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Portrait of Joanne Parsons Underhill
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DIRECTORY VERIFIED · PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITY PROFILE

Joanne Parsons Underhill

Real Estate Lawyers
Greenwood Village, Colorado

Over her 30+ years in Colorado, Joanne Underhill has represented hundreds of small businesses and their owners on business, governance, customer, employee, tax, and real estate matters, or in business and real estate litigation. Since 2013 she has offered her firm's legal services to business owners under a subscription program, called LegalPlans, that feature affordable, fixed monthly fees and other benefits, as well as under traditional hourly rate engagements. In 2016 Joanne co-founded the company now known as Integra, Inc. Integra developed Integra Ledger, the Blockchain for the Global Legal Industry. Integra Ledger is a permissioned blockchain for the global legal industry that facilitates secure and efficient interoperability among law firms and their clients.

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Specialty Real Estate Lawyers
Industry Legal Services
Organization Underhill Law, P.C.
Location Greenwood Village, Colorado

About Joanne Parsons Underhill

Joanne Underhill has practiced law since 1979. Her current practice emphasizes business formations, governance, business acquisitions and sales, employment practices, resolution of tax problems, and business and real estate litigation in Colorado's federal and state courts. One of the first women undergraduates of Yale University, Joanne served on the staffs of a U.S. Senator and a Congressman on Capitol Hill before law school. Her early years as a lawyer were spent at a national litigation firm in Washington, D.C. and at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (now known as the Office of Thrift Supervision) and Federal Savings and Loan Association (since merged into the FDIC). In addition to traditional ways of paying for legal services, Ms. Underhill offers her firm's legal services to business owners under a subscription program, called LegalPlans, that feature affordable, fixed monthly fees and other benefits.

Professional Career

2013 Present

Underhill Law, P.C.

Shareholder & Attorney

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States of America

1994 – 2012

Underhill & Underhill, P.C.

Shareholder & Attormey

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States of America

1988 – 1994

Popham Haik Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd.

Shareholder & Attorney

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

1986 – 1988

Gorsuch Kirgis Campbell Walker & Grover

Special Counsel

Denver, Colorado, United States of America

1985 – 1986

Federal Home Loan Bank Board

Associate General Counsel and Trial Attorney

Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

1979 – 1985

Howrey & Simon

Attorney

Was, District of Columbia, United States of America

Education & Training

1979

J.D.

Education Level: J.D.

Institution: American University, Washington College of Law

District of Columbia, United States of America

1973

B.A.

Education Level: B.A.

Institution: Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Professional Affiliations

  • Arapahoe County Bar Association Foundation
    Fellow
  • Colorado Bar Association
    Member
  • Arapahoe County Bar Association
    Member

Honors & Awards

  • National Honor Award Girl Scouts U.S.A. — 1998
    For service to Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council (now Girl Scouts Colorado)
  • Woman of Distinction Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council (now Girl Scouts Colorado) — 1997
    Honored as a role model for girls
  • AVVO 10.0, Superb — 2015
    Top attorney rating based on client and peer reviews

Community Service

  • Board of Directors, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce — 1996
    Statewide chamber of commerce for women in business (2 yrs)
  • Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council (now Girl Scouts Colorado) — 1997
    Founding co-chair, Women's Leadership Circle
  • Board of Directors, Colorado Women's Bar Association — 1995
    Statewide bar association for women attorneys
  • Co-Chair, Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition — 1998
    Statewide coalition of 98 women's and girls' organizations (2 yrs)
  • Public Member, Colorado State Board of Accountancy — 1999
    Member (7 yrs) of Colorado licensing board for CPAs (gubernatorial appointment)
  • Member, Greenwood Village Parks, Trails & Recreation Commission — 1999
    Member (9 years) and chair (3 years) of city's commission responsible for developing parks, trails and recreation opportunties
PROFILE SUMMARY

Professional Summary

Over her 30+ years in Colorado, Joanne Underhill has represented hundreds of small businesses and their owners on business, governance, customer, employee, tax, and real estate matters, or in business and real estate litigation. Since 2013 she has offered her firm's legal services to business owners under a subscription program, called LegalPlans, that feature affordable, fixed monthly fees and other benefits, as well as under traditional hourly rate engagements. In 2016 Joanne co-founded the company now known as Integra, Inc. Integra developed Integra Ledger, the Blockchain for the Global Legal Industry. Integra Ledger is a permissioned blockchain for the global legal industry that facilitates secure and efficient interoperability among law firms and their clients.

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Underhill Law, P.C.

Greenwood Village, Colorado

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