A TRUSTED ADVISOR
Family disputes are some of the most difficult, and emotional, legal matters. Having a trusted advisor who can help you understand your options and likely outcomes, and be by your side, is invaluable. This is true whether you’re going through divorce, or dealing with a post-divorce parenting dispute. Jill understands the financial and emotional issues. Her clients repeat over and over how she works passionately, intelligently and with devoted care and concern to find resolutions for her clients and their families. She focuses on moving in a positive direction, while advocating for her client’s rights. As a former Prosecutor, she has extensive experience in all matters of family law including courtroom litigation, settlement negotiations, mediation and helping parents be more effective co-parents.
Sometimes your lawyer needs to tell you things you don’t want to hear – that’s good counsel. Her NY East Coast roots make her comfortable with that candor. At the same time, she understand this is a very hard time for her clients. She’s there to explain the proceedings, options and listen to their concerns to help guide them to make the best decisions for their families.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Family law also often overlaps with other areas – domestic violence and child abuse on the criminal side and business and real estate disputes on the civil side. It makes a difference to have a litigator who has experience in those areas. Jill understands the issues and will be honest with you about them.
PROVEN SUCCESS
Jill has an extensive background in Domestic Violence matters. Educationally, she was a published member of Georgetown Law school Journal of Gender and the Law. She holds a masters degree from the London School of Econmics in Gender and Social policy. She’s had extensive experience prosecuting DV cases as a former prosecutor and as a defense and dispute resolution attorney. She has litigated many coercive control cases and taken extensive continuing education on DV topics.
JILL'S AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Jill has been practicing as an attorney since 2008 and in the Roaring Fork Valley since 2011. If you're looking for an attorney who's reasonable in an approach to resolution, but willing and skilled to fight the fight in court - that’s Jill.