Attorney Profiles


Marie E. Drake 
2000 South Colorado Boulevard
Tower Two
Suite 700
Denver, Colorado 80222
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (303) 329-3363
(877) 234-3152 (Toll Free)
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (303) 393-8438
Web site: http://www.bbdfirm.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
AffiliationsRepresentative Clients


Marie E. Drake has been an associate with Brown, Berardini & Dunning P C. since May 2008. Marie was born in Germany and grew up in Crested Butte, Colorado. She received her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law in New York City. She formerly had a litigation practice at the law firm of Litvak Litvak Mehrtens & Epstein, P.C. for seven years and prior to that, practiced real estate law with Harding Shultz & Downs, P.C. Marie now serves as counsel to financial institutions, private lenders and investors. She represents clients with issues regarding loan documentation, consumer lending, asset-based lending, probable loan resolutions and acquisitions, and litigates in the commercial real estate and bankruptcy areas.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Areas of Practice:
50% Commercial Litigation
25% Banking Law
10% Real Estate Law
15% Business Law
Foreclosure
Creditors Rights
Creditor Bankruptcy
Commercial Law
Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1999
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2008
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2008
Education:
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Archibald M. Murray Public Service Award - 1992


Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1985
B.A.
Honors: Distinguished Senior in Humanities - 1985
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Philosophy and French


Institut Catholique, Paris, France, 1984
Certificate Practique


Representative Clients:
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
KeyBank National Association
FirsTier Bank
Compass Bank
American National Bank
Mutual of Omaha Bank
Mayflower Capital Co.
Mayflower Capital Co.
Fowler & Peth, Inc.
Stillman Wholesale Meat Co.
Daimler Chrysler Financial Services
United Western Bank
Westerra Credit Union
Adams Bank & Trust
Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union
Bank of the West
First Amherst Financial Group
Belshower Door
New Frontier Bank
United Western Bank
Land Title Guarantee Co.
Park Range Construction, Inc.
Mile High Banks
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Advanced Family Law for Paralegals, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member


Colorado Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member


Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member


Rhone Brackett American Inns of Court, 2003 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Litvak Litvak Mehrtens & Epstein, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2008


Harding Shultz & Downs, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2001


Languages:
French

Representative Clients

Brown, Berardini & Dunning, P.C. 2000 South Colorado Boulevard Tower Two Suite 700 Denver, CO 80222