SHAREHOLDERS
- Sheila M. Gutterman
- Suzanne Griffiths
- Diana L. Powell
- Ann Gushurst
- Carolyn Witkus
- Alex White
OF COUNSEL
- Karen Steinhauser
ASSOCIATE
- Heather Broxterman
- Melanie Jordan
- James Garts
THE ATTORNEYS: Suzanne Griffiths
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Vice
President, Co-Founder, Shareholder Gutterman Griffiths PC, from inception to present. Suzanne@ggfamilylaw.com |
Memberships Denver Bar Association. Colorado Bar Association - Foundation Fellow. American Bar Association. Admitted to Practice in Federal Court. Education University of Cape Town, LL.B., 1978. |
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Honors and Distinctions
Denver Business Journal - Nominated for The Outstanding Woman in Business for 2010 and 2011. Suzanne was also honored by the Denver Business Journal this year as a finalist for the CFO of the year.
Law Week Colorado - Top Women Lawyers 2010 Finalist: "Known as a tenacious litigator and advocate, but also a financial wizard (and) skilled negotiator."
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Colorado Super Lawyer in field of Family Law: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011.
Featured on the Dr. Phil Show "Anatomy of a Divorce".
"Denver's Top
Divorce Attorneys", Denver Magazine: 2005.
"Denver's Top Lawyers",
5280
magazine: 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011.
Biography
Suzanne and the firm hold the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell: AV, preeminence status.Suzanne has specialized in family law for the past 30 years. She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1978, and practiced in South Africa for 15 years. After being granted permanent residency in the United States, based upon her extraordinary ability in the field of family law, she relocated to Denver.
Suzanne is a highly skilled and experienced litigator who feels comfortable handling complex financial and child related cases. She has extensive experience in analyzing trusts, stock options, corporate interests, and investigation of hidden or undisclosed assets and income. Additionally, Suzanne has successfully prevailed in numerous court cases regarding relocation of children, parental rights and responsibilities, and parenting time.
Suzanne has been admitted to practice in Federal Court and has litigated complex cases under the Hague Convention for the Prevention of the Abduction of Children.
She appeared on the Dr. Phil show several times where she represented clients as they each faced the challenges of divorce proceedings captured on television. She is well known for her strategic ability and attention to detail.
Authorships and Lectures
Colorado Domestic Relations Law - Second Edition:
Determining When Trusts are Property for the Purpose of Equitable Division
Who gets the restricted stock in a divorce? - March 8, 2011
Family Law Conference
Colorado Bar Association's continuing Legal
Education Seminar
American Bar Association's Annual
Convention
National Business Institute
American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers' conferences in Denver, Tampa and Chicago
Hague
Convention pertaining to International Child Abduction
American Bar
Associations' Family Advocate
American Bar Associations'
Fairshare
Cohabitation: Maintaining Boundaries and Avoiding Common-law Marriage
Claims
Divorce In Denver September/October 2005
Switching Attorneys
Divorce in Denver March/April 2006
Divorce and Dissipation: Hidden Assets and Spending
ColoradoBiz
Magazine March 7, 2006
Living Together: Don't lose your business to an unplanned common law
marriage
ColoradoBiz Magazine March 15, 2006
When the Gloves Come Off: The Litigation Option for Divorce
Cases
ColoradoBiz Magazine May 9, 2006
Assisted Reproduction and Colorado Law: Unanswered Questions and Future
Challenges
Colorado Lawyer November 2006 edition
No Sympathy for the Unemployed or the Underemployed in Family
Courts
ColoradoBiz Magazine September 4, 2007
10 Tips for Surviving a Divorce in a Downturn
ColoradoBiz Magazine (Online Version) January 3, 2010
