Terri Harrington

Attorney Terri Harrington is a shareholder with Harrington Brewster Mahoney Smits, P.C., law firm in Denver, Colorado. Nationally recognized as among the preeminent lawyers in the country, Ms. Harrington has more than 38 years of total legal experience, and she provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Denver metro and across Colorado who are going through divorces or have other serious legal issues affecting their families.

As a family law attorney, Ms. Harrington possesses extensive experience in collaborative law, mediation and conflict coaching, and she has achieved remarkable success helping her clients resolve their conflicts and reach favorable agreements regarding their divorce-related issues in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. She routinely conducts lectures across her region on the benefits of using collaboration in divorce situations as opposed to expensive and time-consuming litigation, and she has gained a reputation as a leader in this area of law.

Moreover, Ms. Harrington serves as guest speaker at a number of law schools in her area, and she has facilitated numerous training sessions in the areas of collaborative law, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. She also regularly conducts continuing legal education seminars on a variety of legal topics.

In honor of her impeccable professionalism and outstanding legal abilities, Ms. Harrington has been AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell for more than 10 years now, and she holds a listing in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers. She also received the Pioneer Award from the Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals in 2009 along with many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers. She has a "Superb" rating on Avvo and has received numerous testimonials and referrals from those she has served. In addition, she was awarded the Pioneer Award by Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals. Terri was also the 2022 winner of Colorado’s Family Law ICON Award, which honors Family Law practitioners who have been in practice for 25 years or longer, have made a significant contributions and improvement to the practice of Family Law, has demonstrated leadership in the area of Family law with demonstrable accomplishments, is recognized and respected by the bench and bar as a leader in the area of Family Law, and is a person of the highest ethical standards.

A leader in her field, Ms. Harrington currently serves on the executive council of The Colorado Bar, and she is a board member of the Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals and the Rocky Mountain Collaborative Law Professionals. She began her legal career in 1982 after obtaining her juris doctor degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and her license to practice from The Colorado Bar. 

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.