Practice areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2013
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2025 Danielle Contos Moylett is a dedicated advocate and compassionate counselor at The W Law in Denver, Colorado. She provides legal services to clients across the Denver metropolitan area in a wide range of family law-related cases. Her practice encompasses intricate financial issues, matters concerning parental responsibilities, disputes involving interstate jurisdiction, the creation and negotiation of marital agreements, as well as legal actions related to the validation and enforcement of such marital agreements, among other areas. While she is an advocate for settling cases and helps clients come to a mutually agreeable resolution to their problems, she is also an experienced litigator.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Colorado Denver, Ms. Moylett graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. During law school, she gained practical legal experience by clerking for a district court judge. Having received admission to the Colorado State Bar in 2013, she has successfully managed legal matters within Colorado's state courts. Moreover, she boasts noteworthy experience at the appellate court level.
Outside of her law practice, Ms. Moylett enjoys being involved in her legal community at both a local and state level. She is an active member of professional organizations, including the Denver Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association.
Ms. Moylett has also used her acquired knowledge of family law to educate others. In 2017, she served as a presenter for a Colorado Bar Association continuing legal education event on the topic of prenuptial agreements.
Rated "Superb" on Avvo, Ms. Moylett has earned a place on The Best Lawyers in America's "Ones to Watch" list. Additionally, she has demonstrated proficiency as both a speaker and an author.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2013, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://thew.law/danielle/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Denver Bar Association, Member
Pro bono / Community Service
- Metro Volunteer Lawyers, Family Law Court Program
Educational Background
- University of Colorado Denver, B.A., Major: Sociology, 2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- “Prenuptial Agreements”, Colorado Bar Association CLE, February 2017
Honors
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2022
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2023
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2017
- The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch, Family Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2022
- The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch, Family Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2020
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2019
- Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2018
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Danielle is an excellent young attorney who is conscientious and tenacious.”
“Danielle is very intelligent and a fantastic writer.”
“Amazing attorney. Incredibly smart and skilled. Great at high asset cases and complex legal issues.”
“She is level headed and solution oriented. I think that Danielle strikes a nice balance between advocacy and problem solving.”
“Professional, skilled, hard-working, detail-oriented.”
“Great up and coming lawyer with amazing attention to detail. ”
“Danielle is a quiet superstar. She is knowledgeable and gives great advice - never loses the forest for the trees.”
“Danielle is extremely thoughtful and knowledgeable. She has particularly rare knowledge in the areas of non-traditional families - non-biological parents, same-sex parenting issues, and the like. She is a go-to within a firm of highly capable attorneys when it comes to these issues. Danielle is calm and composed and is an upstanding member of the Bar. She produces fantastic legal work and is also particularly skilled with appeals.”
Office location for Danielle (Contos) Moylett
1720 S Bellaire St
Suite 1010
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-647-4222
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2025
