Longtime Denver attorney April D. Jones is honored to have received recognition of her professional excellence in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in the area of family law. No more than six percent of private practice attorneys in the U.S. are provided this distinctive honor each year. Selected lawyers must receive peer nominations from other attorneys who were previously named to the Best Lawyers list. When selecting recipients, Best Lawyers reviews the nominees’:
- Careers
- Successes
- Failures
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers™ uses an internationally esteemed and intricate peer-review methodology to find and recognize the top lawyers across the globe. In fact, it’s the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world, founded by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith in 1981. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has helped individuals find the best lawyer to represent their legal needs.
Best Lawyers has recognized over 131,000 attorneys through over 13 million evaluations by their peers in 147 practice areas in 76 countries. Their lists of outstanding lawyers are drafted through exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in future polls to stay in each edition. Attorneys are neither allowed nor permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
Yearly publications appear:
- Online at bestlawyers.com
- In regional magazines distributed to particular areas
- In various third-party publications around the globe
All lawyers recognized in 2021 and before Best Lawyers lists also appeared in The Best Lawyers in America© books.
Candidates must be in private practice as no in-house counsel is currently allowed. They must also be in practice for at least ten years. However, those who have been in practice between three and nine years (depending on their jurisdiction) can receive a nomination for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
About April Jones
Ms. Jones is the CEO of the Jones Law Firm, P.C., and one of the most influential women in Colorado law. She has practiced law for over 30 years and built an African-American female-led law firm entirely from the ground up. For numerous years, Ms. Jones has selflessly given her time and expertise to certain organizations that impact the Greater Denver community. She has also helped thousands of families successfully navigate the changing landscape of their lives.
Her areas of legal practice include:
- Marriage/partnerships
- Divorce
- Prenuptials
- Domestic violence or abuse
- Child support and custody
- Mediation/arbitration
In addition to being named to Best Lawyers, Ms. Jones has also received the following honors:
- 5280 Magazine Top Lawyer
- Avvo Rating of 10
- Justia Rating of 10
Do You Need a Family Attorney?
If you need a family attorney, look no further than April D. Jones and her award-winning team. Their compassion, knowledge, and skills can help you through even the most challenging times of your life.
