GEM Family Law

Attorney Erika A. Gebhardt

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado

Education:

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
  
  • J.D.
• Colorado College
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: International Political Economy

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section (Diversity and Inclusivity Committee)
• Domestic Relations Best Practices Committee, Arapahoe County
• Arapahoe County Bar Association
• Denver Business Journal 40 under 40 Honoree
• Colorado Super Lawyer® “Rising Star”, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Order of St. Ives
• The Best Lawyers In America© 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Family Law and Family Law Arbitration
• Colorado Super Lawyers list, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Attorney Ashely G. Emerson

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado

Education:

• University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
  • J.D.
  • Major: Certificate in Family Law
• University of Missouri
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Board Member
• Family Law Section of Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association
• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
• The Best Lawyers In America© 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Family Law
• Colorado Super Lawyer® “Rising Star”, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Martindale Hubbell – AV Preeminent Rating 2018
• AVVO – 10.0 Rating, Top Attorney
• AVVO – Top Contributor 2017
• Colorado Super Lawyers list, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Attorney Elizabeth A. Bonanno

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  
  • J.D.
• Truman State University
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Political Science and Spanish

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, Past President
• Arapahoe County Domestic Relations Best Practices Committee
• Denver Source for Collaborative Divorce Practice Group
• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Circle of Minerva
• Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Judicial Institute
• Doyle’s American Inn of Court
• Best Divorce Lawyers, Denver, CO of 2024, Forbes Advisor
• The Best Lawyers in America © 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Family Law and Family Law Arbitration
• Colorado Super Lawyer® “Rising Star”, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• “Up & Coming Lawyers” by Law Week Colorado, 2015
• Colorado Bar Association’s Gary McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year finalist, 2016
• Honors in Juvenile and Family Law, University of Colorado Law School, 2012
• 10.0 AVVO rating
• Colorado Super Lawyers list, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Attorney Heather M. Landauer

Education:

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
  • J.D.
    
• University of Colorado at Boulder
  
  • B.A.
    
  • Honors: Certification in Peace and Conflict Studies
    
  • Major: History
    

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Best Lawyers in America® – Ones to Watch, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Family Law
• Colorado Super Lawyer® “Rising Star”, 2022-2023
• Colorado Super Lawyers list, 2022, 2023, 2024

Attorney Mary L. Walsh

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
• Creighton University
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Major: English
  • Minor: Business Administration

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Denver Bar Association
• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
• Colorado Judicial Institute
• Order of the Coif, University of Colorado School of Law
• Summa cum laude, Creighton University
• Undergraduate Scholarly Writing Award, Creighton University
• O’Toole Award for Creative Non-Fiction Writing, Creighton University

Attorney Kat F. Baiardi

Education:

• The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Arizona
  
  • J.D.
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: With Distinction
  • Major: Psychology and Sociology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Denver Bar Association
• Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
• S. Thomas Chandler’s Public Service Award, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, May 2022
• Justice Advocates Coalition Summer Fellowship Award, 2020 and 2021
• Recipient of full academic scholarship and fellowship, James E. Rogers College of Law, Dean’s Fellowship Award, 2019-2022
• Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship Award, University of Colorado, Boulder