Biographies
| Daniel P. Kapsak |
Daniel P. Kapsak is a native of Long Island, New York. He is licensed to practice law before the Colorado and Nebraska State Bars, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Mr. Kapsak earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Relations from St. Joseph's College in New York, holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree and a Master of Divinity Degree from Loyola University, Chicago, and received his Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska.
Dan has maintained his own law practice since 1987, first in Omaha, Nebraska, and now in Colorado, as principal in The Kapsak Law Firm, LLC. He is an active member of the Colorado and Boulder Bar Associations, as well as the Boulder Bar Foundation. Mr. Kapsak is currently a member of the Boulder County Estate Planning Council as well as the Tax, Probate, and Trust Law Division of the Colorado and Boulder Bar Associations. He is a member of The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and serves on the Boulder County Adult Protection Review Team. Mr. Kapsak holds Certification as an Arbitrator through the Better Business Bureau.
Mr. Kapsak is published in Causes of Action (Shepard's/McGraw-Hill), the Colorado First Judicial District Newsletter, The Parenting Place, Front Range Living, Business Marketplace, Seniors Blue Book and Colorado Woman News. His speaking engagements on estate and elder law planning issues, end of life decision-making, and legal and medical ethical issues, have included the Longmont, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, and Allenspark Senior Centers, the Longmont United Hospital, Mile Hi Church of Religious Science in Lakewood, St. Aiden’s Episcopal Church of Boulder, Faith Community Lutheran Church of Longmont, the Denver chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Salvation Army of Denver, and Seniors Speak radio show. Mr. Kapsak is a speaker with the National Business Institute on Ethics, Estate, and Medicaid Planning issues; his teaching experience includes the University of Illinois (Chicago) tutoring program; the Regis University School for Professional Studies; and The National Academy for Paralegal Studies.
A commitment to current issues in Bio-ethics complements his estate and elder law planning practice. He serves on the Ethics Committee for Longmont United Hospital, and has served on the End of Life Coalition through HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, and the CPR Taskforce in conjunction with the Ethics Committee of Boulder Community Hospital. Mr. Kapsak is a member of the Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum, the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and the Colorado Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.
In the community, Mr. Kapsak is a member of the Rotary Club of Longmont, and over the years has served as a member of the Denver Metro Legacy and Planned Giving Committee of the American Cancer Society, the Board of Directors of the Longmont YMCA, the Longmont Senior Achievement Board, the Longmont Interfaith Respite Caregivers, the Human Relations Commission for the City of Longmont, and the Gunbarrel/Niwot Business Association. Rounding it out, Dan continues to enjoy work as a occasional studio musician and participates in various theater groups as a musician and actor. He is an active fund-raiser for The Denver Children's Hospital Foundation through his support of and participation in its annual Courage Classic bicycle tour.
Mr. Kapsak is married to Cheryle Herbig-Kapsak who teaches at Summit Middle School in Boulder and is an Adjunct Professor for Regis University. They have three children: Gabrielle, a Senior Health Project Coordinator with the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Community and Preventative Medicine; Mary, a Senior Paralegal Specialist with the Department of Justice in Washington, DC; and Hannah, a first year nursing student at the University of San Francisco.
Daniel P. Kapsak
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Diane Pauline |
Diane DeRoia is a native of Torrance, CA. She earned her Bachelor in Arts degree in Political Science at Arizona State University and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona, graduating with a Certificate in International Trade and Business Law. Presently, Ms. DeRoia is working towards her LLM (masters of law in taxation) at the University of Denver. She is licensed to practice before the Colorado Bar.
Since graduating from law school, Ms. DeRoia’s practice has focused heavily on tax controversies, as well as business, estate and tax planning. Diane’s mediation experience includes working with the Tuscon Attorney General’s office in the areas of employment, HOAs, and family law.
Diane is active in both the Boulder County Bar Association and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Her civic involvement includes volunteer work for the Metro Volunteer Lawyers, as well as past work for Wills for Heroes and the Tucson Family Advocacy Program. Diane is currently serving on the board for the Boulder Triathlon Club and races for Big Ring Cycles based in Golden, CO. Diane resides in Boulder with her Beagle, Norman.
Diane Pauline
| Paralegals |
Pauline Winkelman has been a resident of Longmont, Colorado since she was six years old, originally from Rochester, New York. She received her associates degree from Morgan Community College, and worked for eight years as a Physical Therapy Assistant. Ms. Winkelman worked for Timberline Lodge, an assisted living facility in Longmont, as an Activities Director for three-and-a-half years. Ms. Winkelman brings her experience working with elderly individuals to the firm, as well as business knowledge through her work as a Business Operations Manager with Cooper Tea Co. Ms. Winkelman received her paralegal certificate from Kaplan College, formerly known as the Denver Paralegal Institute. She is active in the community, volunteering both at her children’s schools and at church. Ms. Winkelman is married to Joel Winkelman. They have three children.
Pauline Wikelman
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