Charles Spence is a partner in the law firm of Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP. He practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and trust litigation. Mr. Spence also advises and assists businesses in the formation and startup phase, general operation matters, employee compensation planning, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, and business-related transactional matters. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (AV® Preeminent™ Rating is the highest rating available). Mr. Spence has also received a Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion award of “Platinum” based on client review ratings (“Platinum” is the highest client rating available).

Education

• University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, LL.M. (Taxation)
• University of Tulsa, College of Law, J.D., with honor
• Austin College, B.A. in Business Administration

Associations and Honors

• Member, Legal Regulation Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
• Trustee, Board of Trustees, Colorado Bar Foundation
• Past Member, Tax Section Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association
• Past Member, Trusts and Estates Section Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association
• Past Member and Treasurer, Elder Law Section Executive Council, Colorado Bar Association
• Past Director and Treasurer, Real Property Trusts & Estates Section, New Mexico State Bar
• Past Director and Treasurer, Elder Law Section, New Mexico State Bar
• Past Director and Treasurer, Business Law Section, New Mexico State Bar
• Past Director, Tax Section, New Mexico State Bar
• Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Colorado Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Regulation
• Member, Probate Rules Committee, Colorado Supreme Court
• Past Member, Colorado Bar Association Executive Council
• Past President, Southwest Colorado Bar Association
• Graduate, Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program
• Fellow Emeritus, Colorado Bar Foundation
• Designated as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS) by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., an ABA accredited, attorney-run subsidiary of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• Board Member, Durango Chamber of Commerce, (Past Board President – Two Terms)
• Past Board Member, The Arc of Southwest Colorado, (Past Board President)

Admitted to Practice – Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming