Marco Chayet
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401 UCB
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Wolf Law Building
Boulder, CO 80309
E-mail: marco.chayet@colorado.edu
During law school, Marco D. Chayet's grandmother, Letty Milstein, was the principal party in one of the most controversial and public elder law cases in the state of Colorado. Estate of Milstein v. Ayers, 955 P.2d 78 (Colo. App. 1998), is a landmark probate case that upholds and protects the right to counsel and due process of incapacitated adults in Colorado and has been codified into the Colorado Uniform Protective Proceedings Act (the guardianship and conservatorship laws). This experience was the impetus for Mr. Chayet's career-long practice commitment to the fields of elder law, special needs law, and probate litigation. Mr. Chayet is the founder and managing partner of Chayet & Danzo, LLC. and ColoradoElderLaw.com
Mr. Chayet is also the Public Administrator of the 18th Judicial District, serving as a fiduciary for the counties of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln. Mr. Chayet is the past chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and the current Elder Law Section delegate to the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors. Mr. Chayet is a 2017 Colorado Super Lawyer in Elder Law, a 2016 Top 100 Super Lawyer in Colorado and was voted by 5280 Magazine as a top elder law attorney in Denver.
A sampling of Mr. Chayet's broad experience in elder law, special needs law, and complex probate litigation includes: litigating contested guardianship and conservatorship proceedings for adults and minors; litigating will contests and fiduciary defense actions; complex public benefit planning; representation of guardians, conservators, and fiduciaries; and trust administration and trust litigation and associated estate planning and estate administration. Mr. Chayet's experience in his areas of practice have been demonstrated through frequent CLE lectures around the country and publishing, including his book, "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs - Colorado Edition," and the chapter on "Estate Planning for the Child with Special Needs" in the 4th Edition of Elder Law in Colorado by CBA-CLE.
Mr. Chayet is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School where he teaches Elder Law. Mr. Chayet is a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, where the Academy asked Mr. Chayet to serve on various committees as well as serving as the president of the Colorado Chapter of NAELA. Mr. Chayet continues to be an active member of the Colorado Bar Association assisting with drafting various rules and statutes for Colorado probate practice as well as being a Colorado Supreme Court appointee to the Attorney Disciplinary Hearing Board.
Mr. Chayet, born and raised in Denver, Colorado, is continuing in the footsteps of his family in assisting the philanthropic and civic community of Colorado by serving as the Board Chair of The NextFifty Initiative, a $200 million dollar foundation funded in 2016 that will serve solely aging issues as well as having served on the board and committees of many not-for-profit organizations, including the Rose Community Foundation, Innovage Foundation, Guardianship Alliance of Colorado, Jewish Family Services, Allied Jewish Apartments, Jewish Senior Recreation Network, the Foundation for Hope, and the Life Source Services Hospice.
Mr. Chayet received his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law. Mr. Chayet's undergraduate training was at the University of California at Berkeley and at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he received his Bachelor of Arts.
Courses:
| Fall 2022 | Elder Law | LAWS 6525-801 |
| Fall 2020 | Elder Law | LAWS 6525-801 |
| Fall 2017 | Elder Law | LAWS 6525-801 |
| Spring 2015 | Elder Law | LAWS 6525-001 |