Chayet & Danzo, LLC

Attorney Marco D. Chayet

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1997
  • J.D 
• University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science 
• University of California at Berkeley, 1989-1990
• Army and Navy Academy, Carlsbad, California, 1989
• Graland Country Day School, Denver, Colorado

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• 6th Congressional District Commissioner for the Supreme Court Nominating Commission, Appointed by: Governor Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser and Justice Brian Boatright, 2021-2026
• Appointed by Governor Hickenlooper Commissioner of Colorado Office of Public Guardian, 2017-2023
• Colorado Supreme Court Disciplinary Hearing Board appointee, 2012-2025
• Elder Law Section Representative to Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 2014-2024
• Chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, 2008 - 2010
• Drafter/Committee Member: Post Adjudication Right to Counsel Statute, Probate Rule 16/63 revision, Compensation and Cost Recovery Act C.R.S.15-10-601 et.seq., Colorado Bar Association
• Chairman of Guardianship and Conservatorship Standards Committee, Colorado Bar Association, 2006-2008
• Elder Law Section Executive Council Member, 2011-2024
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Eagle Member, CTLA Chair for CBA G.A.L. Committee, 2015-2017
• Academy of Special Need Planners - Charter Member
• American Bar Association, Past Chair Surrogate Decision Making Committee
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Membership Committee, Practice Development Committee, Good and Welfare Committee
• Colorado Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys – Current President

Attorney Frank J. Danzo, III

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 1996

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  • Juris Doctor
• University of Colorado
  • B.S.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Denver Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
• Denver Estate Planning Council, Member, 2000 

Attorney Dawn R. Hewitt

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2005

Education:

• Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 2005
  • J.D. 
  • Honors: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court southeast regional competition
  • Honors: Stetson International Environmental Law competition, 2003
  • Honors: Highest grade in Research and Writing II
• University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Political Science
• Northeastern Junior College, Colorado
  • Associate of Arts

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Member
• Douglas County Bar Association, Member
• Academy of Special Needs Planner
• The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Attorney Tamara E. Trujillo

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2009

Education:

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Trial Advocacy Program
  • Honors: Client Counseling Program
  • Honors: Volunteer Income Tax Program
  • Honors: Valparaiso's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • B.S.B.A.
  • Major: Marketing
  • Major: Real Estate and Urban Analysis

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section
• Colorado Bar Association, Trust and Estate Section, Member
• Denver Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Bar Association's Elder Law, Elder Law Section Executive Council
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Member
• The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member, Past Director, Active Member of multiple Committees, and multiple past Committees

Attorney Jennifer E. Shaler

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2006

Education:

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
  • J.D.
• University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Trust & Estate and Elder Law Sections, Member
• Denver Bar Association
• Northwest Colorado Bar Association
• Women's Estate Planning Council 

Attorney Jenny Vultaggio

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2015

Education:

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2015
  • J.D. 
• University of Denver Daniels College of Business, Denver, Colorado
  • B.S.B.A.
  • Major: Management
  • Minor: Business Ethics and Legal Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section & Trusts and Estates Section
• Denver Bar Association

Attorney Frank J. Danzo, Jr. (emeritus)

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado

Education:

• University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 1972

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Association of Retarded Citizens, Consultant
• Colorado Bar Association Committee for Legal Problems of the Elderly, Member 
  
  
  
  

Attorney Zachary L. Cornell

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2021

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 2021
  • J.D. 
  • Major: Certificate in Taxation
  • Honors:  With Honors
• University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2015
  • M.S.
  • Major: Real Estate
• University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2014
  • B.A.,
  • Honors: With Honors 

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association - Trust & Estates Section 

Attorney Tracy L. Brooks

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2022

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Public Service Pledge
• University of California, Berkeley
  • B.A.
  • Major: Gender and Women’s Studies
• Sierra College, Rocklin, California
  • A.A.
  • Major: Psychology
  • Major: Women’s Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association – Trusts & Estates Section, Elder Law Section & Family Law Section
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association