Marcia G. O'Brien

GLATSTEIN & O'BRIEN LLP

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	Marcia Gold O'Brien Member Email: mgo805@qwestoffice.net Practice Areas: Guardianship; Conservatorship; Fiduciary Representation; Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Estate Planning. Admitted: 1980, Colorado; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, California; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court Law School: University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1980 College: Occidental College, A.B., cum laude, 1976 Member: Arapahoe County and The Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Guardianship Alliance of Colorado. Biography: Recipient, Aid Scholarship, University of Denver Grant. Instructor: "Basic Estate Planning for the Modest Estate," University of Denver College of Law, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 1999-2000; "Effective Estate Planning for the Small Estate in Colorado," National Business Institute, 2000-2001; "Elder Care in Colorado: Legal and Financial Issues," National Business Institute, 2001; "How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Colorado," National Business Institute, 2003; "Medicaid vs. Long Term Care Insurance Planning in Colorado," National Business Institute, 2004; Elder Law Essential in Colorado: From Estate Planning to Estate Recovery," National Business Institute, 2005. Marcie practices in the areas of guardianship and conservatorship, fiduciary representation (where she represents both family members and professionals serving as a guardian, conservator, trustee or personal representative), probate litigation, probate administration, and estate planning. She brings to her practice a strong background in psychology as well as extensive litigation experience, having served as lead counsel on over 40 jury trials and having argued before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Colorado Court of Appeals. Over the past 10 years Marcie has restricted her practice to probate matters. She has litigated a number of contested guardianships and conservatorships, represented guardians, conservators and personal representatives, and represented parties in will contests. Marcie understands the importance of estate planning not only for distributing an individual's assets upon death, but for families with children and those with the foresight to put in place powers of attorney to provide for a medical decision-maker and the continuation of the management of their financial affairs in the event of illness or disability. In addition, Marcie assists clients with end-of-life decisions. Reported Cases: Dennis I. Spencer Contractor, Inc. v. City of Aurora, 884P.2d 326 (Colo. 1994); Nephew v. City of Aurora, 830 F.2d 1547 (10th Circuit 1987); AmWest Investments, Ltd. v. City of Aurora, 701 F.Supp 1508 (D. Colo. 1988); A.T.E., Inc. v. Nelson West Constructors, Inc., 757 P.2d 151 (Colo. App. 1988); Jones v. City of Aurora, 772 P.2d 645 (Colo. App. 1988); Jorgenson v. City of Aurora, 767 P.2d 645 (Colo. App. 1988). Born: Berkeley, California, August 15, 1954 ISLN: 904749081

Marcie has extensive litigation and appellate experience. During the last 10 years she has restricted the litigation portion of her practice to probate matters including: contested guardianships and conservatorships, fiduciary representation, and will contests.

She has been practicing law for over 26 years. Marcie is rated AVŽ, the highest peer review rating used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certficiation procedures, standards and policies.

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