STARR & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
James H. Starr jim@starrattorneys.com
Jim Starr, the founder and owner of Starr & Associates P.C., started the firm in 1982, and has been serving a wide range of clients throughout the Gunnison Valley ever since. Throughout his career, Jim has worked with both individuals and businesses within a broad set of legal fields including: real estate, business, transactional, criminal defense, family, natural resources, probate, and civil rights. Jim holds a bachelors degree from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO – where he served as Student Body President – and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. Prior to beginning practice in Crested Butte, Jim started a full time legal services clinic in his home town of Ft. Collins, CO and helped developed the Student Legal Services Office at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, which continues to serve over 22,000 clients.
Over the years, Jim has shown a commitment to the communities of Crested Butte and Gunnison County at large through numerous community service activities. These include involvement with The Crested Butte Board of Zoning and Architectural Review (BOZAR), the Crested Butte Town Council, and the Crested Butte Land Trust, and tenures as both the Crested Butte Town Attorney, and a Gunnison County Commissioner (an office he has held since 1999). In 1990 he earned the honor of being recognized by the State of Colorado for his outstanding child support collections work. He also serves as President of Peanut Mine, Inc., the non-profit corporation responsible for reclaiming and restoring the Peanut Mine parcel just west of Crested Butte.
Since 1991 when it was founded, Jim has served on the Board of Directors for the Green Century Mutual Funds, a group of publicly traded mutual funds based in Boston, MA, with over $100 million in assets invested with environmentally conscious companies.
In his spare time, Jim enjoys time with his family, skiing, mountain biking, hunting, hiking, golfing, and reading.
Areas of Practice:
Corporation and other business entity formation, real estate, condominiums and townhouses, non-profit corporation law, civil and criminal litigation, family law, municipal matters and estate planning.
Bar Associations:
Colorado Bar Association, Seventh Judicial District Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association (inactive)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Crested Butte Board of Zoning and Architectural Review, Member and Chairperson (1980-1986)
Crested Butte Town Council, Member (1986-1991)
Crested Butte Town Attorney (1991-1999)
Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning ,Board Member and Chairperson (1987-1991)
Crested Butte Land Trust, Co-founder, Board Member, Secretary (1991-Present)
Assistant Municipal Judge, Town of Mt. Crested Butte (1996-2004)
Crested Butte Nordic Council, Co-founder and former President, (1986-1990)
Gunnison County Deputy Attorney for Child Support Collection (1988-1999)
Legal Advisor to the Gunnison County Legal Services Office (1990-1998)
Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County Colorado, Current Board Member, Former Chairperson (1999-Present)
Gunnison Valley Regional Transportation Authority, Board Member, Chairman of Ground Transportation Task Force (2002-Present)
Education:
Juris Doctor, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO (1973)
B.A. Economics, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO (1970)
Over the years, Jim has shown a commitment to the communities of Crested Butte and Gunnison County at large through numerous community service activities. These include involvement with The Crested Butte Board of Zoning and Architectural Review (BOZAR), the Crested Butte Town Council, and the Crested Butte Land Trust, and tenures as both the Crested Butte Town Attorney, and a Gunnison County Commissioner (an office he has held since 1999). In 1990 he earned the honor of being recognized by the State of Colorado for his outstanding child support collections work. He also serves as President of Peanut Mine, Inc., the non-profit corporation responsible for reclaiming and restoring the Peanut Mine parcel just west of Crested Butte.
Since 1991 when it was founded, Jim has served on the Board of Directors for the Green Century Mutual Funds, a group of publicly traded mutual funds based in Boston, MA, with over $100 million in assets invested with environmentally conscious companies.
In his spare time, Jim enjoys time with his family, skiing, mountain biking, hunting, hiking, golfing, and reading.
Areas of Practice:
Corporation and other business entity formation, real estate, condominiums and townhouses, non-profit corporation law, civil and criminal litigation, family law, municipal matters and estate planning.
Bar Associations:
Colorado Bar Association, Seventh Judicial District Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association (inactive)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Crested Butte Board of Zoning and Architectural Review, Member and Chairperson (1980-1986)
Crested Butte Town Council, Member (1986-1991)
Crested Butte Town Attorney (1991-1999)
Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning ,Board Member and Chairperson (1987-1991)
Crested Butte Land Trust, Co-founder, Board Member, Secretary (1991-Present)
Assistant Municipal Judge, Town of Mt. Crested Butte (1996-2004)
Crested Butte Nordic Council, Co-founder and former President, (1986-1990)
Gunnison County Deputy Attorney for Child Support Collection (1988-1999)
Legal Advisor to the Gunnison County Legal Services Office (1990-1998)
Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County Colorado, Current Board Member, Former Chairperson (1999-Present)
Gunnison Valley Regional Transportation Authority, Board Member, Chairman of Ground Transportation Task Force (2002-Present)
Education:
Juris Doctor, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO (1973)
B.A. Economics, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO (1970)