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About Aspen Grove Integrative Law
Like a grove of aspen trees, we are all interconnected. In our approach, we aim to work with people in a compassionate way to resolve conflicts early, and in ways that seek to heal conflict between individuals. We empower people to take ownership of their lives instead of submitting to the typical motions of the legal system. Our intention is to counsel people through conflict in a way that avoids litigation and allows true healing.
An act of aggression between two individuals spreads conflict to all those connected with them. We believe that changing the way we deal with conflict on an individual level will ripple through society, and can bring peace and healing throughout communities. We aim to help our clients find resolutions that allow them to stay in the present, rather than dwelling on the past.
Dave and Eleni’s Story
Eleni was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and Dave is from Fremont, a small rural town in northwest Ohio. They met as interns on a statewide Colorado political campaign in 2006. After being married for two years they attended law school together.
After their first law school exams one of their professors asked to meet with Dave and Eleni to review their exams together. The professor was baffled because they had received the exact same score but their results were nearly opposite, meaning the answers Eleni had answered correctly Dave had missed and vice versa. In analyzing this anomaly, the professor explained how clear it was that Dave’s exam was based upon his “big picture” perspective, and Eleni’s was based upon her “detail-oriented” perspective. She said, “Dave sees the forest for the trees, and Eleni sees the trees in the forest.” They have used this knowledge to their advantage since this moment. This balanced synergy offers an all-encompassing analysis of facts, clients, and strategy. And of course it is a fine story for a law firm named Aspen Grove Integrative Law.
Dave and Eleni enjoy perspective-shifts induced by travel, time spent in nature, or seeing the world from the eyes of a child. As such, life is full of wonders as they adventure with their young children Niko and Peri.
In 2024, Eleni and Dave transitioned their traditional adversarial legal practice to an integrative law firm. This transition was based upon years of their own individual paths of healing and self-discovery; ever seeking to live with intention and in peace. Following much research, coaching, and soul searching, they learned that they had been incorporating elements of integrative law in their practice for years, and the time had come to commit fully to this peaceful way of being lawyers.
Dave and Eleni aim to help individuals resolve conflicts and legal issues in innovative ways that empower individual sovereignty, and they believe every act of peace contributes to healing the legal system as a whole.
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In his first nine years as an attorney, Dave assisted people in the areas of general civil litigation, employment law, and business planning and consulting. Representing hundreds of people in private negotiations and multiple courts and agencies, Dave noticed a pattern. Because our traditional adversarial system focuses only on monetary compensation, clients often leave this process feeling that they did not receive "justice" or that the underlying wrongs are still raw and not healed.
In 2023, Dave began exploring other ways of being a lawyer - of bringing kindness, collaboration, and cooperation to the law. He crafted a blueprint for how he could help clients heal from the traumas they've experienced, instead of fighting for years for a resolution that addresses only financial wholeness. This ultimately led to Dave and Eleni's discovery of the integrative law movement. In 2024, they renamed their firm Aspen Grove Integrative Law.
Dave's goal is to help clients find meaningful resolutions through peaceful means and to avoid the adversarial legal system. He combines legal wisdom with love and compassion to provide balanced assistance through complicated situations.
Education
B.S., College of Wooster, 2008
J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 2014
Bar Admission
State of Colorado, 2015
Training and Certificates
Licensed to practice law in Colorado, 2015.
Certificate of Concentration in Labor and Employment Law, University of Toledo College of Law, 2014.
40-Hour Mediation Training, Colorado Bar Association
40-Hour Mediation Training, Mediation Association of Colorado, administered by Blue Jean Mediation, PLLC.
40-hour Mediation Training, Center for Understanding Conflict.
ACE Coach Training Program (OC1) July 2025-present.
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Eleni has been honored to work with lovely individuals, couples, and families over the years, and now she is taking time away from the legal practice.
Eleni holds peaceful, loving space for individuals to rediscover wholeness and reconnect to true nature, so that each may bring a sense of peace and love throughout daily life and into communities.
Education
B.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2008
J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 2014
Mothering two humans
Bar Admission
State of Colorado, 2015 (License temporarily inactive.)
Watch Dave’s appearance on the Chasing Greatness Podcast to learn more about his journey from traditional litigator to integrative lawyer.
Want to work with Dave - but don’t need a lawyer?
Dave is also a trained professional life-coach through the Academy for Coaching Excellence. He practices an ontological model of coaching. If you’re a lawyer, professional, or anyone else who might be interested in reconnecting with your core values in order to find more clarity, focus, ease and grace in your life, please click the link below to learn more about Dave’s coaching practice.
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