E-Mail cchase@adamsjones.com

Practice Areas

Wealth Transfer, Trusts & Estates, Charitable Planning &
Foundations, Tax and Business
 

Education

University of Colorado (B.S.B.A. 1997)

University of Denver College of Law (J.D. 2002)

University of Denver College of Law (LL.M., Taxation 2002)

Colleen Chase practices in the areas of estate and tax planning and administration, business law, and corporate law.  Before joining Adams Jones, she was an associate with Baker & Hostetler LLP in Denver, Colorado.  Ms. Chase has drafted and implemented estate plans for high-net-wealth individuals and advised clients in aspects relevant to estate and wealth transfer planning, including transfer tax and income tax issues, and business succession plans.  Ms. Chase has significant experience in the administration of estates and trusts.  She also has significant experience with charitable giving techniques and the formation and administration of tax-exempt charitable entities.

Ms. Chase is licensed to practice in Colorado and is practicing under a temporary license in Kansas under Rule 705.  Ms. Chase is also a Certified Public Accountant licensed by the Colorado State Board of Accountancy.

Exempt Organizations Update, 54th Annual Tax Institute University of Denver Graduate Tax Program (2005).

Primer on Colorado Sales and Property Taxes and Colorado Charitable Credits, Colorado Bar Association CLE 13th Annual Institute on Advising Nonprofit Organizations in Colorado (2004).

Annual Ethics Program, University of Denver Graduate Tax Program (2003).

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in Colorado, National Business Institute (2003).

Ms. Chase is a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, where she taught the Exempt Organizations class.

Wichita Bar Association (Probate Committee)

Kansas Bar Association

American Bar Association (Tax Section, Real Property, Probate & Trust Section)