Frost & Beck, PC6898 South University Blvd., Suite 110Centennial, CO, 80122United States (720) 330-4623

Christelle C Beck

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Centennial, CO
Licensed for 32 years
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About Christelle

I have been a practicing attorney for over 20 years. Most of my legal career has been focused on family law; however, I started my litigation experience in San Diego as a prosecutor. I also worked as an attorney for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and taught International Law at the University of Denver. I converted my love of family law and international law into a practice of International Family Law. About 30% of our practice at Frost & Beck, PC, involves an international component; 60% of our practice is domestic family law inclucing child custody and divorce, and 10% of our practice is family law appeals. I have won appeals in the 10th Federal Circuit; Colorado Court of Appeals and California Court of Appeals. As of January 18, 2016, I have never lost an appeal.

Practice areas

Family: 90%
Colorado and International Family Law: divorce, child custody, relocation, child abduction, child support, alimony, recognition of foreign decrees,
29 years
Appeals: 10%
Family Law
29 years

Languages spoken

French, English

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Frost & Beck, PC

6898 South University Blvd., Suite 110
Centennial, CO, 80122

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
CO	Active	1994	06/08/2022
CA	Inactive	1990	06/10/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Top 100 Lawyers	American Society of Legal Advocates	2016
Top 100 Lawyers	American Society of Legal Advocates	2015
Top 100 Lawyers	American Society of Legal Advocates	2014
Top 100 Lawyers	American Society of Legal Advocates	2013
Pro Bono Award	Boulder County Bar Association	1997

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Managing Partner	Frost & Beck, PC	2010 - Present
Associate	Johnson Sauer Legal Group, LLC	2008 - 2009
Senior Associate Attorney	Donalson Ciancio & Grant	2007 - 2009
Attorney in Kosovo Mission	United Nations Development Programme	2007 - 2007
Adjunct Professor	University Of Denver College Of Law	2007 - 2008

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Ohio State Alumnae Association London	President	2003 - Present
Colorado Bar Association	Member	1994 - Present
State Bar of California	Member	1990 - Present
Boulder County Women's Bar Association	Board of Directors	N/A
International and Comparative Law Association	Member	N/A

Denver Bar Association	Member	N/A
Law Society of England and Wales	Member	N/A
American Bar Association	Member	N/A

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
University of Westminster	MADS-Masters of Diplomatic Studies with Distinction	2003
California Western School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1989
Ohio State University	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1973

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
International Bar Committee	International Family Law	2010

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Grandparent Rights	Grandparents have full custody
Return of Child	Full APR to Father

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Reviews

3.5 stars3.7 (6)

5 Star		67%
4 Star		0%
3 Star		0%
2 Star		0%
1 Star		33%

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Exceptionally Strong

5.0 stars

Posted by Shelby
February 9, 2022

Christelle Beck represented me for a child custody and child support case. She was phenomenal and the opposing counsel didnt stand a chance. She was organized, prepared and ready for the fight. I went from barely seeing my children and having to pay child support to getting nearly full custody, and receiving child support. She also obtain back child support and parenting time that was stolen from me by the other parent. Ms. Beck is amazing and I offer my fully confident recommendation of her.

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Exemplary work on my child support case

5.0 stars

Posted by Martin
November 28, 2015

Christelle handled my child support case and opposed a renowned Colorado "Super Lawyer". I actually feared my ex's attorney until Christelle took the reins. In the process she won the case with flying colors, and in an expedited fashion. She really exceeded my expectations. I would, and do, recommend her to everyone who needs a fabulous family law attorney!

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Parking Lot Incident

5.0 stars

Posted by Janet
November 17, 2015

A grocery store cart slammed into my car due to high winds and the grocery store tried to deny liability (saying it's an "at risk" parking lot!) Their employee was running after the cart but couldn't catch it, causing considerable damage to my vehicle. They kept denying liability for the incident and weren't going to pay anything at all! Ms Beck wrote a letter to them, citing cases and stating facts, she went out to the site, etc. and the grocery store paid for the damage $1,000.00. I was very pleased!

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Do yourself a favor...

5.0 stars

Posted by Greg
July 29, 2015

If you are dealing with the prospect of going to family court do yourself a favor and hire the Frost & Beck law firm. We have worked with Christelle for three visits to family court. Each time she has helped ease our anxiety by providing personalized experience and advice. I suppose most cases in family court aren't "easy." However, our case was particularly complicated by the special needs of my step-son and his dad. Christelle was able to apply her past experience and passion for helping my step-son have as much emotional stability as possible to gain the outcome that is best for him. The perspective and guidance she provided not only helped with the court, but also helped to put my wife's mind at ease throughout the difficult process. I am very grateful that we found her and her firm.

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Less than 1 Star isn’t possible

1.0 star

Posted by anonymous
September 30, 2020

I too had Christelle Beck represent me in my child support case. This woman is a complete idiot. She dragged my case on for years, alleviating me of $70,000. This was a simple child support case that a later attorney settled for me for under 10k when she resigned from my case. The judge called her to her bench without microphones on and when she walked back she started packing up her papers and stuffed them in her briefcase and hustled out of the courtroom. I seriously question the “Super Lawyers” panel for giving her this title of Super Lawyer” she is a fraud... she is weak... she is only there to take her clients money. If you hire her, this will happen to you as well. I speak from experience as she ruined me financially. These reviews on here about how great she is, are fake. This woman is a complete joke. I watched her lunch get eaten for her by opposing counsel. She got embarrassed over and over. It was sad to watch as she was confused and lost in the process. Do not hire this incompetent excuse for a lawyer.

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Not a well informed lawyer

1.0 star

Posted by anonymous
March 17, 2015

Christelle was the attorney on my case a couple years ago. She created problem after problem, costing both sides over 100k in attorney fees each! She refused to settle at the multiple mediations we had. She wrote countless emails erroneously detailing the facts of the case. Most of the time, I wondered if she knew what case she was on. Instead of accepting a deal of 15k to settle (with arrears and attorney fees, they were looking at 100k), she continued to refuse to settle, stating if they were ordered a dime, they would appeal. She appealed a ruling in our case 2 years prior, costing over 20,000 to both sides, that she failed to win, and she continued to threaten appeals, regardless of how expensive they were, often times exceeding the amount in question. When we went to court she was asked if she could ethically continue, due to fraud and she resigned from the case.

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Kathryn Tolison, Family Attorney on Jan 29, 2016
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I have worked with Ms. Beck for the last several years. She is an exceptional attorney. She is knowledgeable, professional and a zealous advocate for her client's. I endorse Ms. Beck with enthusiasm.

Igor Serbinin, International law Attorney on Mar 21, 2014
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Christelle is a rare expert in this obscure intersection of family and international law. Highly recommend in any matters concerning registration of foreign domestic/civil or otherwise judgments in Colorado.

Jeffrey Town, Family Attorney on Nov 19, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. She has rightfully earned her reputation as an authority in family law issues, especially international family law.

Tara Damhoff, Family Attorney on Aug 4, 2013
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I wholeheartedly endorse Attorney Beck. Whenever I have an international family law issue, Attorney Beck is the person I consult. She is an extremely knowledgeable, compassionate and thorough family law attorney.

Culver Van Der Jagt, Family Attorney on Jun 6, 2012
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

Christelle is extremely intelligent and is a tenacious advocate. I like her litigation style very much. I turn to her often, in particular for clients who are headed for complex issues that have a high liklihood of appeal and I don't hesitate to contact her for second opinions on my own tough cases. She is fair and strong. I haven't seen her make a bad call yet.

Rachel Baumel, Family Attorney on May 18, 2012
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Christelle Beck is an amazing advocate for her clients. She is knowledgeable and thoughtful in her representation of clients in all areas of Family Law and Employment Law.

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Exceptionally Strong

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Exemplary work on my child support case

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Parking Lot Incident

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Do yourself a favor...

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Not a well informed lawyer

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