Joe’s practice has focused on high-conflict and complex divorce, parental responsibilities (custody), child relocation, and child support matters. His attention to family goes beyond the law and follows him to soccer fields and basketball courts where he coaches his daughter's teams. He teaches discipline, the benefit of hard work, and teamwork which are required to succeed whether it's a game or family law case. By setting both short and long term goals, he helps his players and clients alike fulfill their wants and needs to meet their goals and put them in the best long term position.
Joe stands out at assisting clients through the family law process by helping them make reasonable decisions to protect their finances, and most importantly, maintain and foster positive relationships with their children.
Get to Know Joe
Your Coach For the Courtroom
A Strong Advocate for Divorce and Family Law Clients
Joe received his Bachelor of the Arts in History and graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Afterwards, he attended law school at the University of Colorado School of Law. During law school, Joe began his focus on family law, receiving a certificate in Juvenile and Family Law with honors. He received additional family law experience as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Michael J. Vallejos on the domestic relations docket in the Denver District Court, and participated in Colorado Law’s Family Law Clinic, representing indigent persons with divorce and parental responsibilities matters in Boulder District Court.
After graduating from Colorado Law, Joe served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas F. Mulvahill of the Boulder District Court on a domestic relations docket. He then practiced as an associate attorney with a large Denver law firm, focusing on domestic relations law with an emphasis on complex financial and parental responsibilities cases. Finally, before transitioning to Colorado Legal Group, Joe developed and managed the family law practice group for a Northern Colorado law firm.
Joe has successfully handled cases throughout the State of Colorado. While he is confident, poised, and prepared in the Courtroom, he is an equally effective advocate at the negotiation table. Whether through settlement or trial, Joe will work tirelessly to resolve your case on terms that are in the best interest of both you and your children.
Education
Law School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Undergraduate: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Associations
Colorado Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Family Promise of Greater Denver
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