Charles C. Spence is a partner with Maynes, Bradford, Shipps, & Sheftel, LLP. His practice centers on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and trust and estate litigation. He also advises closely held businesses from formation through exit on entity selection, day-to-day operations, employee compensation planning, mergers and acquisitions, succession, and related transactions. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest peer rating) and a Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion—Platinum award (the highest client rating).

Mr. Spence counsels high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth transfer, asset protection, charitable giving, and personal legal and business matters. He often serves as outside general counsel to families and their enterprises, coordinating with accountants, financial planners, insurance advisors, and other professionals to deliver integrated, multigenerational solutions.

Education

• University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, LL.M. (Taxation)
• University of Tulsa, College of Law, J.D., with honor
• Austin College, B.A. in Business Administration

Associations and Honors

• Member, Legal Regulation Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
• Trustee, Board of Trustees, Colorado Bar Foundation
• Fellow Emeritus and Aisenberg Society Member, Colorado Bar Foundation
• Past Executive Council Member, Colorado Bar Association – Trusts and Estates, Tax, and Elder Law Sections
• Past Directorships, New Mexico State Bar, Real Property Trusts & Estates, Business, Tax, and Elder Law Sections
• Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
• Member, Probate Rules Committee, Colorado Supreme Court
• Past President, Southwest Colorado Bar Association
• Graduate, Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program
• Designated as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS) by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., an ABA accredited, attorney-run subsidiary of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• Board Member, Durango Chamber of Commerce, (Past Board President – Two Terms)

Admitted to Practice – Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming