Charles T. Houghton

Charles Houghton has been practicing law since 1985. He has decades of experience in business law, real estate law, municipal law, regulatory law, estate planning, and employment matters. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal counsel to individuals and businesses, with a focus on business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, governmental and regulatory matters, real estate matters, commercial leasing, business succession planning, and estate planning.

Mr. Houghton has a proven track record of guiding clients through complex legal matters, from entity formation and corporate governance to business acquisitions, complicated real estate matters, and business succession planning. His estate planning practice includes the preparation of wills, trusts, medical directives (living wills), medical powers of attorney and general powers of attorney, ensuring his clients’ personal and financial legacies are well-protected.

Previously, Mr. Houghton served as the City Attorney for the City of Cripple Creek for ten years, where he played a pivotal role in navigating the legal and regulatory challenges of the city’s gaming industry. He was also General Counsel for one of Colorado’s largest real estate developers, working extensively in real estate law, commercial leasing, complex real estate transactions and financing, as well as working with governmental entities on land use planning, zoning, infrastructure development, and water law.

When not in the office, you will find Charles somewhere in the Colorado mountains, fly-fishing, riding his motorcycle, bicycling, off-roading, and photographing all that Colorado has to offer.