M. Kent Olsen - Denver, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1975
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1970
    B.S.
    Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• M. Kent Olsen, P.C., Sole Practitioner, 1995 - 2001
• Haines & Olsen, Partner, 1989 - 1995
• Denver Probate Court, Referee/Magistrate, 1983 - 1989
• William Myrick, P.C., Associate, 1982 - 1983
• Buchanan, Thomas & Johnson, Associate, 1980 - 1982
• Johnson & McLachlan, Associate, 1975 - 1980
• Sixteenth Judicial District Attorneys Office, Deputy District Attorney, 1977 - 1978
• Olsen, Trager & Ursery, LLP, Partner, 2001 - 2016

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Lecturer, Colorado Bar Association - Continuing Legal Education
  
• Former Instructor for Paralegals/Advisory Board, Denver Career College
  
• Guest Lecturer, University of Denver College of Law
  
• Legal Aspects of Assisted Living Management, Colorado Gerontological, 1995 - Present
  
• Colorado Elder Law - Legal, Financial, Medicaid, Health Education Network, 2008 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Denver Probate Pro Se Clinic, 2005 - Present

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1975
• U.S. Tax Court, 1982

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)
• Trust and Estate Section, Colorado Bar Association (Former Chair)
• Rules and Forms Committee, Colorado Bar Association (Former Chair)
• Statutory Revisions Committee, Colorado Bar Association (Past Member)
• Colorado Lawyer: Estate and Trust Form, Colorado Bar Association (Former Editor)
• Protective Proceedings Act Subcommittee, Colorado Bar Association (Former Co-Chair)
• Denver Bar Association, 1982 - Present (Member)
• Advocacy Denver f/k/a The Arc of Denver (Former President), 1989 - Present (Member)
• Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Denver Estate Planning Council (Member)
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Member)
• Colorado Association for Homes and Services for the Aging (Member)
• Governor's Commission on Life and Law, 1990 - 2000 (Appointed Member)
• Adult Care Management, Inc. (Former Board of Director), 1985 - 1995 (Member)