Timothy S. Howell

Attorney and Counselor at Law

Hopkins Tschetter Sulzer

Timothy S. Howell is an experienced and integral member of the law firm of Hopkins Tschetter Sulzer. Prior to joining the Firm in October 2005, Tim was the principle of Howell & Associates, P.C., a law firm he established in 1996. He brings twenty-five years of experience as an attorney to the Firm and is licensed in both Colorado and Michigan.

Since 1992, Tim's practice has focused on landlord representation. He broke into the business with the law office of Reed & Hopkins, the first law firm in the Denver metro area to represent landlords exclusively. The Hopkins of that firm is the same Phil Hopkins who went on to found Hopkins & Tschetter with Mark Tschetter. Since that time, he has been assisting landlords and property managers with their legal needs. From basic residential evictions to complex commercial lease disputes, Tim has successfully handled a wide variety of cases in the field of landlord tenant law. He thoroughly enjoys the practice of law and the challenge of addressing the unique set of facts and legal issues that each new case brings to the table. Tim has acquired a solid reputation with his clientele over the years, for both his problem solving and litigation skills.

Tim was born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. The eldest of three, he grew up in a household of avid skiers. Every year his family traveled to the Snowmass ski area for a spring holiday, and it was during these trips that Tim fell in love with the state of Colorado. After graduating from high school in 1973 and a stint on the assembly line at the local Chevrolet plant, he headed west, ending up in Crested Butte.

While living in the mountains of southwest Colorado, Tim enrolled at Western State College in Gunnison, where he graduated with a degree in Business and History. In 1979, he headed back to Michigan for graduate school at Detroit College of Law in their night school program. During the day, Tim clerked for the Hon. Francis X. O'Brien of the Oakland County Circuit Court. From his seat in the courtroom next to the judge, he had the opportunity to observe some of the finest trial attorneys in the Detroit area. This time in the courtroom during his four-year judicial clerkship played a pivotal role in his development as a lawyer.

Tim and his wife Christi have a young daughter, Audrey Jane. Christi is an accomplished clarinetist, who performs and teaches her craft. In addition to skiing, the Howells spend their free time hiking, snowshoeing, and biking.