{"id":23,"date":"2022-02-11T17:19:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lewiswm.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2022-11-14T18:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:50:13","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lewiswm.com\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Austin has over 30 years of experience in advising clients as a banker, attorney, and financial advisor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Austin started his career by serving as a business banking officer with Wells Fargo Bank in downtown San Francisco. Upon graduation from law school, Austin practiced law for nine years at two prestigious San Francisco law firms: Gordon & Rees and Craigie, McCarthy & Clow, where he specialized in advising businesses on litigation and transactional matters. When Austin returned home to Colorado in 2001, he served as senior in-house counsel to two Colorado companies: Graphic Packaging and Qwest. Since successfully challenging the Certified Financial Planner examination in 2005, he has been advising high net worth clients on all their financial matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin grew up in Boulder, Colorado, where he graduated from Fairview High School. Austin enjoys playing golf and spending time outdoors with his family in our beautiful state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Education and Professional Designations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Professional Designations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Certified Financial Planner
Member of the Colorado and California Bars
Series 65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected as a Five Star Wealth Manager by 5280 Magazine <\/em>and CoBiz Magazine <\/em>in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Educational Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Marquette University Law School, J.D. (with honors), 1992
San Francisco State University, M.B.A. (emphasis in finance)(with honors), 1989
University of Colorado, B.S. (emphasis in finance) 1986<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professional Associations and Community Involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Colorado Bar Association
California Bar Association
Boy Scouts of America<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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