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.

Our Attorneys Get in Touch

“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

Brenda L. Bartels

Brenda L. Bartels

Partner
Colorado Springs

Phone: 719.260.7900
Email: bbartels@messner.com

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

Insights

Successful Court of Appeals Opinion in Real Estate Case With Assistance from Partner Deanne Stodden

Messner Reeves LLP is pleased to announce that Real Estate Partner Deanne Stodden recently assisted in securing an important Colorado real estate opinion from the Colorado Court of Appeals. On behalf of the Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section, Ms. Stodden co-authored an amicus brief in Arnold v. Brent (23CA1288), in which the Colorado Court […]

Prominent Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer Katherine L. Turpen Joins Las Vegas Office of Messner Reeves LLP

Katherine L. Turpen is a New Partner at Messner Reeves LLP and Brings a Wealth of Medical Malpractice Defense Experience to the Firm’s Healthcare Practice Area LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES , August 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Full-service business law firm Messner Reeves LLP proudly introduces esteemed attorney Katherine L. Turpen to their team of […]

“Keeping Families Together” Parole in Place Accepting Applications as of August 19, 2024

Amber Blasingame, Partner, Messner Reeves LLP On August 16, 2024, the US Department of Homeland Security posted guidelines on eligibility and filing processes for the “Keeping Families Together” Parole in Place (PIP) pursuant to the Biden-Harris Administration Executive Action announced on June 18, 2024. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting applications […]

Messner Reeves LLP Intellectual Property Lawyers Secure $18 Million Jury Verdict in Federal Design Patent and Trademark Infringement Case

Messner Reeves LLP proudly announces the $18 million jury verdict secured in a federal design patent and trademark infringement case. Partners Greg Sitrick and Isaac Crum were lead counsel, and along with associate attorney Sharif Ahmed tried this case in Arizona federal court. It’s a rarity for design patent cases to reach trial in the […]

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Messner Reeves LLP
1550 Wewatta St. Suite 710
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 623-1800.