Attorney

Many of my clients at Lynn Landis-Brown, P.C., appreciate my depth of experience in a wide range of endeavors. My rich background as a registered nurse and a chief operating officer of a medical practice group and a real estate development corporation enhances my family law and elder law practice. My legal credentials and practical life experience encompass such diverse fields as health care, banking, mental health, child care, construction/real estate development and business. Lynn Landis-Brown, P.C., encompasses legal issues such as divorce, child custody, guardianship and elder law.

With a background as a registered nurse since 1981, I have been assisting families in crisis for many years. My family law experience initially arose out of my practice in professional liability defense litigation. Many of my clients requested and needed representation in family law matters. I realized I had an interest in family law as I had personally experienced the painful break-up of my own parents as a child, had been divorced, and had been a step-parent for many years. My interest revolved around trying to assist others through this difficult process in as economical a manner as possible.

As a result, I obtained training in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and collaborative law. My law firm continues to provide mediation and collaborative law services in addition to traditional litigation to our clients.

My current practice focuses on the resolution of high conflict family law matters in El Paso County and Teller County, Colorado, as well as the surrounding counties. The family law disputes I have assisted many satisfied clients with include:

• Divorce / Dissolution of Marriage / Legal Separation (for both traditional and non-traditional families)
• Children’s Issues: Including Child Custody, Child Support, Parental Responsibilities, and Relocation Issues
• Child’s Legal Counsel
• Family Support: Including Spousal Maintenance (Alimony) and Child Support
• Serving as Court-Appointed and Privately Appointed Attorney for Children and At-Risk Adults
• Conservatorship for Children and Adults
• Guardianship of Children and Adults
• Mediation
• Collaborative Law
• and other related Family Law Matters.

I also serve as court appointed counsel and as a Guardian ad Litem in the Combined Courts of El Paso and Teller Counties for adults and minors with exploitation, abuse, guardianship, and incapacity issues.

My past experience includes litigating a wide variety of matters involving health care, banking, mental health, child care, construction/real estate development, and business issues. I served as counsel to the medical, dental, clinical laboratory, mental health, and hospital communities, including the representation of Los Angeles County, California, owned and operated medical centers, and in the quality assurance, risk management, and ethics areas. I served as in-house counsel and chief operating officer of a medical group, Out-Patient Anesthesia Services, Inc., and served as a member of the Los Angeles Superior Court arbitration panel.

My past experience also involved defense litigation of mental health facilities, child care facilities, grocery stores, motor vehicle liability matters, and business/contract litigation, as well as lawsuits concerning the design and construction of residential and large commercial buildings. As a past President and Vice-President of a real estate development corporation, I have been involved in the acquisition and development of single family housing and commercial retail centers.

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Phone: 719-377-2306
Email:  E-mail Me

Mediation And Collaboratve Law Education And Training

• Colorado Bar Association 40-Hour Mediation Training
• Advanced Mediation Training (8-Hour)
• 16-Hour Intensive Advanced Divorce Mediation Training, The Elledge Group, Inc.
• Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Training in Collaborative Family Law

Areas Of Practice

• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce (Dissolution of Marriage)
• Family Law
• Child Custody
• Spousal Support, Maintenance & Alimony
• Guardianship/Conservatorship
• Trial Litigation
• Mediation
• Collaborative and Out of Court Alternatives
• Parental Rights
• Grandparent Rights
• Father’s Rights
• Non-Traditional Families

Bar Admissions

• California, 1986
• Colorado, 1994
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

Education

• Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  • Juris Doctorate cum laude – 1986
• California State University, Los Angeles, California
  • Bachelor of Science – 1981
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: Honor Roll
  • Honors: Moot Court Honors Board
  • Major: Nursing

Honors And Awards

• American Jurisprudence Awards: Criminal Law, Conflicts of Law, Labor Law, & Legal Research and Writing
• American Jurisprudence Award: “Highest Achievement Award” for Law and Medicine
• Cambridge Who’s Who, Professional of the Year Representing Law, 2011 – 2012
• Colorado Supreme Court Pro Bono Recognition Award, 2009, 2010, 2011

Professional Associations And Memberships

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section’s Military Committee
• Operation “Stand-by” Committee member – a project of the American Bar Association Family Law Section’s Military Committee where volunteers take calls from JAG officers to provide assistance to military members.
• Colorado Bar Association, Member
• El Paso County Bar Association, Member
• Penrose St. Francis Medical Center, Palliative Care Committee 2002 – 2003, Institutional Review Board 2008
• High Risk Assessment Team Adult Protective Services Unit of El Paso County Dept. of Human Services for Magistrate David Griffiths, Probate Court Liaison, 2001-2003
• Adult Protection Unit of the El Paso County Department of Human Services, Community Advisory Board 2001 – 2003, Vice President 2002, President 2003
• Committee for Adult Protective Services, Vice President, 2002
• Department of Human Services, Past President, 2000-2003
• Adult Protective Services for El Paso County, Member, High Risk Assessment Committee, 2003-2005
• Multidisciplinary Professionals Assisting Children, Member, 2003
• Multidisciplinary Professionals Assisting Children, Education Chair, 2003-2005
• El Paso County and Colorado Bar Associations’ Family Law Sections, Member
• El Paso County Bar Association, Law Day Poster and Essay Contest for Elementary and Middle School Students, El Paso County Bar Association, Law Day Poster and Essay Contest for Elementary and Middle School Students
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member, 2003
• Pikes Peak Collaborative Law Professionals, Member, 2004-2005
• Pikes Peak Collaborative Law Professionals, Co-Chair, Education Committee, 2005
• Colorado Collaborative Family Law Professionals, Member
• Colorado Collaborative Family Law Professionals, Education Co-Chair
• Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association, Board Member
• Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association, Finance Committee Member
• Probate Court of El Paso and Teller Counties, Guardian ad Litem for Minors and Adults
• Health Care Financial Management Association, Court Appointed Child’s Legal Representative
• Association Family and Conciliation Courts, Past Member
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Past Member
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Past Member
• Los Angeles Superior Court Arbitration Panel, Past Member
• Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section, Executive Council Member (term ending 7/1/14), 1994 – Present

Fraternities / Sororities

• Phi Kappa Phi
• Kappa Delta

Lynn Landis-Brown, P.C., represents clients in the Pikes Peak area, Front Range area, and Rocky Mountain area of Colorado, including Colorado Springs, Castle Rock, Monument, Woodmoor, Broadmoor, Manitou Springs, Fort Carson, Fountain, Cimarron Hills, Black Forest, Canon City, Woodland Park, Cripple Creek, Victor, Parker, Pueblo, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station; United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Northern American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), El Paso County, Teller County, Douglas County, Adams County, Elbert County and Fremont County.