Charles C. Spence
Charles Spence is a partner in the law firm of Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP. Charles practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration, elder law, business transactions and planning, asset protection, and tax.
Education
- University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, LL.M. in Taxation
- University of Tulsa, College of Law, J.D., with honor
- Editor – Tulsa Law Journal
- Phi Delta Phi
- Austin College, B.A. in Business Administration
Associations and Honors
- Board Member, Trusts and Estates Section Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association
- Past Director, Real Property Trusts & Estates Section, New Mexico State Bar
- Past Board Member and Treasurer, Elder Law Section Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association
- Past Director and Officer, Elder Law Section, New Mexico State Bar
- Past Director and Officer, Business Law Section, New Mexico State Bar
- Member, Legal Regulation Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
- Member, Probate Rules and Forms Committee, Colorado Supreme Court
- Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
- Past Board Member, Colorado Bar Association Executive Council
- Past President, Southwest Colorado Bar Association
- Graduate, Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program
- Fellow Emeritus, Colorado Bar Foundation
- Past President, Eastern Idaho Estate Planning Council
- Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.
- Designated as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
- Board Member, Durango Chamber of Commerce, (Past Board President)
- Board Member, The Arc of Southwest Colorado, Board President
Admitted to Practice
- Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
- * Colorado does not certify attorneys as “specialists” in any field
Presentations – Speaking Engagements
- New Mexico State Bar, Probate Institute 2020 – Caution Ahead: Federal Tax Issues with Amending an Irrevocable Trust
- Southwest Colorado Bar Association 2016 – What You Should Know About Long Term Care
- Fort Lewis College and San Juan Community College 2014 – A Legal Perspective on Selling Your Business