Rachel Elizabeth Bentley
Top rated Family Law attorney in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Robinson & Henry, P.C.
Practice areas: Family Law
Licensed in Colorado since: 2013
Education: Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
Robinson & Henry, P.C.
2 North Cascade AveSuite 1000
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: 719-424-8711 Email: Rachel Elizabeth Bentley Visit website
Rachel attended law school at Ohio Northern University. She simultaneously earned her M.L.I.S. from Wayne State University, specializing in Law Librarianship.
Rachel worked as a private attorney for clients seeking Social Security Disability benefits or Worker’s Compensation benefits, before going to work for the Social Security Administration. Rachel ultimately became a supervisor of other attorneys and legal assistants before returning to private practice. She now practices solely family law, and is ready to assist you with your case. Rachel understands the impact your case has on your entire life, and the stress you are under. She works to reduce that stress by providing clear advice, excellent communication, and reliable support as you move through the family law system.
Rachel is the outgoing chair of the El Paso County Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She was additionally named in Colorado Springs Magazine’s Top Attorney list for 2023 and 2024, for Divorce Law and Family Law
Representative matters
Sole custody win - Assisted a father with obtaining full custody of his two children due to mother's emotional abuse
Parenting time modification - Successfully restricted a father’s parenting time following physically abused of the minor child
Makeup parenting time - Obtained an order for makeup parenting time for a father who’s child was wrongfully withheld from him by the mother
First Admitted: 2013, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://www.robinsonandhenry.com/team/rachel-bentley/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Vice Chair of El Paso County Bar Association Family Law Section 2023-2024 Chair of El Paso County Bar Association Family Law Section 2024- Present, 2024
Educational Background
- Executive Leadership Program through Graduate School USA. For Social Security Administration., 2021-2022
- Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law. Rank 22/99. SBA- L1 Class Representative 2010-2011, Secretary and Admissions Committee Chair 2012-2013. , 2010-2013
- Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science. Earned Master of Library and Information Science, specialized in Law Librarianship, 2010-2012
- Eastern Kentucky University, Bachelor of Arts, Creative and Technical Writing, 2006-2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Helped present a CLE on the new changes in mental health disorders listings for SSA, CLE Presenter, “New Medical Evidence Regulations and Changes in Mental Disorders Listings- New Paragraph B Criteria”, Colorado Springs SSA Representatives Conference 2017, Legal, 2017
Other Outstanding Achievements
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/members/rachel-bentley/, 2024
Honors
- Colorado Springs Magazine Top Attorneys -Divorce and Family Law, https://www.coloradospringsmag.com/2023-colorado-springs-top-attorneys, 2023
- Colorado Springs Magazine Top Attorneys- Divorce and Family Law, https://www.coloradospringsmag.com/2024-top-attorneys, 2024
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2025 - 2026