Andrew Atkins
Of Counsel
Contact Information
Email: aatkins@garfieldhecht.com
Direct: 970-283-2172
Phone: 970-949-0707
Fax: 970-949-1810
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point (BS, 2000, Dean’s List and Distinguished Cadet) University of Washington School of Law (JD, 2007, Managing Editor, Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal) The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (LLM, 2012)
Court Admissions
State of Washington (2008) State of Colorado (2023) U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (2023) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (2012) U.S. Supreme Court (2012)
Bar Associations
& Professional Societies
Colorado Bar Association Washington State Bar Association Continental Divide Bar Association
Experience
Andrew is a member of Garfield & Hecht’s Vail Valley office, advising and representing clients in Eagle County and across Colorado with real estate and community association matters, business formation, domestic relations and family law, contract drafting, municipal resolutions and ordinances, land use planning, and other transactional and litigation areas.
Raised in Aspen, Andrew served for twenty-one years in the U.S. Army, first as a tank commander, later deploying to Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division, and concluding as a Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President’s principal military advisor. Following his military service, he served as a senior counsel with AmeriCorps, advising agency officials in federal appropriations law, audit readiness, internal investigations, legislative and regulatory drafting, and congressional relations.
Andrew lives in Eagle with his spouse and their two children. He is a frequent volunteer and member of the board of directors for the Eagle Valley Community Foundation, which serves unmet nutrition, health, and social services needs in Eagle County.
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