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Ralph A. Cantafio, Esq.
I was raised in Devon, Pennsylvania, relocating to San Diego with my family when I was
16. After graduating from La Jolla High School, I earned my Bachelor’s Degree at the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas. While attending the University of Colorado School
of Law, I was fortunate to clerk in Steamboat Springs. I was even more fortunate to be
offered a job as an Associate there and never left.
My wife, Denise, and I raised our two daughters in Steamboat. I am the Municipal Judge
in Oak Creek, on the Board of Directors at the Old Town Hot Springs, and attend the
Episcopal Church. Denise and I enjoy travel, our daughters and grandchildren as well as
the many friendships that we have built over the years.
And, by the way, I love art. I hope you enjoy the photos on this website of the original
paintings by Ferjo, Ford Smith, Leni-Dael and Sergey Cherepakhin displayed in our offices.
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Education:
Colorado School of Mines
Degree: Master of Science in Mineral Economics, December, 1992
University of Colorado School of Law
Degree: Juris Doctor: December, 1984
University of Nevada at Las Vegas
Degree: Bachelor of Arts: December, 1981
Honors: Dean's List and Class Honors, graduation with Distinction in History
Experience:
Shareholder
Law Offices of Ralph A. Cantafio, P.C., Craig and Steamboat Springs, CO. As the sole shareholder in a five attorney law office, I emphasize civil litigation including those pertaining to construction, corporate and commercial issues, as well as Oil & Gas. (December 2001 to present)
Municipal Judge
am the Municipal Judge for Oak Creek, Colorado. (June 2008 to present)
Partner
Cantafio and Hardy-Moore, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. As a partner in a four attorney general practice, my practice included civil and criminal litigation. I regularly appeared in Colorado District Courts statewide, as well as the United States District Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Colorado Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. My caseload emphasized domestic relations, taxation, bankruptcy, personal injury, criminal, corporate, and commercial law. (December 1992 to December 2001)
Attorney
McGill Professional Law Corporation, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. As an associate of a four attorney general practice, I emphasized civil and criminal litigation. (April 1986 to November 1992)
Staff Attorney
Central Pennsylvania Legal Services, Lebanon, Pa. As the sole attorney in an office responsible for servicing a county of 100,000 residents, my caseload included advocacy in the areas of domestic relations, landlord and tenant, public housing, public assistance, social security, foreclosure, bankruptcy, consumer affairs, and unemployment compensation. (May 1985 to April 1986)Staff Attorney
Bar Membership:
Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wyoming
U.S. Claims Court
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Utah
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Licenses:
Real Estate: Colorado, 2007
Real Estate Designations:
Graduate, Real Estate Institute (GRI), 2009
Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR), 2010
Professional Certificates:
Oil and Gas:
Petroleum Land Management, University of Denver, Daniels College of Business. (July 2011)
Petroleum Land Management - (Advanced) Finance and Management, University of Denver, Daniels College of Business. (August 2011)
Civic Participation:
Member
Steamboat Springs RE-2 Technology Commission and Fund Board. As a member of the nine person committee and Board of Directors overseeing the same, we were responsible for administering $1.7 Million annually to ensure state of the art technological resources to school district students, faculty and the general community. (July 1999 through April 2005)
Member
Board of Directors Member of Old Town Hot Springs. As a member of the Board of Directors, we are responsible for this multiuse recreation facility that includes swimming pools, hot springs, cardio equipment, weights and classes. This 501(3)(c) entity has existed in the heart of Steamboat Springs for over 80 years. (July 2008 through present)
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