Billie Jo Sowinski is a senior associate with the firm’s Family Law practice. Admitted to the Colorado bar in 2018, Billie Jo has dedicated her career to family law, managing cases from initial assessment through resolution and maintaining a consistent presence in Colorado’s domestic relations courts.
In the years before joining R&H, Billie Jo refined her family law practice by regularly steering clients through contested hearings, depositions, mediations, and complex settlement negotiations. She has developed particular expertise in the financial aspects of domestic relations, analyzing contracts, financial records, and discovery to identify each case’s strengths, weaknesses, and risks early.
Billie Jo understands how decisions about finances, parenting time, and property division can shape a family’s mental and emotional well-being for years to come. Guided by that perspective, she prides herself on her ability to explain the law to clients in clear terms and keep them updated throughout the case lifecycle. She listens closely, answers questions directly, and works toward practical solutions for the families she serves. Clients choose Billie Jo because she pairs courtroom readiness with a deep understanding of how Colorado domestic relations courts operate, what judges expect, and which arguments are most effective.
Representative Matters
Common law marriage dissolution - Obtained a dissolution of a common law marriage against a spouse who held all property, including a business in the spouse’s name, while also recovering business-titled assets in the property disposition.
Nondisclosure of marital assets - Secured a larger allocation for a client in a high-asset dissolution of marriage by uncovering hidden funds and recovering through liens and judgments.
Equal parenting time restored - Restored equal parenting time for a client in a high-conflict custody matter after successfully opposing several motions to restrict that were wrongly filed against them.