About Willoughby & Eckelberry

Kim Willoughby Attorney

Kimberly R. Willoughby has been practicing law in Colorado since 1994.  She started Willoughby Law Firm, LLC in 1996, which became Willoughby & Eckelberry in 2005. Kim was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, and has been in Colorado since 1986.

Education

Kim graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1992. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her juris doctor from the University of Virginia in 1994.  Kim was Articles Editor for the Journal of Law and Politics at the University of Virginia. Awards and Distinctions

Kim Willoughby visit superlawyers.com

• Kim Willoughby was named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Colorado for 2012, and Top 25 Female Attorneys in Colorado by SuperLawyers (a publication of 5280 Magazine and Law and Politics) in 2011 and 2006.
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
• Named Colorado Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
• Avvo rated "Superb"
• Tim Gill Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year, 2004. Awarded by the Colorado Business Council.
• Willoughby& Eckelberry, LLC was listed in Forbes Magazine (November 2008) as one of the Ten Most Dependable Family Law Attorneys in the West.
• Kim Willoughby was featured in Denver Woman Magazine in its June 2009 issue.
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
• Named one of Denver's top divorce attorneys by Divorce in Denver magazine, January 2005.
• Barrister of the Year, March 2001. Awarded by Colorado Legal Initiatives Project.

Published decisions

• In re Marriage of DePalma, 176 P.3d829 (Colo.App.2007).
• In re Marriage of Sorenson, 166 P.3d245 (Colo.App.2007).
• In re Marriage of Ciesluk, 113 P.3d 135 (Colo. 2005).
• In re E.L.M.C., 100 P 3d 546 (Colo.App.2004).
• In re Marriage of Dorworth, 33 P. 3d 1260 (Colo.App.2001).

Publications

• "Changes to Colorado's Uniform Probate Code" The Colorado Lawyer, December 2010.
• "ART Enter the Laywer" Family Advocate, Vol 32., No. 4, Spring (2010) p. 36-40.
• "Lewis v. Lewis and Non-Married Partner litigation," The Colorado Lawyer, January 2010.
• "Family Relationships," Senior Law Handbook, Colorado Legal Education, 2010 Edition.
• "Family Law," Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, Colorado CLE, Fourth Ed, 2010.
• Relocation in Family Law Cases," The Colorado Lawyer, March 2006.
• "Think of Me When Preparing Marital Agreements," Trusts and Estates Newsletter, Colorado Bar Association, January 2005.
• Ordinary Issues--Extraordinary Solutions: A Legal Guide for the Colorado GLBT Community (2003).
• "Collaborative Law and Non-traditional Families," Collaborative Law: A New Model for Dispute Resolution, Sheila M. Gutterman, 2004.
• "Death and Divorce," CLE Family Law Handbook (2003).
• "Non-Traditional Families," Colorado Domestic Relations Form Book, R. Hinds, Jr. and A. Bonin, 2nd Ed. (2003).
• "Having My Baby:  Surrogacy in Colorado," The Colorado Lawyer, January 2002.
• "Legal Protection of Children in Non-Traditional Families," Colorado Lawyer, November 2000.
• "Mothering Labor: Difference as a Device Towards Protective Legislation for Men, 1830-1938," Journal of Law and Politics 445 (1994).
• Kim also writes an ongoing column on divorce in Serenity, an Evergreen, Colorado publication.

Professional associations

• Vice President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Colorado Chapter, 2010-2011.
• Board Member, Colorado Continuing Legal Education, 2002-2008.
• Statutory Revisions Committee, Trusts and Estates Section, CBA, subcommittee on review of Uniform Probate Code (surrogacy issues), 2008-2010.
• Appointed Member, Colorado Bar Association Common Law Task Force, July 2007 - December 2007.
• President, Thompson Marsh Inn of Court, 2006-2007.
• Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association, 2005-2006.Budget Committee, Colorado Bar Association, 2002-2003.
• Second Vice President, Denver Bar Association, 2001-2002.
• Executive Council, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2001-2003.
• Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 1998-2002, 2005-2006.
• Fellow, Colorado Bar Association, 2005-present.
• Board Member, Equal Rights Colorado, 2001-2003.
• Board Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1998-2000.
• Chairperson, Solo/Small Firm Section, Colorado Bar Association, 1999-2000.
• Member, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association.
• Member, Trusts and Estates Sections, Colorado Bar Association.
• Founding Member, Colorado Parity Coalition.

Seminars

• Faily Law Mediation Training, Colorado Bar Association, April 24, 2012.
• Guest lecturer, Professor Menza's class at Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, April 17, 2012.
• "Social Drunkard's Swan." Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, January 3, 2012.
• Conference Chair, AAML Conference, "Annual Advanced Family Law Institute CLE Seminar," December 2, 2011
• "Modifications to the Uniform Probate Code," Colorado CLE, Denver, Colorado, September 7, 2010.
• "ART Comes to Colorado," Family Law Institute, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, August 6, 2010.
• "Modifications to the Uniform Probate Code," Trusts and Estates Retreat, Vail, Colorado, June 18 and June 19, 2010.
• "Disentangling Finances and Deciding Parental Responsibilities Issues for Non-Married Couples," Annual Spring Family Law Update, Denver, Colorado, April 9, 2010. .
• "ART and the Law," Boulder, Colorado, April 5, 2010. .
• "UPC and the Law," Trusts and Estates Update, Denver, Colorado, December 11, 2009.
• "Family Law Update," Colorado Magistrates Conference, Westminster, Colorado, September 14, 2009.
• "Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information," Colorado Family Law Practice for Paralegals, May 29, 2009.
• "Families Headed by Same-Sex Parents," Non Traditional Family Structures, Colorado Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Denver, Colorado, April 17, 2009.
• "Standards of Value," Business Valuation Program, National CLE Conference (LEI), Vail, Colorado, January 3, 2009.
• "Equitable Relief for Non-Married Partners," El Paso Bar Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, December 12, 2008.
• "Common Law Marriage," El Paso County Bar Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 9, 2008.
• "Second Parent Adoption," Adoption and Parental Alienation, Colorado CLE, Denver, October 26, 2007.
• "Death and Divorce," Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association, Denver, Colorado, February 13, 2007.
• "Family Law Basic Skills," CLE Colorado, Denver, Colorado, February 8, 2007.
• "Dead Exes: Probate and Probate Litigation Issues," AAML Advanced Family Law Institute, Denver, Colorado, December 12, 2006.
• "Same-Sex Unions: Legal Issues and Ethical Considerations for Family Law Practitioners," Family Law Institute, Breckenridge, Colorado, August 5, 2006.
• "Premarital Agreements," Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association, Denver, Colorado, March 14, 2006.
• Relocation Panel, AAML Advanced Family Law Seminar, Denver, Colorado, December 10, 2005.
• "Cohabitation Agreements," Relationship Agreements, CLE International, Denver, Colorado, August 12, 2005.
• "Unbundled Legal Services: The Time is Now," Bench and Bar Family Law Institute, Steamboat, Colorado, August 7, 2004.
• "Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships: What is in Store for Kentucky?" Seventh Annual Family Law Seminar, Louisville, Kentucky, May 20, 2004.
• "Law and the Transgendered Person," Colorado Gold Rush, March 6, 2004.
• "GLBT Issues in Family Law," Guest Lecturer, Advanced Family Law, University of Denver School of Law, February 19, 2003.
• "Marital Agreements," Elder Law Institute, September 2002.
• "Death and Divorce: The Intersection of Family Law & Probate," Family Law Section's Annual Spring Family Law Update, May 2002.
• "Gay and Lesbian Issues: Uniform Parentage Act 2000," Family Law Institute, Breckenridge, Colorado, September 2001.
• "Shared Parental Responsibilities with Grandparents, Step-Parents, Same-Sex Partners and Significant Others," Vail, Colorado, May 5, 2001.
• "What's Law Got to Do With It? Protection of Children of Non-Traditional Families." MDIC, Denver, Colorado, March 2001.