Member Spotlight

• Publication year: 2022
• Pages: 96

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT No. Vol. 51, No. 8 [Page 96] Colorado Lawyer September, 2022

August, 2022

Ryan Kalamaya

Ryan Kalamaya is a ski bum in Aspen who moonlights as a trial lawyer and managing partner of a growing firm that specializes in personal injury, criminal defense, and family law. He has a podcast called "Divorce at Altitude" and is the current board chair for Alpine Legal Services.

PROFILE

Hometown:

Longmont

Law School:

University of Colorado Law School

Lives in:

Snowmass Village

Works at:

Kalamaya | Goscha

Practice Area(s):

Family Law and Personal Injury

CBA Member Since:

2007

Why did you become a lawyer?

I realized in college that I wasn't good enough to become a professional baseball player. I taught for a year at a boarding school in England and traveled around the world before running out of money and applying to law school. I became a lawyer because I enjoy learning new things, working with individuals, and the competitiveness of litigation.

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

Don Quick, who was the Adams County district attorney, encouraged me to move to the mountains to take a position with the Eagle County DA's Office. I love practicing law in the mountains.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

My greatest professional achievement is starting an ambitious, innovative law firm with my partner, Amy Goscha. My greatest life achievement is getting my wife to marry and have two kids with me.

What do you wish you had learned in law school?

How to manage a law firm.

What technology has transformed your practice?

We leverage auto email campaigns for every matter our firm takes on. Each client receives a series of emails over the first month of our relationship that explains issues such as the attorney-client privilege, litigation hold, and how to keep fees down.

What are the greatest challenges you face...