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Kim Willoughby
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 received her juris doctorate from the University of Virginia in
1994.
Kim was Articles Editor for the Journal of Law and Politics.
Awards and Distinctions
Willoughby & Eckelberry, LLC was listed in Forbes Magazine, the November
2008 issue, as one of the Ten Most Dependable Family Law Attorneys of the
West.
Kim Willoughby was featured in Denver Woman Magazine in its
June 2009 issue.
Kim Willoughby was named one of the Top 25 Female Attorneys in Colorado by
Super Lawyers 2006, a publication of 5280 and Law & Politics.
Named Colorado
Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Included in
The Best Lawyers in America, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
AV rated by
Martindale-Hubbell.
Tim Gill
Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year, 2004. Awarded by the Colorado Business
Council.
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 Sorenson, 166 P.3d 245 (Colo.App. 2007).
In re Marriage of
DePalma, 176 P.3d 829 (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
“ART: Enter the
Lawyer,” Family Advocate, Vol. 32, No. 4, Spring (2010) p.36-40.
To read this article, click here.
“Lewis v. Lewis
and Non-Married Partner Litigation,” The Colorado Lawyer, January 2010.
To read this article,
click here.
“Family
Relationships,” Senior Law Handbook, Colorado Legal Education, 2010 Edition.
To read this article, click
here.
"Family Law, "
Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, Colorado CLE, Third Edition,
January 2008.
To read this
article, click here.
“Relocation in
Family Law Cases,” The Colorado Lawyer, March 2006.
To read this
article, click here.
“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). To order this book
click here.
“Collaborative
Law and Nontraditional Families,” Collaborative Law: A New Model for Dispute
Resolution, Sheila M. Gutterman, 2004.
“Death and
Divorce,” CLE Family Law Handbook (2003).
To read this
article, click here.
“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.
To read this
article, click here.
“Legal
Protection of Children in Non-Traditional Families,” Colorado Lawyer,
November 2000.
To read this
article, click here.
“Mothering
Labor: Difference as a Device Towards Protective Legislation for Men,
1830-1938,” X Journal of Law and Politics 445 (1994).
Kim also writes
an on-going column on divorce in “Serenity,” an Evergreen, Colorado
publication.
Professional Associations
Executive
Council, Colorado Bar Association, 2005-2006.
Treasurer, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Colorado Chapter,
2008-2009.
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), 2008-2009.
Appointed
Member, Colorado Bar Association Common Law Marriage Task Force, July
2007-December 2007.
President,
Thompson Marsh Inn of Court 2006-2007.
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
“Disentangling
Finances and Deciding Parental Responsibilities Issues for Non-Married
Couples,” Annual Spring Family Law Update, April 9, 2010, Denver, Colorado.
“ART and the
Law,” April 5, 2010, Boulder, Colorado.
“UPC and the
Law,” Trusts and Estates Update, December 11, 2009, Denver, Colorado.
"Family Law
Update," Colorado Magistrates Conference, September 14, 2009, Westminster,
Colorado.
“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, April 17,
2009, Denver, CO.
“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, 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,” MDIDC,
Denver, Colorado, March 2001. | |
