April L. Jones

• Publication year: 2022
• Pages: 96

April L. Jones No. Vol. 51, No. 6 [Page 96] Colorado Lawyer June, 2022

UNDER OATH MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

April L. Jones is a solo practitioner representing tenants in landlord/tenant disputes and fair housing law. She and her husband Floyd, who keeps the wheels moving as the firm's legal administrator, just celebrated their tenth year in practice.

Hometown:

York, Pennsylvania

Law School:

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Lives in:

Denver

Works at:

Colorado Affordable Legal Services, LLC

Practice Area(s):

Tenant representation in landlord/tenant disputes and fair housing law matters

CBA Member Since:

2013

Why did you become a lawyer?

I was a court stenographer for 15 years prior to going to law school. The next logical professional step for me was being a lawyer. Plus, I thought I'd be good at it.

What's the best advice you've ever been given?

Before I accepted my first client, my husband, who's got die softest heart of anyone I know, told me to "always seek to understand first before acting." His advice has served me well over die years in my area of practice.

What's the worst advice you've ever been given?

At orientation for law school, I was told to forget everything I had learned before going to law school because it would be of no benefit to me during my career. I ignored that person.

What do you like the most about your practice area?

I'm able to use my skills and connections to keep my disabled, disadvantaged, older, younger, and veteran clients housed, or give diem more time to find housing so they don't end up living in motels or sleeping in their cars. Every day when I...