Atty. Lisa Shellenberger Doman
Lisa R. Shellenberger is a Managing Partner at Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP and leads the firm's Family Law & Juvenile Law Division.
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Lisa Shellenberger Doman is a divorce, child custody, probate, family law, and ip attorney based in Fort Collins, Colorado, practicing at Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP. They have 15+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2011. Admitted to practice in Colorado (2011). Educated at University of Colorado (J.D., 2011). Serands clients in Fort Collins, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lisa R. Shellenberger is a Managing Partner at Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP and leads the firm's Family Law & Juvenile Law Division
- A highly respected and award-winning litigator, Lisa is recognized as one of Colorado’s premier family law attorneys
- Throughout her career, she has successfully tried hundreds of cases, earning a reputation for exceptional courtroom skills
- Lisa has been honored as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in family law for nine consecutive years (2017–2025), among numerous other distinguished accolades
- Most recently, she was featured as one of Denver’s “Most Influential Women” in the April 2025 issue of VOGUE
- Lisa is highly skilled in representing clients in divorce actions, child custody cases, adoption proceedings, dependency & neglect cases, guardianship actions, maternity and paternity actions, modifications of child support and parenting time, grandparent visitation actions, and third party allocation of parental responsibilities cases
- Because of Lisa’s extensive experience and role as division lead, her representative case-types are typically the high-conflict child custody matters, complex high-asset divorce actions that often involve Marital Agreements, and high-consequence child abuse cases investigated or filed by the Department of Human Services
- In addition to family law and juvenile law practice, Lisa also engages in work in the field of tribal law
- She was appointed to the bench in January, 2018, to serve as an Appellate Judge for the Havasupai Court of Appeals in Supai, Arizona
- Because her appointment to the bench is part-time, she still practices both in tribal courts throughout the West and in Colorado state district courts in the front-range area
- Lisa is also extremely involved in matters related to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Colorado
- She is regarded as a leading specialist in the field of ICWA
- ICWA often is applied in many dependency & neglect cases, adoption actions, guardianship actions, and some APR actions involving Indian children
- Lisa is one of the most well-versed attorneys that actively represents clients in ICWA cases, and she is also often retained as a qualified expert witness (QEW) to evaluate and provide an expert opinion and report to the Court in ICWA cases
- Lisa further serves on numerous ICWA judiciary committees for many state judicial districts in the front range, and she also is frequently asked to teach Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to fellow attorneys and judges on the topic of ICWA and ICWA compliance
- She is a member of multiple Rules drafting committees in which she drafts or otherwise works with the committees to revise the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
- Prior to coming on full-time with Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger, LLC, Lisa served as a Clerk to Justice Nancy E. Rice at the Colorado Supreme Court
- Lisa’s publications include: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: NATIVE AMERICANS, “The Reasoning for and Purpose of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cengage Learning, April 2012"
- Lisa’s legal work has been highlighted in numerous national news articles, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and National Public Radio (NPR)
- Lisa attended law school at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado
- Lisa completed her undergraduate degree at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, with honors
- Lisa is an Oklahoma Native, and she is a member of the Choctaw Nation
- Outside of work, Lisa is an outdoor and fitness enthusiast
- She enjoys CrossFit, traveling, camping, equestrian horse jumping, mountain biking, dirt biking, scuba diving, and she plays in competitive women’s basketball league as well
- She enjoys doing all of these activities with her husband, Kyle, and their two dogs, Moose and Millie
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A divorce attorney guides you through property division, spousal support, custody, and the final decree — contested or uncontested.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practicing law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Fort Collins are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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