Royall E.S. Charsley, Esq.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2001
  • High Court of South Africa, 1980

Education

  • B.Juris. University of Port Elizabeth 1977
  • LLB. University of Port Elizabeth 1979

Professional & Civic Associations

  • Member, Colorado Bar Association
  • Board Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Denver Chapter
  • Past Secretary and Bar Council Member, Port Elizabeth Bar Association, Eastern Cape Society of Advocates

After completing his education in Port Elizabeth South Africa, Roy Charsley was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 1980. Until 1982, he worked initially as State Advocate prosecuting criminal cases at all levels including appearances in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa (South Africa’s highest court at the time). From 1982 Roy commenced private practice in Johannesburg as an Advocate (Trial Lawyer) and moved to Port Elizabeth in 1984. During his 12 years in private practice in South Africa, Roy conducted trials over a wide spectrum, from human rights based criminal defenses to commercial and general civil litigation, including family law, personal injuries cases and labor disputes covering unfair labor practices, strikes and lockouts and unfair dismissals.

Mr. Charsley lectured in Company Law and Law of Contract at Damelin College in Johannesburg, and later developed course materials and lectured in “Court Skills and Advocacy” at the University of Port Elizabeth Law Faculty.

In 2000, Mr. Charsley moved his family to Denver where he accepted a position in the International Department of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. and later Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. He worked with Affiliate organizations in 19 different countries and played a significant role in establishing new Affiliate organizations in Austria, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan. He was admitted as an attorney in Colorado in 2001, and was the director of legal services for Financial Planning Standards Board from 2004-2006, attending to general corporate legal work and managed an international trademark portfolio with over 80 registrations in 30 different countries.

In May 2007, Mr. Charsley joined Kumpf, Charsley & Hansen LLC., where he does wills and estate planning, general civil and commercial litigation, family law, employment litigation, and criminal defenses.