Mr. Danford received his undergraduate degree in Accounting in 1982 from California State University, Dominguez Hills. After working in various accounting capacities, including acting as the Controller for various financially distressed companies in Chapter 11, Mr. Danford became a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois in 1995.

In January 2001, Mr. Danford received his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. This was followed by the receipt of his LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Taxation in June 2001 with two Certificates of Course Specialization, one in Employee Benefits and the other in Estate Planning. Mr. Danford is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and is a frequent provider of pro-bono services with Metro Volunteer Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Collections
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Taxation Law
• Trusts
• Wills

Litigation Percentage

• 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Public Accountant, 1995

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 2002
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2003
• U.S. Tax Court, 2005

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2001
  LL.M., Taxation
  
  
• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2001
  J.D.
  
  
• California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California, 1982
  B.S., Accounting and Business Administration
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Assoc. of USA Boxing, 2005 - Present
  Judge, Referee, Timer, Coach
  
  
• Illinois Assoc. of USA Boxing, 1990 - 2000
  Registration Chairman, Referee, Judge, Timer, Coach
  
  
• Boulder County Estate Planning Counsel, 2002 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association, 2000 - Present
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1997 - Present
  Member
  
  
• ABA Tax Division, 2001 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association Tax Committee, 2002 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association Employee Benefits SubCommittee, 2005 - 2006
  Secretary
  
  
• John Marshall Law School Alumni Assoc. Rocky Mountain Chapter, 2004 - Present
  President
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• The Kapsak Law Firm. LLC, Associate, 2002 - 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Frequent Provider of Pro-Bono Services with Metro Volunteer Lawyers

Birth Information

• 1955, Wichita, Kansas