Mitchell, Paul

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Updated 5/7/2009

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Law Office of Paul Mitchell, LLC

3300 S. Parker Rd.
Suite 215

Aurora, CO 80014

Phone: (303) 872-5239 / (866) 643-8532

Fax: (303) 338-9525

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Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Owner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Colorado School of Law. He has been in private practice in the Denver, Colorado area since 1980 concentrating in elder law: Medicaid planning, guardianships and conservatorships, probate, wills and trusts.

Since 1997, Mr. Mitchell has limited his practice to elder law. He has received a national certification as an elder law attorney from the National Elder Law Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation. He was Co-Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Colorado Bar Association from 2000-2002 and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA), a private nonprofit organization of lawyers specializing in handling the legal needs of the elderly. He has lectured on Medicaid, medicaid planning and medical directives.

Mr. Mitchell is active in medical ethics. He is a community volunteer member of the Medical Ethics Committee for the Health One Medical Center of Aurora on which he has served since 1993. He is a member of the Medical Ethics Committee for Sky Ridge Medical Center.

Mr. Mitchell received the Health One Ethics Award Certificate of Recognition in February, 2009, for his work with the Sky Ridge Ethics Committee.  He also was selected for 2009 Super Lawyers and was published in the April 2009 issue of Colorado Super Lawyers.  Paul Mitchell is also listed in the Top Attorneys in Colorado section of the April 2009 issue of 5280 Magazine.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Elder Law
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Probate, Wills and Trusts
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 1978

Certification/Specialties

  • Certification as an Elder Law Attorney by the, National Elder Law Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Colorado Bar Association (Past Co-Chair, Elder Law Committee)
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA) (Member)
  • Health One Medical Center of Aurora, 1993 - Present (Community Volunteer Member, Medical Ethics Committee)
  • Sky Ridge Medical Center (Member, Medical Ethics Committee)

Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  • Dartmouth College

Articles

Published Works

  • Financial Exploitation of the Elderly, Colorado Handbook of Elder Law, original author and update, 2006
  • Protecting Clients from Abuse and Identity Theft, The Colorado Lawyer, October, 2005
  • Crisis Intervention to Prevent Elder Abuse: Emergency Guardianships and Other Legal Procedures, The Colorado Lawyer, July, 2004

Office Information

Address

3300 S. Parker Rd.
Suite 215
Aurora, CO 80014

Phones

(303) 872-5239
(866) 643-8532

Faxes

(303) 338-9525

Emails

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Websites

http://www.elderlawexpert.com

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