Chris Griffiths is a Colorado divorce, appellate, and civil litigation attorney based in Lone Tree, Colorado. As a shareholder, he represents clients throughout the Denver metropolitan area and across Colorado in complex divorce, contested family-law matters, appeals, and selected civil litigation.

Family Law

Chris focuses his family-law practice on complex and high-asset divorce cases in which the financial or parenting consequences are substantial. He handles property division involving closely held businesses, business valuation, executive compensation, restricted stock units, stock options, trust interests, separate-property claims, asset tracing, undisclosed or omitted assets, and significant real-estate holdings. He also represents clients in matters involving maintenance or alimony, child support, parenting time, and allocation of parental responsibilities, including child custody and decision-making.

Chris has represented business owners, executives, professional athletes, musicians, and other professionals whose cases require careful financial analysis, discretion, and a practical understanding of the long-term consequences of divorce. His approach combines family-law experience with the financial discipline of a commercial litigator. When appropriate, he works with business-valuation professionals, forensic accountants, trust attorneys, tax professionals, and other experts, preparing each matter for informed negotiation while remaining ready for hearing, trial, or appeal.

Colorado Appeals

Chris represents clients before the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court. His appellate experience informs his trial strategy from the beginning of a case, with particular attention to the governing legal standards, development of the evidentiary record, and preservation of important issues for review.

He has served as counsel of record in seven published Colorado appellate opinions involving issues such as omitted marital assets, maintenance, imputed income, nonparent standing, permanent protection orders, parental decision-making, constitutional rights, enforcement remedies, and governmental immunity. The seven published opinions are listed below. Chris has also handled additional unpublished appeals and Colorado Supreme Court original proceedings.

For years, Chris has authored and presented the Colorado Bar Association’s Family Law Case Law Update. He has also written and taught on trusts in divorce, omitted assets, maintenance, taxation, electronic evidence, child support, and artificial intelligence in legal practice.

Civil Litigation

Chris also handles selected construction, insurance, real-estate, commercial, and business disputes. He has represented individuals, property owners, community associations, and companies throughout Colorado. This civil-litigation background strengthens his ability to handle cases involving businesses, real estate, third-party claims, and overlapping financial disputes.

Recognition and Leadership

Chris has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law and by 5280 as a Top Lawyer in appellate practice for 2025 and 2026. He was selected to the Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Stars list annually from 2017 through 2026. Law Week Colorado named him Barrister’s Best Civil Litigator in 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2026.

For his work as Griffiths Law’s Chief Financial Officer, Chris received a Denver Business Journal C-Suite Award in 2023 and was recognized through the publication’s CFO Awards in 2024 and 2025.

Chris earned his J.D., cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law and his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. As an undergraduate, he also studied abroad at Bond University in Brisbane, Australia. Outside the office, Chris spends most of his free time with his wife, Shannon, and their two daughters. He enjoys snowboarding, golf, cycling, hiking, movies, and traveling with his family.