Practice areas: Family Law, Appellate; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2014
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
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The founder of the Colorado Family Law Project, now celebrating its tenth year, Maha Kamal has shifted her practice toward mediation, collaborative law, and legal education, moving away from adversarial litigation. Based in Denver, Colorado, she offers unbundled legal services, mediation through the Office of Dispute Resolution, and Urgent Counsel consultations to clients throughout the state. She is a state-qualified mediator.
Ms. Kamal co-chaired the Colorado Supreme Court committee that established the Licensed Legal Paraprofessional (LLP) program, seeing it through from its inception to the inaugural class being sworn in. She currently serves on the Colorado Supreme Court's Domestic Relations Judicial Training subcommittee, is a multi-year member of the Colorado Bar Association's Legislative Policy Committee, and is a trustee of the American Humanist Foundation. She has forthcoming presentations with AFCC and the American Bar Association's Family Law Section on family violence, immigration, and AI. Her book, Colorado Family Law: A Trail Guide, and her Family Law Fridays Substack are both popular resources for family law professionals and litigants alike.
Her practice centers on guiding people through the end of a marriage and its aftermath, including property division, alimony, child support, and parenting time. Her background in mediation allows her to walk clients through alternative dispute resolution, and she continues to advocate for clients in litigation when necessary, along with prenuptial agreements and post-decree enforcement and modifications.
Ms. Kamal is widely respected for how she handles emotionally difficult and contentious matters, recognized by 5280 Magazine's Top Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars. She is fluent in Spanish, Hindi, and Urdu.
Practice areas
Family Law, AppellateFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Appeals, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 90% Family Law
- 10% Appellate
First Admitted: 2014, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://www.coloradofamilylawproject.com/our-staff/
Bar / Professional Activity
- (2025-present) Colorado Supreme Court Judicial Education Subcommittee on Domestic Relations , 2026
- (2023-present), Board Member, Colorado South Asian Bar Association, 2026
- (2022-2026), Colorado Bar Association Legislative Policy Committee, Member, 2026
- (2019-present), Member, Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, 2019
- (2020-present) Trustee, American Humanist Foundation (DC), Trustee, 2026
- (2021-2024) Member, Executive Council, CBA Family Law Section , 2024
- (2020-2024) Supreme Court Subcommittee on Limited Licensure of Paraprofessionals - Co-Chair with the hon. Angela Arkin (Douglas County District Court). The subcommittee's draft proposal passed the Advisory Council on May 17, 2021, and is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court. Members of the committee: Hon. Justice Melissa Hart, Hon. Dan Taubman (COA), Hon. Adam Espinoza (Denver County Court), Rebekah Pfahler (Colorado Legal Services), Jessica Yates (OARC), David Stark (Advisory Council/Faegre Drinker), Colleen Mcmanamon (Mediated Solutions/paralegal/mediator), Heather Lang (Family Court Facilitator, 18th Judicial District Douglas County). , 2020
- Denver Bar Association on the Colorado Board of Governors, 2020
- Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training, Member, 2019
Videos
- As the finale to this limited series podcast, Nicoal Sperrazza talks with Maha Kamal, a solo practitioner who provides sliding scale services in the Denver metro area. Maha discusses her AAPI experience as a first-generation Pakistani-American who was disowned by her parents, living as a minority within a minority, cultivating her creativity through various artforms, and finding her way to humanism throughout it all., Ep 4: Limited Series for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Maha Kamal, 2021
- "Shelby and Charles sat down with DBA Literature and Arts winner, Maha Kamal, to discuss all things art, family law, and in between!", CBA Spilling the Tea with Maha Kamal, 2021
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Parent Coordinator Decision-Making Training/Certification (Colorado), 2022
- Child and Family Investigator Training/Certification (State of Colorado), 2022
- 40-Hour Mediation Training, CBA-CLE , 2021
Pro bono / Community Service
- 2020-present, Trustee, American Humanist Foundation, 2026
- Denver International Airport - Art Selection Panelist. I was selected by the city as a community member to assist with the selection of new art pieces from local and international artists to be installed in the new expansions of Concourses A, B, and C. , 2021
- Family Law Section, CBA, Subcommittee on EDI - 2020-present, 2020
- Board of Directors - Art Students League of Denver
- Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee, Member (ongoing), 2019
- Colorado Bar Association’s Leadership Training (COBALT) Fellow - 2019 to 2020 Sessions Member - 2020-2021, 2020
- Rocky Mountain Victim Advocacy Center (RMVLC), 2019
- American Humanist Association’s Humanist Legal Society, 2019
- CBA Pro Bono Appellate Program, 2020
- Pro Bono Attorney, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN), 2018
- Board Member, Lighthouse Writer's Workshop, 2017
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007
- University of Denver - Sturm College of Law, 2013
White Papers
- Written for the The Colorado Lawyer, my article explores the rise of AI and its implications, and impacts, on family law. , The Algorithmic Family, Family Law, 2024
- Published in 2024, this guide is intended for self-represented litigants and covers their case from start (pre filing) to finish (appeals and post-judgment). This book has also been widely used by family law professionals, including Child Legal Representatives, judges, clerks, and CFIs. , Colorado Family Law: A Trail Guide, Family Law, 2024
Other Outstanding Achievements
- I wrote a short story entitled The Investigation of Us that was selected for the The Colorado Lawyer's special edition (June/July 2026) for the nation's 250th. https://cl.cobar.org/departments/the-investigation-of-us/, 2026
- The Bombay Review (April 2021), "Last Son of Majoun", Short Story (fiction), 2021
- CBA Arts & Literature Contest, "On Identity", Essay (Non-Fiction) Award, 2020
- Masalazine (forthcoming publication), "The Infamous Agha Roll", Young Adult novel (excerpt), 2021
Honors
- 20202-2026 recognitions, Top Lawyer - 5280 Magazine, https://directory.5280.com/lawyer/maha-kamal/, 2026
- Service and Leadership Award, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sabacolorado_saba-co-is-very-excited-to-share-our-four-activity-7122323764649889792-JQf5, 2024
- SuperLawyer, 2019 and 2020
- Rising Star by SuperLawyers, 2019
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025
