Pitkin County Elder Law Lawyers

Rebecca L. Shandrick, Esq. is the principal of the Law Offices of Rebecca L. Shandrick, LLC. She has been practicing law for over 30 years and is experienced in the areas of Elder Law, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Estate Planning, Medicaid eligibility and appeals, Wills and Trusts, estate litigation, fiduciary representation, Powers of Attorney, Probate, estate planning for persons with special needs and special needs trusts and all related areas.
Ms. Shandrick is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law and served on the Board of Editors of the University of Colorado Law Review. She...

Shannon Soignier is a partner at The Soignier Law Firm, LLC. She is an experienced attorney who has represented workers’ compensation claimants before the Office of Administrative Courts and social security claimants at their social security hearings.

As a former Registered Nurse in varying clinical settings, Ms. Soignier has reviewed and evaluated thousands of pages of medical documents in both her nursing practice and in her legal practice. She understands the challenges associated with complex cases that involve voluminous medical records.

Ms. Soignier graduated from Fort Lewis College with a BA in International Relations in 1999 and received her law degree from...

Solo practitioner focusing on consumer protection, tax law, contracts, litigation

Solo practitioner in Elbert County, Colorado. My practice focuses on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning (including Medicaid), Chronic and Serious Illness Planning, Farm and Ranch Estate Planning and Probate. I serve all of Colorado, but particularly Elbert, Lincoln, Douglas, El Paso and Arapahoe Counties, as well as rural areas throughout Eastern Colorado. House calls are available if desired.

Kathryn Hall graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1993. She worked as a Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney at the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) from 1993 to 2006, where she managed the Elderly Legal Assistance Project for the Waycross field office. While managing the Elderly Legal Assistance Project, Ms. Hall successfully represented senior citizens in Medicaid and Social Security appeals, nursing home discharge appeals, debt collection defense cases, and probate matters, as well as assisting with the preparation of wills, living wills, and powers of attorney. She opened the Law Office...

Mr. Adams is an experienced and highly trained attorney and counselor at law who has deep roots in Colorado. Mr. Adams received his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Mr. Adams prepares every case as if it will go to trial, in a thoughtful, thorough manner. Since before law school, Mr. Adams has been an advocate on behalf of individuals and businesses. He has a knack for relating to people, and the skills necessary to fairly represent his clients in Colorado and U.S. District Court.

Janine A. Guillen is a Principal at GUILLEN | DEGEORGE, LLP. Her practice areas include Estate and Business Planning, Tax, Corporate Law, Trusts, Incapacity Planning (including Guardianships and Conservatorships), Probate and Trust Administration, Litigation, and Health Care Law. Janine has represented hundreds of clients in all stages of the planning process and has served as lead counsel in trials to juries and the bench. Janine is licensed to practice law in Colorado, New York, and before the U.S. Tax Court. In addition, Janine is a frequently requested teacher and speaker. She teaches continuing education classes for CPAs, wealth advisors, insurance...

Rob specializes in estate planning, estate administration and trusts. In his practice, Rob works with clients to create estate plans, which often include wills, trusts, living trusts, living wills, and powers of attorneys. He has also helped many clients obtain guardianships for loved ones that need someone to help care for them and conservatorships to help manage their loved one's finances. He helps clients in administering estates (probate) and trusts.

Kyle Johnson is a partner with the Prosser Clapper & Johnson law firm firmed based out of both Denver, Colorado and Memphis, Tennessee. He has been with the firm since 2016 and exclusively focused on securities and investment related litigation. Growing up just outside of Memphis, Kyle went on to graduate Cum Laude from Christian Brothers University with a degree in Business where he was the Captain of the Men’s Golf team for both his junior and senior year. During his senior season, he was voted to the Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team for his success in the classroom and...

Phil J. Shuey is a Past Chair of the Colorado Bar Association Solo/Small Firm Section, has been a member of the CBA Long Range Planning Committee, and a Co-Editor of the Law Practice Management/Technology columns for the Colorado Lawyer. He is a Past Chair of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association as well as an Inaugural Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. He was a five-time Chair of the ABA’s TECHSHOW™ and has been a speaker at fifteen ABA TECHSHOW conferences. He has served on two ABA Presidents’ Advisory Committees. He has served...

Amos L. Soignier is originally from Southern Louisiana. Mr. Soignier received a BA from Fort Lewis College in 1999 and his law degree from the University of Idaho School of Law in December of 2003, and has practiced law in Durango since 2004.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Soignier is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying Colorado activities like hiking, camping, boating, ski, snowboarding and the like. Mr. Soignier has lived in the Durango area for over 20 years and is intimately familiar with the Durango community and caters to the needs of families in the southwestern Colorado.

I primarily counsel clients in real estate, estate planning and estate administration matters. In my real estate practice, I advise buyers, sellers and real estate brokers through all phases of purchase, sale and lease transactions. I have guided many clients through the nuances of loan modifications, short sales and foreclosures, and have settled or renegotiated tens of millions of dollars in loan obligations. I also advise real estate brokers in Colorado Real Estate Commission and federal compliance matters. As an estate planning attorney, I routinely draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills for clients. I also create asset protection...