Our Team
Miranda K. Hawkins
PARTNER
Miranda K. Hawkins has been practicing law since 1999. Miranda provides practical legal advice and counseling to families and individuals in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, and estate and gift tax planning. Miranda advises a wide variety of clients, including individuals and families who want to plan for their children and families who need more sophisticated estate and gift tax planning advice. Early in her career, Miranda practiced in the areas of fiduciary liability litigation, ERISA, and employee benefits. Miranda also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Timothy L. Fasing of the Arapahoe County District Court in 1999-2000. Awards and Recognition • Best Lawyers in America (2023 - 2025) • Colorado Super Lawyers (2018 - 2024) • Five Star Investment Professional Award (2020 - 2024) • "AV" Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating • Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2012-2014) Professional Associations • Appointed by Colorado Supreme Court to Ethics Hearing Board (2022 - present) • Colorado Women's Bar Association, President (2020-2021) • Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation, Board of Directors (2019-2020) • Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2017-present) • Colorado Bar Association (Tax and Trust and Estate Sections), Member • Denver Bar Association, Member Community Involvement • The Denver Foundation Professional Advisors Council, Chair (2025) • Denver Bar Association Waterman Fund, Charitable Trust Administrator (2023 - present) • Denver Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association, Board of Directors (2017-2019) • Metro Volunteer Lawyers Power of Attorney Clinic, Volunteer • Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Chamber 100 Program, Class of 2007-2008 Presentations and Interviews • Panelist, Women Owned Law Firms and Women in the Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (October 2023) • Panelist, Sparking and Sustaining the Philanthropic Conversation, The Denver Foundation Fall Workshop (October 2022) • Panelist, Rock Stars Mentor Panel, Colorado Women's Bar Association (August 2022) • Speaker, Mind Your Ps & Qs and Your P & L: How to Read a Financial Statement, Colorado Women's Bar Association Board of Directors (April 2022) • Panelist, Women in Philanthropy, The Denver Foundation Fall Workshop (November 2021) • Panelist, Making the Most of the Moment: 40 Tips for Bar Leaders , American Bar Association Bar Leadership Institute (March 2021) • Panelist, Importance of Bar Association Leadership, Solo and Small Firm Mentorship Circle (March 2021) • Panelist, Specialty Bar Association Roundtable, Law Week Colorado (November 2020) • Interview, Colorado Women's Bar Association President 2020 Miranda Hawkins on Leadership Law Talk Colorado (September 2020) • Interview, Colorado Female Attorneys Feel ‘Deep Reverence' Over Loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Channel 4 CBS News Denver (September 2020) • Interview, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Colorado Connections Spanned Career, Rocky Mountain PBS (September 2020) • Speaker, Five Tactics to Think Strategically in a Crisis for Colorado Women's Bar Association Board of Directors (August 2020) • Co-Speaker, Board Fiduciary Duty Training for Colorado Hispanic Bar Association Board of Directors (February 2018) • Co-Speaker, Board Fiduciary Duty Training webinar for Colorado Women's Bar Association Board of Directors (September 2017) • Speaker, Wills and Trusts, What's the Fuss? Understanding Estate Planning and Probate (May 2015) • Speaker, Legal Issues and Estate Planning (December 2014) • Speaker, Estate Planning 101 (February 2013) • Speaker, Estate Planning Strategies in an Uncertain Political and Economic Environment (January 2009) • Speaker, Advising Pro Bono Clients in the Areas of Wills, Probate, Conservatorship & Guardianships (November 2007) Publications • Featured, Professional Spotlight: Miranda Hawkins, The 1891-CWBA blog (October 2023) • Featured, Thinking Strategically in Crisis, The 1891-CWBA blog (October 2020) • Co-author, New Remote Notarization Rules – Not Out of Sight, Out of Mind, web blog post, The 1891-CWBA (May 2020) • Featured, Inside the CWBA: Meet Miranda Hawkins, Board Member Spotlight, The Advocate (Winter 2017-2018) • Co-author, Four Estate Planning Pitfalls for the Unwary Business Owner, Business Altitude Magazine (Fall 2007) • Co-author, The Right to Die and the Ninth Amendment: Compassion in Dying after Glucksberg & Vacco, 7 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 313 (Winter 1999) • Author, Oil & Gas Law, 75 Denv. U. L. Rev. 1031 (1998) Education • University of Denver College of Law J.D., 1999 Denver University Law Review, Board of Editors (1998-1999) • Baylor University B.A., 1996
Jennifer A. Gordon
PARTNER
Jennifer A. Gordon focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and probate. Jennifer works in partnership with individuals and families to determine their estate planning goals and develop the right estate plan for their future and for their family. She also assists clients with the administration of a friend or family member's estate, working to make a difficult process easier. Professional Associations • Colorado Bar Association, Member • Denver Bar Association, Member • Colorado Women's Bar Association, Member Community Involvement • The Denver Foundation Professional Advisors Council, Member • Metro Volunteer Lawyers Power of Attorney Clinic, Volunteer Education • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1998 • Tufts University, B.A., 1995 Publications • Author, Estate Planning Blues, web blog post, Sullivan Financial Planning Blog (June 2023) • Co-author, New Remote Notarization Rules – Not Out of Sight, Out of Mind, web blog post, The 1891-CWBA (May 2020)
Anne M. Zogg
ASSOCIATE
Anne began her professional career as an auditor and registered Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). After obtaining her law degree, Anne used her accounting background to practice in the area of business fraud litigation. Her passion for helping others later led her to work in the public interest sector at Metro Volunteer Lawyers, where Anne coordinated the provision of advance planning documents for older adults experiencing poverty by recruiting and training volunteer attorneys and facilitating an extensive pro bono clinic program. Anne now focuses her passion for helping others on assisting families and individuals with trust and estate planning, administration, and probate. Professional Associations • Colorado Bar Association (Trust and Estate and Elder Law Sections), Member • Denver Bar Association, Member • Douglas Elbert Bar Association, Member • Denver Estate Planning Council, Member Community Involvement • Metro Volunteer Lawyers, Advisory Board Member • Denver Access to Justice Committee, Vice-Chair • Colorado Access to Justice Commission Delivery Committee, Member Presentations • Presenter, Professionalism Matters, Arapahoe County Bar Association (October 2022) Education • The George Washington • University Law School Juris Doctor, With Honors, 2004 • Articles Editor, The Public Contract Law Journal • University of Notre Dame • Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, 1998
Madeline VanHeuvelen
PARALEGAL
Madeline VanHeuvelen graduated magna cum laude from National American University with a bachelor's degree in 2014. She began her career working as a litigation paralegal in Rapid City for a family law firm. Later moved to Las Vegas where she continued to gain extensive paralegal experience specializing in medical defense, bankruptcy, and construction litigation. Madeline recently moved to Denver and joined Hawkins Gordon in January 2023. She assists clients with estate and trust administration as well as the preparation of estate planning documents.
Becky Simon
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
​E: bsimon@hawkinsgordon.com
Becky Simon is a seasoned administrative assistant with over 10 years of experience. Becky joined Hawkins Gordon in November 2023. When you call our office Becky will be there to assist with scheduling meetings and connecting you with the right member of our team. Becky enjoys helping those around her and making everyone feel welcome.