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.