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Donald J. Banner, Esq.

Mr. Banner focuses his practice on estate planning and administration, elder law matters, real estate transactions, business formations, and transactional matters. He has been a shareholder in the firm since its formation.

Representative Experience

  • Represented banks and the sellers of three banks, one national and two state
  • Represented the seller of two casinos in Colorado mountain towns
  • Represented the seller of $7 million ranch
  • Represented the sellers of numerous transactions between $1 million and $10 million
  • Represented numerous clients in the formation of various business entities, including corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, family limited partnerships, and limited liability companies
  • Planned estates for numerous clients with estates ranging from $250,000 to $50 million, using charitable and non-charitable planning techniques and various trust arrangements

Community

  • Chairman and Member of Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority (former)
  • Director Emeritus of Voice of the Martyrs, Bartlesville, OK (2009 to 2020)
  • Secretary of a private foundation organized to benefit the Pueblo Community
  • President and Board Member of the YMCA (30+ years, former)
  • President and Board Member of the Parkview Foundation (former)
  • Director of Rosemount Victorian House Museum (former)
  • Chairman of the City of Pueblo Elections Committee (former)
  • Chairman of the City of Pueblo Zoning Board of Appeals (former)
  • Chairman of the City of Pueblo Health and Human Services Commission (former)
  • Chairman of the Tenth Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission (former)
  • President and Director of the Southern Colorado Community Foundation (former)
  • Director of Universal Chastity Education (a Pueblo ministry working in East Africa promoting HIV/AIDS reduction, former)
  • Member of the Colorado Forum (former)

Education

  • Purdue University, BSEE January 1968
  • University of Illinois College of Law, JD June 1972

Associations

  • Christian Lawyers Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Pueblo County Bar Association