Private Client Services

We help you acquire and protect what matters most to you now, tomorrow and through all of life’s challenges.

We are experts in every aspect of personal and business planning. We provide comprehensive estate and transaction planning for individuals, families and business. We work closely with you, your accountants and financial and insurance advisers to create and implement plans that meet all of your goals. As life’s challenges appear, we help you navigate through.

When life or death administration is required, we understand the intricacies of probate, guardianship and conservatorship, and the essential components to elder care and trust administration. We help you administer efficiently.

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“Stephen and others at the Firm have been incredibly professional and helpful over the course of several years. In a situation with aging parents that is stressful at best, Stephen and others provided wise and compassionate counsel. Fees were fair and always as estimated. Results were exceptional…”

– Gary

“Stephen Lehnardt is very nice, knowledgeable and responsive.”

Find your Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney

Dale A. Anderson

Dale A. Anderson

Associate
Orange County

Phone: 949.612.9128
Email: Danderson@messner.com

Jason T. McIntyre

Associate
New York

Phone: 646.595.1114
Email: jmcintyre@messner.com

Stephen K. Lehnardt

Of Counsel
Colorado Springs, Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.4741
Email: slehnardt@messner.com

Planning Ahead

An estate plan to protect you, your family and your assets

  • Structure Inheritance your life and estate your way: Wills, Trusts and more
  • Decision-making: Powers of Attorney
  • Ensure your Healthcare Choices
  • Keep Control in Disability

Elder Care

Helping you maintain the highest quality of like in later years

  • Maintain Personal Control over Decisions
  • Plan How to Pay for Long-Term Care
  • Prepare for Medicaid by Protecting Assets and Income

Probate

Managing probate court administration of disability and estates

  • Maintain Personal Control over Decisions
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Estate Administration and Contest

Business

From start-up to exit, we help you achieve greater success whatever your endeavor

  • Business Creation Services and Ongoing Support
  • Succession and Exit Planning
  • Tax and Transactional Planning

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Messner Reeves LLP Named to ‘2025 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms’ 2nd Year in a Row

Posted: April 22, 2025

For the second consecutive year, Messner Reeves LLP has been named one of the best law firms to work for by the U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms. Additionally, the firm was recognized for offering top quality of pay to employees. Messner Reeves joins the list of other […]

Messner Reeves LLP Associate Elizabeth Salinas-Van Orman Selected for Colorado General Counsel Mentorship Program

Posted: April 16, 2025

Messner Reeves LLP is proud to announce that Greenwood Village Associate Elizabeth Salinas-Van Orman has been accepted to the 2025 Colorado General Counsel Mentor Program (GCMP). In addition to providing resources and mentorship to foster professional growth, GCMP also focuses on providing women and diverse attorneys at associate and junior levels access to Chief Legal […]

Partner Kathleen Carter Recognized as a 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer

Posted: April 8, 2025

Messner Reeves LLP is proud to announce that Orange County Partner Kathleen Carter has been recognized as a 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer. The Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer database is composed of client-nominated, stand-out lawyers in private practice, all volunteered by senior in-house counsel in large organizations. As such, the database is completely free from […]

Six Messner Reeves Attorneys Featured in Attorney at Law Magazine Legal Legacy Special Issue

Posted: April 8, 2025

Messner Reeves LLP is honored to announce that six attorneys have been featured in the Legal Legacy Special Issue of Attorney at Law Magazine. This special edition highlights the stories of several lawyers who were inspired to pursue the practice of law by another family member. Greenwood Village Partner Bruce Montoya is the father of […]

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