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M. Kent Olsen
Partner
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Estate and Trust Litigation
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Medicaid and Disability Planning
- Business Planning
Biography
M. Kent Olsen is a founding partner of Olsen & Mahoney, LLP, (formerly known as the Law Offices of M. Kent Olsen) who specializes in estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, advanced medical directives, individuals with disabilities, and elder law. Mr. Olsen was Referee of the Denver Probate Court for six years prior to founding Olsen & Traeger, LLP. Mr. Olsen is a member of the Colorado, Denver and American Bar Associations, as well as the Denver Estate Planning Council. As a long-term member of the Trust and Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association, Mr. Olsen previously served as Chair of the Section, Chair of the Rules and Forms Committee, Column Editor for The Colorado Lawyer - Estate and Trust Forum, and Co-Chair of the Protective Proceedings Act Subcommittee; at this time, Mr. Olsen continues as a member of the Statutory Revisions Committee. Mr. Olsen was an appointed member of the Governor's Commission on Life and the Law. In addition to being a former instructor for paralegals and a member of the advisory board of Denver Career College, Mr. Olsen is a frequent author and lecturer on probate, estate litigation, disabilities planning, health care treatment, protective proceedings, legal ethics, and issues on aging. Mr. Olsen is President and a founding member of the Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities, Inc., a pooled Medicaid trust; a past President of Advocacy Denver, an advocacy organization for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities; and a Board member of Arc of Colorado. Mr. Olsen's name appears in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Additionally, Mr. Olsen has been named as a Colorado Super Lawyer since 2006.
Education
- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- J.D. - 1975
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
- B.S. - 1970
- Major: History
Bar Admission
- Colorado, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1975
- U.S. Tax Court, 1982
Honors
- Colorado Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 1989 - 2015
- Schenkein Distinguished Service Award - Advocacy Denver, 2012
- Who's Who in America, 2001 - 2012
- Who's Who in the World, 2003 - 2012
- Who's Who in American Law, 2009 - 2012
- President's Award - The Arc of Denver, 2002
- President's Award - Adult Care Management, Inc., 1990
Classes & Seminars
- Frequent Lecturer, Colorado Bar Association - Continuing Legal Education
- Former Instructor for Paralegals/Advisory Board, Denver Career College
- Guest Lecturer, University of Denver College of Law
- Legal Aspects of Assisted Living Management , Colorado Gerontological, 1995 to Present
- Colorado Elder Law - Legal, Financial, Medicaid, Health Education Network, 2008 to Present
Pro-Bono Activities
- Denver Probate Pro Se Clinic, 2005 to Present
Past Positions
- Olsen, Trager & Ursery, LLP, Partner, 2001 to 2016
- M. Kent Olsen, P.C., Sole Practitioner, 1995 to 2001
- Haines & Olsen, Partner, 1989 to 1995
- Denver Probate Court, Referee/Magistrate, 1983 to 1989
- William Myrick, P.C., Associate, 1982 to 1983
- Buchanan, Thomas & Johnson, Associate, 1980 to 1982
- Johnson & McLachlan, Associate, 1975 to 1980
- Sixteenth Judicial District Attorneys Office, Deputy District Attorney, 1977 to 1978
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Member
- Colorado Bar Association, Member, 1975 to Present
- Trust and Estate Section, Colorado Bar Association (Former Chair)
- Rules and Forms Committee, Colorado Bar Association (Former Chair)
- Statutory Revisions Committee, Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Lawyer: Estate and Trust Form, Colorado Bar Association (Former Editor)
- Protective Proceedings Act Subcommittee, Colorado Bar Association (Former Co-Chair)
- Denver Bar Association, Member, 1982 to Present
- Advocacy Denver f/k/a The Arc of Denver (Former President), Member, 1989 to Present
- Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities (Former and Current President), Member, 1994 to Present
- Denver Estate Planning Council, Member
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Member
- Colorado Association for Homes and Services for the Aging, Member
- Governor's Commission on Life and Law, Appointed Member, 1990 to 2000
- Adult Care Management, Inc. (Former Board of Director), Member, 1985 to 1995