(Main Office)

The firm was started in 1911 by E. H. Houtchens who was later followed in the practice of law by his sons Barnard, Robert and Rodger. Jerry C. Daniel became a partner in the firm in 1974. Dallas D. Greenfield became a partner in the firm in 1992. The three senior partners of the firm were awarded the Colorado Bar Association Award of Merit in 1983. The firm received the Weld County Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award in 1994 for the firm's commitment to and participation providing legal services to the indigent. In 2004, John's son Brandon became a partner of the firm representing the fourth generation of Houtchens attorneys. Also, in 2004, Warren Schaeffer and Sean Lacefield joined the firm as associates. Sean Lacefield became a member of the firm in 2009.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Practice. Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Insurance, Personal Injury, Banking, Probate, Corporations and Family Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Miner and Miner, Consulting Engineers
State Farm Insurance Cos.
Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado
Noffsinger Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Continuum Health Partnerships, Inc.
North Range Behavioral Health, Inc.
Adoption, Advocacy & Alternatives.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Address

Chase Tower
822 Seventh Street, Suite 270
Greeley, CO 80631, (Weld Co.)

Phone

Phone: 970-353-9195
Facsimile: 970-353-0151

Website

http://www.houtchens.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

John B. Houtchens (Member) born Greeley, Colorado, October 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S. in Bus. Admin., 1965); University of Denver (J.D., 1968). Member: Weld County (President, 1984-1985), Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: John B. Houtchens

Kim R. Houtchens (Member) born Greeley, Colorado, June 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1974). Member and Chair of 19th Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission, 1989-1992. Member: Weld County (President, 1995-1996), Colorado and American Bar Associations; Association of Insurance Attorneys; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Family Law.Email: Kim R. Houtchens

Dallas D. Greenfield (Member) born Wray, Colorado, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Aims Community College (A.A., 1980); University of Northern Colorado (B.A.S., 1982); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1985). Member: Weld County and Colorado Bar Associations. [With U.S. Air Force, 1974-1979; Sgt.]. Practice Areas: Family Law; Children; Adoption Law.Email: Dallas D. Greenfield

Brandon B. Houtchens (Member) born Greeley, Colorado, June 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.S., B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Colorado (J.D., 2000). Dean's List. Member: Weld County (Secretary/Treasurer, 2003-2005), Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance Defense; Transactional.Email: Brandon B. Houtchens

Sean J. Lacefield (Member) born Greeley, Colorado, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Member: Weld County and Colorado Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Family Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Sean J. Lacefield

ASSOCIATE

Warren W. Schaeffer (Associate) born Newcastle, Wyoming, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Oklahoma; 1994, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1979); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1987). Member: Weld County and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Real Property; Land Use; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Warren W. Schaeffer