Steamboat Springs Lawyers

Sarah Schielke was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She attended Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont where she received a bachelor of arts (B.A.) in Psychology and graduated magna cum laude.

Sarah then went on to law school at the Boston University School of Law on a full academic merit scholarship. There, Sarah was the Managing Editor of the Boston University Law Review. While in law school, Sarah studied under the tutelage of famed race & criminal law professor Tracey Maclin, who opened Sarah’s eyes to the truly broken state of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights in our...

Eric Sandoval is a Real Estate and Business attorney in Aspen, Colorado. He Speaks both Spanish and English and was Born in Aspen, Colorado where he continues to reside. Eric loves the outdoors and in his free time enjoys skiing, hiking, and photography.

The time to plan for the unexpected and difficult is now. Whether you are married or single, a single parent, parents with minor children, an unmarried committed couple, a grandparent raising a grandchild, or a retired couple, whatever your circumstances, it is best to be prepared for what life may bring. A comprehensive will or trust plan is a fabulous tool to defend yourself and your family against the unexpected and to anticipate “the next steps” in the event of mental incapacity or death.

Not having the right documents in place in the event of mental incapacity, or having a will...

I am Sean Olson, a trial lawyer and the founding member of Olson Personal Injury Lawyers. My practice is dedicated to representing individuals in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming who have been injured due to the negligence of others. Throughout my career, I have handled cases involving truck crashes, medical malpractice, and various catastrophic incidents. Currently, I lead a team of dedicated and passionate lawyers who assist clients throughout the Rocky Mountain West.

Taught tax classes at CSU and participated in numerous continuing education lectures on issues of tax at CPA, attorneys and enrolled agents seminars. Earned degrees at CSU with a BS, at University of Denver Law School with a JD and New York University with a LLM in taxation. Born and raised in Colorado. Served as a trustee for a charitable organization granting scholarships to students working on degrees in schools advancing education and skills for industry Played the viola in a chamber orchestra in Pueblo, CO

Great lawyers inspire us. Ferguson Schindler Law Firm is Aspen’s preeminent law firm. Matt Ferguson has perfect independent 5.0 ratings from his clients. Martindale-Hubbell has given him their highest AV® rating. Our lead trial lawyer in Aspen, Matt Ferguson, and our Aspen and Vail attorneys all nimbly and skillfully conduct cases to win in court rooms and strike deals in boardrooms throughout Colorado, including Pitkin, Eagle, Summit, Denver and Garfield counties. Whether our client is a local, regional, or national company, a high-profile individual/entrepreneur, a neighbor, friend or well-loved local businesses, we seek justice in every case and success in...

Reza Ghafoorian, MD, Esq. is the founder of G2Z Law Group, PLLC and a dual trained patent and healthcare attorney. With over 10 years of experience as a health care attorney, he counsels clients on health law and health care regulations, including, fraud and abuse, such as antikickback statutes and Stark Law, privacy and security, such as HIPAA and HITECH statutes, reimbursements, CMS appeals and telemedicine/telehealth. Dr. Ghafoorian also represents clients in obtaining state Certificate of Needs, peer-review/hospital privilege proceedings related to medical staff privileges, and health care professional disciplinary hearings.

Dr. Ghafoorian has also over 14 years of...

Our goal is dismissal or not guilty. Discovering the true story of your starts on day 1. It starts with you and your experience. It continues as we learn about the witnesses, police response, prosecutors and society. Motives, pressures and other blinders lead to false beliefs or false accusations. As we learn the true story, we investigate to support it, and to disprove the prosecution story. Its basis is found in science and psychology. The true story of your case provides the best way to win at trial. It also allows gets to the best...

Whether he is managing a real estate transaction, drafting a trust, or advising entrepreneurs who are starting a new business, each day James Newell goes to work he strives to make a positive impact on the lives of his clients. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of real estate law, small business law, asset protection and estate planning. Being a small business owner himself, who has earned a business administration degree from the University of Nebraska, and has advised small business owners for many years, James Newell is well acquainted with entrepreneurship and the process of organizing and running...

For over two decades, Brett has successfully practiced law and become one of the leading Estate planning and Probate attorneys in Fort Collins. His practice was established at his family firm, Hill and Hill LLC. He represents several successful Fort Collins businesses and does all of their contract and corporate work. He also is the lawyer for a local Homeowner’s Association and has recently been involved in protecting homeowner’s rights in disputes with HOAs.

As a Longmont attorney at Jorgensen, Brownell & Pepin, P.C., Todd Brownell handles a wide range of cases involving divorce and family law. He is passionate about protecting the rights and interests of the men and women he represents. He also assists clients with divorce-related issues such as child support, child custody, spousal maintenance, and debt division. He helps individuals remain calm during what is bound to be one of the most stressful and emotionally taxing moments in their lives. His well-versed knowledge also allows him to help clients with adoptions, grandparent visitation, and guardianships. Before joining our firm,...

Jason has received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado School of Law. Since 2010 he has specialized in bankruptcy, family, criminal, and landlord tenant law. He is dedicated to customizing solutions to his clients’ specific legal issues. Through the years Jason has helped over a thousand clients to receive the most cost-effective outcome possible. He has experience as an attorney in the Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley areas, litigating a variety of cases at both the state and federal level and he is admitted to practice in all courts in Colorado as well as the 10th Circuit Court of...

"Casey Alexander is nothing short of amazing legal representation. He kept in constant communication and made sure I fully understood everything that was going on with my case before proceeding. Extremely respectful in person and even got me better results than I was expecting. I would recommend the Law Offices of Casey Alexander to anyone and everyone needing legal representation. He works hard and fast to get you the best results."

Founding Attorney:

Casey Alexander

Prior to becoming an attorney, Casey served in the United States Navy. Now he serves the people of Northern Colorado and advocates for their...

Jessica Avis, J.D. (formerly Jessica Trillo) Senior Associate Attorney Growing up in rural Oklahoma, Jessica attended and graduated from The University of Oklahoma in 2015 with her Bachelor of Business Administration. Always ambitious, she graduated with a double major in Supply Chain Management and Marketing. Thereafter, Jessica was conferred a Juris Doctor in 2018 from Roger Williams University, graduating Cum Laude, recognized from among the top legal scholars in her graduating law-school class. After law school, Jessica was selected to clerk for the Honorable Seven Jourd of the 8th Judicial District in Larimer County. Completing her clerkship, Jessica moved on to focus her...

Charles E. Liken, J.D. Senior Managing Associate Attorney Charles E. Liken is a Senior Associate Attorney at the Bagley Law Firm. Charles specializes in Family Law, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, & Probate. Charles is also a certified mediator as well as a Child and Family Investigator (i.e., a "CFI"). Graduating from Sturm College of Law in 2002 from Denver University, Charles has built his career on taking the time to listen and giving an honest assessment of where things stand in his clients' cases. Notably, Charles is a former Deputy District Attorney for the Colorado 12th District in Del Norte, Colorado. This brings...

Timothy Edstrom, J.D. Senior Managing Associate Attorney Tim Edstrom is a Senior Managing Associate at the Bagley Law Firm. While his current focus is in criminal defense and family law, he has extensive experience in a wide variety of legal fields that include workers’ compensation, immigration, Social Security, civil litigation for personal injury, business disputes, civil rights violations, sexual harassment, and securities regulation. When looking into Tim’s legal background, one will find that Tim has litigated some of the most high-profile civil rights cases in Colorado history, including the Michael DeHerrera and Juan Vasquez police brutality lawsuits. Tim has done more than 50 jury...

Attorney Anne B. Jorgensen is backed by years of experience handling legal issues involving elder law. By focusing on this specific practice area, she is able to help her clients navigate through matters involving estate planning, probate, trust litigation, guardianships, and conservatorships. In every case, she strives to obtain positive results for her clients and works diligently to see that each client receives the care and attention they need from the day their case opens until the day their case is resolved. Before joining the firm. Ms. Jorgensen attended Arizona State University where she completed her Bachelor of Science...

Introduction

A resident of Ft. Collins for over 20 years, RD began practicing law in 2008 as an associate of a high volume civil litigation firm. Followed by a few years as Policy Director of a national non-profit and General Council for a start up oil and gas company. Since 2016, RD’s practice has focused on Family Law. RD is divorced himself with a son and understands the difficulties created by ending a marriage or relationship.

Education

RD graduated Colorado State University in 1997 with a degree in Philosophy. Prior to attending law school, RD worked as an arborist, married and started a...

Mac Hester is an experienced trial lawyer. He has litigated and tried personal injury and commercial law cases in South Carolina and Colorado since 1986. He has also handled appeals in the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the Supreme Court of Colorado. Mac Hester graduated from Clemson University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and he continues to apply economic principles and analysis to his cases in order to maximize gain for the client while minimizing cost. He was awarded the Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1986. He has...

Yep. I'm an attorney. (Queue your favorite attorney joke here). There are lots of reasons I continue to practice law. You've probably heard many of them already because they aren't so unique. I won't repeat those. I will indulge cliché enough to share that my two fictional attorney heros are Atticus Finch and Perry Mason. Ironic, as I tend not to litigate much. For me, practicing law affords me the opportunity to leverage things I know how to do to help people accomplish things they otherwise wouldn't. Yes, it's the basic toolset of a transactional attorney. But I enjoy it, and...

Chad Hemmat is co-founding partner at the Denver, Colorado personal injury law firm, Anderson Hemmat, LLC.

Marianne Blackwell focuses her practice on representing clients in tax planning, estate planning, and charitable gift planning. Prior to returning to the practice of law, Marianne worked in higher education fundraising for over 15 years and was a former senior director in the Offices of Gift Planning with the University of Colorado and Colorado State University. In those roles, she supported the fundraising efforts of these Universities and assisted donors and their advisors in considering and designing charitable giving plans as part of their personal financial and estate planning. Ms. Blackwell graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1982 with...

I specialize solely within immigration and nationality law in Denver and Boulder Colorado and have been practicing immigration law since 2002. I assist Denver, Colorado employers, Colorado employees, Colorado students, and Colorado families obtain visas and legal status such as change of status, permanent residence and visas to enter the US. I also assist Colorado immigrants with asylum, legalization, removal defense and citizenship Specifically, our office can assist with H1B visas, start up visas for entrepreneurs (E1 and E2), TN visas for Canadians and Mexican nationals, E3 visas for Australians, H2Bs, H3, O and P visas for Colorado...

Since 1979, it has been my goal to serve my clients so as to make a difference in their lives. I consider this as my highest calling in the practice of law. With guidance, clients can find opportunities; calm their fears; reassure loved ones; preserve what matters most; discover their strengths; overcome adversity; feel good about their progress, and – most importantly – achieve peace of mind. Successful planning is infrequent and uncommon in most families, but not for my clients. My planning process is less about the documents and more about achieving results. I Use a unique planning approach...

My name is Levi Brooks and I’m an experienced, yet reasonably-priced, family law and bankruptcy attorney in Fort Collins, Colorado.

I’ve been practicing family/domestic relations law in Larimer County for about fifteen years and bankruptcy law for approximately eleven years. Although practicing in those areas of law (especially family law) can be challenging, I find it highly rewarding. I appreciate having the opportunity to help people through what is often the most difficult time in their lives. Whether it’s a divorce or a bankruptcy, my goal is to get my client through the process as painlessly as possible and...

After becoming an attorney, Mr. Sumner continued to teach aspiring paralegals, and has taught programs in both North Carolina and Colorado. Prior to moving to Colorado in 2000, Mr. Sumner worked for a major insurance company as in-house counsel for the claim’s department. These experiences have culminated in a wealth of experience in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Bankruptcy. Mr. Sumner’s clients are the recipient of his excellent representation, which is made possible from his rather unique history. His talent and reputation are only complimented by his tireless effort to serve his clients. During his free time, Mr. Sumner...

Alison Kilmer is a former judicial law clerk and prosecutor with a strong business background. She combines both her legal background and business experience in a practice that centers on providing individualized services for each of her clients based on their specific situation.

Ms. Kilmer focuses on each case individually and strategically analyzes the underlying facts of the case to determine the best possible outcome for her clients. A strong advocate for her clients, Ms. Kilmer seeks to resolve matters through collaboration to the extent possible, but relies on her experience as both a former prosecutor...

I have nearly two decades of experience in all areas of family law, including divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, relocation, prenuptial agreements, dependency and neglect and appellate proceedings, and I have served as both attorney and mediator. My approach is to work collaboratively with clients and professionals involved in an effort to preserve the family's assets and the family's ability to function as a unit, all the while zealously protecting my clients' interests in court when negotiation is not successful. I co-authored “Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Grandparents and Third Parties,” published in the Colorado Lawyer in...

Taggart Howard began his legal career working for the Office of the District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial District in April of 1998. As a Deputy District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial District, Mr. Howard gained extensive trial experience. He managed the largest felony docket in the District which involved warrant approval, advisements, motions hearings, jury trials and sentencing hearings. He was in charge of the juvenile docket and worked closely with juveniles and their families for positive change. He also managed a large county court docket which included misdemeanors like domestic violence, wildlife crimes and traffic offenses like...

I am a personal injury lawyer and criminal defense attorney serving clients across Colorado. My dedication lies in advocating for individuals against formidable entities such as insurance companies in personal injury matters and both state and federal governments in criminal cases. My professional journey includes roles as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Throughout my career, I have successfully tried numerous cases to verdict across every county in the Denver metro area, consistently securing "not guilty" verdicts for my clients at trial. My practice areas include DUI, Domestic Violence, Murder/Homicide, Assault, Harassment, Criminal Mischief, Menacing, Theft, Drug, Gun, Human...

Mr. Greer is a 35-year experienced expert in real estate and construction law: whether involving consultation, dispute management, transactional matters, arbitrations, or trial, he has successfully served real estate and construction clientele in all of their "phases" of need in both California and Colorado. He is an extensively accomplished Attorney (c 1986), a certified Arbitrator (i.e. private Judge, c 1996), and a licensed General Contractor (c 2005). Mr. Greer founded a litigation law firm in 1988 and together with a staff of attorneys and paralegals accomplished success in 2200 litigated files. He presently offers transactional work and consulting...

Elizabeth Wang practices from Loevy & Loevy’s Boulder, Colorado office and litigates civil rights and post-conviction cases around the country, including in Colorado and Illinois. Ms. Wang joined the firm in the fall of 2008 and focuses her practice on representing individuals who have been wrongfully convicted, maliciously prosecuted, denied medical attention in jails and in prisons, subjected to police brutality, or had their First Amendment rights violated. She represents both civil rights plaintiffs and petitioners in post-conviction and habeas corpus proceedings. She also handles cases of individuals whose civil rights have been violated as a result of policy...

I founded my law firm in 2009 with the intent to help those who are unable to work receive disability benefits and to guide claimants through the complex administrative process. My office strives to provide excellent service both with disability and with bankruptcy claims. We help at all levels of the appeal process including initial filings.

I am a trial attorney and founding partner at Kalamaya | Goscha. I have taken over 50 cases to trial. Several of my cases have been featured in news publications like the WSJ, LA Times, ESPN and Denver Post. My practice focuses on family law, personal injuries and criminal defense in the Roaring Fork and Vail Valleys. I am a native of Colorado. In my free time, I enjoy skiing, fly-fishing, mountain biking, backpacking and traveling.

David Moorhead has provided criminal defense representation in the Boulder area and throughout Colorado for over 31 years. He has a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University Law School and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1989 David began his legal career as Deputy District Attorney in Grand Junction. In 1992 he started his private practice focusing solely on criminal defense work and has been the Attorney of Record in over 4000 cases, in counties all over Colorado. If you have been accused of a crime, hiring an seasoned criminal defense...

Mike Thomson joined Purvis Thomson, LLP in the fall of 2001. Since then, he has represented plaintiffs in a variety of civil lawsuits. Mike limits his practice entirely to civil litigation. The majority of his cases involve either serious automobile and trucking accidents or complex litigation including product liability, civil rights violations, brain injury/spinal chord injuries and wrongful death. He was the lead attorney in separate wrongful death product liability actions against Taser International, Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America, Inc. He was co-counsel with John Purvis in a defective seatback case against Ford Motor Company in which the jury...

Erik Johnson is dedicated to defending your rights. His legal experience includes but is not limited to: serious felonies; misdemeanors such as DUI, harassment, domestic violence, theft, bankruptcy, and many more. Erik is committed to providing the best legal representation for his clients, and maintains the highest rate of client satisfaction due in large part to his exceptional work ethic, diligence and overall concern for his client’s interests and well-being. Erik practices and lives his strongly held commitment to treating everyone with equal respect especially when clients are dealing with difficult legal issues. Mr. Johnson is a steadfast advocate in court,...

Andrew enjoys meeting with people and talking with them about their lives and interests. Helping people be prepared for the future comes naturally and his attitude of respect for others and sense of humor provides a comfortable setting to discuss difficult topics like preparing for death and aging. He understands a solid estate plan will give you peace of mind, knowing that everything is planned for and taken care of when you pass away, and will work with you collaboratively to meet your goals. While much of this can be confusing Andrew is able to explain everything in ways that...