Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC

We are thrilled to announce the 13-year anniversary of paralegal Sandy Hartman. Ms. Hartman is based out of our Greeley office and supports attorneys Brett Payton and Brett Busch. To read more about Sandy Hartman, visit: https://lnkd.in/gkG6qEiT

Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! Today we recognize and applaud our talented team of administrative professionals at CP2! Thank you today and everyday for all that you do! #administrativeprofessionalsday2024 #celebrateexcellence

CP2 is excited to announce Judith E. Lajoie has joined the attorney team! Ms. Lajoie is a transactional lawyer specializing in commercial finance and commercial real estate and has practiced law in Colorado, in both in-house and law firm settings for more than three decades. Judith’s in-house experience includes heading the real estate acquisition team for Richmond American Homes via its holding company, MDC, serving as head counsel to the investment division of Great-West Life, and as general counsel to CoBiz Bank, doing business in Colorado and Arizona as Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank. As bank general counsel, Judith focused on loan workouts and touched all areas of bank lending, loan operations, treasury management, human resources, litigation supervision, and frequent interactions with the business bank, and the investment and insurance subsidiaries. To read more about Ms. Lajoie, visit: https://lnkd.in/gMPTerGj

International Women’s Day Celebrating women all around the world and applauding all they have achieved! #iwd2024

We are honored to announce that five CP2 attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, for inclusion in their 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Congratulations to Super Lawyers G. Brent Coan, Brett Payton, and Michael C. Payne. Congratulations to Rising Stars Amanda T. Huston and Matthew Chudacoff. #coloradosuperlawyers #celebratingexcellence

🔳 Congratulations to Shelly Welsh on her first year with CP2! 🔳 Shelly is a litigation paralegal with the firm and brings over two decades of legal support experience to the team. Shelly is based out of the Fort Collins office and supports attorneys Matthew Chudacoff and Tom Plake. To read more about Shelly Welsh, visit: https://lnkd.in/du8-pFii #celebratingexcellence

🔳 Congratulations to Dawn Sanderson on five years with CP2! 🔳 With over 34 years’ experience in the legal field, Ms. Sanderson is a senior estate and trust administration paralegal at the law firm of Coan, Payton & Payne. She works alongside attorneys John M. Seebohm, Richard M. Hess, Jr., and Amy Kho. To read more about Dawn Sanderson, visit: https://lnkd.in/gTdZXnF2

🔳 CP2 is celebrating attorney John Seebohm’s fifth year with the firm! 🔳 John Seebohm brings more than thirty-five years of experience to his estate planning, estate and trust administration, and probate litigation practice. During the past 15 years, Mr. Seebohm has primarily focused on estate planning for clients and probate of estates, and litigation of disputed estate and trust matters, including fiduciary litigation. To read more about John Seebohm, visit: https://lnkd.in/gTaMpEiy

🔳 Celebrating the 5-year work anniversary of CP2’s HR Specialist, Lettie Rawlings! 🔳 Ms. Rawlings is the firm’s HR Specialist and brings many years of human resource and legal experience to CP2. Currently, she supports CP2 with new employee onboarding, HR administration and recruitment. Ms. Rawlings serves as a resource for all legal and support staff at the firm. To read more about Lettie Rawlings, visit: https://lnkd.in/gauDwQWy

🔳 Congratulations to attorney Richard Hess on celebrating his fifth year with the firm! 🔳 Mr. Richard M. Hess, Jr.,'s AEP®, practice emphasizes wealth preservation and transfer, family philanthropy and the related fields of succession and exit planning for closely-held businesses and professional practices. He assists business partners, entrepreneurs, professional practices, individuals, and family groups in preserving and facilitating the transfer of wealth as well as managing inter-generational philanthropy. Mr. Hess’ practice includes the subspecialties of estate planning; estate and gift tax planning; estate and trust administration; charitable/philanthropic planning (including charitable trusts and private foundations) and tax-exempt organizations. To read more about Richard Hess, visit: https://lnkd.in/gu2AQpxP