LYNETTE M. LUHNOW

DIVERSIFIED PARALEGAL SERVICES

14765 E. Aberdeen Avenue

Centennial, Colorado   80016

Office:  303-627-1616

Facsimile: 303-627-1656

luhnow@pcisys.net

 

 

EDUCATION:                        Regis University

Degree - Magna Cum Laude - May, 1994

Major - Business Administration/Management

 

LEGAL SKILLS - FAMILY LAW:

 

*          Interview clients and work with them to prepare their case for trial, including preparation of financial affidavits, disclosure responses, statements of income,  outlines of assets and debts, and trial preparation

 

*          Extensive knowledge of setting up files for trial, including indexing of property, assets and debts and preparing discovery charts

 

*          Experienced in all facets of discovery, including obtaining, bates stamping and distributing income and debt statements, appraisals and miscellaneous reports

 

*          Prepare pleadings, including C.R.C.P. disclosures, setting and hearing notices, discovery motions, deposition notices and summaries, subpoenas, trial management certificates, pretrial statements, motions to compel,  parenting plans, settlement statements and post-trial pleadings

 

*          As a contract paralegal, I am able to work on one case (in your office or at my home), work on a specific out-of-office project, work in your office to assist other paralegal staff, or to fill in on a temporary basis for overload, or on a specific case or for a temporary vacancy of a paralegal or staff

 

LEGAL SKILLS - OTHER FIELDS:

 

I also have experience in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, estates and estate planning, elder law, conservatorships, guardianships and foreclosure actions.

 

REFERENCES:

 

Dan E. Fischer, Esq.

Fischer and Fischer

Phone: 303-745-7400

 

I have worked with Mr. Fischer since 1995 performing the majority of his clients= disclosure pleadings, including the CRCP disclosure and financial affidavits, and trial preparation.

 

Mark F. Leonard, Esq.

Brownstein, Hyatt & Farber, P.C.

Phone: 303-223-1100

 

I worked with Mr. Leonard and Lynne Hufnagel during 2001 in their office as the primary paralegal in a large asset divorce case for a period of approximately ten months.

 

Steve Lass, Esq.

Kelly, Haglund, Garnsey & Kahn, LLC

Phone: 303-296-9412

 

I worked with Mr. Lass in 2002 and 2003 in their office to assist their staff on several projects due to an overload of divorce trials.

 

 

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE:      

 

1995 to date:                Diversified Paralegal Services

 

1989 - 1995:                Stephen E. Oxman, Esq. and Irving I. Oxman, Esq.

Oxman & Oxman, P.C.

Phone:  303-321-3747

 

1987 - 1989:                Weller, Freidrich & Ward, P.C.

Baker & Hostetler, P.C.

 

1977 - 1987:                W. Bruce Phillips, Esq.

Elder, Phillips, Daniel & Phillips

Grand Junction, CO

 

1973 - 1977:                Joseph A. Fattor, Esq.

Leadville, CO 80461

 

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS:

 

Arapahoe County District Court Pro Se Clinic:

 

I have volunteered for the Pro Se Clinic since January of 2004, assisting primarily family law litigants with their paperwork.  The sessions are every Friday morning.  I volunteered about two Fridays per month until July, 2005, when I changed to once a month.  (Contact person - Lucy Denson, Esq., 303-224-9000; fax - 303-224-9099)

 

I was awarded as the Pro Bono Paralegal of 2006 by the Colorado Bar Association and honored by the Arapahoe County Bar Association for this award.

 

Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association:

 

I have been involved in this paralegal educational group since 1995 and are currently a member of the Contract Paralegal and Family Law Paralegal groups.

 

 

Family HomeStead - (A United Way agency helping the homeless):

 

I have volunteered for this excellent agency since 2004, assisting with charity and fund -raising events, periodic promotional lunches and occasionally painting apartments for the homeless.  (Contact person - Karen Eastwood, 303-693-8095)

 

 

The Academy - Colorado Academy of Lifelong Learning

 

I have volunteered for this interesting life-time learning organization and have served as a member of the Planning Committee since 2004.  (Contact person - Sally Kneser, President, 303-770-0788; www.academyll.org.)

 

 

Cherry Creek at Orchard Valley Homeowners Association

 

I was the president of our HOA for two years (1999 and 2000) and have since been the Chairperson for the Architectural Control Committee.  I also greet new neighbors to our community through our Welcoming Committee and attend monthly HOA meetings.