About Richard A. Harris
Ilorado. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Richard A. Harris included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Fellow, Colorado Bar Association Colorado Super Lawyers for Family Law, Law & Politics Magazine, 2006 Colorado Super Lawyers for Family Law, Law & Politics Magazine, 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers for Family Law, Law & Politics Magazine, 2008 Top Ten Lawyers of the Decade by Law Week Colorado, 2011 Law Firm of the Year by the Colorado Lawyers Committee (CLC), 2011 Highest "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, 2015 Best Family Law Attorney, Law Week Colorado's Barrister's Best Issue, 2011 - 2012 Best Family Law Firm in Denver, People's Choice per Law Week Colorado, 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers, Family Law, 2015 - 2019 Top Rated Lawyer in Family Law, 2015 One of Denver's 40 Under 40, Denver Business Journal, 2006 Best Family Law Attorney in the Barrister's Best Issue of Law Week Colorado, 2011 Ranked 10 by Avvo Best Lawyers: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2020 NAFLA Top 10 Attorney Award for Colorado, 2017 Top Colorado Lawyer by The Denver Post, 2015 Top Rated Lawyer in Family Law by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2015 Pro Bono Recognition from the Colorado Supreme Court in recognition of the firm’s pro bono work on behalf of the state’s underprivileged, 2008 - 2018 Other Sources of Feedback About Richard A. Harris Included on the 2026Colorado Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2015 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2008 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2006 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- University of Southern California, California
- B.A in International Relations
Current Employment Position(s)
- President
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker at Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Meeting, 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Board, Colorado Lawyers Committee
- Rotary International
- Chair, Board of Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2009
- President and founder, "The Road to Hope", 2009
- Denver Rotary, Immediate Past President, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
- CCAI (Chinese Children’s Charities), Board member, Executive Committee
Published Works
Articles
- Rich Harris Featured in KMGH Denver 7News Story About Parenting & Marijuana
- Rich Harris Discusses Updates to Antiquated Colorado Adultery Law on KDVR Fox31
- Should Family Lawyers Take A Hippocratic Oath?, Law Week Colorado
- Rich Harris: Family Lawyer, Business Leader, and Humanitarian, Memphisdivorce.com
- Preserving Children's Rights, Law Week Colorado
- Non-Nuclear Families Change Courts, Law Week Colorado
- Dividing Debt a Contentious Issue in Divorce Cases, Denver Business Journal
- Top Five Questions to Ask a Divorce Attorney
- List to Rich's Testimonial for Colorado Public Radio
- With the Recent Passage of Amendment 64 in Colorado, Marijuana use is Sure to Become More of a Factor in Future Colorado Family Law Cases
- Co-Author, Colorado Family Law Deskbook by Bradford Publishing
- Filing for Divorce and Obtaining the Best Possible Outcome
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Denver Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Richard A. Harris |
| Firm | The Harris Law Firm |
| Address | 1228 15th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 |
| Phone | 303-515-5000 |
| Phone | 303-299-9554 |
| Website | www.harrislawcares.com |
| Website | www.harrislawcares.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |