Sabra Janko, Esq. practices in the areas of divorce and family mediation, divorce and family law, military divorce and family mediation and law, protection orders for victims, and non-profit association legal services.
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.
- 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
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
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- Maryland
- Maryland Court of Appeals
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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
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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 Women's Bar Association
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- Mediation Association of Colorado
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- Colorado Bar Association
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- 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
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- Activities: Family Law Clinic, Volunteer Family Law Attorney
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- American Legion Post 206
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- Arapahoe County Bar Association, Veterans Legal Clinic
- Lead Attorney & Coordinator
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- El Paso County Bar Association
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- The Judge Advocates Association
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- Jefferson County Mediation Services
- Volunteer Attorney Mediator
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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
- 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
- The Fire – Successes and Challenges of Our Nation’s Military Women, Denver Public Library and Lowry Foundation
- Child and Family Investigator
- Colorado Supreme CourtColorado
- Mediator
- Mares-Dixon through Colorado Bar Association
- Veteran's Administration Accreditation
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Q. How do I fight a potential spousal support judgement?
- A: You can ask that income be imputed to him at the wage that he is capable of earning. Some would hire a vocational evaluator expert witness to do this. You can also provide copies of prior pay statements to indicate what you believe that he is capable of earning. However he may come up with reasons as to why he can not earn that income now.
- Q. Does my ex-husband have a chance
- A: If he files a motion for modification or an initial petition for parenting time, you can provide relevant evidence in response, whether it relates to safety concerns or financial matters. Courts do generally want both parents to have contact with children, however absent abuse or neglect.
- Q. How do I divorce a Mexican citizen. We were married in Colorado. I don’t know where he lives now
- A: You have to make diligent efforts to find him, i.e. friends, family, social media. If you can't find him, you could file a motion for substituted service to provide notice through publication in a newspaper. The court would not be able to handle support matters or divide out of state property through service by publication though.
