John Palmer Waters

Member of Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, Juvenile Law Section and Criminal Law Section; Law Office of John Waters is rated "A+" by the Better Business Bureau. Mr. Waters is rated "Superb (9.4)" by Avvo in family law. Mr. Waters is one of top 100 trial lawyers in Colorado in criminal defense by The National Trial Lawyers. Mr. Waters is the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

J.D. (2006) | Law

2003 - 2006

Honors: Certificate of Merit, Federal Administration Law; Honor Roll multiple times.

Activities: Law Clerk for Hon. Calvin Osterhaven

University of Colorado - Boulder

B.A. | English

1988

Honors: Mortar Board

Law Clerk/Bailiff

Eaton County, Michigan

2005 - 2005

I was Hon. Calvin Osterhaven's Law Clerk. As such, I researched Michigan case law and counseled the Judge on a whole host of family law issues, including divorce. In fact, out of the thousands of cases we handled, the biggest one (a set of six boxes holding the parties' files) was a divorce that kept being litigated for years over who possessed the fishing boat! No kidding. Also, I was the Judge's bailiff and maintained the decorum of the Court.

D&N Doesn't Mean Dependency and Neglect; It Means Dangerous and Negligent: The Pitfall of Title 19, Article 3, Part 102(1)(f)

Linkedin

January 9, 2016

"Listening Is This Lawyer's Key"

The Denver Post

August 7, 2014

Rated A+ (Five Stars)

Better Business Bureau

Nation's Top One Percent

National Association of Distinguished Counsel

2015

One of 100 Best Trial Lawyers in Colorado in Criminal Defense

The National Trial Lawyers

2014

Better Business Bureau

A+ Rating (Five Stars)

2014 - Current

Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section

2008 - Current

Colorado State Bar  # 39420

Member

2007 - Current

Colorado

Since 2007

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted