James J. "Jim" Keil, Jr.

James J. "Jim" Keil, Jr.


Denver Mediation Experts

Recognized since 2012

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Practice Areas

Family Law

Family Law Mediation

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Family Law Mediation
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Jim has been a lawyer for 39 years representing over 1,900 family law clients. His years of experience in litigating and negotiating family law cases has honed his ability to achieve success in mediation. Jim was a Municipal Court Judge for 22 years. His experience as a judge has provided him with the demeanor and temperament to arbitrate family law cases. Jim has mediated and arbitrated a myriad of issues including decision-making and parenting time, child support, complex property division, maintenance/alimony, paternity, and the award of attorney fees and expert fees. He has mediated over 800 family law cases with a 90% success rate. Jim knows how to settle a case in mediation.

Jim has earned the respect of his clients, his peers, and judges. He has been voted as one of the Best Lawyers in America in family law and mediation. Jim was voted Lawyer of the Year in Family Law Mediation in Denver in 2022. He was named by Law Week as the Barrister’s Best, People’s Choice for Best Mediator in 2019. Jim has been named as a Colorado Super Lawyer in Family Law for 14 years and a Top 100 Colorado Super Lawyer in 2019. Jim has received an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale Hubbell for the past 30 years and has a Superb Rating from AVVO (10/10) for the past 14 years.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 9609 South University Boulevard, Suite 630028
    Highlands Ranch, CO 80163
Languages
  • English
Demographics
  • Gender: Male
Education
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Arizona State University, BS, graduated 1976
Bar Admissions
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association - Member
  • First Judical District Bar Association - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Family Law Mediation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law Mediation, Denver (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Custody and Other Children’s Issues
  • Divorce
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2023 - Mediation and Family Law

  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2023

  • Best Lawyers in America - 2022 - Mediation and Family Law

  • Best Family Law Mediator in Denver - 2022
  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2022
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2021 - Mediation and Family Law
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2021
  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2021
  • Barristers Best, People's Choice - Best Mediator - 2019
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2020 - Mediation and Family Law
  • Colorado Super Lawyer -2020
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2020
  • Top 100 Colorado Super Lawyer - 2019
  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2019
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2019 - Mediation and Family Law
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2019
  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2018
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2018 - Mediation and Family Law
  • Best Law Firms in America -2018
  • Colorado Super Lawyer - 2017
  • Best law Firms in America - 2017
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2017 - Mediation and Family Law
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2016
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2016
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2016 - Family Law
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2015
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2015 - Family Law
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2015
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2014 - Family Law
  • Best Law Firms in America - 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2013 - Family Law
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2013
  • Best Lawyers in America - 2012
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2012
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2011
  • Colorado Super Lawyers - 2010
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Rating - 2000 to present
  • Summa Cum Laude, ASU - 1976
  • Supberb Rating (10/10) from AVVO.com - 2010 to present
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Family Law Arbitration

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