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Lesleigh Wiggs Monahan

Polidori Franklin Monahan & Beattie L.L.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Family Law
  • Website:
    http://www.pfmlaw.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (303) 936.3300
  • E-mail:
    monahan@pfmlaw.com
  • Location:
    550 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 300
    Lakewood, CO 80226

Lesleigh Monahan is a partner in the Lakewood firm of Polidori, Franklin & Monahan, LLC.  

She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1987.

 

The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers has proffered an AV rating on Ms. Monahan.  She has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for five consecutive years.  Ms. Monahan has repeatedly been recognized as one of Colorado’s top 50 lawyers and she has been selected as one of Colorado’s top 25 women lawyers on the Colorado Super Lawyers® list published by 5280 magazine for the past four years. 

 

In 2002, Ms. Monahan was appointed to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Colorado Chapter.

Ms. Monahan is a long time member and officer of the Family Law Section Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association and was Chair of the Section in 2002-2003.  During her tenure on the council, she has acted as Chair of the Amicus Committee, Co-Editor of the Family Law Column in the Colorado Lawyer, Chair of the Judicial Education Committee, and served two years on the Legislative Committee.  She served on the Planning Committee and Faculty for the Colorado Family Law Institute in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.  She was appointed in 2007 as the Co-Chair of the  Task Force on Family Courts. Ms. Monahan is currently serving as Vice President of the Colorado Bar Association for the Second District.

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Lesleigh Monahan is a partner in the Lakewood firm of Polidori, Franklin & Monahan, LLC.  

She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1987.

 

The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers has proffered an AV rating on Ms. Monahan.  She has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for five consecutive years.  Ms. Monahan has repeatedly been recognized as one of Colorado’s top 50 lawyers and she has been selected as one of Colorado’s top 25 women lawyers on the Colorado Super Lawyers® list published by 5280 magazine for the past four years. 

 

In 2002, Ms. Monahan was appointed to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Colorado Chapter.

Ms. Monahan is a long time member and officer of the Family Law Section Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association and was Chair of the Section in 2002-2003.  During her tenure on the council, she has acted as Chair of the Amicus Committee, Co-Editor of the Family Law Column in the Colorado Lawyer, Chair of the Judicial Education Committee, and served two years on the Legislative Committee.  She served on the Planning Committee and Faculty for the Colorado Family Law Institute in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.  She was appointed in 2007 as the Co-Chair of the  Task Force on Family Courts. Ms. Monahan is currently serving as Vice President of the Colorado Bar Association for the Second District.

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Education:

  • University of Colorado at Boulder, graduated 1987

Affiliations:

  • American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers - Fellow, chair elect , Colorado chapter

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Family Law, Denver (2019)
  • Family Law, Denver (2018)
  • Family Law, Denver (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Family Law
 

Awards:

  • 5280 Top Lawyers 2016
  • Lawyer of the Year : Family law / Denver 2016
 

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Polidori Franklin Monahan & Beattie L.L.C.
http://www.pfmlaw.com
 
Headquarters
550 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 936.3300

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not comfortable with disclosing client names due to confidentiality

Have litigated many cases on an annual basis with complex asset/ income issues as well as custody matters. Also  have been lead attorney on numerous appellate cases in the Court of Appeals and Supreme court relating to Domestic matters.
 
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