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Alexis is an Associate Attorney in Goodspeed Merrill’s Trust and Estate Practice Group, focusing on estate and trust administration, and protective proceedings. She is also part of the Family Law Group.
Alexis joined Goodspeed Merrill as a Paralegal in May 2021. She began her legal career in Cape Town, South Africa where she was admitted as an attorney in March 2020, and practiced as such at Abrahams & Gross Inc. She holds dual citizenship of South Africa and the United States and moved to Denver in 2021, with plans to start her legal career in Colorado. She continued working at the firm while completing her LLM at CU Boulder and passed the Colorado Bar in 2023.
In her free time Alexis loves to be outdoors and her ideal weekend includes a walk with her dog, Thor, and a huge cup of coffee with a croissant.
Education
- University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
- LL.M. - 2023
- University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- LL.B., Bachelor of Laws - 2017
- University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 2015
- Major: English, Political Science
Practice Areas
- Trusts and Estate
- Family Law
Professional Associations
- Colorado Bar Association, present
- Colorado Bar Association Elder Law Section, 2024 – present
- Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section, 2024 – present
- Colorado Bar Association Trust and Estate Section, 2023 – present
- Colorado Women's Bar Association, 2024 – present
- Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 2024 – present
Bar Admission
- Colorado, 2023
Current Employment Position
- Associate
Past Positions
- Abrahams & Gross Inc.