Top Estate Lawyers Near Me in Denver Area

We can address 99% of your needs without requiring you to visit our law office, saving you time and money. The majority of our clients have moderate estates and small business ownership, though we are equipped to handle complex estate and estate tax matters. We're very thorough, flexible and easy to work with. We have powerful tools that make transitions to next-generation seamless.  If you need or want to visit us in person, we have comfortable accomodations centrally located in Denver at Colorado Boulevard and I-25. While we're focused on estate planning and business law, our Of Counsel affiliations provide you with access to a larger scope of legal needs and long term law firm relationship and reliability.

Trusts and estates, business tax and real estate practice.  Flat fees for many projects, fee amount determined in advance.

Todd R. Seelman is the Managing Partner of the Denver office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, a 1,200-attorney national firm, and he is the nation-wide chair of the firm's Antitrust and Competition practice and the Government Investigations practice. Todd practices in the areas of antitrust and competition law, securities, employment law, banking, breach of contract matters, and financial fraud matters. Todd also serves as an adjunct professor of antitrust law at the Sturm College of Law at Denver University.  Todd is the past Chair of the Colorado Bar Association's Antitrust Section.  He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, is rated as a Super Lawyer for Antitrust and Securities Litigation, is rated a Top Antitrust Lawyer by 5280 Magazine, and rated Barrister's Best Antitrust Lawyers by Law Week Colorado.

Tim’s legal career was shaped by his love of education, a knack for numbers and a mentor who came in the form of a district court judge in South Carolina who was a close friend of his family. After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Finance from the Moore School of Business, he continued his pursuit of education at law school in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. During his time in law school, Tim discovered that his natural fit was tax law and his career path was born.. After completing his Juris Doctor in 2010, Tim took, and passed, the bar exam in South Carolina. Shortly after taking the bar in South Carolina, Tim traveled to Denver to pursue a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The LL.M. program at Denver is consistently ranked among the best in the country. Since he had been to Colorado on family ski trips as a child Tim felt Denver was a win/win choice given his love for the outdoors and the opportunity to receive a top-notch education. He completed his LL.M. degree in 2011 and has practiced law here ever since.. Tim joined Evans Case, LLP as an associate in May 2014. Prior to joining Evans Case, Tim practiced for a small firm in Parker, Colorado, and then moved on to regulatory and compliance work for a Fortune 500 Company. At Evans Case, Tim focuses his practice on all aspects of estate planning, estate administration and probate. His LL.M. degree makes him uniquely qualified to advise his clients on all estate planning matters. This includes interpretation of wills and trusts, the design and implementation of estate plans that work best for clients’ individual situations, disability planning, spousal rights, distributions to beneficiaries and property transfers. Tim aspires to deliver outstanding service to his clients through the use of innovative and dynamic legal solutions that maintain their financial security and provide for their family members in the best possible way.. Outside of the office, Tim is an active member of the Denver legal community. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and is the current program chair of the Centennial Estate Planning Council and on the board of the Estate Planning Council of Southeast Denver. Both of the estate planning organizations are comprised of multidisciplinary professionals who are dedicated to continuing professional education concerning estate planning and tax law.. Additionally, Tim is deeply committed to making his community a better place. He is on the executive board of VSA Colorado, which supports people with disabilities who have artistic talent and are transitioning from high school to adulthood.. As president of the Denver alumni chapter of the Charleston School of Law, Tim and fellow alumni commit to quarterly community service projects. These projects have included cooking breakfast for guests at the Ronald McDonald house, working at the Furry Scurry for the Denver Dumb Friends League and adopting families during the holidays in conjunction with the Salvation Army.. Recently married, Tim and his wife enjoy the great Colorado outdoors and regularly golf, ski, hike and bike every summer in the Bike MS cycling series. Their two dogs, Maggie and Jameson, are currently their pride and joy.. Contact Tim Bounds at

Thomas N. Scheffel & Associates, P.C. was formed in 1983 by its founder, Thom Scheffel, six years after Thom returned to Denver, CO after receiving his LLM in taxation from New York University. Prior to 1983, Thom practiced with a group of experienced practitioners, a number whom left the practice of law for political careers.Since striking out on his own and forming Thomas N. Scheffel & Associates, P.C., Thom has built a firm grounded in the philosophy that the attorney must be very responsible to the clients’ agenda, thoughtful concerning their individual objectives, and detailed in applying practical and cost-effective legal solutions to those objectives. The result is a very high level of both positive results and client satisfaction. Thom has built a superior law practice by striving to provide our clients the highest level of service possible. Our sincere commitment to our clients has been essential to our long-term success as a Colorado legal practice. Many of our clients have hired Thomas N. Scheffel & Associates, P.C. time and time again on multiple legal matters they encounter. They do so because they can trust our legal advice and counsel. Each case is handled individually to meet the specific need(s) of our client. This in turn facilitates a relationship of trust with our Attorneys, Paralegals and other staff with the goal being to provide our clients with the best service possible. Thomas N. Scheffel & Associates, P.C. offers a robust spectrum of legal services in multiple areas of practice including:

The law offices of Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C. focus on probate, elder law, estate planning and estate administration. We are deeply committed to addressing the individual needs of each of our clients, and we are proud to represent people of all ages, needs, and asset ranges in contested and uncontested matters.

The Law Offices of Bryan E. Kuhn, Counselor at Law, P.C. have a comprehensive knowledge of employment law issues because we represent both employees and employers. This knowledge helps us effectively represent our clients in negotiations or at trial.  In the course of our employment law practice in Denver, Colorado, we have handled many employment law matters, including wrontful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment.. In addition to our employment law practice, we also have deep experience with specific business law matters.  We provide business clients with tailored advice concerning the growth of their business. This includes addressing an array of legal concerns that arise when a business is expanding, such as issues involving new employees and securing necessary capital to finance growth.  Call today for a consultation!

Symons & Ratner, LLC is an estate planning and estate administration firm that provides compassionate and personalized legal services. Amy practiced in large firms before founding her own firm and now is grateful to partner with Julie D. Ratner and Janelle Duncan to provide estate services to clients in a much more intimate environment.

Suzanne was born in a cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. She comes from a fifth-generation Colorado family, with a background in community, family, environmentalism, business, alternative dispute resolution and academia. She has studied and worked from Colorado to Vermont, Paris to Alaska, San Francisco to Seattle, earning her bachelors chemistry and biology from Fort Lewis College, her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and Masters in Science and Law from Vermont Law School.. Suzanne has spent most of her life in Colorado and Alaska, practicing law, building businesses, engaging community, helping people build better lives. Her fundamental philosophy is that life can be wonderful, often it takes deep work, but the journey is better made when taken with innovative perspective, strength, integrity and diligence. To that end, she works closely with clients to understand the context of their lives and needs to help them determine their goals and arrive at their destinations with as much potential and resilience as possible.. Suzanne has owned and operated multiple businesses and is committed to the innovative use of entrepreneurship. She has worked with individuals, corporations, educational organizations and business incubators to help people bring their best ideas to successful fruition.. Suzanne’s legal experience started in 1993 when she worked for the best environmental lawyer in Colorado for two years in Denver. The firm amassed multimillion dollar judgments and settlements for Colorado citizens, helping to clean up Colorado. She moved to Alaska where she eventually opened her own law firm, keeping Alaska wild and its citizens safe. She worked on land use cases, native issues, domestic issues, business development and more. She won two cases before the Alaska Supreme Court securing both land use provisions and the ability for litigants who work for the common good to recover attorneys’ fees.. Suzanne then moved her growing family to the northern most tip of Alaska where she represented the North Slope Borough, a local government that covered 90,000 square miles with an annual budget of $360,000,000. NSB territory included remote Alaskan villages as well as the Prudhoe Bay oilfields and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve. She helped the NSB navigate issues including regulations, capital projects, facility upkeep, housing, human resources, healthcare, risk assessment and was the point person for all municipal contracting. Yes, she did get to fly around in helicopters and planes to visit the villages and residents, count bowhead whales, and experience the polar ice cap. She saw multiple polar bears and walrus, snowy owls and caribou.. After five years Suzanne moved back to Colorado and reopened her law firm representing people in business, domestic issues and community organizing. She eventually was offered an amazing job in the San Luis Valley directing a burgeoning nonprofit land trust to build its wildlife and regenerative agriculture program. This land trust was funded by a historic hot springs that served 27,000 day visitors a year, which she also managed.. From there Suzanne was hired by the Western Colorado University’s Masters in Environmental Management Program to teach business and nonprofit development, leadership and collaboration, environmental law and more. To facilitate this, She was provided with a gorgeous 350 acre ranch along the Tomiche Creek where the mission was to build enterprise around regenerative agriculture, green building, renewable energy and wildlife. For their masters projects, her students developed the programs that built the new non-profit Coldharbour Institute.. In Fort Collins, for three years Suzanne served family law clients with the highest of legal services, including complex financial, business and child related issues. Her thirty years of experience allowed her to help her clients navigate a better future.. In her 40 years of legal and business experience, Suzanne has represented diverse groups of clients in Colorado and Alaska. She is dedicated to helping build a healthy, positive, diverse and joyful future for all of us.. Family, wilderness, and community engagement feed Suzanne’s soul.

Since I started practicing law in Colorado in 2000, I have focused my practice on estate and tax planning and probate and trust administration.  I am committed to furnishing individuals and families with a wide range of estate, charitable, and transfer tax planning advice to achieve their legacy goals.  I also advise individual and professional fiduciaries regarding the legal, tax, and ethical issues arising in the context of estate and trust administration.

Since graduating from Drake Law School and passing the bar in 2003, I practiced law for 12 years in Minnesota - initially at a law firm where I successfully represented Fortune 500 companies, managing their accounts receivable, and then for 10 years on my own, concentrating in bankruptcy and estate planning matters.  After moving to Colorado in 2015, I have spent the last 2 years in the financial service industry at Fidelity Investments and JP Morgan Chase, passing my Series 7, 63, and 66 exams, and acquiring my Colorado Insurance Producer's License.  Recently, I have reopened my law practice to focus on bankruptcy and estate planning cases here in Colorado, with plans to either join an existing financial advising firm or affiliate with a registered investment advisor to provide comprehensive financial advising services.. My goals since opening my law practice in 2005 have always remained the same: provide compassionate and competent representation to people and small businesses who are either struggling financially or require strategic guidance concerning their financial affairs.  My job is to empower clients by educating and informing them of their options, guiding them through difficult and complex financial decisions.  My representation can be comprehensive in nature - I can help people get a fresh start by navigating them through the bankruptcy process, or I can put together a holistic estate plan for clients, which includes drafting the legal framework necessary to take care of their estate matters and incorporating independent and meticulous advice as a financial advisor, ultimately helping people choose investments that compliment their estate plan.. Specialties: Bankruptcy, estate planning, and wealth strategies and protection

Since 1977, Wiegand Attorneys & Counselors has been providing legal counsel for both businesses and individuals throughout Colorado. As leaders and experts in estate planning, probate law, elder law, business law, and tax law, we pride ourselves in offering real-world perspectives. We provide practical, effective, and cost-efficient solutions for our clients.. Wiegand Attorneys & Counselors practices in Louisiana and Colorado with offices in Denver and Breckenridge.

Samantha was born and raised in Wyoming.  She met her husband in London while studying West European Politics in England.  They have been married since 2006 and have two children.

S. Destin Sims is a founding member at Rosenlund & Sims, LLC.  She is originally from a small town in south Louisiana.   She attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a bachelors’ degree in biological science.. After she completed her undergraduate degree, Ms. Sims attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, New York where she received a Dean’s Scholarship.. While in law school, Ms. Sims worked at Keaty Patent firm in New Orleans, Louisiana and in the legal department at Liz Claiborne, Inc., a fashion company headquartered in New York.  While at Liz Claiborne, Ms. Sims worked on national and international copyright and trademark issues.. During her final summer of law school, Ms. Sims resided in Denver, Colorado and held two internships.  She worked at the National Conference of State Legislatures and at Colorado Common Cause.  While completing these internships, Ms. Sims decided that after law school, she wished to live in Colorado.. After law school, Ms. Sims moved to Colorado and took the Colorado bar exam.  She then worked at Levy, Morse & Wheeler, P.C.  At Levy, Morse & Wheeler, Ms. Sims was a litigation associate.. In April, 2009 Ms. Sims opened her own law firm with Priscilla Rosenlund.  At Rosenlund & Sims, LLC, Ms. Sims practices in the areas of estate planning, probate administration, business entity creation, corporate law, and adoption.  She is licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado and the United States District Court for Colorado.

Rita M. Connerly practices in the areas of real estate development and municipal law. She actively represents developers during the land use process, working closely with federal, state and local governments, mineral interest owners and neighborhood associations to secure support for and timely approval of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use and real estate development, including urban renewal, zoning, title review, purchase and sale agreements, development agreements and the drafting of covenants, easements and construction documents.. Prior to joining Fairfield and Woods, Rita served as in-house corporate counsel, responsible for securing land use entitlements for a national land development company that she continues to represent.. Rita's practice is also focused on the representation of local governments and special districts. She worked in the Adams County Attorney's Office, ultimately serving as the Adams County attorney and as general counsel for Front Range Airport Authority. Today Rita serves as special counsel to Front Range Airport on all Spaceport issues.. Rita is experienced in the creation, representation and management of special districts. She has provided day-to-day legal advice to elected officials and department directors on a full range of public sector law issues. She has represented clients in local, state, federal and administrative proceedings and has successfully argued before both the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.

Recognized by the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America, Henry Baskerville is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on complex commercial litigation, cannabis law, white-collar criminal defense, government contracts, and construction law.. He has significant experience representing clients in a wide variety of lawsuits throughout the country and specializes in complex business disputes.  He often represents parties in disputes over the governance of small businesses. He also helps businesses avoid litigation by serving as their outside general counsel.  He serves in that role for more than a dozen companies in various sectors of the cannabis industry.. You can read Henry's full bio here:

Peter is a member of RWO’s business law practice group and is active in many community activities, including, board member and legal counsel for Geneva Glen Camp, pro bono counsel for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Colorado, a member of the Admissions Committee of the University Club of Denver, former board member (2009 – 2014) of the South Metro Denver Chamber, and former board member of the Swallow Hill Music Association. Mr. Moore is included in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law (listed since 2013) and is rated AV-Preeminent (the highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell. He received the South Metro Denver’s Leadership in Motion Award in 2013, and in 2014, he received the South Metro Denver’s Brian Vogt Community Leader of the Year award.

Personal Injury Attorney Natacha M. Hutchinson Gutierrez has been an attorney for since 2002. She is a native of New Orleans, LA, but now calls Colorado home.. Natacha graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with degrees in Industrial Management and Psychology. After college, she worked in the health care field, first as a Psychiatric Technician and then as the Clinical Trials Director working on investigator based autoimmune research for Children’s Hospital. These experiences gave Natacha insight into medical cases and also created compassion that can be hard to find during today’s times.. Natacha attended Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, LA. From the beginning of her career, Natacha has worked on medical malpractice cases. She started her own practice in 2003 in New Orleans, LA and expanded that practice to Colorado in 2011. Natacha is also licensed in Texas.. Natacha currently helps families recover from life’s mishaps by practicing personal injury, nursing home litigation, medical malpractice, slip and falls, wrongful death, and dog bites.. Natacha is licensed as an attorney in Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, the U.S. Districts Courts for the District of Colorado, the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Natacha is here to serve the residents of the Denver metro area, including Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties with your personal injury needs.. She is a licensed Realtor with the State of Colorado working with Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Denver.

Outside the office, Brian is a musician, composer and photographer.

Nicole Economy Brown specializes in Colorado estate planning, probate/estate administration, trust administration and trust modification. Her clientele spans a wide demographic, from young couples to retirees, encompassing individuals with varying financial backgrounds. Ms. Brown's expertise covers fundamental estate planning methods, including wills, revocable trusts, financial and medical powers of attorney, and living wills.. Furthermore, she possesses in-depth knowledge of advanced wealth planning and transfer strategies, such as life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder and lead trusts, as well as limited liability companies and partnerships.. Ms. Brown has a substantial track record of guiding families through the legal processes following the loss of a family member. Throughout her career, she has successfully managed numerous estate and trust administration cases, ranging from straightforward to intricate situations. Her proficiency extends to the meticulous preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns.. Ms. Brown is a licensed practitioner in all Colorado State Courts and maintains inactive membership with the Florida Bar.. We help clients create legal documents to plan for some of life’s most challenging situations—death and incapacity. Conversely, after someone passes away, we also help clients navigate the conclusion of their loved ones’ affairs. Whether in estate planning or estate and trust administration, we meet clients where they are, listen to their goals and objectives, and create comprehensive plans to assist clients with achieving those goals and objectives.. Solutions. We seek solutions and plan for our clients’ differing situations.. Collaboration. We do not impose our plans on clients. Instead, we listen to our clients and develop plans that reflect their goals and objectives.. Meticulous. We deliver high-quality work product by the promised deadline.. Responsive. We strive to timely respond to clients’ inquiries and meet the deadlines we quote.. Teamwork. We believe that great ideas come from all members of our team. We work together to develop plans that serve our clients’ best interests.. Community. We invest in the community in which we live by volunteering our time and donating money to causes that are important to each of our team members.

Nick is a creative and out-of-the-box thinker talented at designing unique solutions to problems. His people-first philosophy was instilled in him by his mother; a social worker of 20 years.. A double Graduate from the University of Florida, Nick received his Bachelors of Science degree in Geomatics before working two years as an engineer. He then graduated from University of Florida College of Law, a top tier law school. At UF Law, he fostered his interest in entrepreneurship and the StartUp culture by becoming the Senior Articles Editor for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy. Nick is skilled in creating a variety of Trusts including gun trusts and pet trusts.. Nick and his wife love animals and currently love and care for 4 dogs. In his spare time, Nick enjoys exploring Colorado’s many trails and state parks, rock climbing and spending time with his wife. Nick can consistently be reached at. Nick is a member of the Colorado, Denver and Boulder Bar Associations. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado. His attorney registration number is 48658.

Nancy A. Salerno founded Salerno Law, P.C., in 2010. Nancy’s practice focuses in the areas of business law, domestic and international tax law and estate planning and administration. Nancy advises families and small business owners on matters ranging from choice of entity, company formation and corporate governance, to simple and complex estate planning matters at an affordable cost to her clients.  Using her personal experience as a small business owner and her prior experience as an International Tax Associate at a “Big 4” accounting firm, Nancy helps clients identify opportunities to maximize business growth and operations, minimize tax consequences, and provides security to families through experienced estate planning.. Nancy earned her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, her Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law and is a Pi Gamma Mu graduate of the Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC. She is a recipient of the CALI Academic Excellence Award in Mediation. Nancy is a member of Wealth Counsel, the Colorado Bar Association, Continental Divide Bar Association, Denver Bar Association and was privileged to serve on the Board of Directors for Disability Law Colorado.

My lengthy experience in real estate and business litigation and transactions provides comprehensive insight into the complex issues involved in the purchase, ownership, use, development, and sale of real property.  This experience, coupled with a resourceful and tenacious nature and the personal interest I take in every client, results in integrated and pragmatic solutions to real estate opportunities and problems.  Moreover, my active involvement in a number of nonprofit organizations throughout my career, coupled with more recent legal work in philanthropic tax planning, provides a pragmatic understanding of tax-exempt organizations and philanthropic planning.

My estate planning practice focuses on helping individuals and families make important decisions today to avoid unnecessary pain and conflict in the future. I understand how complicated the estate planning process can be, and I guide my clients to ensure that their loved ones are taken care of and their final wishes are carried out.. My expertise includes family protection, wealth preservation, and values-based planning, as well as planning strategies for unmarried couples and blended families. Colorado has been my home my entire life, and I am privileged to serve families and individuals protect their love ones from court and from conflict. If you have questions on how to protect your legacy, please schedule a time so we can discuss your options.

Mr. Pippenger focuses on personal legal services, estate planning, along with civil litigation and FINRA arbitration. He has represented everyone from individuals in need of legal help to several large broker-dealers, financial service companies, individual investment advisers, certified public accountants and angel investors in issues ranging from estate planning, landlord/tenant issues, customer disputes and raiding issues, regulatory investigations, to defunct private placement matters and even a dog bite case once.