Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Denver, CO

James M. Cordes is an attorney at Kaplan Law L.L.C., located in Denver, Colorado. With a practice devoted exclusively to family law, he provides the trial and appellate representation to clients throughout the state in cases involving divorce, child custody and support, spousal maintenance, complex property division, order modification and paternity. Mr. Cordes also handles these types of issues through negotiation, arbitration and mediation.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Cordes attended the University of Colorado Boulder and received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 2006. He then pursued his legal education at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2010. While in law school, Mr. Cordes served an internship with the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps as well as a clerkship with a Denver law firm. After graduation, he spent several years with another Denver firm before joining Kaplan Law L.L.C. in 2015. Mr. Cordes is admitted to practice before all Colorado state courts, and he has received an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo. He has also been selected for inclusion in The National Advocates: Top 100, an invitation-only professional organization.

In order to stay abreast of current family law developments as well as to forge connections with fellow attorneys, Mr. Cordes is an active participant in several legal organizations. A member of the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, he is also a member of the Denver Bar Association. Mr. Cordes has had several articles published, including one on retroactive child support that appeared in The Colorado Lawyer, a magazine issued by the Colorado Bar Association.