EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, University of Colorado, 1983
Juris Doctor, University of Colorado School of Law, 1987
ADMITTED TO BAR:
1988 Colorado
1988 10th U.S. District
EMPLOYMENT
Polidori, Franklin & Monahan, L.L.C. - Partner, 1996 - Present
Polidori, Gerome, Franklin and Jacobson - Associate, 1989 - 1996
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS:
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers(Fellow)
- Vice President, Colorado Chapter (2009-2010)
- Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues (Appointee)(2002-2007)
- Colorado Bar Association
- Vice President(2009-2010)
- Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section
- Chair (2002-2003)
- Family Court Task Force Co-Chair (2007-2009)
- Executive Council (1993-2004)
- Legislative Committee (2005-2007)
- Amicus Committee Chair (1996-1999)
- Judicial Education Committee Chair (2003-2006)
- Pro Bono Flying Squad Committee Co-Chair (2003-2006)
- The Colorado Lawyer
- Co-Editor, Family Law Column (1996-2000)
- State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee (member)
- Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee (member)
- Colorado Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- First Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission (Appointee, 2006-2012)
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- Colorado Judicial Institute (Member)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Colorado Super Lawyers® 5280 magazine (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- One of Colorado's top 50 lawyers (2006, 2008, 2009)
- One of Colorado's top 25 women lawyers (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (A.V. Rating)
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
SPEAKER:
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE:
2008(Breckenridge)
- Family Court Task Force Update
2007 (Breckenridge)
- Trustworthiness of Evidence: Demystifying the Offer of Proof, Voir Dire, and the Residual Exception to the Hearsay Rule
2006 (Breckenridge)
- The New Sworn Financial Statement
2004 (Steamboat)
- Common Law Marriage and Putative Spouses
- Bench/Bar Panel - 50/50 Parenting Time Debate
2003 (Steamboat) Co-Chair Planning Committee
- Bench/Bar Panel - High Conflict Parental Disputes and Alienation
2002 (Snowmass) Co-Chair Planning Committee
2001 (Breckenridge) Planning Committee
- Bench/Bar Panel - Removal Under the New Statute
ADDITIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
October 2008 (Barbados, West Indies) 23rd Annual Lawyers Public Information Seminar
- Successful Strategies and Ethical Considerations for Settlement of Domestic Relations Matters
September 2008 (Breckenridge) Colorado State Court Judicial Training/A.A.M.L.
- Family Law Attorney and Expert Witness Perspective on Property Division
June 2007 (Denver) CLE in Colorado Inc:
- Bench/Bar Panel - Do's and Don'ts in Domestic Trials
September 2006 National Institute for Trial Advocacy:
- Modern Divorce Advocacy Pilot Project
December 2005 (Denver) A.A.M.L./CLE in Colorado Inc.
- Advanced Family Law Institute: Relocation: Case Law Developments
February 2005 (Denver) Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section
- Domestic Relations Update: New Rule 16.2
December 2004 (Golden) First Judicial District Bar Association
- Domestic Relations Update: New Rule 16.2
December 2004 (Denver) A.A.M.L./CLE in Colorado Inc.
- Advanced Family Law Institute: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: Post-Decree Matters
April 2001 (Denver) CLE in Colorado Inc.
- Health and Life Insurance in Domestic Relations
REPORTED CASES:
In Re the Marriage of Connell, 831 P. 2d 913 (Colo. App. 1992)
Not selected for Official Publication:
- In Re the Marriage of Doke, 06CA2149, Colorado Court of Appeals
- In Re the Marriage of Roth, 00CA115, Colorado Court of Appeals
- In Re the Marriage of Modglin, 97CA242, Colorado Court of Appeals
- In Re the Marriage of Budwig, 95CA1139, Colorado Court of Appeals
- In Re the Marriage of DeMaio, 94CA1820, Colorado Court of Appeals
- In Re the Marriage of Connell, 87CA0682, Colorado Court of Appeals
SERVICES OFFERED:
Practice limited to Family Law since 1988.
Consultation and litigation in all aspects of Family Law including divorce, parental responsibilities, post-decree, paternity, complex financial matters, step-parent adoption and appellate practice.
Mediation/Arbitration