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Kate vigorously advocates for her clients both in and out of the courtroom. She devotes 100% of her practice to family law, and she understands the toll that these cases take on her clients.
Kate M. Lewis is a founding shareholder of CRCBL. Kate specializes in high asset divorces and separations and high conflict parenting disputes, including cases involving mental health issues, domestic violence, and substance abuse. She primarily practices in divorces, separations, allocation of parental responsibility actions (“custody”), post-decree child support and/or maintenance modifications, parenting time disputes, high asset divorces, complicated financial matters, grandparent visitation cases, juvenile matters, paternity actions, and protection orders.
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Kate is both an advocate and a counselor to her clients, and will connect her clients to the right team of financial planners, therapists, and experts needed to facilitate the special needs of their cases. Kate is a trial lawyer who is collaboratively trained and interested in helping clients seek creative solutions to their unique family problems. To that end, Kate has served as the Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and President of the Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee (MDIC), an organization of mental health professionals and family law attorneys who meet each month to discuss and educate one another about the overlap between the professions. Kate also serves on the executive council of the family law bar. She has co-chaired the annual Family Law Institute, written and edited chapters of the domestic relationship bench bar book, and presents continuing legal education courses throughout the state of Colorado on complicated issues in family law cases. In 2022 Kate was awarded Lawyer of the Year for Family Law Arbitration in Denver by Best Lawyers. She has been voted by her peers as a Rising Star and/or Super Lawyer each year since 2014 and designated as a top lawyer by Best Lawyers each year since 2020.
Kate has experience in numerous Colorado courts including Denver, Douglas, Arapahoe, Adams, Jefferson, Pueblo, Washington, Broomfield, Boulder, El Paso, Summit, Pitkin, Grand and Larimer counties.
Kate is also a competitive endurance athlete. To date she has run more than 15 marathons, including winning her age group in the New York City Marathon. She completed her first full 140.6 mile Ironman in 2010, and in 2021 she crossed the finish line of the Leadville 100 Trail Run in under 30 hours. Outside of her practice Kate enjoys spending time on the trails and in the mountains with her husband, dogs and kids.
Kate M. Lewis
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Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Divorce and Separation
- Allocation of Parental Responsibility
- Child Custody and Support
- Post-Decree Orders
- Maintenance and Spousal Support
- Protection Orders
- Mediation/Arbitration
Education
Education
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, J.D.
- Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, New York, B.A.
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
- Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2014-2021
- Best Lawyers in America, 2020 – 2022
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section, Executive Council Member 2018 – Present
- CBA FLS, Executive Council, Treasurer, 2020-2021
- CBA FLS Executive Council, Secretary, 2021-2022
- Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee (MDIC), Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, President 2014-2018
- Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Member, 2018-Present
- Academy of Collaborative Legal Professionals, Member, 2019-Present
- Family Law Section, Chair of Young Lawyers Committee, 2010 – Present
- Rose Community Foundation – Roots & Branches Foundation, Member, 2012
- Adams/Broomfield Bar Association (ABBA), Family Law Section, Chair, 2013 – 2017
- Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Legal Services Committee, 2013 – Present
- Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee, Member, 2012 – 2014
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Denver Bar Association, Member
Professional/Community Affiliations
Kate enjoys working with local organizations and is an advocate for underprivileged persons. She is passionate about providing this community with legal representation, as evidenced by her involvement in organizations, including:
- Giving pro-bono legal services at Metro Volunteer Lawyers
- Giving pro-bono legal services at the Family Tree clinic
- Denver Domestic Attorneys pro-bono “Firefighter”
- Representing juveniles on a pro-bono basis in the Youth Advocacy Civil Justice Clinic
- Training disabled athletes with the Achilles Foundation
Published Works and Presentations
- Co-Chair of the Family Law Institute, August, 2020
- Co-Author and Editor of Family Law Bench Bar Book 2015-Present
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Litigating Substance Abuse Cases, Co-Presenter, Family Law Fall Update, November, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Moderator, Acrimony to Amicable From the Trenches – How They Learned to Get Along, August, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter, “’Psychologese’ Concepts and Terms to Look for When Reviewing Psychological Reports” Advanced Family Law Conference, December, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter, “Drafting the Separation Agreement” Family Law Basic Skills Seminar, Spring 2019, Spring 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Grandparent Visitation Rights, Co-Presenter, Family Law Institute 2017
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Third Party Visitation Rights, Co Presenter, Judicial Institute, 2018
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter of Family Law Basics trainings presented at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Moye White LLP, April and May 2016.
- “Family Law & Federal Actions Pro Bono Hotline Training,” Bryan Cave LLP, November 2013, 2014, 2015
- “Things Young Lawyers Need To Know,” Colorado Bar Association – Young Lawyers Division (CBA-YLD), November 2012
- “An Overview of the Divorce Process,” CBA Legal Lines, 2012
- “Creating a Parenting Plan,” CBA Legal Lines, 2011
- “Presenting Your Strategic Financial Case,” Colorado Bar Association – Family Law Section
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section, Executive Council Member 2018 – Present
- CBA FLS, Executive Council, Treasurer, 2020-2021
- CBA FLS Executive Council, Secretary, 2021-2022
- Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee (MDIC), Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, President 2014-2018
- Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Member, 2018-Present
- Academy of Collaborative Legal Professionals, Member, 2019-Present
- Family Law Section, Chair of Young Lawyers Committee, 2010 – Present
- Rose Community Foundation – Roots & Branches Foundation, Member, 2012
- Adams/Broomfield Bar Association (ABBA), Family Law Section, Chair, 2013 – 2017
- Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Legal Services Committee, 2013 – Present
- Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee, Member, 2012 – 2014
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Denver Bar Association, Member
Professional/Community Affiliations
Kate enjoys working with local organizations and is an advocate for underprivileged persons. She is passionate about providing this community with legal representation, as evidenced by her involvement in organizations, including:
- Giving pro-bono legal services at Metro Volunteer Lawyers
- Giving pro-bono legal services at the Family Tree clinic
- Denver Domestic Attorneys pro-bono “Firefighter”
- Representing juveniles on a pro-bono basis in the Youth Advocacy Civil Justice Clinic
- Training disabled athletes with the Achilles Foundation
Published Works and Presentations
- Co-Chair of the Family Law Institute, August, 2020
Co-Author and Editor of Family Law Bench Bar Book 2015-Present - Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Litigating Substance Abuse Cases, Co-Presenter, Family Law Fall Update, November, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Moderator, Acrimony to Amicable From the Trenches – How They Learned to Get Along, August, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter, “’Psychologese’ Concepts and Terms to Look for When Reviewing Psychological Reports” Advanced Family Law Conference, December, 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter, “Drafting the Separation Agreement” Family Law Basic Skills Seminar, Spring 2019, Spring 2020
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Grandparent Visitation Rights, Co-Presenter, Family Law Institute 2017
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Third Party Visitation Rights, Co Presenter, Judicial Institute, 2018
- Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Co-Presenter of Family Law Basics trainings presented at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Moye White LLP, April and May 2016
- “Family Law & Federal Actions Pro Bono Hotline Training,” Bryan Cave LLP, November 2013, 2014, 2015
- “Things Young Lawyers Need To Know,” Colorado Bar Association – Young Lawyers Division (CBA-YLD), November 2012
- “An Overview of the Divorce Process,” CBA Legal Lines, 2012
- “Creating a Parenting Plan,” CBA Legal Lines, 2011
- “Presenting Your Strategic Financial Case,” Colorado Bar Association – Family Law Section
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Denver, Colorado 80202
info@crcbl.com
Phone
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