Joseph M. Elio

Joseph M. Elio, Esq., is an attorney at Law One in Denver with extensive litigation experience across several areas of law. He focuses on personal injury, family law, and probate matters. His broader litigation background includes bankruptcy, debt collection, contracts, criminal law, commercial disputes, insurance bad faith, securities, and landlord-tenant cases. He has further argued appellate matters before the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals.

Elio earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his B.S. in Business Finance, cum laude, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His academic achievements included receiving the Floyd Marks Memorial Scholarship. His business and legal education provided a foundation for a career involving litigation, financial matters, and complex disputes.

Elio began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Adams County. He later worked as an enforcement attorney with the US Securities and Exchange Commission before entering private practice. He served as an Associate Municipal Judge in Thornton, Colorado, for more than three decades. He joined Law One in 2014. His experience as a prosecutor, regulatory attorney, judge, and private practitioner provides a broad perspective on litigation and dispute resolution.

Joseph M. Elio is a member of the American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, and Adams Broomfield Bar Association. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has received recognition from Super Lawyers. His professional background combines courtroom advocacy, appellate work, government service, and private practice. He continues to represent clients in personal injury, family law, probate, and other contested legal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law One
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Broomfield/Adams Bar Association

Licensed State

• Colorado

Education

• University of Colorado
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Colorado
  BS in Business Finance

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