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Sabra M. Janko
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Sabra specializes in family law, divorce and legal separation, civil unions, common law marriage, declaration of invalidity/annulment, child custody, paternity, child support, property division and allocation of debt, maintenance, contempt of court, child relocation, protection orders, adoption, prenuptial and postnuptial or marital agreements, guardianships and modification of orders.
Prior to beginning her own practice, she provided civil legal services to veterans and military families at the nonprofit association Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to include family law and Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Hudson River Valley area of New York. After relocating to Colorado, she started and managed the circa 2018 Colorado Bar Association Federal Pro Se Clinic assisting self-represented litigants with a variety of federal court civil litigation matters.
She is a former Army JAG attorney, originally enlisting with her first assignment at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California to attend Russian language training. Her last assignment was as a Professor at the United States Military Academy where she taught constitutional and criminal law.
While serving with the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, she practiced in a variety of legal areas to include administrative, criminal and international law as well as legal services. She advised servicemembers, retirees and commanders on legal service matters to include family law and income tax; including running the Fort Bragg Income Tax Assistance Center. She was a paratrooper and a combat veteran serving in Iraq and Jordan during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
Sabra was the Chair of the Colorado Bar Association Military and Veterans Affairs Section in 2023 and is the current Chair of the El Paso County Bar Association Family Law Section.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Military Law
- Veteran's Benefits
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights
- Virtual Consultation Available, Rounder
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
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- Maryland
- Supreme Court of Maryland
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Janko Family Law Solutions
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- Attorney
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Temporary Disaster Response Project
- Project Attorney
- Colorado Bar Association Federal Pro Se Project
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- Attorney
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, Veterans & Military Families Program
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- Professor
- United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
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- Army JAG Attorney with Prior Enlisted Service
- United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
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- Law Clerk for Judge Harold Cushenberry
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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- University of Oklahoma
- M.P.A. | Public Administration
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- The University of Maryland
- B.A. | Behavioral Science
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- The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School
- LL.M. (2009) | Military Law
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- University of Maryland School of Law
- J.D. (1998) | Law
- Activities: Maryland Journal of Healthcare Law and Policy; American Bar Association Public Service Internship – Mental and Physical Disability Law Section; Family Law Pro Se Clinical Program
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- Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Volunteer Recognition Award
- Colorado Bar Association
- Best Divorce Lawyers in Colorado Springs
- Expertise.com
- Top Contributor Award
- Avvo
- 2019, 2020
- Colorado Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Military and Veteran’s Affairs Section, Family Law, Solo and Small Firm Sections; Veteran's Legal Clinic, Volunteer Attorney
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- Denver Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Family Law Clinic, Volunteer Family Law Attorney
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- American Legion Post 206
- Member
- Current
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- Colorado Women's Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Mediation Association of Colorado
- Member
- Current
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- El Paso County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- The Judge Advocates Association
- Member
- Current
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- Jefferson County Mediation Services
- Volunteer Attorney Mediator
- Current
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- Arapahoe County Bar Association, Veterans Legal Clinic
- Lead Attorney & Coordinator
- Current
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- El Paso County Bar Association
- Family Law Section Chair
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- Hudson River Valley Coalition for Assets, Savings and Hope
- Volunteer Income Tax Preparer and Instructor
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- Colorado Lawyer - The Unique Legal Needs of Our Nation's Military Service members and Veterans, co-written with Nicholas Monck and Michael McKenna
- Colorado Lawyers for Colorado Veterans
- Colorado Lawyer
- Pro Bono Support to Communities in Need
- Colorado Lawyer, co-written with Ric Morgan
- Colorado's Federal Pro Se Clinic - First Steps
- The Federal Lawyer
- Colorado's Federal Pro Se Clinic
- Faculty of Federal Advocates Newsletter
- Domestic Violence in Domestic Relations Cases, El Paso County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- El Paso County Bar Association
- Limited Scope Representation, El Paso County Bar Association Family Law Section, Continuing Legal Education Program
- Limited Scope Representation in Federal Court, Federal Bar Association Chapter for the Districts of Kansas and Western Missouri, Continuing Legal Education Program
- Limited Scope Representation and Veterans Legal Clinics, Colorado Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Program
- Veterans Legal Challenges and Issues, The Council of Jewish Women – Denver Chapter
- Mediator
- Mares-Dixon through Colorado Bar Association
- Child and Family Investigator
- Colorado Supreme CourtColorado
- Veteran's Administration Accreditation
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Q. Can I file an emergency motion for spousal support and restore joint ownership of assets in Colorado?
- A: I am sorry to hear about that. Unfortunately the court does not treat that as an emergency, however after filing you can request temporary orders which will result in a hearing that occurs sooner than the final orders hearing and can address issues of support. The court can address property at the final orders hearing and if you can establish that he intended o deprive you of assets in relation to divorce, those assets can be attributed to him as property thereby resulting in your ability to receive assets that may remain.
- Q. limited scope lawyers
- A: She might be representing the client in a limited scope capacity in which case she could communicate with you. If she is working in a limited scope capacity, she does not have to enter an appearance depending on whether she is representing in court or not. Though she should disclose to you if she is representing the other party in a limited scope capacity.
- Q. I was ordered in custody court to take weekly random UA’s and have the results reported to my co-parent…
- A: If you were ordered to take weekly UAs, it was for the safety of your clild. Congratulations on having clean UAs. The best thing that you can do is continue having them. If you do, when the court is satisfied as to the safety of the child, then the court will modify the order requiring that you take them.
