Ms. Ellen R. Welner

Ellen R. Welner is a staff attorney with Douglas B. Kiel, Chapter 13 Trustee in Denver. She was previ- ously an associate attorney with George T. Carlson & Associates in Englewood, Colo., where her prac- tice included representing consumers and small business owners in chapter 7 and 13 cases. She co-au- thored the article "Bankruptcy and Divorce: What Divorce Counsel Should Know about Bankruptcy" in the October 2008 The Colorado Lawyer, as well as other articles on consumer bankruptcy. Ms. Welner has participated as a lecturer in past-programs presented by ABI, Colorado Women's Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association CLE, National Business Institute and Chapter 13 Trustee Seminars. She is also a member of ABI's Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Advisory Board. Ms. Welner received her B.A. from the University of Colorado and her J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law.