303.688.3045
  
  James B. Folkestad
Ernest F. Fazekas 
Aaron W. Barrick
Marc C. Patoile
Gina Masterson
Jeff Town 
Castle Rock Civil Litigation Attorney
Marc C. Patoile
Director

Marc Patoile is a director and shareholder in the firm’s litigation practice, and can counsel you through your case with the confidence and expertise clients seek. With more than 16 years of courtroom experience, he knows how to bring many time-saving and money-saving solutions to resolving your case or arguing it in court.

Marc Patoile’s practice focuses on complex litigation, where he brings a law and business based education, which includes an M.B.A., together with a Juris Doctorate, and a diverse range of courtroom experience to these matters. Mr. Patoile has developed a regional reputation as a trial lawyer handling family law and criminal matters.  He receives many referrals from judges, other attorneys, clients and, often times, even from the opposing parties he has faced in court. In addition to divorce and criminal cases, he also practices in equine law matters and civil litigation.

He has first-chaired over 100 trials to juries and the courts in domestic, criminal and civil matters. He has also served as a mediator and court-appointed special master (appointed by local judges), in addition to having a background in collaborative law, which affords him a unique perspective on settling complex matters.  He has written for numerous publications on legal topics and has taught Continuing Legal Education courses to fellow attorneys.

Mr. Patoile is the past President of the Douglas-Elbert County Bar Association, where he also served as Vice-President and Treasurer, which is an honor bestowed upon him by the other judges and attorneys who elect their peers for these positions. He is not only a member but has served on the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors, which was another privilege bestowed upon him by other lawyers and judges.

He has served as an alternate Municipal Court Judge. Mr. Patoile was the prosecuting attorney for several years in Monument, Colorado and has been a Special Prosecutor in Castle Rock and Greenwood Village, Colorado. He has been previously appointed by judges in the federal and local courts to handle a wide variety of trial matters. The firm was chosen as the Best of the Best 2007 Law Practice and as the 2008-Douglas County’s Finest Attorneys. Mr. Patoile has been chosen as the Best of the Best 2009 Attorney, by the readers of the Douglas County News-Press and the Castle Rock News Press.  He is licensed to practice before all of the courts in Colorado.

Mr. Patoile has achieved the highest possible ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating system: AV-Preeminent Lawyer, the only rating system where attorneys are rated by judges and their peers.  The firm is also AV-Preeminent rated and has the latest technology to assist our clients in efficiently and effectively resolving their cases, while keeping their fees fair.

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EDUCATION
  • University of Denver (B.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1995; J.D., 1995)
HONORS & AWARDS
  • Highest ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating system: AV-Preeminent Lawyer
  • Best of the Best Attorney CCN
  • Best of the Best Law Practice
  • Douglas County’s Finest Attorneys
  • "World's Best Municipal Prosecutor" - Monument Police Department
  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Alternative Dispute Resolution
BAR ADMISSION
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, Colorado
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
  • Municipal Court Judge (Alternate), Castle Rock
  • Special Master, Douglas County District Court
  • Assistant City Attorney, Greenwood Village, Colorado (1995)
  • Clean Air Transit Company (Board of Directors 1997-2000)
  • Castle Rock Merchant's Association/Downtown
  • Castle Rock (Board of Directors 2006-Present)
  • Douglas/Elbert/El Paso County Low Pay/Slow Pay List, Member
PUBLICATIONS
  • Continuing Legal Education presenter on Equine and Equestrian Law
  • Horse Connection Magazine, Legal Lead Columnist
  • The Chronicle of the Horse, Correspondent
  • Covertside, Correspondent
  • In and Around Horse Country, Correspondent
  • Maverick Press, Correspondent
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Assistant Town Attorney/Prosecutor, Monument, Colorado, 1997-2000
  • Special Prosecutor, Castle Rock, Colorado
  • Douglas-Elbert County Bar Association (Secretary, 1998-1999; V.P., 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001)
  • Metro Volunteer Lawyers (Board of Directors 1998-1999)
  • El Paso County Bar Association
  • Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
  • Colorado Bar Association (Board of Governors 2000-2002; Family Law Section Member)
  • American Bar Association