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September 27, 2026
Kinney Buzek Law Firm helps Colorado individuals, families, property owners and business owners navigate those moments with experienced legal counsel, practical answers and a clear path forward.
Kinney Buzek Law Firm brings together attorneys Benjamin Kinney and Vincent Buzek to help Colorado individuals, families, property owners and businesses navigate important legal decisions.
Their work spans estate planning, estate administration, mineral rights and business and commercial matters, creating a practice that can address legal issues that often intersect throughout a client’s life.
But good legal counsel starts before a document is drafted.
It starts with understanding the client.
What are you trying to accomplish?
What are you worried about?
What have you built?
Who are you trying to protect?
And what do you want to happen next?
Those answers help determine the legal strategy.
Good legal planning isn’t about accumulating documents.
It’s about making decisions.
Who should make decisions for you if you cannot?
What happens to the property you’ve spent a lifetime acquiring?
Who will manage your business?
What happens to mineral interests that have been in your family for generations?
And when someone you love dies, who helps make sure everything they worked for is handled properly?
At Kinney Buzek Law Firm, we help clients understand the legal implications of those decisions before choosing a path forward.
Because a document may solve today’s legal requirement.
A good plan considers what happens next.
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You should decide what happens next. Not the state.
You've worked to build a life, care for your family and accumulate the things that matter to you.
A thoughtful estate plan helps you decide what happens to those things. It can determine who will make financial or healthcare decisions if you cannot, how your assets will be managed and ultimately transferred, and how the people you care about will be protected.
Depending on your circumstances, that plan may include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, beneficiary planning and other strategies.
For business owners, property owners and families with complex assets, estate planning can also help coordinate assets that don't fit neatly into a simple will.
Someone trusted you to handle what they left behind. You don't have to figure it out alone.
Being named a personal representative or trustee can feel like an honor.
Then come the questions.
What needs to be filed? Who needs to be notified? What happens to the house? How are creditors handled? When can assets be distributed? What happens if beneficiaries disagree?
Kinney Buzek guides personal representatives, trustees and families through the legal and administrative responsibilities that follow a death.
Our job is to help you understand what needs to happen, what you're responsible for and how to move the estate forward while respecting the wishes and legacy of the person who died.
Protecting an asset that can last for generations.
Mineral ownership is different from most other forms of property.
Interests may have been purchased decades ago, retained when land was sold or inherited through multiple generations. As ownership changes over time, questions involving title, transfers, leasing and estate planning can become increasingly complicated.
Kinney Buzek provides legal guidance to mineral owners who need to understand, manage and protect these valuable property interests.
Building the business was the hard part. Protecting it shouldn't be an afterthought.
A business creates more than revenue.
It creates contracts, relationships, assets, obligations and decisions that can affect both the company and the people who own it.
Kinney Buzek works with business owners who need practical legal guidance involving important agreements, transactions and commercial decisions.
The goal isn't to make business more complicated.
It's to help you understand the legal consequences of a decision before that decision becomes an expensive problem.
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Not sure where to begin? Kinney Buzek Law Firm is here to help you understand your options and determine the right next steps. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your needs, ask questions, and gain clarity about protecting your property, assets, finances, and the people who matter to you.
Whether you are planning for the future, administering an estate, addressing a business matter, or navigating a complex legal question, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Some of the most valuable legal conversations happen before there’s a problem.
You don't need to know which legal document you need before calling us.
We’ll help you understand what comes next.
Estate planning isn’t only about wealth. An estate plan can determine who manages your affairs if you become incapacitated, who receives your property after your death and who can make important financial or healthcare decisions on your behalf.
The appropriate plan depends on your family, property, financial circumstances and goals.
When someone dies without a valid will, Colorado’s intestacy laws generally determine who inherits the probate estate. The result may or may not reflect what the person would have chosen.
Whether probate is required and how property is ultimately transferred depends on the assets involved, how those assets are titled and the person’s family circumstances.
Serving as a personal representative means you are responsible for properly managing and settling the estate. That can include locating and protecting assets, notifying heirs and beneficiaries, addressing valid debts and creditor claims, managing or selling property, completing required probate filings, paying expenses and taxes, keeping accurate records, and ultimately distributing assets to the appropriate beneficiaries.
It’s an important role, and mistakes can create delays, disputes, unexpected costs, or questions about whether you fulfilled your legal responsibilities.
You don’t have to figure out the probate process on your own. If you’ve been named personal representative, scheduling a consultation with Kinney Buzek Law can help you understand what needs to happen, what deadlines may apply, and what your responsibilities are before you begin making decisions on behalf of the estate.
For many entrepreneurs, their business is one of their most valuable assets.
An estate plan can address what happens to an ownership interest if the owner dies or becomes incapacitated and should be coordinated with operating agreements, buy-sell provisions, beneficiary arrangements and the owner’s broader family and financial plans.
Yes. Mineral interests can pass to heirs or beneficiaries just like other property. However, interests that have passed through several generations can create complicated ownership, title and estate-administration issues.
Because mineral rights can represent significant value, they should be considered intentionally as part of estate planning and administration.
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