Super Lawyers - Colorado 2012

ELDER LAW THROUGH FAMILY LAW SUPER LAW YERS / COLORADO 2012

MARCO CHAYET
CHAYET & DANZO, LLC
650 South Cherry Street
Suite 710
Denver, CO 80246
Tel: 303-355-8500
Fax: 303-355-8501
marco@coloradoelderlaw.com
www.coloradoelderlaw.com

During law school, Mr. Chayet’s grandmother was the principal party in one of the most controversial elder law cases in the State of Colorado. Estate of Milstein v. Ayers, 955 P.2d 78 (Colo. App. 1998) is a landmark case which upholds the right to counsel and due process of incapacitated adults in Colorado in a guardianship proceeding. This experience was the impetus for Mr. Chayet’s career in the field of elder law and probate litigation. Mr. Chayet is the past Chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and Chair of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee of the American Bar Association. He is also an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and frequently lectures and publishes in the area of elder law and probate litigation.

ESTATE & TRUST LI TIGATION ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

ELDER LAW AMY L. MILETICH MILETICH PEARL LLC 999 18th Street Suite 1850, South Tower Denver, CO 80202 Tel: 303-825-5500 Fax: 303-825-5501 amiletich@mplawllc.com www.mplawllc.com Amy L. Miletich provides counseling and litigation services in all phases of employment law. She serves a wide range of private and public employers by providing advice and training on the prevention of claims and providing legal representation in state and federal agencies and courts. She also represents insurance carriers in coverage matters and insureds in general casualty matters. Ms. Miletich is Vice Chair of the Defense Research Institute’s Employment Law Committee. She is a frequent speaker and published author on employment law, insurance, and legal ethics. Her firm, Miletich Pearl LLC, is certified as a women’s business enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and is a member of the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms. Ms. Miletich is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

LOYCE A. FORREST
ATTORNEY AT LAW
1444 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-567-7990
Fax: 303-567-7993
lforrest@att.net

FAMILY LAW

Loyce A. Forrest, Attorney at Law, has exclusively practiced family law since 1984 and has been a sole practitioner since 1989. She has served on the Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section since 1988 and was the Chairperson from 1996-1997. She has been consistently rated AV by her peers and is in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and Preeminent Women Lawyers. She frequently lectures on a variety of family law topics. She has served on a number of Colorado Bar Association committees and is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.

BRADLEY J. FRIGON LAW OFFICES OF BRADLEY J. FRIGON 6500 South Quebec Street Suite 330 Englewood, CO 80111 Tel: 720-200-4025 Fax: 720-200-4026 bfrigon@bjflaw.com www.bjflaw.com

The Law Offices of Bradley J. Frigon assists clients with all aspects of trust and estate matters, including probate, trust administration, and probate litigation. We prepare simple and complex wills and trusts, financial power of attorney documents, and advanced medical directives. Our practice provides elder law advice, from protecting your assets from nursing home costs to guardian and conservator matters. We are nationally recognized for our expertise in special needs planning and tax matters. We offer consulting services to professionals on public benefit and tax issues related to personal injury settlements including Medicare set aside, first-party special needs trusts, Medicare claims, Medicaid liens, and qualified settlement funds. Mr. Frigon received his J.D. in 1981 from Washburn University and his LL.M. in taxation in 1982 from the University of Denver. ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE TAX ELDER LAW SUSAN R. HARRIS SUSAN R. HARRIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC 5600 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Suite 255 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Tel: 303-741-4776 Fax: 303-741-4669 suzy@srhassoc.com www.srhassoc.com

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

Susan R. Harris is a Denver native. She received her B. A., summa cum laude, and J.D. from the University of Denver. She has over 29 years of experience in the field of trusts and estates. She has been a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel since 1994 and is an adjunct trusts and estates lecturer at law at the University of Denver College of Law. Ms. Harris has authored numerous articles and studies and has taught continuing education classes and paralegal courses on various trusts and estates topics. Among her specialties is advising personal representatives, trustees, conservators, and other fiduciaries on their responsibilities to beneficiaries.

SUZANNE GRIFFITHS
GUTTERMAN GRIFFITHS PC
10375 Park Meadows Drive
Suite 520
Littleton, CO 80124
Tel: 303-858-8090
Fax: 303-858-8181
suzanne@ggfamilylaw.com
www.ggfamilylaw.com

FAMILY LAW

Suzanne Griffiths, vice president of Gutterman Griffiths PC, has specialized in family law for 30 years. A preeminent, AV-rated attorney, she was featured as one of Denver’s top attorneys in divorce in Denver magazine. A highly skilled litigator, Suzanne specializes in complex asset cases and high-conflict child custody disputes. Suzanne trains attorneys in family law, sharing her local and international experience. She has articles in the ABA’s Family Advocate, Fairshare, and The Colorado Lawyer. Suzanne participated in the National Foundation for Financial Education’s Think Tank on Remarriage and appeared on Dr. Phil in 2003 and 2004.

MEGHAN W. MARTINEZ
BARKLEY MARTINEZ, PC
720 South Colorado Boulevard
Suite 530S
Denver, CO 80246
Tel: 303-597-4000
Fax: 303-597-4001
martinez@barmarlaw.com
www.barmarlaw.com

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR

Ms. Martinez is a founding member of Barkley Martinez, a woman-owned professional corporation (WBENC certification pending). For 17 years she has practiced employment litigation in federal and state courts, representing a broad range of clients – individuals as well as publicly traded companies. She has extensive trial and arbitration experience and enjoys defending cases through appeal, if necessary. She frequently litigates non-compete and trade secret disputes, as well as retaliation and discrimination claims.

FRANK A. DEVINCENT
BENJAMIN & DEVINCEN T, LLC
1790 38th Street
Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80301
Tel: 303-442-2625
Fax: 888-594-4079
frank@boulderdivorcelaw.com
www.boulderdivorcelaw.com

Frank A. DeVincent has specialized in complex high-asset family law cases for three decades. Mr. DeVincent has been continually named in Super Lawyers from 2004 through 2012. Mr. De Vincent is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is past Chair of the Boulder County Bar Association, Family Law Section. He has published many articles on family law and lectured extensively, on family law issues. Mr. DeVincent received his undergraduate degree in business administration from West Virginia University, his Master’s in business and industrial relations, cum laude, from West Virginia University, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Michigan’s Thomas Cooley Law School. COLLABORATIVE LAW BUSINESS LITIGATION FAMILY LAW ANN GUSHURST GU TTERMAN GRIFFI THS PC 10375 Park Meadows Drive Suite 520 Littleton, CO 80124 Tel: 303-858-8090 Fax: 303-858-8181 ann@ggfamilylaw.com www.ggfamilylaw.com

Ann Gushurst, LL.B., has been practicing in family law for 17 years and has been a shareholder at Gutterman Griffiths PC since 2005. She is an expert in litigation, mediation, and collaborative family law. Ann believes that divorcing families should do everything they can to minimize the emotional fallout from divorce, so that the experience does not cripple them or their children. She is an author and lecturer, serves on the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section Executive Council, edits the Family Law Section newsletter, and is past chair of Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals. Ann also appeared on Dr. Phil, representing the wife in a divorce.