Cynthia L. Ciancio - Denver, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1995
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Stetson University, FL, DeLand, Florida
    B.A. – 1992

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Shareholder/Attorney

Past Positions

• Adams County Colorado, Deputy District Attorney, 1996 – 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Advanced Family Law Institute, Chair of Programs, November 2020
  
• “The Entitled Client: How to Deal with Unrealistic Expectations,” American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), December 2014
  
• “Family Law & Federal Actions Pro Bono Hotline Training,” Training for Bryan Cave LLP, November 2013, and November 2014
  
• “Evidentiary Challenges in Divorce,” Strafford Webinars CLE, October 2014
  
• “Modification of Maintenance,” Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CLE), 2010
  
• “Evidentiary Challenges in Divorce Cases: Traditional and Electronic Communications – Authenticating, Admitting, and Objecting ”

Pro Bono Activities

• Bal Swan Children’s Center, Board Member, 2008 – Present
• Broomfield Community Foundation, Dancing with the Broomfield Stars, 2013
• Metro Volunteer Lawyers (MVL), Barrister’s Ball Ballroom Dance Competition Benefitting MVL, 2011
• Adams Community Mental Health, Board of Directors
• Adams/Broomfield Bar Association (ABBA) Pro Se Divorce Clinic, Monthly Staffing
• The Family Tree Kinship Adoption Clinic, Monthly Staffing
• Metro Volunteer Lawyers Divorce and Custody Clinics at Adams County Libraries

Published Works

Articles

• Bench Bar Book, Family Law Section for Colorado Bar Association 2014 Edition, Editor with Honorable Angela Arkin, 2014
  
• “Using Exhibits,” Colorado Bar Association’s Practicum for Family Lawyers, Presented with Honorable Ted Tow III, 2014
  
• “Managing Partner Roundtable – What’s the Allure of Colorado’s Small Law Firms,” Colorado Law Week, March 2014
  
• “An Editorial by The Parting Family Law Section Chair,” Colorado Law Week, July 2013
  
• “In the Interest of S.N.V., a Child, and Concerning C.A.T.C.,” Colorado Court of Appeals, 2011
  
• “Navigating the Legal Maze of Divorce,” April 2011
• Family Law Newsletter, Colorado Bar Association, Editor, 2010
• “In re the Parental Responsibilities of A.D., and Concerning Rueda,” Colorado Court of Appeals, 2010
• “Modifying or Terminating Maintenance Based on Co-Habitation,” Colorado Lawyer, Co-Author, June 2009

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1996

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Mediator

Other Affiliations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Judicial Global Education Committee, Chair, 2013 - Present
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), 2012 - Present (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association, 2012 - Present (Judicial Committee)
• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2012 - Present (Chair)
• Family Law Institute (FLI), 2012 - Present (Chair)
• Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program (COBALT), Graduate, 2009 - Present
• Adams/Broomfield Bar Association (ABBA), 2000 - 2006 (Executive Director, President, Vice President, Treasurer)
• Colorado Bar Association, 2003 - 2005 (Executive Council)
• Colorado Bar Association, 2002 - 2004 (Board of Governors)
• Metro Volunteer Lawyers (MVL) (Board of Directors)
• Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Commission (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• Adams/Broomfield Bar Association (Member)
• Colorado Women's Bar Association (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - Present (Executive Council)
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers