Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate
Licensed in Colorado since: 2010
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Hartney Law, LLC
4450 Arapahoe Ave#100
Boulder, CO 80303 Phone: 303-747-3909 Email: Martha Hartney Visit website
Martha has been practicing estate planning in Colorado for over thirteen years—Consistently and joyfully connecting parents to a deeper essence of estate planning that transforms a traditionally austere process into one of liberation and bonding. The firm’s mission to educate and empower families has touched hundreds of parents. The firm gained attention as Best of the West the second year it was open, awarded by YellowScene Magazine, and won the award six years running.
Motivated by an insatiable desire to provide the best care while being a full-time, single mother for her two sons, Martha graduated from the University of Denver. She focused her studies on family, juvenile, and estate law as she empowered herself with a vast and intricate knowledge of the overlapping realities of parenting and law. Serving in the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office; Larimer County Domestic Courts; and the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center Martha has served as a pro bono guardian ad litem representing abused and delinquent children. After law school, she was certified as a Child & Family Investigator through the Colorado Bar Association and is also a mediator. She has also supported new mothers as a La Leche League Leader and been an advocate of attachment parenting and natural parenting. She is a mother to two young men who both graduated from CU Boulder.
First Admitted: 2010, Colorado
Professional Webpage: http://www.hartneylaw.com/who-we-are/martha-hartney/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Psychedelic Bar Association., 2024
- Member and Legislative Liaison of the Colorado Bar Association's Natural Medicine Committee, 2024
- First steward of the Religious Use Subcommittee of the Psychedelic Bar Association., 2022
- Thompson G. Marsh and Lucy Marsh American Inn of Court, 2022
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2021
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2020
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2019
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2018
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2017
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2016
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2015
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2014
- Serving on Colorado Bar Association's UTC Drafting Committee, 2013
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2012
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2013
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court, 2011
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settlement to grant permits to import and use ayahuasca (a Schedule I controlled substance) under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act for the Church of the Eagle and the Condor., 2024
Videos
- Part 2 of Interview with Gary Smith, Esq. on plant medicine law., Psychelica Lex Podcast Episode 2021-08 Part 2, 2021
- Part 1 of podcast with Gary Smith, Esq. discussing plant medicine and the law., Psychelica Lex Podcast Episode 2021-08 Part 1, 2021
Representative Clients
- High-net-worth clients over $10 million, 2023
- Ultra high-net-worth client ~$180 million estate, multi-state domestic asset protection trusts., 2018
Special Licenses / Certifications
- California Institute of Integral Studies Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research (First Attorney admitted and graduated), 2020
- 40-Hour Mediation Training Completion Certificate, 2019
- Child & Family Investigator Certification, 2009
Pro bono / Community Service
- Board Member for Psychedelic Bar Association (3-year term), 2024
- First Steward of the Religious Use Subcommittee of the Psychedelic Bar Association
- Pro bono estate planning and guardianship of minors services for single mothers.
Honors
- SuperLawyers Rising Stars, SuperLawyers, 2020
- Best of the West, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2012
- Best of the West, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2013
- Best of the West, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2014
- Best of the West, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2015
- Best of the West - Lawyer, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2016
- Best of the West - Lawyer, Yellow Scene Magazine, 2017
Educational Background
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2009
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law Children's Law Clinic, 2008
White Papers
- Martha details the current legal status of ayahuasca, how it is impacted by RFRA, and about how we can collectively work towards securing the right to drink ayahuasca in bona fide religious settings. Hartney also shares about the increase in seizures of ayahuasca at the US border since the arrival of the pandemic and the actions being taken to recover the sacrament. , Fighting for the Legal Use of Ayahuasca as a Religious Sacrament with Martha Hartney, Religion, Psychedelic Therapies And Research, 2021
- In this article on Chacruna.net, Martha argues DEA is not the proper decision-maker as to which religions are sufficiently religious enough to warrant protection under the First Amendment and RFRA for the religious use of ayahuasca., DEA and the Religious Exemption: A Fox Guarding the Henhouse, Religion, Psychedelic Therapies And Research, 2020
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Discussion panel of attorneys who have worked with religious exceptions to the Controlled Substances Act under RFRA., Panelist, Do's & Don'ts of Filing a RFRA Lawsuit:, Psychedelic Law And Policy, 2023
- Attorneys Martha Hartney and Stan Miller of WealthCounsel explore the true, deep meaning of legacy in estate planning., Presenter, The Art and Power of Capturing Meaning in Your Practice, WealthCounsel Symposium, Estate Planning, 2016
- Martha Hartney shares her tips and tools for helping clients share their life stories and priceless wisdom in this practical presentation., Presenter, The Illumination Interview Practicum, WealthCounsel Symposium, Estate Planning, 2017
Other Outstanding Achievements
- The first attorney to be admitted to and graduate from the CIIS Certificate Program for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research., 2021
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2020