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Tom A. Hemry, P.C.

Kelly Shafer

Natalie T. Chase

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY of TOM A. HEMRY
Attorney At Law
Telephone 303-221-1924
Fax 720-528-7675

Private Practice:
Solo Practitioner March 1995 to present. December of 1992 - February of 1995 private firm. Clerk to Justice Robert D. Simms,
Oklahoma Supreme Court, Spring of 1990 -Graduation from Law School, May 1992.

Emphasis: Legacy planning work for families, businesses, family offices, charities and individuals concerned with organized succession and multi-generational effective planning including counseling in tax, estate and business planning. Business and individual client representations in civil and tax matters and including estate planning incorporated into start-up, sale and succession.

Licensed in Colorado and Oklahoma for the practice of law.

Education

Law School:
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1992. American Indian Law Review.

Undergraduate:
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma:
B.S. in Business Administration; Major in Accounting
1989. Beta Alpha Psi Member.

Professional Associations

Colorado Bar Association:
Probate and Trust Law Section Member: 1993-present
Statutory Revisions Committee
Computerized Probate Committee
Committee on Legal Problems of the Elderly: 1993-1995
Past Chairman and Editor of the Elder Law in Colorado quarterly insert in the quarterly publication of the Probate and Trust Law Section Newsletter

Oklahoma Bar Association:
Licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma.

American Bar Association:
Real Property, Probate and Trust Section: G-2 Technology Committee

former Vice Chairman in charge of fiduciary accounting software guidelines committee for trusts and estates. Including numerous project beta tests for various software companies.

 Colorado Planned Giving:
National Conference on Planned Giving; 1993 Colorado Chapter Scholarship Recipient; Colorado Former Planned Giving Roundtable member.
Served as the Planned Giving Chair; St. John's Cathedral $3.2 million dollar Capital Campaign.

Publications
Author, "Legal Challenges of the Elderly: An Emerging Practice," Colorado Lawyer, June 1993.
Co-Author, "Colorado Estate Planning Book", Fourth Addition, Chapter 21 Post Mortem Estate Planning, 1995 Revision, Continuing Legal Education of
Colorado, 1995.

Continuing Legal Education

Lecturer and Discussion Leader: "Basic Guardianships in Colorado" Basic Probate and Guardianships in Colorado, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc. Denver, Colorado, March 1994.

Lecturer and Discussion Leader: "Basic Probate Administration", Basic Probate Administration in Colorado, National Business Institute Seminar, Denver, Co. February 1997.

Frequent lecturer regarding various charitable and estate planning techniques and law for various groups of charitable and financial professionals and their clients.

Courts and Tribunals

Colorado Supreme Court
Oklahoma Supreme Court
United States District Court (Colorado)

Affiliations:
Member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Member of the
American Quarter Horse Association                                                             Member St. Timothy Episcopal Church

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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY of KELLY SHAFER
Attorney at Law
Telephone 720-229-0428
Fax 720-221-0605



Private Practice
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Special Counsel/Associate of Tom A. Hemry, P.C. September 2004 to present.  October 1994 – August 2004 various private firms.  Graduation from Law School May 1994.

Emphasis: Tax, Estate and Business Planning along with Probate Administration.

Education

Law School:
University of Denver, College of Law, J.D., 1994.
Awards:  American Jurisprudence Award; Moot Court Negotiations Competition Finalist; Merit Scholarship Award 1991, 1992, 1993; Law Alumni Scholarship 1991, 1992, 1993.

Undergraduate:
Colorado State University
B.S. in Business Marketing; Cum Laude, 1991
Awards: Dean’s List 1987, 1988, 1991; Colorado Scholars Award, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Outstanding College Students of America, Golden Key and Greek Honor Roll.

Professional Associations

Colorado Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section Member
American Bar Association
Douglas County Bar Association

Courts and Tribunals

Colorado Supreme Court
United States District Court (Colorado)
 

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Professional Biography of NATALIE T. CHASE
Attorney at Law
Attorney at Law
Telephone 303-805-5303
Fax 303-496-1880
 


Practice          
Special Counsel/Associate of Tom A. Hemry, P.C. March 2006 to present.  3 years prosecutor for Aurora City Attorney’s Office.  Intern at Denver District Attorney’s office in County and Juvenile Court.  Currently emphasizing Estate and Business Planning and litigation.

Emphasis:  Estate Planning, Probate Administration, and Litigation. 

Education

Law School:
University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, J.D., 2003.  Am Jur Award for achieving the highest academic performance in Torts II for Spring 2001.

Undergraduate:
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. 
Bachelor of Arts Cum laude: triple major in Political Science, Sociology, and       Communications
Gamma Phi Beta Member.

Courts and Tribunals

Colorado Supreme Court
United States District Court (Colorado)

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