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Keele & Parke Law Firm

Keele & Parke is a respected law firm that diligently serves the residents of Fort Collins, CO with reliable legal counsel in a variety of practice areas. We specialize in estate planning and helping our clients create wills or trusts that effectively preserve their legacies and assets. Our firm also offers sound, dependable guidance in the practice areas of business law, probate, and real estate. We bring years of rich experience to the table and measure our success strictly by the satisfaction of our valued clients.

Our practice was founded by attorneys Brent Keele and Jim Parke. Both our founding lawyers recognized a need for the Fort Collins area to have a law practice that brought firsthand business experience and real-life expertise to estate planning and business law. As businesspeople and seasoned attorneys, both Brent and Jim rely on their comprehensive educations, skill sets, and past experiences to formulate effective strategies and establish insightful planning frameworks. Keele & Parke’s core mission is to deliver uncompromising and proactive legal counsel that fulfills the needs of each of our valued clients.

Brent Keele

Brent Keele takes a hands-on, common sense approach to help his clients reach their goals. His experience spans several specialties and he has practiced in Nevada, California, and Colorado. Brent is able to use his extensive expertise to help his clients navigate business and personal transactions, carefully protecting their valuable assets and ensuring maximum tax savings. He is proud to use his skill set to serve his community, and has held positions in Boy Scouts of America, Larimer County’s food bank, the Boys and Girls Club, Convoy of Hope, and JustServe.

Jim Parke

Jim Parke's passion is problem solving. Using his comprehensive knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, contracts, corporate governance, and strategic decision-making, Jim is able to help his clients navigate personal and professional transactions with care and tact. His vast experience lends itself to finding solutions for his clients in every facet of the law from estate planning to business formation. Jim values family time, travel, and community service, and is active on several boards of directors.

Haley Abshire

Haley has been a paralegal with Keele and Parke since the beginning and has become an asset to the firm. She assists with document drafting, legal research, and company performance. Haley thoroughly enjoys working in the legal field and is currently pursing her Juris Doctor (JD) at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.  When not immersed in legal documents, Haley finds solace in spending time with her family, embracing all the Rocky Mountains have to offer, and reading.  

Taylor Fox

Taylor is an executive / legal assistant at Keele & Parke, LLC.  She assists with scheduling, client communication, legal research, and office maintenance. She hopes to utilize her skills to pursue her Juris Doctor (JD) within the next few years. Taylor is a Hoosier at heart and relocated to Colorado in early 2023 to further explore her passion of hiking and the great outdoors.