Ashley G. Emerson

Bar / Professional Activity

• Colorado Women's Bar Association, 2023
• Colorado Bar Association, 2024
• Denver Bar Association, 2024
• Colorado Women's Bar Association, 2024
• Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals - board member and past president, 2024
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference Planning Committee, 2024
• Elected Member of Family Law Section Executive Council  Co-chair of membership Committee (2020 - current) Family Law Institute Planning Committee (2023) Co-chair of Young Lawyer's Committee (2022 - current)., 2024
• Denver Bar Association, 2023
• Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals Board Member and Past President, 2023
• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section Executive Council Member, 2023
• Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Board Member and Vice President, 2021
• WOLF - Women Owned Law Firms, Member, 2018, 2018
• Colorado Bar Association, 2012, 2012
• Denver Source for Collaborative Divorce, Co-Chair and Co-Founder. DSCD is a collaborative practice group for up and coming collaborative divorce professionals, including attorneys, mental health professionals and financial neutrals, 2016, 2016
• Colorado Women's Bar Association, Member, 2018, 2018
• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, 2023
• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2023
• Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, Junior Board Member, 2017, 2017
• Denver Bar Association, 2012, 2012

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Collaborative Training - Level I, 2013
• Collaborative Advanced Training, 2017
• Child and Family Investigator (CFI) 40-hour training, 2013, 2013
• Collaborative Training - Level II, 2014

Pro bono / Community Service

• Metro Volunteer Lawyers, Denver County Pro Bono Clinic, 2022
• Ronald McDonald House - Served and provided meals to families staying at Ronald McDonald House; 2018 - 2022, 2022
• Organized firm-led meal provision program to first responders during COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
• Probono Jefferson County Dissolution of Marriage Matter, 2020
• Colorado Legal Services Domestic Relations Unit, Volunteer Attorney, 2013, 2013
• Legal Night Volunteer, For approximately 2 hours, we meet with members of the public and offer them free legal advice, 2017, 2017
• Metro Volunteer Attorneys, 2014-2016, 2016
• Ronald McDonald House, Cooked and served Thanksgiving Breakfast, 2016, 2016
• Ronald McDonald House, Co-Hosted "Bingo", and cooked and served treats to families and children, 2017, 2017
• Planted trees at fire-and-flood-impacted area at Bellevue Watson Fish Hatchery in Fort Collins, CO, 2014, 2014

Educational Background

• University of Missouri - Columbia, B.A., Major: International Studies, 2009, 2009
• University of Denver - Sturm College of Law (Studied as a Visiting Student), 2012, 2012

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Co-presented on enforcement measures available in family law case that provide a more effective method of achieving results for clients as opposed to Rule 107 (contempt) measures., Presenter, Enforcement Measures in Family Law, CBA, Legal, 2020
• Helped organize and then moderated the discussion of experts and a judge regarding financial matters in family law cases., Organizer and Moderator, Family Law Section Young Lawyer's CLE, Family Law Section - Young Lawyer's Committee, Family Law Professionals, 2024
• As co-chair of the membership committee, I have helped organize and moderate a number of the monthly lunch and learns since their conception (with which I was involved) in 2020 and to present. , Organizer and moderator, Family Law Section Lunch and Learns, Family Law Executive Council, Family Law Professionals, 2023
• Co-presented with Sandi Gumeson on complex tax issues in family law matters for hybrid (virtual and in-person) 2023 Spring Family Law Update at the Bar Association., Presenter, Family Law Spring Update 2023, Legal, Judicial Neutral Professionals, 2023
• Organized and moderated numerous CLE- approved panel discussions through virtual lunch and learns, hosted and created by the membership section of the Family Law Executive Council; began in 2020 - current, Co-chair and moderator, Lunch and Learn Series - Family Law Membership Section, Legal, Judicial, Mental Health, 2023
• Discussed the various methods of practicing collaborative law.  Presented to 100+ attendees., Presenter, Annual Family Law Institute - Debunking the Myths of Collaborative Divorce, Family Law Institute, Legal, Mental Health, 2019
• I am a member and presenter of Second Saturdays, along the Western slope. At Second Saturdays, twice per month, members present and discuss the divorce process and the benefits of various divorce professionals, with interested members of the public, 2018, Second Saturdays, 2018
• Unbundled Services and Limited Scope Engagement, Colorado Supreme Court Orientation, 2017, Presenter, Unbundled Services and Limited Scope Engagement, Legal, 2017
• I sat alongside judicial officers and other legal practitioners on a panel to discuss the ins and outs of the modern practice of law. This included discussions of practice tips, ethical concerns, and client education, Panelist, Modern Representation 101, Denver Bar Association Young Lawyers, Modern Representation 101, Denver Bar Association, Legal, 2018
• I co-presented on the topic of client competency in the context of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Our presentation focused on the ethical concerns that attorneys should be aware of, as well as the complications that mediators and other alternative dispute resolution professionals should be prepared to deal with, Co-Presenter, Client Competency Issues for Mediators and Professionals, State Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, 2014, Presenter, Client Competency Issues for Mediators and Professionals, Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, Legal/ ADR, 2014
• I co-presented on the topic of client competency. We spoke on the issue of how client competency impacts the litigation process (both in and outside of the courtrooms), the ethical implications and concerns, and the complications that legal and mental health professionals need to be aware of, Co-presenter, Client Competency for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers, Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, 2015, Presenter, Client Competency for Mental Health Professionals, Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, Legal And Mental Health, 2015
• I co-presented, along with one other attorney and a business valuator on the topic of business valuations. Our presentation was geared towards attorneys who are attempting to use business valuations in the settlement process or in the context of litigation. We provided a summary of methods of valuing various types of businesses and the implications of those methods in the litigation process, Co-presenter, Practical Guide to Business Valuations for Lawyers, Family Law Section of the Bar, Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar, 2017, Practical Guide to Business Valuations for Lawyers, Family Law Section of CBA, Legal, 2017
• I co-authored the section of the 2016 Colorado Bench Book regarding Parental Responsibilities, Child Legal Representatives Child and Family Investigators, Parenting Coordinators, and Arbitrators. The Bench Book is authored for the purpose of educating rotating members of the bench, Co-author, Parental Responsibilities/ Child Legal Representative/ Child and Family Investigator/ Parenting Coordinator/ Arbitrators - Colorado Bench Book, Colorado Bench Book, 2016, Bench Bar Book, CBA Family Law Section, Legal, 2016
• I co-authored the section of the 2014 Colorado Bench Book on the role and duties of Adult Guardian Ad Litems. The Bench Book is intended to help educate rotating members of the bench, Co-Author, Adult Guardian Ad Litems - Colorado Bench Book, Colorado Bench Book, 2014, Bench Bar Book, CBA, 2014

Other Outstanding Achievements

• I was served as a democratic delegate for Precinct 23. I attended caucus and served as delegate., 2024

Honors

• Recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law; recognized since 2021 to current, Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers, 2021
• Recognized since 2017, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale- Hubbell, 2023
• Recognized since 2019, Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2023
• Top Contributor through the publication of legal guides and providing guidance to the public by answering questions on AVVO in a public forum, Top Contributor, AVVO, 2017, Top Contributor, AVVO, 2017
• Based on positive reviews and client testimonials., Client's Choice Award, AVVO, 2019
• Top Attorney, 10.0 Rating, AVVO, current, AVVO, 2021

“Ashley is an industry leader and one of the top professionals in the field. She is highly respected, extremely professional, and very skilled in highly complex matters. She has an outstanding reputation that is well-deserved.”

“Ashley was employed by my firm for several years. She has established her own firm and I have been able to work with her on several matters. She took what I taught her to heart and is a capable young attorney who is problem resolution focused in her work. ”

“Ashley runs high asset cases and has an excellent understanding of complex finances. She is a leader in the family law community, having recently served as President of the Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals. She has one of the most active collaborative law practices of which I am aware. She is also on the Executive Council of the Family Law Section and has been for several years. She is an outstanding litigator as well.”

“Ashley is an excellent collaborative attorney”

“Ashley is a leader in the family law community. This year, she is putting on and hosting the Family Law Institute, which is the annual conference for the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section for all practitioners and judges in Colorado. Ashley is also a past-president of the Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals and is a leader/expert in collaborative resolution. Ashley is also an extraordinarily skilled litigator - she is poised, smart, prepared, and highly professional with clients and opposing counsel.”

“Ashley is very knowledgeable about different aspects of family law and is a pleasure to work with.”

“Smart and compassionate family law attorney that works hard to help her clients and their families by prioritizing conflict resolution when possible. I have worked with her on a number of cases as Opposing Counsel and have always been impressed by her diligence and professionalism. I also regularly refer cases to this attorney.”

“Ashley is a leader within the family law community; she is a recent past-president of the Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals organization and serves in leadership in the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section. Ashley is a consummate professional, demonstrating poise and balance in her cases, while producing outstanding results for clients. Ashley regularly presents to colleagues on family law topics, to include collaborative law. She is one of the outstanding family law attorneys in Denver.”

“Ashley is a Partner at GEM Family Law and is a leader in the Colorado family law bar. She is on the Executive Council of the Bar Association Family Law Section and is the President of Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals, where she leads the effort to reduce conflict between families and resolve cases out of court.”