Katherine Ellis - Denver, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
    J.D.
    Honors: National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition for Three Years
    Honors: Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition for Two Years
    Honors: Environmental Law Clinic for One Full Year
    Law Journal: Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
    B.A.
    Major: International Affairs
    Major: Foreign Languages
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies
    M.A.
    Major: International Studies

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Colorado Court of Appeals for the Honorable Russell Carparelli, Clerk

Languages

• Spanish

• French

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, Colorado Appellate Pro Bono Project
• Board of the Council for American Students in International Organizations

Representative Cases

• In the Interest of Child: B.B.O., 277 P.3d 818 (Colo. 2012)
• In the Interest of C.N, a Child, 2018 COA 165 (Colo. App. 2018)
• In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning B.C.B., 2015 WL 1657631 (Colo. App. 2015)
• In the Matter of the Petition of A.T.M., 250 P.3d 703 (Colo. App. 2010)

Published Works

Articles

• “APR, PRE, CFI, BFA, or ENA: How to determine where to (sink or) swim in the alphabet soup of evaluations”, presentation at the 2018 Colorado Fall Family Law Update, co-presented with Kevin Albert, Psy.D.
  
• “Changing the Legal Landscape: Local Attorneys highlight the year’s most noteworthy family law appellate cases.” - Quoted in Law Week Colorado, June 5, 2017
  

Bar Admissions

• Colorado
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado

Other Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association, International Law Section (Vice-Chair)
• Fellows of the Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association (Member)
• Byron White Inn of Court
• Co-President, Byron White Inn of Court 2016-2017
• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• William E. Doyle Inn of Court