Patricia S. Bellac

Patricia S. Bellac is the founder and owner of Patricia S. Bellac Law Firm, LLC, in Boulder, Colorado. We are a two-attorney firm representing a diverse range of employees, business owners, labor organizations and others across the state, in legal disputes, litigation and transactions. Ms. Bellac provides exceptional representation and support to those who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Labor and employment law, including workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, and other serious grievances
• Non-compete agreements and related litigation
• Long-Term Disability Plan benefit appeal and related litigation for private and governmental employees
• Business law and commercial transactions, including entity formation and planning, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and employment agreements, and more
• ERISA and employee benefits
• Health care law, including professional licensing issues
• Business and commercial litigation
• Mediation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

During the course of her more than 20 years in practice, Ms. Bellac has achieved notable success advocating on behalf of employees and employers alike in high-stakes, complex litigation. During that same time, she has provided invaluable counsel to both public and private businesses and corporations regarding employment law compliance, employment best practices and other areas to help them remain in compliance and reduce their risk exposure. She also has extensive experience assisting entrepreneurs and business owners with establishing their commercial enterprises with an eye on future success.

Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Bellac has earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with a Lead Counsel rating and many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers. She has also received a listing in both Strathmore's and Marquis' Who's Who in American Law as well as recognition from the National Advocates and the Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition. She is also the recipient of the Twenty-First Century Award for Achievement from the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England. 

A leader in her legal community, Ms. Bellac has served as co-chair of the Boulder County Bar Association's Employment Law Section, and she is a member of the Colorado Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section as well as the Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyers Association of Colorado (PELA). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for PELA and as PELA's treasurer.  She is also a past member of both the Colorado Women's Bar Association and the Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition, and she has written extensively and conducted numerous lectures and continuing legal education seminars across her region on a variety of legal topics.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.  She has authored many employment-law related publications, including a recent article in CTLA's Trial Talk on prevailing in non-compete litigation on declaratory judgment.  She is a frequent speaker and mentor on a range of employment law topics.