Practice areas: Appellate, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2019
Education: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2022 - 2026 Ashlee Hoffmann is a senior attorney at the law firm of Belzer Law in Boulder and practices law in the states of Colorado and Arizona. She handles a wide variety of cases involving contract law, business litigation, real estate litigation, tort litigation (including defamation), negligence claims, and appeals.
An honors graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Ms. Hoffmann completed her bachelor’s degree in 2009. Thereafter, she became a member and team leader for Teach For America, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes educational equality and excellence. While serving with Teach For America, she also worked as a child development specialist at Southwest Human Development, where she applied several classroom strategies, crafted lessons, and taught the children in the Phoenix area.
Ms. Hoffmann earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 2014. She also holds a master’s degree in education. During her time in law school, she was among the top 10% in her class, and also served as the note and comment editor for the Arizona State Law Journal. She also interned at the Office of the Phoenix City Prosecutor and the Office of the Yuma County Public Defender and contributed over 150 hours of pro bono work.
At the beginning of her legal career, Ms. Hoffmann served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Samuel A. Thumma at the Arizona Court of Appeals. She also served as an assistant attorney general in the Arizona Attorney General's Office for more than two years, where she represented two large government agencies.
Ms. Hoffmann stays actively involved in the legal community and is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Arizona and Colorado. She is a member of the Boulder County Bar Association and the appellate section of the Colorado Bar Association. While practicing law in Colorado, Ms. Hoffmann has helped to craft numerous winning appellate strategies and was an integral attorney in at least two decisions published by the Colorado Court of Appeals: In re Marriage of Cerrone, 2021 COA 116 and In re Marriage of Badawiyeh, 2023 COA 4. Most recently, she was the lead attorney in other published decisions by the Colorado Court of Appeals, including Gestner v. Gestner, 2024 COA 55, and In re W.P.A.S., 2026 COA 4. Ms. Hoffmann's practice is focused on appeals, which are her passion.
Practice areas
Appellate, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, General LitigationFocus areas
Appeals, Litigation, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret
- 60% Appellate
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 2014, Arizona
Professional Webpage: https://belzerlawfirm.com/team/ashlee-hoffmann/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Colorado Bar Association: Member since 2019, 2026
- Colorado Bar Association: Solo Small Firm Practice Section Member, 2026
- Arizona Bar: Admitted in 2014
- Colorado Bar: Admitted in 2019
- Boulder County Bar Association: Member since 2019, 2026
- Colorado Bar Association: Litigation Section Member, 2026
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Obtained a published Opinion from the Colorado Court of Appeals (2026 COA 4) on an issue of first impression regarding the finality of orders allocating parental responsibilities. Represented the appellee mother in a published opinion of first impression and successfully argued that the father's challenge to the parenting order was untimely under C.A.R. 4(a)(1). The Colorado Court of Appeals dismissed that portion of the appeal, leaving the favorable parenting and relocation order intact. In doing so, the division announced a new rule of law: that an order allocating parental responsibilities in a proceeding not involving a dissolution of marriage is final and appealable even while a request for attorney fees under section 14-10-119, C.R.S., remains pending — distinguishing In re Marriage of Hill., 2026
- Secured a Final Arbitration Award of more than $9.4 million for a business client. , 2026
- Successfully advocated for an appellate client and obtained the reversal of an adverse probate order, thus securing our client's right to take title to a 1,200-acre Colorado family ranch as a joint tenant with right of survivorship. After three brothers inherited the ranch from their father, who died intestate, they orally agreed to hold the property as joint tenants. But one brother died unexpectedly before the personal representative's deed could be executed. Relying on Colorado's joint tenancy statute, the probate court held that the absence of a writing defeated the brothers' intent and imposed a tenancy in common ownership, which would have diverted the deceased brother's share away from the family. On appeal, we successfully argued that section 38-31-101(1) governs only actual conveyances and devises, not agreements to convey property in the future, and separately, that the brothers' oral agreement was a separately enforceable contract not barred by the statute of frauds. The Court of Appeals agreed on both of the grounds argued, and it reversed and remanded for execution of a deed in joint tenancy with right of survivorship., 2025
- Prevailed on appeal in a question of first impression in Colorado regarding whether a default judgment is directly appealable in the absence of a motion to set aside default judgment, resulting in a published appellate decision., 2024
- Drafted Motion to Dismiss that resulted in dismissal of Colorado case against client alleging more than $100,000 in damages while simultaneously procuring reimbursement of attorney's fees for client., 2024
- Drafted Motion to Dismiss that resulted in dismissal with prejudice in a federal case where Plaintiffs asserted numerous claims against client and litigation had been going on for years., 2024
- Successfully negotiated six-figure settlement in a civil assault and battery case. , 2023
- Drafted successful appellate brief resulting in published opinion regarding the requirement under the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA) that a court make a determination of the existence of a credible risk of abduction before imposing abduction-prevention measures. , 2023
- Prevailed on appeal in a dissolution of marriage matter that resulted client's goal of a remand on property distribution., 2023
- Successfully negotiated a buy-out of owner shares on a company's behalf where company paid nothing in exchange for return of shares., 2023
- Obtained a verdict of approximately $750,000 for client on claims of civil theft., 2022
Representative Clients
- Private company that acquired another business. Represented client in post-closing and acquisition-related disputes concerning breaches of the share purchase agreement and non-compete provision in same, along with enforcement of award obtained regarding the same., 2026
- Parent in parenting dispute appeal regarding timeliness and sufficiency of order allocating parental responsibilities. , 2026
Pro bono / Community Service
- Participated in the Maricopa County Bar Association's Race Judicata, where proceeds support local shelters and programs, 2017
Educational Background
- M.Ed. from Arizona State University, 2010
- B.S. with additional major from Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Note and Comment Editor for the Arizona State Law Journal, Arizona State University
Honors
- Colorado Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2025
- Colorado Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2024
- Colorado Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2023
- Nominated and voted as the Civil Litigation Division's "Best Actress" or Best Attorney for the firm's internal awards ceremony. Criteria for nominations and voting included attorney who was most helpful, knowledgeable, and professional., "Best Actress" - A.k.a. Best Attorney, Burnham Law, P.C., 2022
- Colorado Rising Star, SuperLawyers, 2022
- Member of two separate teams (Appeals Unit and eDiscovery Committee) that earned that year's Outstanding Team Award, Outstanding Team Award, Arizona Attorney General's Office, 2017
- Super Lawyers™ Rising Star, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Engaged in more than 150 hours of pro bono service during law school., Highest Distinction for Pro Bono Hours, Arizona State University, 2014
- Graduated in top 10% of law school class., Order of the Coif, Arizona State University, 2014
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2026
