Barbara Cashman
Attorney/Mediator at Barbara Cashman, LLCSince 2008, Barb Cashman has been a solo practicing in Denver, focusing on estate and elder law and mediation. Barb is a past chair of the Solo/Small Firm Section of the Colorado Bar Association and is active in the Trusts & Estates and Elder Law sections of the CBA. She received her J.D. from the University of Denver Law School in 1987, where she was editor-in-chief of the Denver Journal of International Law & Policy. She also holds an M.A. from the Graduate School of International Studies at DU. An experienced mediator, Barb received a Certificate in ADR from DU’s University College in 2000. Barb is a member of the Arapahoe County, Colorado and American Bar Associations. For many years she was a weekly blogger on her www.DenverElderLaw.org website, and founded and contributed to the CBA’s award-winning blog www.SOLOinCOLO.com. She has also periodically contributed to http://cbaclelegalconnection.com . Barb received a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating by her peers in 2012 and has been designated a SuperLawyer for 2019 through 2021. She is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education programs as well as community programs on elder law topics.
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Elder Mediation
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Free Consultation
My free phone consultations are typically limited to simple estate planning or estate administration matters. -
Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Free phone consult and flat fees for most estate planning; Flat fees for uncontested guardianship or conservatorship proceedings. Flat fees are offered for some limited elder law, trust & estate administration matters, but generally these matters are billed at an hourly rate due to the difficulty of anticipating what work will be needed. Fees for these services are $325 per hour for lawyer time ($110 for paralegal), with a retainer or advance fee payment (to include client costs such as statutory or filing fees) typically required.
- Colorado
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- German: Spoken, Written
- University of Stockholm, Sweden
- Diploma in Advanced Legal Studies (1989) | Comparative Law
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- Honors: Cassel Foundation Scholarship
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- University of Denver
- J.D.
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- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Construction of Wills, Deeds & Trusts
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- University of Denver
- M.A. | International Studies
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- American Jurisprudence Award, Construction of Wills, Deeds & Trusts
- University of Denver College of Law
- American Bar Association
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- Arapahoe County Bar Association
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- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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- Colorado Bar Association, Solo/Small Frim Section
- SOLOinCOLO blog chair
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- Activities: Co-founded cooperative blog published by Colorado Bar Association; promote and write for the SOLOinCOLO blog.
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- Women's Estate Planning Council
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- Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Trusts & Estates Section
- active member
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- The Colorado Lawyer
- Colorado Bar Association
- The Colorado Lawyer
- Colorado Bar Association
- Elder Mediation Comes of Age in Colorado
- The Colorado Lawyer
- Yours, Mine, Ours & Theirs: New Family Ties for Elders, Jefferson County Senior Law Day, 8787 W. Alameda Avenue Lakewood, CO 80226
- Colorado Bar Association, First Judicial District Attorney
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