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Austin, Texas
5113 Southwest Parkway, Ste. 200
Austin, Texas 78735
(512) 215-5223
(512) 814-0184 – fax
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
27855 Whitewood Drive East
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
(800) 231-8832
(970) 870-0541
(970) 870-0599 – fax
Denver, Colorado
7900 East Union Avenue, Ste. 1000
Denver, Colorado 80237
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The Akin Law Firm Team
The Akin Law Firm works using its own professionals and often engages other professionals on a contract or co-counsel basis. Whatever your problem may be, we will assemble the team to do the job.
Rick Akin
President and Founding Member
Licensed in Texas and Colorado
Rick Akin has been serving business clients since 1984. He is highly regarded in the legal community, having been rated as “Preeminent” in the profession by Martindale Hubbell for over 20 years. His clients include businesses in numerous industries, including many attorneys. His comments are often sought by major publications, like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
| Education | University of Texas at Austin - Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors, 1984 University of Oklahoma - Phi Beta Kappa, Bachelor of Arts in Letters with Highest Honors, 1981 |
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| Career | The Akin Law Firm, LLC, Founding Member 2011 to present Akin & Chardavoyne, LLC, Founding Member 2010-2011 Akin & Almanza, LLP, Founding Partner 1998 -2009 Slade & Akin, LLP, Founding Partner, 1996 – 1998 Clark, Thomas & Winters, 1984 - 1995 • Shareholder (Equity Class), 1990 - 1995 • Management Committee, 1992 - 1995 Admitted to practice in Texas and Colorado. Also admitted: • Supreme Court of the United States • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Recognition | Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating University of Oklahoma Regents Alumni Award, 1990 Texas Law Review Order of the Coif Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation Graduate, Leadership Program of the Rockies |
| Member | Board of Visitors, University of Oklahoma, College of Arts & Sciences Vice Chairman and Director, The Steamboat Institute ( www.steamboatinstitute.org ), 2008 to present Director and President, Madison Rising Shows for Heroes (Providing entertainment events to active military, military veterans, and first responders) 2014-Present Director, GFA Foundation (providing assistance to injured oilfield workers), 2014-Present Director, Colorado Pioneer Action, Incorporated (providing education as a 501(c)(4) organization) 2015-Present Yampa Valley Regional Airport Advisory Board, 2000-2003 Board of Directors, Marathon Kids, 2004-2012 Federalist Society |
| Born | November 4, 1958, Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| rickakin@theakinfirm.com |
Kelly Smolik Contreras
Member
Licensed in Texas, Colorado Application Pending
Kelly Smolik Contreras has been serving business clients in numerous industries since 2006. She has experience in various business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, entity formation and structuring, contract negotiations, general corporate practice, real estate transactions, and banking.
| Education |
Wake Forest School of Law - Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2006 University of Texas - Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 2001 |
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| Career |
The Akin Law Firm, LLC, Associate Attorney 2011 to 2012, Member 2012 to present Akin & Chardavoyne, LLC, Associate Attorney 2010-2011 Akin & Almanza, LLP, Associate Attorney 2008-2010 Moore, Stoddard, Northam & Digby, Associate Attorney 2006-2008 |
| Member |
Junior League of Austin, 2009 to present |
| Born | March 2, 1979, Corpus Christi, Texas |
| kelly@theakinfirm.com |
Sen. Kenneth Chlouber
Director of Governmental Affairs
Licensed in Texas, Colorado, and California
Ken Chlouber served for 18 years in the Colorado legislature until term-limited from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. He has extensive business experience as the Founder and 28-year President of the Leadville Trail 100. Ken is not a lawyer, but he is a problem solver.
| Education | Oklahoma Baptist University, B.S. 1966 |
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| Career | Colorado Senate (1995-2004) Colorado House of Representatives (1987-1994) Chairman Colorado Committee to Elect George H. W. Bush 1992 & 1996 Colorado Committee to Elect George W. Bush 2000 & 2004 President The Leadville Trail 100, Inc. (1983-2010) Lake County Colorado, County Commissioner (1978-1986) Colorado delegate to the Republican National Convention 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Underground Shift Boss – Climax Molybdenum Mine Fisheries Biologist-1st job out of college US Army – 1960-1967, Honorable Discharge, US Army & US Army Reserve-enlisted |
| Recognition | Colorado Running Hall of Fame American Pack Burro Racing Hall of Fame Lake County, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Top Gun Champion, Grand National Quail Hunt 2011 |
| Born | January 24, 1939, Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| ken@theakinfirm.com |
