profilePractice Areas
Elder Law
Estate & Trust Litigation
Estate Planning & Probate
Selected To
• Colorado Rising Stars 2011
• Colorado Rising Stars 2010
• Colorado Rising Stars 2009
• Colorado Rising Stars 2010
• Colorado Rising Stars 2009
Attorney Profile
Marco Chayet
Marco Chayet
Denver
Colorado (CO)
Profile
Marco D. Chayet is a managing partner at Chayet & Danzo, LLC, in Denver, Colorado. Dedicated to protecting the rights of his clients, he concentrates on legal issues involving elder law, probate litigation, guardianships, conservatorships, estate planning and guardian ad litem work and public benefits. He has handled hundreds of probate cases and probate court appearances.
Mr. Chayet is involved in several professional associations. He served as chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and chairman of the Guardianship and Conservatorship Standards Committee. He is a charter member of the Academy of Special Need Planners and chair surrogate of the Decision Making Committee for the American Bar Association. Mr. Chayet also served on various committees in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, including the Membership Committee, Practice Development Committee and Good and Welfare Committee.
Marco Chayet served as president of the Colorado chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and holds membership in the Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Arapahoe County Bar Association and Brain Injury Association of Colorado. Further, he was selected by Colorado Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Elder Law in 2009 and 2010.
His extensive experience and knowledge in the area of elder law are demonstrated through his various written publications on the topic and public speaking appearances. Mr. Chayet has appeared on the Colorado television show "Senior Survival," is a frequent guest lecturer for the University of Denver College of Law Institute for Advanced Legal Studies and has spoken on various elder law topics for Continuing Legal Education International, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Colorado Bar Association.
A Denver native, Mr. Chayet is following in his family's footsteps by assisting various philanthropic and civic organizations in the community. These include the Guardianship Alliance of Colorado, Colorado Citizens for Accountability, Allied Jewish Apartments, Jewish Senior Recreation Network, the Foundation for Hope, the Life Source Services Hospice, Total Community Options Foundation and Metro Volunteer Lawyers.
Articles about Marco Chayet appearing in Super Lawyers
Single-Minded Passions
Three young lawyers find success by finding the right areas of law
An Emotional Area of Practice
Marco Chayet chose elder law because of a landmark (and personal) case
About Marco Chayet
Law School: University of Colorado Law School
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Admitted: 1998, Colorado
Professional Webpage: www.coloradoelderlaw.com/Bio/MarcoChayet.asp
Honors and Awards:
- National Award, Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
- William O. Desouchet Award, Best Individual Performance in Trial Advocacy
- Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States District Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Bar Association, Trust and Estate Section
- Brain Injury Association of Colorado
- Arapahoe County Bar Association
- President, Colorado Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Good and Welfare Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Practice Development Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Membership Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Chairman, Guardianship and Conservatorship Standards Committee, Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section, 2008 - 2010
- Chair, Surrogate Decision Making Committee, American Bar Association
- Charter Member, Academy of Special Need Planners
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Colorado, 1998
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board of Directors (Past), Life Source Services Hospice
- Board of Directors (Past), Jewish Senior Recreation Network
- Board of Directors (Past), The Foundation For Hope
- Board of Directors (Past), Colorado Citizens for Accountability
- Denver Probate Court Volunteer Attorney for Pro Se Office
- Board of Directors, Total Community Options Foundation
- Board of Directors, Allied Jewish Apartments
- Board of Directors, Guardianship Alliance of Colorado
- Metro Volunteer Lawyers
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Featured Speaker, "Elder Law Basic Skills" Seminar, Colorado Bar Association, 2010, 2009
- Featured Speaker, University of Denver College of Law, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies Elder Law Institute, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Featured Television Guest and Speaker, Elder Law Issues, Senior Survival Television Show, Channel 12, Denver, Colorado, 2002, 2003,2004
- Featured Speaker, Senior Law Day, Colorado Bar Association, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
- Featured Speaker, Hanging Your Shingle Seminar, Colorado Bar Association, 2004 - 2010
- Featured Speaker, Program Chair and Moderator, Advanced Elder Law Retreat, Colorado Bar Association, 2009, 2010
- Featured Speaker, Program Chair and Moderator, Conservatorship and Guardianship Law, Colorado Bar Association, 2008, 2009
- Defects, Due Process, and Protective Proceedings: Are Our Probate Codes Unconstitutional?, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2., 1998
- Featured Speaker, Elder Law: Helping Your Clients Deal with the Legal, Financial and Emotional Challenges of Aging, CLE International, 2001
- Issues for the Elderly Client, Part I and Part II-Estate and Healthcare Planning, The Colorado Lawyer, Sept. 2000, Vol. 29, No. 9. (2000) and Mar. 2001, Vol. 30, No. 3., 2001
- Featured Speaker, Colorado Conservatorship and Guardianship Law, Guardianship Alliance of Colorado, November, 2003
- Preserving Your Wealth: Long Term Care and Medicaid Planning in Colorado, Bradford Publishing of Colorado, 2003
- Featured Speaker, Fundamentals of Conservatorships and Guardianships, Colorado Bar Association, 2004
- Featured Speaker, Elder Law Ethics, Colorado Bar Association, 2005
- Featured Speaker, "Elder Abuse: Financial Exploitation: A Case Study; Road Blocks; Crawford; Civil and Criminal Remedies", Joint presentation with Ranae Johnson and Joseph M. Morales, Colorado Bar Association, 2005
- Featured Speaker, Representing the Conservator or Guardian Client After Appointment, Colorado Bar Association, 2005
- Featured Speaker, "ElderLaw Update: Understanding the New Acceptance of Office for Conservators and Guardians", Co-presenter with Magistrate Michael Gallegos, Colorado Bar Association, 2006
- CPA'S Guide to Long Term Care Planning-Colorado Chapter, AICPA, Inc., 2008
- Resolving a Medicaid Claim in a Decedent’s Probate Estate, The Colorado Lawyer, Feb. 2008, Vol. 37, No. 2., 2008
- Featured Speaker, Elder Law and Probate For the Family Law Attorney, Colorado Bar Association Family Law Institute, 2009
- Featured Speaker, Estate Planning Retreat Legal Representation of Fiduciaries-Are you Prepared for the Scrutiny?, Colorado Bar Association, 2009
- Featured Speaker, CLE Advanced Elder Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, 2010
- How to Protect Your Family’s Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs, Phylius Press, 2010
- Colorado Handbook of Elder Law, Chapter on Special Needs Planning (CLE in Colo., Inc.), 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- 2009 Denver Business Journal 40 Under Forty Nominee, 2009
Educational Background:
- University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A. Political Science, 1994
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