About

About Amy Stengel

Amy has been licensed as an attorney in Colorado since 2003. She has diverse experience working in private practice firms as well as in the public sector. Prior to opening her own firm, she was an attorney and mediator for Conscious Family Law in Boulder for seven years. She has also worked as a contractor for the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel, and at the University of Colorado, where she negotiated sponsored research agreements on behalf of graduate departments and institutes.  She began her legal career in environmental law.  After working as an associate at an environmental and water law firm in Boulder, she was an Assistant Attorney General in the natural resources and environment section of the Colorado AG’s office for eight years where she provided general counsel to state agencies.

Amy’s transition to family law resulted from a desire to support individuals and families through challenging personal circumstances following her own experience with divorce and co-parenting. She believes wholeheartedly that mediation or a collaborative process for family law disputes provide the best opportunity for clients to move forward in their lives without the damaging costs inherent with litigation, the impacts of which may be felt for years.  She encourages clients to establish realistic expectations at the outset and to take actions consistent with their goals and intentions for the outcome of the case. She is mindful not just of clients' immediate goals but how specific decisions may impact them and the family at large long-term. She greatly appreciates being able to make a difference in people's lives and to do work that aligns with her personal values. 

Amy received her J.D. from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. She graduated from Colby College in Maine where she majored in Anthropology and lived and studied abroad in Latin America. She has traveled extensively and loves history and learning about different cultures. She volunteers regularly for Metro Volunteer Lawyers (MVL), the Boulder District Court and other organizations to improve access to legal services for under-served communities.

She received the Metro Volunteer Lawyers Top Volunteer Award for 2024 for her work on a multi-year case assisting clients in Denver district court in obtaining custodial orders in conjunction with petitions for U.S. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Amy enjoys adventures in the outdoors with her family, especially floating the rivers of the West, riding bikes and skiing. She currently sees clients in-person on the Front Range and in the Gunnison Valley where she lives part-time, as well as remotely state-wide.