- Divorce
- Child SupportFor example, the police could pull over a car for no reason, with the hope that the driver has an arrest warrant, past due child support, or drugs in the car. Essentially, it will reward the police for making illegal stops, as long as the illegal activity is minor (stopping you on the street or pulling your car over) and does not relate to the reason for the illegal search (they stop you while driving, but find that you have bail violations for other crimes).
- Child Custody and VisitationOften times grandparents serve a critical role in their grandchildren’s lives. Unfortunately, when parents go through a divorce, a grandparent’s ability to continue his or her relationship with the grandchildren can suffer. In Colorado, a grandparent may file a motion to intervene and request grandparent visitation in certain types of cases. Specifically, C.R.S. 19-1-117 allows a grandparent or a great-grandparent to ask the Court for reasonable visitation rights if there has been a child custody case (which can include a divorce or custody case between unmarried parents).
- Adoption
- GuardianshipSome caregivers will choose to petition the Court for guardianship. In Colorado, we have three types of guardianship: (1) emergency guardianship, (2) temporary guardianship, and (3) guardianship.
- Criminal DefenseIf you are facing criminal charges, you likely will be working with a criminal defense attorney. Sometimes, a client will choose to plead guilty in exchange for a plea offer.
- DUI/DWIAlthough criminal defense is a small portion of our practice, we accept misdemeanor criminal cases, which are generally limited to disorderly conduct, DUI / DWAI, petty theft, and traffic offenses.
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsDuring the last legislative session, the Colorado state legislature re-vamped the sentencing structure for misdemeanor offenses in the state.
- Juvenile CrimesBeth is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and New Mexico (inactive), and also practices Immigration & Naturalization Law nationally. Her primary areas of focus are Criminal Defense, Juvenile Law, Immigration, and Mediation.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsIn Boston, Paul was an Investment Banking Analyst with SG Cowen Securities Corp., as a member of the Health Care Investment Banking Team. There, Paul focused on emerging markets (less than $1 billion in market capitalization) in the medical technology, life sciences, health care information technology, and e-health sectors. In doing so, he completed transactions in private finance, public finance, and mergers & acquisitions.
- Business TransactionsPaul practices law in both Colorado and New Mexico. His primary areas of focus include Business Transactions, Mediation, and Wills & Trusts.
- Real Estate LitigationJuris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, graduating in the top twenty percent of his class. In law school, he received four Scholastic Excellence Awards for the highest academic performance in the areas of Real Estate, the Mediation & Arbitration Clinical Program, Advanced Civil Procedure, and Criminal Law. Paul was a Mediator in the Student Law Office Mediation & Arbitration Clinic, and was a member of numerous student organizations, including the Construction & Real Estate Law Society, the Land Use Law Society, the Latino Law Students Association, the Natural Resources & Environmental Law Society, and the Student Trial Lawyers Association. His law school experience also included a summer clerkship for the Honorable Robert E. Blackburn in United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryWe limit our civil litigation cases to the trial level in both State and Federal court, and do not generally practice in the appellate systems. Examples of cases that the firm has been involved in include breach of contract, land disputes, personal injury, quiet title to real property, torts, and unfair trade practices.
- Social Security DisabilityBeth Padilla was recently selected for membership into The National Advocates: Top 40 Under 40. The National Advocates: Top 40 Under 40 is a professional organization comprised of America's top attorneys 40 years of age and under in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law, Bankruptcy Law, Social Security Disability Law, Employment Law, Immigration Law, and Wills, Trusts, and Estate Law.
- Estate PlanningRecently, many clients have asked about creating revocable trusts for estate planning, rather than a traditional Will.
- WillsWe offer document preparation services, which include Designated Beneficiary Agreements, Disposition of Last Remains, Living Wills, Medical Powers of Attorney, Trusts, and Wills. We also handle probate and ancillary probate proceedings for real property interests.
- TrustsFor this blog, I will only discuss revocable trusts, because irrevocable trusts have much more serious tax consequences (and I am not a tax attorney).
- Power of Attorney
- Probate
- Bankruptcy