Niki Whitfield

The Women's Lawyer in Colorado

Niki Whitfield is a highly skilled, highly trained divorce litigator. She has practiced for 14 years entirely in the area of litigation.

Contact me:
E-mail: nikiwhitfield321@gmail.com
Phone number: +1 (720) 626 0623


About Niki Whitefield

She began her career at the District Attorney's Office in Denver where she served as a Deputy District Attorney. There she obtained extensive litigation experience handling all cases from DUI to homicide.

After her time at the DA's office she moved onto private family law practice where she has handled complex dissolutions involving large asset divisions including business owners, parenting issues, child support and maintenance.

Niki is known for her straight forward calm approach. She is reasonable but fierce. Direct but kind. Her years of litigation coupled with her depth of understanding of the law makes her a strong advocate for all she represents.

Experience

sep 2018 to present
Carminati Law, PLLC

The Women’s Lawyer, Sr. Attorney

  • Manage all litigation cases from inception to completion
  • Handle all Civil Protection Order applications and hearings coming to the firm from Project Safeguard
  • Handle all aspects and hearings in all domestic cases including temporary order hearings, final orders hearings, emergency orders hearing.
  • Handle all meditations on all domestic cases.
  • Handle and direct all filings in all domestic and criminal cases.
  • Handle all court appearance, hearings and trials in all criminal cases.
  • Maintain all on-going client relationships as cases progress in the areas of domestic and criminal handled by the firm.
  • Manage a staff of paralegals and a junior associate
feb 2011 to sep 2018
Summit Legal, LLC

Frisco, Colorado

  • Owner of small solo practice firm that focuses on family law, criminal defense and estate planning
  • Obtain new clients and new business leads, develop pipeline and manage client cases.
  • Branding of Summit Legal thru multiple outlets.
  • Attend many network events, lunches and groups to procure new business.
  • Management of all cases/clients from start to finish to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Maintain ongoing client relations to ensure satisfaction and generate referrals.
  • Manage support staff to ensure completion of client cases.
  • Handle all legal matters from inception including but not limited to Dissolution, APR, Post-Decree modifications, criminal matters from DUI to homicide, Wills and Trusts, mechanics lien.
  • Assists local Legal Aid with family law matters

feb 2010 to feb 2011
Jansen and Associates

Associate Attorney

  • Criminal Defense litigation responsible for all trials, motions, client negotiations in all sorts of offenses ranging from Driving Under the Influence to Homicide.  Criminal Defense litigation responsible for all trials, motions, client negotiations in all sorts of offenses ranging from Driving Under the Influence to Homicide.
  • Network to obtain new clients
  • Manage all client cases assigned to ensure completion of services and customer satisfaction
aug 2010 to feb 2011
Denver District Attorney’s Office

Associate Attorney

  • Criminal Defense litigation responsible for all trials, motions, client negotiations in all sorts of offenses ranging from Driving Under the Influence to Homicide.  Criminal Defense litigation responsible for all trials, motions, client negotiations in all sorts of offenses ranging from Driving Under the Influence to Homicide.
  • Network to obtain new clients
  • Manage all client cases assigned to ensure completion of services and customer satisfaction

Education and Awards

University of Denver College of Law
Juris Doctorate (May 2005)

Denver, Colorado

  • Scholastic Excellence Award, Uniform Commercial Code
  • Scholastic Excellence Award, Criminal Law
  • Scholastic Excellence Award, Tort Law
  • Scholastic Excellence Award, Civil Procedure
University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature (December 2001)

Boulder, Colorado

  • Dean’s list 2000 and 2001