Lisa . Shellenberger
Setter Roche Smith Shellenberger
Lisa R. Shellenberger, Esq., is a Managing Partner at the Denver-based law firm of Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger, LLP, and she also sits as an Appellate Judge for the Havasupai Court of Appeals located in the tribal community of Supai, Arizona. Ms. Shellenberger is an award-winning litigator in the area of Family Law, as she has been awarded the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award for 6 years running, from 2017 – 2022. She also has received accolades for her work with tribal communities, much of which has received national attention through media outlets such as NPR, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Ms. Shellenberger primarily practices in the areas of family law, juvenile law, and tribal law, and she is considered one of the leading specialists in the state when it comes to compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), especially in domestic relations and non-D&N juvenile case-types. In addition to providing specialized ICWA legal services, she also provides Qualified Expert Witness (QEW) services in ICWA cases. Ms. Shellenberger is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and she was raised on the Osage Nation Reservation, where her family still resides. She sits on several Colorado Judicial Committees, has served as an advisor to the State Court Administrator’s Office on ICWA-related matters, and regularly teaches CLEs on the topic of ICWA. Ms. Shellenberger uniquely possesses both a highly developed skillset in the application of ICWA in family law and juvenile law cases, as well as real-life experience living and working in Indian country.
05/22
