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Hartney Law is an estate planning practice helping Boulder, Colorado’s adventurous and entrepreneurial families plan for an uncertain future so they can stop worrying and start living.
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- Best of the West winner 2012 to 2017
How working with us works
Here is what happens after you reach out.
Read the full Getting Started guideStep 1
Education & Discovery Session
Reach out to book your one-hour Discovery Session. We look at what would happen to your loved ones and your assets today, and we waive the Discovery Session fee (a $450 investment of attorney time and expertise).
Step 2
Your plan design
If you choose to plan with us, we design your plan at the Discovery Session if there is time, or at a follow-up Design Meeting.
Step 3
Signing your documents
About 4 weeks later you sign your planning documents. You may make changes at no charge for up to 90 days after you sign.
Step 4
The Legacy Meeting and reviews
We make sure your assets are owned the right way and everyone knows what to do. Then we review your plan with you every three years, at no additional charge.
Request a consultation
Start with a free 1-hour discovery session. Tell us a little about your family and we’ll call to set it up.
Prefer to talk? Call (303) 747-3909Or book a free 1-hour discovery session onlineA Very Different Kind of Law Practice
Estate planning may seem like a boring or arduous activity, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Estate planning can be enlivening, enlightening, and empowering–the way we practice it. Because estate planning is a lifelong activity, pick a firm you trust. Pick an attorney who understands your greatest wealth is you and who will help you care for your kids, your wealth, and yourself.
Learn More About Us- Integral Approach: We plan for the whole person, not just your money. That means you have the opportunity to plan for all possible risks, and pass on your intrinsic, hard earned life’s wisdom.
- Excellent Legal Care for Children: If your children are still minors, we help you craft careful plans for their legal custody and not leave it to authorities to take care of your kids if you’re unable to get home to them.
- A Healthy, Caring Planning Approach: We don’t dazzle you with legalese. We show you. We describe important concepts clearly so you truly understand what you’re doing when you plan.
- No Hourly Billing: Our firm charges flat-fees for our planning services so you never have to worry about a surprise bill.
- Communication is encouraged from our clients. We want you to know what your estate plan does and enjoy the process!
- Complimentary 3-Year Estate Planning Reviews to ensure that as our clients’ lives change, so does their estate plan.
We don’t dazzle you with legalese. We show you.
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What Our Clients Say
Read more client stories“Had I known it was going to be that easy, I would have done it years ago. I now feel educated and empowered when it comes to my plan and that is a huge gift and an unexpected treasure.”
I'm very confident that I've made the best choices for my family.
“I recommend Martha because she is warm and friendly and can help people through this hard/important process. I am glad to be her client. I feel I have someone to call who knows me. I did not expect the personal attention to us from Martha. It gave me confidence that she understood me and my family.”
The people you’ll work with
Martha has been practicing estate planning in Colorado for over thirteen years.
Meet the teamMartha Hartney
Principal Attorney
Gentry Schaab
Of Counsel Attorney
Michele Heaphy
Legal Assistant