Schaffner Law
Expert Advocacy. Excellent Representation.
With decades of collective experience, Schaffner Law provides clients with skilled representation in all areas of family law. We specialize in cases involving complex financial matters and challenging parenting time concerns. The team at Schaffner Law advocates tirelessly for its clients, who seek our counsel because of our experience resolving cases of all types inside and outside the courtroom. Jennifer Schaffner is also an experienced appellate practitioner who has received favorable outcomes for her clients in the Colorado Court of Appeals and Colorado Supreme Court.
Domestic Relations , Denver - Vail Valley
Practice Areas
At Schaffner Law, we provide the following legal services.
Divorce
With our unique blend of extensive legal experience and a deep commitment to client-centered solutions, we work alongside our clients to advocate for what matters most. Schaffner Law is focused exclusively on family law and driven by a passion for making a meaningful impact on clients’ lives. Jennifer and Joe are fortunate to have worked alongside some of Colorado’s most well-known and respected family law attorneys. Schaffner Law is experienced in representing clients with complex family law issues such as business interests, trust interests, and challenging parenting concerns.
Collaborative Divorce
Jennifer has specialized training in Collaborative Law and has skillfully applied this model to help numerous clients navigate complex financial estates, achieving favorable outcomes through cooperative and non-adversarial processes.
Collaborative Law is a process through which the parties agree to resolve their case outside litigation. More than just a mediation session, participants in a Collaborative Law case may work with a financial neutral, a divorce facilitator, and a parenting specialist.
Contact us to learn if Collaborative Law is right for your case.
Appeals
Jennifer was first introduced to family law as a Staff Attorney at the Colorado Court of Appeals, where she specialized in analyzing and drafting opinions in family law appeals. An experienced appellate practitioner and skilled advocate, Jennifer has achieved favorable outcomes for numerous clients in the Colorado Court of Appeals and often consults with other attorneys about their client’s appellate issues.
Domestic Relations Lawyer
About Schaffner Law
Jennifer Schaffner formed Schaffner Law in 2024 to provide exceptional, personalized representation to clients going through divorce. She is known for her professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to resolve cases efficiently for her clients, always keeping their best interests in mind.
At Schaffner Law, your case will never be lost in the shuffle or delegated to an inexperienced attorney. Instead, every client is treated with the highest level of care to achieve the best possible outcome for their case.
Domestic Relations Legal Team
Meet the team
Meet Jennifer and Joe
Jennifer Schaffner
Owner and Founder
A native of the Midwest, Jennifer graduated from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Law. Drawn to Colorado by her love of sunshine and the outdoors, Jennifer has called Colorado home for over 20 years. Her broad legal experience is unique among family law attorneys as she began her career working for national and international firms, practicing in corporate transactions and commercial litigation. Jennifer found her true calling in family law and now exclusively devotes her energy to helping her clients achieve favorable outcomes involving the issues that matter most. A former competitive endurance athlete with dozens of marathon and Ironman triathlon finishes, Jennifer now relaxes by cycling, skiing in the Colorado mountains, and spending time with friends and family.
Joe Maher
Special Counsel
Joe is an experienced family law attorney who focuses on all areas of family law, particularly divorce (pre-decree and post-decree issues), parenting-related litigation, and other domestic relations issues. Before joining Schaffner Law, Joe completed a judicial clerkship at the trial level and worked for over thirteen years in private practice. His practice has always focused on complex family matters that were often high conflict and had complex financial issues, previously representing children’s best interests. Before attending law school, Joe worked with at-risk teenage youth in Chicago to develop their civic knowledge and awareness as an AmeriCorps volunteer with City Year Chicago. Joe is active in the community, serving as the Co-Chair of City Year Denver’s Associate Board, sitting on the Board of Trustees for the 1st JD Bar Association, and regularly volunteering. In his free time, Joe enjoys traveling, skiing in the Rocky Mountains, and spending time with his wife and children, along with the family’s golden retriever. Joe is licensed in both Colorado and Maryland.
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7350 E. Progress Place, Suite 100
Greenwood Village, CO 80111