Founding Partner

Ainsley E. Bochniak

Ms. Bochniak has a passion for research and writing.  She developed her skills as a staff editor on the Saint Louis University School of Law Public Law Review.  Ms. Bochniak moved back to Denver in 2014 to advance her legal career.  After gaining experience in family law and municipality law, Ms. Bochniak has dedicated her work to representing indigent individuals in their civil and criminal appellate needs.  Ms. Bochniak focuses her practice on righting legal mistakes made at the district court level through research and conscientious brief writing. 

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2013

Bradley University
Bachelor of Science, Business Economics, 2009

Activities & Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association (CBA) Member

• CBA Appellate Pro Bono Task Force Member

• Denver Bar Association (DBA) Member

• DBA’s “The Docket” Committee Member

• International Association of Professional Writers & Editors Member

• Certified Mediator

Bar Admissions

• Colorado

• Missouri

Partner

Steven E. Baum

Mr. Baum has spent most of his professional life focused on civil rights issues, a passion that blossomed during his undergraduate studies at San José State University and continued while he was in law school. Mr. Baum spent two years as a student attorney in University of Denver’s Civil Rights Clinic representing inmates incarcerated in the United States “Supermax” Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado in lawsuits alleging that prolonged solitary confinement violates both Due Process and the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

After completing law school, Mr. Baum spent several years in a small practice focusing on commercial litigation and domestic relations. In 2016, he took the opportunity to renew his passion for civil rights by becoming an Investigator for the Colorado Civil Rights Division, where he developed a thorough understanding of Colorado and United States anti-discrimination laws. After nearly two years investigating discrimination claims for the state, in early 2018 Mr. Baum returned to private practice, where he is more able to directly aid Coloradans, and to continue pursuing his passion for the advancement of civil rights.

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Juris Doctor, 2009

San José State University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2003

Bar Admissions

• Colorado

• Oregon

• United States District Court for the District of Colorado

• United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals