Richard I. Zuber, Esq., Program Chair, has practiced law in Denver as a sole practitioner since 1981. His practice, since 1988, has been limited exclusively to matrimonial⁄family law matters. He is a former President of the CBACLE Board of Directors (2004-06) and has been a member of the CBA-CLE Board since 2000. Richard graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison) and the John Marshall Law School (1976). He is also a Fellow and presently Vice President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Colorado Chapter). For many years, Richard participated on the Editorial Board of the Matrimonial Strategist newsletter and has published numerous articles in The Colorado Lawyer. Richard has also been a frequent lecturer for CBA-CLE, the Family Law Institute, the National CLE Conference, and the Lawyers Public information Foundation. He has served as a member of the Executive Council of the CBA Family Law Section for the past 12 years. He also co-chaired the Family Law Section convention program and the Family Law Institute program for ten years.

 

Stephen J.Harhai, Esq. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, SuperLawyers Top 50 Lawyers in Colorado, and Best Lawyers in Denver as complied by 5280 Magazine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served as President of the Colorado Chapter. He has served as Chair of the National Association of Counsel for Children, Chair of the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, and has served on the Board of Governors of the state bar and as a trustee of the Denver Bar Association. Steve is the past Editor of the Website of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, technology Editor for the ABA Family Advocate and has written articles for many publications including Law Practice Management. Steve lectures regularly for lawyer groups around the country on family law and technology topics. The Law Office of Stephen J. Harhai handles matrimonial matters exclusively.

 

Mary J.Kelly, Esq., Counties of Denver, Arapahoe, Boulder and Jefferson. Member: ABA, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Women's Bar Association. Previous  Positions: 1995-96 President, Denver Bar Association, 1988-89 Chair, Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors, Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section 1997-Present. Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. Listed in ''Best Lawyers in America.'' .9 Ethics Credits

 

Terrance R. Kelly, Esq. is a member of the Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. He has served as a Board Member of the CBA Board of Governors and Chair of the CBA Family Law Section. He has been a frequent lecturer for the Colorado Breckenridge Conference on Children & Family; the Colorado Interdisciplinary Council Conference on Children & Family, the Colorado Chapter of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and CBA-CLE, presenting on topics including: “Recent Caselaw and Legislative Update” (1996), “Recognizing and Resolving Conflict of interest in Family Law Matters” (1997), and “Legal Malpractice Prevention: Difficult Situations; Difficult Clients” (2000, 2001, 2002). Terry is listed in all editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

  

Ronald D. Litvak, Esq. is the Managing Shareholder of Litvak Litvak Mehrtens and Epstein, P.C. Mr. Litvak graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and received his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1986. He is a member of the CBA Family Law Section, having served on the Executive Council for five two-year terms, the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, and the American Bar Association, and is a Fellow, and past President, of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Litvak has been listed in The Best Lawyers of America since 1995 and has been a Colorado Super Lawyer since 2006.

 

Justice Nancy Rice was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court on August 5, 1998. Prior to her appointment, she served as a Denver District Court Judge from 1987 to 1998, an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado from 1977 to 1987, a Deputy Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office from 1985 to 1987, a Deputy State Public Defender in the Appellate Division from 1976 to 1977, a Law clerk for Judge Fred Winner in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado from 1975 to 1976, and as an Adjunct Professor of Law in trial advocacy for the University of Colorado School of Law from 1987 to present. Justice Rice is a member of the Denver, Colorado, and Women's Bar Associations. She received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Tufts University and received a J.D. from University of Utah College of Law where she served as Editor-in Chief for the University of Utah Journal of Contemporary Law.

 

Ronald L. Seigneur, MBA, CPA⁄ABV, CVA is a partner in Seigneur Gustafson LLP, a CPA firm located in Lakewood, Colorado. He holds the AICPA specialty designation of Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. He has published over 80 articles on business valuation, leadership, and related subjects, and has developed & taught a number of intermediate and advanced business valuation courses for the AICPA, NACVA and state Bar Associations. Ron has been qualified and provided testimony as an expert witness in several jurisdictions on a wide range of issues ranging from complex business valuations, forensic investigations, and various forms of economic damages. He is a past chair of the AICPA ABV Credential Committee and has been a member of the AICPA BV Committee, the AICPA Consulting Services Executive Committee, and is a past chair of the NACVAProfessional Standards Board. Mr. Seigneur was inducted into the AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame in 2006, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver College of Law. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Michigan State University, and a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Policy and Finance from the University of Michigan.

 

Stephen J. Wagner - Practice emphasizes traditional client representation and litigation. Member: State Bar of California; Sacramento County Bar Association; IAML; American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Current position: Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1997 -. Previous positions: Member of State Bar Family Law Executive Committee, 1989-95, Chair 1992-93; Governor's Child Support Task Force, 1993-94; Member of FL Advisory Committee to the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California (1988-89); Member, Property Division Standing Committee of FL Section, 1982 - 88. CLE participation: AAML: Institute of Trial Advocacy; NBI, Equal Division of CP 2⁄97; Florida Bar, Use of Tax Returns, Tracing, 1⁄97; CPA Society, Advanced Apportionment Issues, 12⁄96. Author: Editorial Board of the California Monthly, published by Matthew Bender since 1985.

 

Professor Eli Wald is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He holds SJD and LLM degrees from Harvard Law School and LLB and BA degrees from Tel-Aviv University. Prior to joining the University of Denver Sturm College of Law he was a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City. Wald's academic interests include the American legal profession, legal ethics and corporate law. His recent research has examined the regulation of the corporate bar in the post-Enron era, increased lawyer mobility and the rise and fall of Jewish law firms. Prof. Wald, a sought after CLE instructor and expert witness, is a member of the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct and a member of the Colorado State Bar Association's Ethics Committee.