: Alternative Defense Counsel Commission, 2003; Metro-Denver Interdisciplinary Committee. Member: Arapahoe County (Past President, 1997-1998) and Douglas/Elbert County Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Board of Governors, 1996-1998; Foundation Fellow, 2000); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Colorado, 2002). Reported Cases: People v. Cobb, 690 P.2d 848 (Colo. 1984); People v. Rodriguez, 786 P.2d 472 (Colo. App. 1989); People in Interest of S.E.G., 934 P.2d 920 (Colo. App. 1989). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Complex Litigation.Email: Diane Carlton
——————————Nathan M.J. Dowell (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, August 16,1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1992); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Author, "Colorado Bar Association Annual Survey of Colorado Law: Family Law Chapter," 2001-2003; "Colorado Case Law Update," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2001-2003; "The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law: Marital Agreement Chapter," (legal editor) CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2004. Mediation Workshop, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, 2007. Member: Denver and American (Member, Family Law and Dispute Resolution Sections) Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Nathan M.J. Dowell
Wendy J. Smock (Associate) born Kimball, Nebraska, March 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1993); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2002). Outstanding Student of the Year, Student Law Office, University of Denver College of Law, 2002. Legal Author and Editor, Marriage and Family Relations and Property Chapters of Colorado Domestic Relations Law, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc.; Co-author: Family Law Chapter of 2004 and 2005 Annual Survey of Family Law, CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Rhone Brackett Inn of Court; Colorado Judicial Institute (Member, Family Law Subcommittee). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Wendy J. Smock
Courtney J. Leathers (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, November 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2000); Michigan State University (J.D., 2005). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, 2003: Matrimonial Practice; Decedents Estates and Trusts. Author: "Colorado Case Law Update," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2006. Co-Author: Family Law Chapter, "Annual Survey of Colorado Law," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2006 and 2007; "Grandparent and Third-Party Visitation Rights," CBA, Judicial Conference in Colorado, 2006; "Colorado Cases That Have Changed the Landscape of Family Law 1980-2007," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), CLE in Colorado, 2007. Co-Author and Co-Speaker, "Preparing Child Support Worksheets and Orders," Advanced Family Law Practice for Paralegals in Colorado, 2007; "International Child Abductions," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2008. Co-Speaker: "Colorado Case Law Update," CBA, CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2008; "Colorado Case Law Update," Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association, 2008. Member: Denver and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section).Email: Courtney J. Leathers
Stephanie M. Holder (Associate) born La Junta, Colorado, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Washington University (B.A., English Literature and Legal Studies, with honors, 2005; J.D., 2008). Member: Denver (Member, Family Law Section) and Colorado Bar Associations; American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law(100%).Email: Stephanie M. Holder
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