Family Law Section

The 2010/2011 CBA Section Chair: Richard Zuber
CBA Staff Liaison: Melissa Nicoletti, melissan@cobar.org

Bob Hinds and Past Section Chairs Honored at Family Law Institute

The Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association is a group of over nine hundred lawyers committed to enhancing the practice of family law in the State of Colorado. The Section provides a forum for the education of, and communication among family law practitioners and their staff, judges, elected officials, the state bar association, and members of the public.

The Family Law Section Executive Council is comprised of the following Elected officers:

Chair:                           Richard Zuber, zuber@zuberfamilylaw.com, (303) 753-1515

Chair-Elect:                    Brenda Storey, bls@mcguanehogan.com, (303) 691-8600

Immediate Past Chair:    Marie Avery Moses, mmoses@kghllaw.com, (303) 296-9412

Secretary:                      Cynthia Ciancio, cyndyciancio@colo-law.com, (303) 450-1665

Treasurer:                      John Eckelberry, john@willoughbylaw.com, (303) 839-1770

Each of the officers, once elected as Treasurer, serves a five-year officer track. 

The Executive Council also consists of twenty elected Council Members, of whom at least four must be from outside the Denver metropolitan area; and Past Chairs.  The Section sponsors many committees, and it is the obligation of each Executive Council member to either chair or participate in at least one committee.

Membership in the Section includes:

1) A quarterly newsletter containing the latest information on key legislation, listings and analyses of recent case law, and Section news;

2) Regular luncheons covering all areas of interest and concern to those involved in the practice of family law, and from which luncheon attendees receive valuable CLE credits;

3) Telephone access to the CLE portions of the luncheon for out-of-metro members;

4) Regularly scheduled CLE programs on substantive areas of family law;

5) Participation in designing programs and legislation that directly affect your practice;

6) A directory of experts and services of benefit to you and your clients;

7) A network of professionals knowledgeable in all facets of family law, and sharing the same concerns;

8) Significant discounts on legal education programs and materials; and

9) A mentoring program designed to help solo and small firm practitioners.

To apply for membership, an individual must be a member of the Colorado Bar Association. For further information, contact the CBA or Melissa Nicoletti at melissan@cobar.org

This website is designed to provide useful information to Colorado's family law practitioners.  Using the links at the top right corner of this page, you can access detailed information about the family law mentoring program and obtain minutes from the Executive Council meetings and outlines from the CLE luncheons.  

Additionally, we are collecting information about practice changes in each of Colorado's judicial districts, and encourage you to share information about new court procedures and policies in your district.  To post district information on this site, contact Robin Lutz Beattie at 303-936-3300 or rlbeattie@pfmlaw.com.