Nicole Economy Brown has been a practicing trusts and estates attorney since In addition to her JD, Nicole has a legal masters in tax which allows her to ensure that client goals are addressed with tax efficiencies in mind. She is the founding attorney of Brown Law Firm LLC. Nicole devotes her practice exclusively to Colorado estate planning, estate and gift tax planning, estate and trust administration, trust modifications and marital agreements.
In Nicole’s estate planning practice, her clients range from young couples to retirees, from those with high net worth to those with more modest means. Nicole views the attorney/client relationship as a collaborative educational process. She listens to clients’ goals and objectives and tailors the estate plan, trust modification or marital agreement to accomplish those goals.
When Nicole is not assisting Colorado families with their estate and trust related matters, she enjoys reading, traveling with her husband and daughter and learning about new countries, cultures and cuisines, and spending time with her clowder of cats (it’s a long story!).
PRACTICE AREAS
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning
- Probate/Estate Administration
- Trust Administration
- Trust Modification
- Marital Agreements
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND RECOGNITIONS
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, Trusts and Estates Section of the Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Informal Probate Subcommittee, Trusts and Estates Section, 2025
- Executive Council Member, Trusts and Estate Section, 2016-2018
- Colorado Bar Association Faculty (educational presenter to other attorneys)
- Pro Bono Star Volunteer for Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2024
- Colorado Super Lawyer, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Colorado Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2009
PRESENTATIONS
- “Retirement Planning: Trust and Estate Strategies for IRAs and 401ks,”
- Professional Education Broadcast Network, 2025
- “Planning with Retirement Assets, a Two Part Series,” Colorado Bar Association, 2024
- “Introducing New ADR Language into Orange Book and into Estate Planning Documents,” Colorado Bar Association, 2022
- “Sound Advice for Your Initial Meeting with Clients,” Colorado Bar Association, 2021
- “The Basics of Planning with Retirement Assets,” Colorado Bar Association’s Estate Planning Retreat 2020
- “When Your Friends are Close and Your Enemies Closer: The Ethics of MultiGenerational/Multi Client Representation,” Colorado Bar Association’s 2018 Estate Planning Retreat
- “Sound Advice for Your Initial Meeting with Clients,” Colorado Bar Association, 2017
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Volunteer Attorney with Metro Volunteer Lawyers
- Volunteer Attorney with Colorado Law Committee Family Preparedness Clinics
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Clemson University, cum laude
- Juris Doctorate, with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law
- Masters of Law (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law
ADMISSIONS
- Colorado State Courts
- Inactive Member of the Florida Bar
