"I want to thank you for all that you have done for me through my divorce. Rick you are very knowledgeable and professional.  You have always given me very good advice.  You know how to handle each and everything that came up in a timely manner.  I always felt safe and secure with you by my side during court dates and meetings.  Thank you very much." 

- Divorce Client for Rick Brentlinger

What to do with Gifted or Inherited Monies

Rick Brentlinger

Often in a divorce case, one spouse has received gift or inheritance monies and has deposited the funds in a joint marital account.   It is well-settled law in Colorado (In Re: Moncrief) that placing fund such as gifts or inheritance in a joint account is deemed to be a gift to the marriage.  Read more...

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Richard P. Brentlinger

Denver, Colorado
Vice President
Director
Shareholder

Phone: 303.861.5300
Fax: (303) 861-2746
Email:

An Officer, Director and Shareholder of Inman Flynn Biesterfeld & Brentlinger, P.C. since 1987, Rick has handled hundreds of divorce, personal injury and wrongful death cases, obtaining substantial settlements and judgments on behalf of many clients.


Cases have included complicated and contentious custody and visitation issues as well as high asset divorces with marital estates in excess of one million dollars. Rick's practice emphasizes litigation and appeals in the areas of Personal Injury, Domestic Relations and Business Disputes.

Known as a formidable litigator, Rick also advises clients on business/commercial disputes and employment law matters.  He has been practicing in the Denver metropolitan area since being admitted to the bar in 1978.

Areas of Practice

Divorce/Family Law
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury
Business Disputes

Bar Admissions

Colorado, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1990
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1978

Education

University of Denver College of Law,  1977
J.D.

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1973
Political Science

Representative Cases

Fief v. Zellerbach Paper Co., 1992 WL 464714 (D. Colo.)
Anderson v. U.S. Department of Labor, 422 Fed.3d 1155 (2005)
Jackson, et al v. Unocal Corp., 2009 WL 2182603 (Colo. App.)
In re Marriage of Zisch, 967 P.2d 199 (Colo. App. 1998)
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District v. Continental Casualty Co., 834 F.Supp 1254 (D. Colo. 1993)

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, Member
Colorado Bar Association, Member
Denver Bar Association, Member
Arapahoe County Bar Association, Member
American Trial Lawyers Association, Member
South East Denver Baseball Coach, Member
Culture Haus - Denver Art Museum, Member
Children's Hospital Blood Donor Program, Member
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Member