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Tanya Shimer is an award-winning attorney specializing in Estate Planning, including Wills, Trusts, and Probate; and a Certified Mediator. She has been serving Boulder County and the Front Range of Colorado with impeccable legal representation for almost 30 years. By keeping her practice narrowly focused, her clients benefit from her extensive expertise with efficient and client-focused results.
Boulder County attorney Tanya R. Shimer founded her law firm in 2006, after ten years serving as a legal-aide attorney, representing the indigent in Boulder County. With almost 30 years of “lawyering” under her belt, Ms. Shimer continues to specialize in estate planning and probate. In 2012 she became a Certified Mediator, adding alternative dispute resolution to her practice, with an emphasis on family law and probate.
Ms. Shimer understands that each client has unique legal needs and her priority is to take the time necessary to listen to her clients to ensure she understands their needs and implements their particular legal objectives in a timely and cost efficient way. Ms. Shimer prioritizes clear and timely communication with her clients, and has received Clients’ Choice Awards in 2012 and 2023 from Avvo, has been recognized as a Martindell-Hubble Best Estate Planning attorney and she is also the recipient of the John Robert Marshall Award from the Boulder County Bar in recognition of her excellence.
Ms. Shimer is a member of Colorado Bar Association, Boulder Bar Association, and several other professional associations. She obtained her Bachelor of Art degree in English Literature (1988) and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1996). She is a certified life coach and in 2023 became a certified Compassionate Inquiry facilitator. She is well versed in Nonviolent Communication and other modalities to help her clients cut through the distractions and get to the essence of their legal needs.
Ms. Shimer resides in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado. She helps run a nonprofit meditation center and has been teaching meditation and yoga for 20-plus years. Her favorite downtime is spent taking long hikes in the mountains with her yellow lab Ben.
“I understand that my law practice is not just what I do but also a reflection of who I am. I strive for impeccability in all that I do, including my law practice.”
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3269 28th Street, Boulder, CO, 80301
24 Client Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | January 11, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Highly Recommended
Tanya was fantastic to work with and I will continue to use her for my legal needs. I am the type of person that asks lots of questions and is very thorough; I appreciated that Tanya took my every question seriously and went above and beyond to ease my mind. Tanya also took the time to really underst...
Posted by Cindy | March 09, 2015 | Business
Excellent, Professional Service with Care
Tanya has helped me in both my business and in personal matters. She provided excellent and thorough information about business form as I was considering a venture and was available for questions and to help me analyze options. Tanya was thoughtful and comprehensive in working with me to create my w...
Posted by Carole | January 21, 2015 | Estate Planning
Trust & Will
I needed to change aspects of my trust and will and believed it was necessary to rewrite the entire thing. Tanya reviewed the existing documents and worked with me to create an amendment instead, something that saved me considerable time and money. In addition she provided me with important informati...
Posted by clay | December 16, 2014 | Wills & Living Wills
Professional and informed.
I just want to drop a quick note on Tanya Shiner. I have made use of her legal services over the past several years both on a personal basis in working on my will and navigating several legal issues I was dealing with and also with my company. She assisted my company in putting together a number of...
Posted by Mary Ann | December 14, 2014 | Wills & Living Wills
Living Will and Power of Attorney
Being an older woman at 75 trying to get my life in order, Tanya made what was a scary and overwhelming process feel comfortable and safe; She explained right from the start what our meeting would entail and what she would need from me. I also enjoyed her friendliness, humor and yet kept the...
"Tanya is an excellent attorney with the perfect demeanor for the areas of law in which she practices. Additionally, she is not afraid to reach out and network with her colleagues which signals to me that she is confident in what she does. I highly endorse Tanya."
"Tanya Shimer is an excellent attorney whom I have known since law school. I have the highest respect for Tanya’s ability and ethics as an attorney. I am glad to refer clients to her, and have full confidence that she will represent them with skill and excellence."
"I have worked on a number of matters with Tanya and have always found her to be an exceptionally sharp and caring lawyer. She is my referral of choice for clients I am unable to assist in my office. Tanya is an outstanding negotiator and very skilled planner. I offer her my unqualified endorsement. She is as good as it gets in the legal profession."
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John Robert Marshall Award, Boulder County Bar Association
1998 - Present
Attorney, Tanya R. Shimer LLC
2023 - Present
Colorado Bar Association, Alternative Dispute ResoExecutive Committee
2023 - Present
Boulder County Bar Association, Taxation, Estate PExecutive Committee
2023 - Present
Boulder County Bar Association, Alternative DisputExecutive Committee
2012 - Present
National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
2008 - Present
Boulder County Estate Planning Council
1998 - Present
Colorado Bar Association
1998 - Present
Boulder County Bar Association
2007 - 2016
Boulder County Bar Association, Taxation, Estate PExecutive Committee
2007 - 2016
Boulder County Bar Association, Small Firm PractitExecutive Committee
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1996
JD - Juris Doctor
2024
Executive Committee Meeting for Best Practices within Colorado Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
2023
CBA, CLE, ABR Conference - Dispute Resolution in Democracy Gathering Attendee
2016
Annual Committee Meetings w/Boulder County Bar Association Estate Planning and Taxation Section
2016
Annual Boulder County Bar Association, Small Firm Committee Meeting Attendee
2007
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