• Phone: 303-292-3228
• FAX: 303-292-1956
• Email: sgoddard@goddardhawkins.com

Credentials

Susan B. Goddard has been practicing law since 1982. She focuses on estate planning and administration with an emphasis on taxes and formation of family limited partnerships. Susan has been named as a Colorado Super Lawyer in the area of estate planning and probate as published in 5280 Magazine in 2006 through 2020. Susan is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Susan has been recognized as a 2012 and 2013 Five Star Wealth Manager and as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Trusts & Estates.

Susan has co-authored the "Business Interests" chapter in the Colorado Estate Planning Handbook in 1989 and 1995. She lectures for continuing legal education seminars on tax and estate planning.

Professional Associations

During the course of her practice, Susan has been the Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer of the Tax Section of the Colorado Bar Association. She is also a past board member of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association and a past member of Leadership Denver.

Community Involvement

Susan has served on numerous Boards of Directors, including the Girl Scouts, East High School Speech and Debate, Cableland Home Foundation, and SafeHouse for Battered Women. In 2005, Susan received the Girl Scout Women of Distinction award. In 2015, Susan received the Philanthropic Award from the Denver Foundation.

Education

Susan received a J.D., cum laude, from Loyola of Los Angeles Law School in 1982. She received a B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1972.

• Phone: 303-292-3228
• FAX: 303-292-1956
• Email: mhawkins@goddardhawkins.com

Experience

Miranda K. Hawkins has been practicing law since 1999. Miranda provides practical legal advice and counseling to families and individuals in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, and estate and gift tax planning. Miranda advises a wide variety of clients, including individuals and families who want to plan for their children and families who need more sophisticated estate and gift tax planning advice.

Early in her career, Miranda practiced in the areas of fiduciary liability litigation, ERISA, and employee benefits. Miranda also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Timothy L. Fasing of the Arapahoe County District Court in 1999-2000.

Awards and Recognition

• Recognized, "CWBA Announces 2019-20 Board Leadership," Colorado Lawyer (Aug/Sep 2019)
• Recognized, "CWBA Announces New Leadership," Law Week Colorado (June 3, 2019)
• Colorado Super Lawyers (2018, 2019, 2020)
• "AV" Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
• Named among 2018 "Women Leaders" in the law by The American Lawyer Magazine
• Featured, "Inside the CWBA: Meet Miranda Hawkins, Board Member Spotlight," The Advocate (Winter 2017-2018)
• Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2012-2014)

Professional Associations

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2017-present)
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, President, Executive Committee (2020-2021)
  • Board of Directors, President-Elect, Executive Committee (2019-2020)
  • Board of Directors, Historian, Executive Committee (2018-2019)
  • Board of Directors, Co-Chair Pro Tem Convention Committee (Spring 2018)
  • Board of Directors, At-Large Representative (2009-2010, 2016-2018)
  • Professional Advancement Committee, Member (2015-2016)
  • Convention Committee, Member (2008-2009)
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Board of Directors (2019-2020)
• Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council, Member
• Women’s Estate Planning Council, Member
• American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Section), Member
• Colorado Bar Association (Tax and Trust and Estate Sections), Member
• Denver Bar Association, Member

Community Involvement

• Denver Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association, Board of Directors (2017-2019)
• Metro Volunteer Lawyers Power of Attorney Clinic, Volunteer
• Denver Law Alumnae Group, Steering Committee Member
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Chamber 100 Program, Class of 2007-2008

Presentations

• Co-Speaker, Board Fiduciary Duty Training for Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (February 2018)
• Co-Speaker, Board Fiduciary Duty Training webinar for Colorado Women’s Bar Association (September 2017)
• Speaker, Wills and Trusts, What’s the Fuss? Understanding Estate Planning and Probate (May 2015)
• Speaker, Legal Issues and Estate Planning (December 2014)
• Speaker, Estate Planning 101 (February 2013)
• Speaker, Estate Planning Strategies in an Uncertain Political and Economic Environment (January 2009)
• Speaker, Advising Pro Bono Clients in the Areas of Wills, Probate, Conservatorship & Guardianships (November 2007)

Publications

• Co-author, New Remote Notarization Rules – Not Out of Sight, Out of Mind, web blog post, The 1891-CWBA (May 2020)
• Co-author, Four Estate Planning Pitfalls for the Unwary Business Owner, Business Altitude Magazine (Fall 2007)
• Author, Catch it While You Can – New Roth 401(k) Available, The Advisor (Jan. 2006)
• Author, Revamped IRS Regulations Simplify 401(k) Plan Administration, The Advisor (Mar. 2005)
• Co-author, The Right to Die and the Ninth Amendment: Compassion in Dying after Glucksberg & Vacco, 7 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 313 (Winter 1999)
• Author, Oil & Gas Law, 75 Denv. U. L. Rev. 1031 (1998)

Education

• J.D., 1999
• Denver University Law Review, Board of Editors (1998-1999)

• B.A., 1996

• Phone: 303-292-3228
• FAX: 303-292-1956
• Email: jgordon@goddardhawkins.com

Experience

Jennifer A. Gordon focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and probate. Jennifer works in partnership with individuals and families to determine their estate planning goals and develop the right estate plan for their future and for their family. She also assists clients with the administration of a friend or family member’s estate, working to make a difficult process easier.

Professional Associations

• Colorado Bar Association, Member
• Denver Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Women's Bar Association, Member

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1998
• Tufts University, B.A., 1995

Publications

• Co-author, New Remote Notarization Rules – Not Out of Sight, Out of Mind, web blog post, The 1891-CWBA (May 2020)

• Phone: 303-292-3228
• FAX: 303-292-1956
• Email: kkostolansky@goddardhawkins.com

About Kate

Kate Kostolansky graduated in 2013 from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Health and Business Administration. Following graduation, she worked at Boston Children’s Hospital in Administration and then at Cambridge Associates where she was introduced to business law. After relocating to Denver, Kate met Susan and Miranda and joined Goddard Hawkins as their Office Manager in 2018. Susan, Miranda, and Jennifer have since trained Kate in legal work, leading to her promotion to Paralegal in late 2019. She looks forward to her future at the firm.