About Neeti

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Neeti Pawar has been actively involved in the Colorado legal community since 1994. Neeti's longstanding relationships with lawyers, judges, and the community have given her meaningful experience with which she assists parties to resolve legal issues with swiftness and fairness.

First ever additional partner, DiManna & Jackson LLP

Before launching her own solo firm in 2008, Neeti practiced with the respected Denver firm of DiManna & Jackson LLP for 10 years, becoming the firm's first and only additional partner since its inception. Neeti now practices in the same building as DiManna & Jackson, moving (as she puts it) from partner to tenant.

Years of trial experience

Neeti has actively practiced as a trial lawyer since being admitted to the Colorado bar in 1994. She leverages her years of litigation experience into her mediation practice--bringing a current and relevant perspective to problem-solving all types of litigation matters.

Active in the community

A far-reaching commitment to the community has brought Neeti numerous peer-related recognitions. She has served on the boards of several bar associations with leadership positions in three, and is the founding president of the South Asian Bar Association of Colorado.

Recognitions

AV Rating – Martindale-Hubbell - Since 2005

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are established by lawyers. The legal community respects the accuracy of these ratings because it knows that its own members — the people best suited to assess their peers — are directly involved in the process. The Lawyer Ratings serve as an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability.

Best Lawyers in America – 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008

Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. It compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. In the U.S., Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America.

Colorado Super Lawyers – 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country.

Forty Under 40 – Denver Business Journal, 2007

Each year, the Denver Business Journal recognizes 40 rising stars — each under the age of 40. They are chosen based on three criteria: business leadership, recognition of accomplishments, and community involvement.

Professional Titles and Associations

Current

  • Colorado Bar Foundation: Fellow (inducted 2004)
  • South Asian Bar Association of Colorado: Immediate Past President
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado: Member
  • Women’s Bar Association: Member
  • Colorado Lawyers Committee: Board Member
  • Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association: Member

Past

  • South Asian Bar Association of Colorado: Founding President (2008-2010)
  • North American South Asian Bar Association: Board Member (2008-2010)
  • Colorado Legal Services Board Member (2007-2010)
  • Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program (COBALT): Inaugural class member (2007)
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association: Past President (2003-2004)
  • Denver Bar Association: Board of Governors (2008-2009)
  • Denver Bar Association: Second Vice President (2004-2005)
  • Colorado Bar Association: Board of Governors, Denver (2009-2010, 2004-2005)
  • Colorado Bar Association: Vice President, 1st District (2006-2007)
  • Colorado Bar Association: Executive Council (2007)

Public Speaking

  • Colorado Women's Bar Association Convention - Co-Presenter
    Can I Get a Witness:The Heart and Soul of Conducting an Ethical and Effective Witness Interviewing (2011)
  • Colorado Women's Bar Association Convention - Co-Presenter
    Social Media: Same Game, New Name (2010)
  • Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training - Panel presenter
    Leadership in Action (2009, 2010)
  • Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division - Presenter
    Not So Solo (2009)
  • Lawyers Public Information Foundation (Barbados, W.I.) - Speaker
    Settlement Strategies (2008)
  • Family Law Institute (Breckenridge, Colorado) - Speaker
    Criminal Issues in Dissolution Matters (2007)
  • University of Colorado Women in Law Day - Panel Speaker (2005)
  • Colorado Women's Bar Association Convention - Panel Speaker (2005)
  • Colorado State Diversity Conference - Panel Speaker (2005)

Publications

  • The Colorado Lawyer, Dissolution of Marriage and Domestic Violence: Considerations for the Family Law Practitioner (2008)
  • Colorado Journal, Hate Violence Legislation (September 2000)