John Ciccolella is a sole practitioner in his law firm, Ciccolella Family Law, P.C., Colorado Springs, Colorado.  John has a significant practice in custody, including intrastate, interstate, international custody and parental abductions.  He specializes in high conflict divorces, including complex property division claims. John has an AV Preeminent rating with Martindale Hubble. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2013 – Present; and his law firm is listed by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s Best Law Firms (Colorado, Family Law). He is a member of the El Paso County Bar Association and Colorado Bar Associations, 1973-Present; National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), 1978 - Present (Member Board of Directors, 1979-1980, 2005-2013); Colorado Municipal Judges Association, 1975 – Present; ABA Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee; and Colorado Child Abuse Ombudsman Advisory Committee, 2012 - 2013. He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Juvenile Law, NACC, 2014; The Lohman Award, El Paso County Bar Association, for Improving the Lives of Children, 2014; the Stephan Cahn Award, Career Achievement in Juvenile Law, NACC, 2002; the Seraph Award, Pikes Peak Children’s Advocates, 1987; Special Recognition Single Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Child Advocacy, Pikes Peak Children’s Advocates, 1981.  He is the author of “A Study of Colorado Law and Procedures in Dependency and Neglect Proceedings,” Portland State University, 1979; Editor, “Legal Representation of the Maltreated Child”, NACC, 1980.  He has been presenter in family and juvenile law for the El Paso Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Professional Education Systems, Inc. and NACC.  Topics of his presentations included Representing Abused Children, Child Custody, Interstate Custody, Marital Property Division and related divorce issues.