Practice areas: Family Law, Business Litigation, Appellate; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 1993
Education: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2014, 2018 - 2026 Cox Baker Page & Bailey, LLC
10375 Park Meadows DrSuite 520
Lone Tree, CO 80124 Phone: 303-688-8588 Email: James S. Bailey Visit website
Details 
Jim concentrates his practice on complex domestic and civil litigation. Jim received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a major in economics. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He was the valedictorian of his graduating class and also the recipient of the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. While at McGeorge, Jim worked as the Editor in Chief for the Pacific Law Journal. After graduation from law school, Jim was honored by being permitted to serve as a law clerk for the Honorable Luis D. Rovira, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Jim is a frequent lecturer on professionalism and trial tactics, and is a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Practice areas
Family Law, Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation: DefenseFirst Admitted: 1993, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://coxbaker.com/jim-bailey
Bar / Professional Activity
- Amicus Committee, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2020
- Denver Bar Association
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Ethics Committee, Colorado Bar Association 2011 to 2018, 2018
- Colorado Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Arraj Inn of Court
- Legislation Committee, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association
- Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Part-Time Municipal Court Judge, Columbine Valley
Honors
- Scholarship awarded to the outstanding first year student., Amicus Lex, Mc George School of Law
- Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, McGeorge School of Law, 1992
- Top Ranked Annual Graduate, Valedictorian Award, McGeorge School of Law, 1992
- For Outstanding Scholarship to for a Law School Student., West Publishing Award, West Publishing, 1990
- Award to the Top Ranked First Year Law Student, One-L, McGeorge School of Law
- Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America -- 2018 to 2021, Best Lawyer in America, 2021
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Provided testimony to the Colorado General Assembly -- Committee on Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services., Witness for the Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, Testimony to the General Assembly -- HB21-1228, 2021
- A Podcast with Ryan Kalamaya., Presenter, Invalidating and Challenging Marital Agreements, Divorce at Altitude: A Podcast on Colorado Family Law – Mar. 2021, 2021
- Exploring the problems of presentation and proof for a reasonable attorney fee award., Co-Author, The Presentation and Proof of Attorneys Fees in Family Law Cases, Family Advocate, Family Law Section, American Bar Association (Attorneys Fee Issue), 2020
- Presentation concerning proof of attorneys fees made during the advanced family law seminar., Co-Presenter, Attorney Fees: Reasonable Minds Can Differ about Lodestar – Dec. 2020, 2020
- Annual update of CLE Chapter on the use of Domestic Relations Experts., AUTHOR, Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Experts, 2018
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Author/Revisor, Chapter 17, Experts, 2017
- The Ethics of Assistants and Ethical Considerations on the Use of Investigators, Speaker, The Ethics of Assistants and Ethical Considerations on the Use of Investigators, 2017
- Triage Checklist for the Initial Client Interview, Co-Presenter, Triage Checklist for the Initial Client Interview – Sept. 2016, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2016
- Program Co-Chair – 2016 Family Law Institute, Program Co-Chair, 2016
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Author/Revisions, Chapter 17, Experts, 2016
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Author/Revisions, Chapter 17, Experts, 2015
- The New Uniform Marital and Premarital Agreement Act, Presenter, 2014
- Best Practices of Client Communication, Presenter, 2014
- 2014 Rocky Mountain Regional Program, Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 2014
- Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, Instructor, 2014
- The Use of Receivers in Domestic Actions , Presenter, 2013
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Revisions, Chapter 17, Experts, 2014
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Author, Chapter 17, Experts, 2013
- Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, a Joint Project of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy , Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 2013
- Ten Things You Need to Know About the Premarital and Marital Agreement Act , Presenter, 2013
- Unintended Consequences: Interpretation and Enforcement Issues in Marital Agreements , Presenter, 2012
- Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law, Author, Chapter 17, Experts, 2012
- Rocky Mountain Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy , Instructor, 2012
- Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, a Joint Project of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy , Instructor, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, 2012
- Avoiding the Practical and Ethical Pitfalls and Pratfalls in a Domestic Practice, Co-Presenter, 2011
- Supervised Visitation and Abduction Risk -- Albuquerque, New Mexico., 2011
- Using Private Investigators, Legal and Ethical Constraints, Presenter, 2011
- Family Law Advocacy Institute, a Joint Project of the American Bar Association, Section of Family Law and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy., Presenter, 2011
- Presentation concerning advice to young attorneys as it relates to attorney client communications., Presentation with Written Materials, Clients can be Dangerous: Practical Advice, Boulder Bar Association, 2010
- Presentation concerning select portions of the 2010 Colorado General Assembly legislation., Presentation, Legislative Review 2010, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2010
- Presented Testimony in Favor of House Bill 1135 to the Judicial Committee, Presentation - Testimony, Presentation Concerning House Bill 1135, House Judicial Committee, Colorado General Assembly, 2010
- Presentation/Testimony in favor House Bill 1097 at request of sponsor., Presentation - Testimony, Presentation Concerning House Bill 1097, House Judicial Committee, Colorado General Assembly, 2010
- Presentation concerning client communication and retention issues., Presentation with Written Materials, American Immigration Association, 2010
- Presentation on Jury Voir Dire at 2010 Regional Program, Presentation with Written Materials, Jury [De]selection, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Regional Program, 2010
- Co-Author of article concerning the evaluation and investigational issues of parental abduction., Co-Author, Evaluation and Investigation Issues Concerning Parental Abduction, CPA Journal, 2010
- Supervision Risk Associated with Parental Abduction, 2010
- Presenation on the risk of parental abduction for supervised visitation facilities, Presentation with Written Materials, Supervisoin Risk Associated with Parental Abuduction, Supervised Visitation Network, Annual Conference, SVN, 2010
- Trial Skills: Litigation Advocacy, Oct. 2009 National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Legal Services Program, Faculty Member, Legal Services Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2009
- Faculty Member, April 2009 Rocky Mountain Regional Program., Faculty Member, Rocky Mountain Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2009
- Presentation on Family Law legislation from 2009 legislative year, Presentation, 2009 Colorado Legislation Update, Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, 2009
- Presentation on Pscychologic and Legal indicators and reactions to parental abduction, Presentation with Written Materials, An Attorney's Perspective: Deterring and Preventing Family Abductions, Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, 2009
- Co-Author of Student Comment on Selected portions of California legislation., Co-Author, Comment SB -2638, Review of Selected California Legislation, Pacific Law Journal, 1991
- Author of article concerning the allocation of the risk of loss for forged instruments under the proposed Revisions to the U.C.C., Author, Allocation of Loss for Forged Checks, Pacific Law Journal, 1992
- Clients can be Dangerous: Best Practices -- Trinidad, Colorado -- 2011
Office location for James S. Bailey
10375 Park Meadows Dr
Suite 520
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Selections
13 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2014, 2018 - 2026