Jamie L. Rutten is an associate attorney with Donelson Ciancio & Goodwin, and a member of the Family Law Team. In 2005, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Technical Journalism from Colorado State University. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2008, where she served as a research assistant and the Research Editor for the North Dakota Law Review.
Jamie worked as a law clerk for a firm in Grand Forks, North Dakota before starting an externship at the North Dakota State's Attorney's Office. Jamie started as a law clerk for Donelson Ciancio & Goodwin (DCG) in 2007. In 2008, Jamie joined DCG full-time as an attorney.
Jamie practices primarily in Family Law, with experience in divorces and separations, allocation of parental responsibility actions, adoptions, and protection orders. Jamie also has experience in appellate practice, including appellate brief writing, and has argued before the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Publications/Presentations: Co-authored "Modifying or Terminating Maintenance Based on Co-Habitation," Colorado Lawyer, June, 2009. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presenter on "Modification of Maintenance" February, 2010.
Professional/Community Affiliations:
Jamie is actively involved in the Colorado Bar Association and Adams/Broomfield Bar Association, and strongly believes advocating for the underprivileged and those who cannot afford legal counsel, as evidenced by her involvement in the following:
·Family Law Section Chair, Adams/Broomfield Bar Association, 2010-Present;
·Secretary, Adams/Broomfield Bar Association, 2011-Present;
·Metro Volunteer Lawyers;
·Family Tree;
·Commerce City's Teen Court program; and
·Colorado and Adams County Regional Mock Trial volunteer.
Membership: American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, and Adams/Broomfield Bar Association.
Education & Admissions:
·University of North Dakota, J. D., 2008; Colorado State University, B. A., 2005.
·Admissions: Colorado, 2008.
Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce and Separation; Allocation of Parental Responsibility; Adoption; and Protection Orders.