IntroductionA resident of Ft. Collins for over 20 years, RD began practicing law in 2008 as an associate of a high volume civil litigation firm. Followed by a few years as Policy Director of a national non-profit and General Council for a start up oil and gas company. Since 2016, RD?s practice has focused on Family Law. RD is divorced himself with a son and understands the difficulties created by ending a marriage or relationship.EducationRD graduated Colorado State University in 1997 with a degree in Philosophy. Prior to attending law school, RD worked as an arborist, married and started a fa...
My name is Levi Brooks and I?m an experienced, yet reasonably-priced, family law and bankruptcy attorney in Fort Collins, Colorado.I?ve been practicing family/domestic relations law in Larimer County for about fifteen years and bankruptcy law for approximately eleven years. Although practicing in those areas of law (especially family law) can be challenging, I find it highly rewarding. I appreciate having the opportunity to help people through what is often the most difficult time in their lives. Whether it?s a divorce or a bankruptcy, my goal is to get my client through the process as painl...
Sarah Lamborne received her Bachelor of Science in Biological and Cognitive Psychology with University Honors from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Upon graduation, Ms. Lamborne worked as an au pair in a small village in northern France, and then joined the Peace Corps in Chad, Central Africa. Her experiences abroad have fostered a life-long love of travel. Ms. Lamborne worked as a Legal Assistant prior to law school at law firms in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Boston, Massachusetts. She assisted Attorneys on criminal, domestic relations, insurance defense, and medical malpractice case...
Attorney Jeremy Shufflebarger comes from a vast family of Colorado natives, and after moving around the United States has settled in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jeremy is a former judicial clerk for the Larimer County District Court in Colorado and the Laramie County District Court in Wyoming. He is well versed in a wide range of legal matters, including: domestic relations, mental health law, criminal defense, and general civil litigation. Jeremy is a University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) alumni as well as a graduate of University of Wyoming College of Law. During his time at the University ...
Alyssa is a Colorado Native, and has been practicing family law for six years. She attended law school in Salem, Oregon at Willamette University College of Law. After law school, Alyssa entered private practice in the area of family law at a small firm in Salem, Oregon. In 2020, she decided it was time to return home to the beautiful state of Colorado and now works in the Fort Collins Office of Modern Family Law. Alyssa enjoys helping her clients reach amicable resolutions to their family law matters while recognizing that this is often one of the most challenging times in her clients' liv...
A Colorado native, Karlee Keller Stoppenhagen, is proud to represent individuals through their most difficult family issues. Ms. Stoppenhagen's practice focuses exclusively on family law with emphasis in high-conflict divorce, child custody, maintenance/spousal support, and child support. Ms. Stoppenhagen is the managing attorney of the Modern Family Law's Fort Collins office; serving families in need throughout northern Colorado including Larimer County, Weld County, Adams County, and Boulder County....
Stephen Vertucci was born and raised in a working class family in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. After graduating high school, Stephen enlisted in the military and served in the U.S. Navy during the first Gulf War. After being honorably discharged, he worked in his family?s restaurant and obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of Illinois. With an interest in public speaking, Stephen attended law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law, a law school with a reputation for their outstanding trial advocacy training program. It was during law school that Stephen...
Juliet was born in Denver and has been practicing law since 2012. During law school Juliet clerked for the District Attorneys office and office of the solicitor in the Department of Labor. After law school, Juliet worked as a civil litigation attorney....
Tim has been practicing law in Colorado for fourteen years, spending some time with law firms but primarily working as a solo practitioner. This time has involved constant Court appearances and extensive experiences working with families addressing sensitive issues concerning their children. Employment Law, Criminal Law and Civil Law experience accumulated when working with business owners, college students or hard-working people facing legal issues who needed someone who could understand and give advice on how best to move forward. Case experience includes (but is not limited to):-Respondi...
PAUL M. GAIDE, ESQUIREEXPERIENCED | COST EFFECTIVE | THOUGHTFUL | TIMELY | TRUSTWORTHYFor over twenty-nine years Paul M. Gaide?s practice has emphasized superior representation of clients in state and federal courts, and in transactions. Mr. Gaide?s unique combination of education and vocational experiences in family law, business litigation, commercial transactions, finance, insurance, tax and accounting result in his clients receiving valuable insights and exceptional service. Mr. Gaide?s general approach, both with his clients and opposing parties / counsel, is to be direct, after gaining ...
Joanne Crebassa is an experienced litigator who has represented both business and individual clients in Colorado since 1998. Her passion is for helping families navigate life-altering legal issues including divorce, legal separation, mediation, complex division of personal and business assets, allocation of parental responsibilities, Child Family Investigations, Parental Responsibilities Evaluations, child support, post-decree modifications, paternity, and domestic violence.Ms. Crebassa is a highly-skilled trial and appellate attorney as demonstrated in the following representative cases: In ...