About
Gabriela Naomi Sandoval
Gabriela Sandoval has experience working for large for-profit corporations and nationally recognized non-profits including Outward Bound, Environmental Defense and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She has also worked for Colorado state government and private law firms. Gabriela is licensed to practice law in Colorado and Virginia although her practice is Colorado specific. After reflecting on her previous employment and volunteer experiences, she turned her mission to advocate for the most vulnerable members of our society into a reality by launching her own child and animal focused law practice in October 2007. No stranger to pro bono work, Gabriela volunteers on a regular basis with local organizations including Project Safeguard and has also served on the Board of Directors of local non-profit, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense. In May 2008 Gabriela authored an article published in The Colorado Lawyer and entitled, The Basics of Pet Trusts for Estate Planning Attorneys. Gabriela has also appeared as a guest on local news program Good Morning Colorado discussing Pet Custody issues. She is often featured in The American Dog Magazine writing about Animal Rights and related legal issues. Read Gabriela’s article on pet custody by clicking here and her article about pet shops by clicking here!
Few other attorneys in Colorado can provide their clients with the level of satisfaction, expertise and responsiveness that Gabriela Sandoval is willing to provide.
In addition to dedicating time to do pro bono work for the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, participating in the comprehensive CASA training program and volunteering for other organizations, Gabriela Sandoval attended trainings on ethics, litigation strategy, Juvenile and Animal Law. She is serious about staying informed for her clients. During her first three years of practice, she managed to accumulate twice the number of continuing legal education credits required by the Colorado Supreme Court. She was a participant in the highly recognized National Institute for Trial Advocacy in 2007 and 2009 in addition to attending Child Welfare Law conferences in beautiful Keystone, Colorado in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
In July 2007, Gabriela was offered a contract with the Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative where she serves as Guardian ad Litem (GAL) and is dedicated to providing high quality legal representation and advocacy to children and youth who need it most.
In her current work as Guardian ad litem representing children in Denver, she identifies with the feeling of instability and uncertainty that so many children in foster care go through. Her experiences as a youth in Connecticut were part of why she developed a strong desire to advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves. This desire is what also prompted her need to advocate for animals who have little to no representation at all even though they suffer many kinds of exploitation every single day.
Although Gabriela has considered Colorado home since 1995, she was born in California but is really an east coast girl at heart after spending most of her years growing up in Connecticut. She earned her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and her law degree at University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.
Gabriela Sandoval is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Counsel for Children, American Bar Association’s Center on Children and the Law, Denver Bar Association, Colorado Womens’ Bar Association and Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention Committee.
While she works long and hard for her clients, you might find her rubbing the bellies of her companion animals, Nina, Chloe, Logan & Jeter or enjoying her favorite dessert which is Purely Decadent Soy Delicious ice cream. Including travel throughout Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Gabriela’s passion for life and learning knows no bounds. But her first and foremost passion is helping children and animals in need.
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“Gabriela has a keen sense of the laws that protect your children and animals. I found her compassion and support throughout the entire process very comforting. I highly recommend that you contact her if you feel your children or pets are at risk or have already been violated.”
C.H. Centennial, Colorado