Mr. Rounds is a partner at the law office of Kirch Rounds Bowman & Deffenbaugh PC in Aurora, Colorado where his primary emphasis of practice has been in estate and trust administration and estate planning, including wills, power of attorneys, and living wills. Other areas of his practice include guardianships, conservatorships, Medicaid planning, use of Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs for planning purposes, preparation of 1041s, 706s, and 709s, real estate, and probate litigation. Mr. Rounds earned his B.A. degree from Georgetown University, College of Arts and Sciences, and his J.D. degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Mr. Rounds is a member of the Trust and Estate and Real Estate section of the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. Mr. Rounds is the Colorado Bar Association Trust and Estate Section Liaison to the Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section (2019). Mr. Rounds is co-editor of Loring and Rounds A Trustee's Handbook (2008 – 2019 Editions). He was listed as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers Magazine under Estate Planning & Probate in 2016. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, in the field of Trusts and Estates (Recognized since 2017) and in the field of Elder Law (Recognized since 2018). Mr. Rounds was co-author, with Emily L. Bowman, of Five Common Client Misconceptions about Estate Planning, Vol.47, No. 11, in the December 2018 Colorado Lawyer. Mr. Rounds has been a faculty member at several programs in the areas of Estate Planning and Estate Administration.
Programs:
“The Probate Process From Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, Faculty member, December 2007
“Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step Is Important,” National Business Institute, Faculty member, June 2008
“The Probate Process From Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, Faculty member, December 2009
“Probate Process from A to Z”, National Business Institute, Faculty member, December 2011
“Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step is Important,” National Business Institute, October 23, 2012
“The Probate Process From Start to Finish,” Institute for Paralegal Education, May 6, 2013
“The Probate Process From Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, December 18, 2013
Publications:
Co-editor with Charles E. Rounds, Jr, Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2008-2019 Editions)
Co-author, with Emily L. Bowman, Five Common Client Misconceptions about Estate Planning, Vol. 47, No. 11, COLO. LAW. 47 (2018)