Legal Experts for Personal & Business Planning

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

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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

Messner Reeves Partner Simone Montoya Appointed to the Judicial Performance Commission for the 2nd Judicial District

Posted: April 25, 2024

Messner Reeves LLP is honored to announce that Denver Partner Simone Montoya has been appointed by Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatwright to the Judicial Performance Commission for the 2nd Judicial District of Colorado. Simone will serve a minimum four-year term with the commission. As a commissioner, Simone will play a vital role in […]

Messner Reeves LLP Announces Meranda M. Vieyra as Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer

Posted: April 19, 2024

Messner Reeves LLP is excited to welcome Meranda M. Vieyra as the firm’s Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer as of April 1, 2024. With decades of experience in the legal industry, nine of which as CEO of an award-winning marketing firm, Meranda brings a unique blend of expertise in law firm operations, marketing, B2B […]

Messner Reeves LLP Participates in ABA Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition

Posted: April 19, 2024

Messner Reeves LLP announces that Associate Elizabeth Salinas-Van Orman; COO & Managing Partner Michelle Harden; Associate Emilie Lorden; and Paralegal Gary Turner all participated in the 2023-2024 American Bar Association (ABA) Regional Representation in Mediation Competition. Held March 9-10 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, the competition consisted of two preliminary rounds […]

Messner Reeves Named to “2024 Top Attorneys” List Published by Colorado Springs Magazine

Posted: April 19, 2024

Messner Reeves LLP is proud to announce that Colorado Springs Partners Brenda Bartels, Amber Blasingame, and Scott Hawranek have been included in the 2024 Top Attorneys edition of Colorado Springs Magazine. Inclusion on this list is exclusively by peer recommendation, as no firm or attorney can purchase a placement on the list. Attorneys are ranked […]