Our Team Member

Charles Allison-Godfrey is the Staff Attorney & Policy Associate for Elevation Community Land Trust. He began working for the organization in fall 2021. In his role, Charles provides counsel to the ECLT’s real estate team, engages in legislative advocacy to advance affordable homeownership interests at the state and federal levels, and offers general organization risk management advice to the Board of Directors and ECLT’s executive team. These duties are informed by his deep commitment to affordable housing generally and homeownership in particular, and by the voices of ECLT homeowners and others who are most impacted by the lack of affordable homeownership opportunities.

Charles received his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2021, graduating Order of the Coif, and became a licensed attorney that fall. At DU, Charles was a Chancellor’s Scholar and served as president of both the Land Use Law Society and the school’s National Lawyers Guild chapter.
Before law school, Charles worked for the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a non-profit that encourages best practices in land use through research and educational programming. He graduated from Colorado College in 2013.

When he’s not working, Charles loves backcountry ski touring, cooking, and spending time with his partner, Vivian, and their dog, August.