John Ciccolella is a sole practitioner in his law firm, Ciccolella Family Law, P.C., Colorado Springs, Colorado.  John has a significant practice in custody, including intrastate, interstate and parental abductions.  He specializes in high conflict divorces, including complex property division claims. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and his law firm is listed in Best Law Firms, Colorado, Family Law by U.S. News & World Report.  John is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, AV rating with Martindale-Hubble. He is a member of El Paso County Bar Association and Colorado Bar Associations, 1973-Present; National Association of Counsel for Children, 1978 - Present (Member Board of Directors, 1979-1980, 2005-2013); Member ABA Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee. Member Colorado Ombudsman Advisory Committee, 2012 – 2014. He currently serves on the Office of Respondent Parents Counsel Commission appointed by the Colorado Court of Appeals. He is a recipient of the Stephan Cahn Award, Career Achievement in Juvenile Law, National Association of Counsel for Children, 2002; Lifetime Achievement Award in Juvenile Law, National Association of Counsel for Children, 2014; the Seraph Award, Pikes Peak Children’s Advocates, 1987; Special Recognition Single Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Child Advocacy, Pikes Peak Children’s Advocates, 1981.  He is the author of “A Study of Colorado Law and Procedures in Dependency and Neglect Proceedings,” Portland State University, 1979; Editor, “Legal Representation of the Maltreated Child”, National Association of Counsel for Children, 1980.  He has been frequent lecturer for the El Paso Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Professional Education Systems, Inc. and National Association of Counsel for Children.  Topics of his presentations included Representing Abused Children, Child Custody, Interstate Custody, Marital Property Division and related divorce issues.

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