Juliet Piccone founded The Pet Law Firm in 2013. (LinkedIn)
An animal law attorney in Greenwood Village has been suspended for three years after admitting to spending clients’ money while not working on their legal cases.
Juliet Piccone, who founded The Pet Law Firm in 2013, lost her law license Dec. 12 as part of a settlement with the Office of Attorney Regulation, a state agency. That agreement contains a statement of apology from Piccone, which is unusual in such settlements.
“I am so sorry for not following through on these clients’ matters and not living up to the trust they placed in me,” Piccone’s apology states in part. “My conduct was the exact opposite of what it should have been, and I am thankful that these clients were able to pursue their legal matters without me, and that I was able to provide them with refunds.”
Piccone, a University of Colorado Law grad, has been an attorney since 1999. In 2020, her law license was placed on probation after she badmouthed clients on her public Facebook page and shared private details about them, including mental health diagnoses.
Piccone next came to regulators’ attention in 2023, after she received a $2,500 retainer from a woman who was trying to retrieve her cat and dog from an ex-boyfriend in Westminster. Piccone spent the money on food and housing but didn’t work on the case. Piccone later admitted to similar behavior with two other clients or prospective clients and their deposits.
“I feel terrible about what happened, and I have learned from it,” she wrote in her apology.
“I wish them all the best,” she said of clients, “and hope they can find a way to forgive me.”
One former client, who paid a $3,000 retainer that was later refunded, hasn’t forgiven Piccone yet. She and her husband are suing for malpractice. That case is in arbitration.
Piccone’s suspension further shrinks the already small pool of animal law attorneys in this area. Last year, the Evergreen animal law attorney Jennifer Emmi was disbarred after pleading guilty to hiring someone to kill her estranged husband. She is serving a 10-year sentence.
Piccone’s lawyer, Gerald Pratt, did not answer a request for comment from his client.
Juliet Piccone founded The Pet Law Firm in 2013. (LinkedIn)
An animal law attorney in Greenwood Village has been suspended for three years after admitting to spending clients’ money while not working on their legal cases.
Juliet Piccone, who founded The Pet Law Firm in 2013, lost her law license Dec. 12 as part of a settlement with the Office of Attorney Regulation, a state agency. That agreement contains a statement of apology from Piccone, which is unusual in such settlements.
“I am so sorry for not following through on these clients’ matters and not living up to the trust they placed in me,” Piccone’s apology states in part. “My conduct was the exact opposite of what it should have been, and I am thankful that these clients were able to pursue their legal matters without me, and that I was able to provide them with refunds.”
Piccone, a University of Colorado Law grad, has been an attorney since 1999. In 2020, her law license was placed on probation after she badmouthed clients on her public Facebook page and shared private details about them, including mental health diagnoses.
Piccone next came to regulators’ attention in 2023, after she received a $2,500 retainer from a woman who was trying to retrieve her cat and dog from an ex-boyfriend in Westminster. Piccone spent the money on food and housing but didn’t work on the case. Piccone later admitted to similar behavior with two other clients or prospective clients and their deposits.
“I feel terrible about what happened, and I have learned from it,” she wrote in her apology.
“I wish them all the best,” she said of clients, “and hope they can find a way to forgive me.”
One former client, who paid a $3,000 retainer that was later refunded, hasn’t forgiven Piccone yet. She and her husband are suing for malpractice. That case is in arbitration.
Piccone’s suspension further shrinks the already small pool of animal law attorneys in this area. Last year, the Evergreen animal law attorney Jennifer Emmi was disbarred after pleading guilty to hiring someone to kill her estranged husband. She is serving a 10-year sentence.
Piccone’s lawyer, Gerald Pratt, did not answer a request for comment from his client.
