Michael Hinds
EDUCATION
Drew University
University of Denver School of Law
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
President’s Award
June 2015 – June 2015 – Given together with wife, Donna for a lifetime of service dedicated to children
Icon Award – August 2010 – highest award given to a Colorado family law practitioner
Top 50 Colorado Super Lawyers – 2006
Best Lawyers in America – 1987-2010
Top Attorney in Colorado – 2009
Martindale-Hubble Preeminent Lawyers – 2008, 2009
Richard Doyle Award – 2005 – outstanding leadership in writing and teaching continuing education for Colorado Bar Association
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Founding member, past President
Judicial Education Committee
Arapahoe County Bar Association – Past President
Founding Member of Interdisciplinary Committee on Child Custody – Past President
Award for Meritorious Service to the Practice of Family Law – August 2010
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Arapahoe County Bar Association
Douglas/Elbert County Bar Association
Minori Yasui Inn of Court
Colorado Bar Association – Family Law Section
Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
Robert T. Hinds Jr. is the founder of Hinds and Hinds Family Law, P.C., formerly Robert T. Hinds, Jr. and Associates. Bob was born in Jamaica, New York, and attended Drew University. He relocated to Colorado and graduated from the University of Denver School of Law in 1967, and was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1968.
Bob distinguished himself as a bright young attorney immediately. He was appointed to serve as a county judge in Jefferson County at the age of 30. He dedicated himself to family law in 1972 and was among the first to specialize in family law in Colorado and has focused on this area of law since. Bob is a highly regarded family law practitioner, lecturing extensively to both lawyers and judges in the field of family law. He has served on committees and has taken leadership roles resulting in the development of many of today’s family law statutes. Until 2007, Bob co-authored the domestic forms that were published for public use.
Bob has been a leader in the family law community for over 40 years, and continues to take on the most challenging and complex domestic cases. In 2010, He was given the prestigious Icon Award from the Colorado Bar Association, an award for significant contribution to the practice and advancement of family law in Colorado.