Law Firm Overview

Michael Bonafede has over twenty-eight years of experience handling legal matters and helping people with their legal problems and concerns.

After graduating from the University of Denver Law School, Mr.Bonfafede was a Deputy District Attorney in Jefferson County, Colorado from 1974 to 1980.  In this position, he handled a variety of criminal prosecutions, including complex white-collar crimes.  In 1980, he was appointed a Special Assistant Attorney General and Special Deputy District Attorney.  He worked in a combined unit, made up of members of the Attorney Generals Office, The Colorado District Attorneys Association and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, to bring statewide prosecutions of Medicaid fraud crimes.

In 1980 he was appointed a Special Assistant Attorney General and a Special Deputy District Attorney. He worked in a combined unit, made up of members of the Attorney Generals Office, the Colorado District Attorneys Association and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, to bring statewide prosecution of Medicaid Fraud crimes.

In 1981 Mike moved to Loveland and opened his private practice. He has also served as Municipal Judge in Berthoud and Mead Colorado.

He is one of the referral attorneys for the national Education Association and the Colorado Education Association.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Social Security -- Disability
• Trusts
• Wills
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Social Security -- Disability, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Workers' Compensation Law