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Megan Alice Combs

Combs & Recht LLC

41 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law
Colorado

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Biography

Child custody, support and divorce are difficult to navigate on your own. I provide a road map through the legal system with as much or as little assistance as you need in getting you and your family through with dignity and a vision for your future. Full service divorce representation available as well as unbundled consultation and drafting assistance.

Practice Areas

Divorce: Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Estate Planning: Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Family Law: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

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I provide assistance to people handling their own cases. We can work together to draft documents, plan strategy, and even provide courtroom assistance as needed. We also provide traditional full service representation for cases that will reach solution through mediation, arbitration or through in court litigation.

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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Colorado
Since 1987

Crow, and Cheyenne Tribal Ct.
1990-1998

Federal Circuit
Since 2007

Professional Experience

Member: Combs & Recht LLC; 2012 - Current

Adjunct Associate Professor: University of Denver Graduate School of Psychology; 2004 - 2012; Develop and Teach Family Law at the graduate student level in the Forensic Psychology Program of the School of Professional Psychology.

Member: Elkins Combs & Recht LLC; 2000 - 2012; Elkins Combs & Recht, LLC 2000 to present. Founding partner in general practice firm. I limit my practice to Family Law with a significant focus on children. Practice includes substantial litigation as well as Child and Family Investigator (formerly known as Special Advocacy), arbitration, and mediation

Managing Shareholder: Combs and Miner P.c.; 1996 - 2000; Practice substantially limited to Family Law and trial work in all phases of Dissolution, including Restraining Orders, Motions, Permanent Orders and Mediation. Substantial portion of work as a Guardian ad Litem or Special Advocate in Dissolution cases, Special County Attorney, Elbert County, Colorado, Prosecuting Dependency and Neglect cases. Prosecuting attorney, Castle Rock Municipal Court.

Solo Practice -- Family Law: Megan A. Combs, Attorney; 1989 - 1996; Primary practice in Domestic Relations: Trials; Restraining Orders; Temporary Orders; Motions; Permanent Orders; and Post Decree matters. Also did Negotiation, Mediation, pre nuptial planning. Focus on child representation both as Guardian ad litem, Special Advocate and Child Representative in Dissolution, Dependency and Neglect and Delinquency matters

Education

Lewis & Clark Law School: J.D | Indian, Family and Enviornmental Law; 1976 - 1980

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: Biology; 1972 - 1974

Colorado State University: B.S | Forest Management Science; 1974 - 1976

Awards

Barrister's Ball Honoree: Metro Volunteer Lawyers; 2003; Award given for work with the Volunteer Lawyers Program including chairing the board of directors.

100 hour club: Metro Volunteer Lawyers; 2002

Professional Associations

MDIC Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Counsel: member; 1990 - Current

Colorado Bar Association and Douglas Elbert Bar Association: Member; 1987 - Current; Activities: Attend and present at monthly meetings.

Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Counsel: President; 2009 - 2010

MDIC Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Counsel: Treasurer; 2008 - 2009

MDIC Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Counsel: Vice President / Program Chair; 2007 - 2008; Activities: Planned programs for monthly Continuing Legal Education portion of meetings for 50 to 100 members.

MDIC Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Counsel: Secretary; 2006 - 2007; Activities: Prepared minutes and kept records of actions taken by the board.

Family Law Section of Colorado Bar Association: Executive Board Member; 1999 - 2004; Activities: Served on the board from 1999-2004. Currently a member.

Metro Volunteer Lawyers: Chair of Governing Board and Representative from Douglas Elbert Bar; 1990 - 2000; Activities: Served on the board for many years and as Chair of the board 1998-2000.