MICHAEL L SHEA, JD

Michael L. Shea, JD, is a retired CW5 Army aviator and Colorado lawyer who spent more than 20 years with the Colorado Army National Guard. He served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Blackhawk Medevac pilot and did a tour of duty as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam with the US Marnie Corps. Mike has been a Colorado lawyer for more than 30 years.

Mike’s practice focuses solely on Veteran’s benefits, appeals of the denial of benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, upgrades of military discharges and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act cases. 

Mike is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law teaching in the newly created Veterans Advocacy Project, an externship program for law students. He has a BS in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and received his MBA and JD from the University of Denver in 1980.