Natalie C. Simpson, Esq.

Areas of Practice

  • 100% Family Law

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2010

Education

  • University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
    Juris Doctor Degree, May 2010
    Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant
  • University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work
  • Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
    Bachelor of Arts, 2003
    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Spanish

Published Works

  • Co-Author, Psychological Parents and Child Support, The Colorado Lawyer, November 2022
  • Co-Author, Family Law Legislative Update, 2013
  • Co-Author, Annual Survey of Colorado Law: Family Law Survey 2011-2013
  • Co-Author, The Role of the Child and Family Investigator and the Child’s Legal Representative in Colorado. 2009-2012
  • Co-Author, 2015, 2017 and 2021 Domestic Relations Bench Bar Book, Chapter 30: Marital and Separate Property

Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer, Jurisdiction, Family Law Basic Skills, February 2024
  • Co-Chair, Family Law Fall Update, November 2023
  • Lecturer, Evidence Battle: Practical Application of Evidence Rules and Case Law, Family Law Institute, August 2023
  • Lecturer, Jurisdiction, Family Law Basic Skills, February 2023
  • Co-Chair, Family Law Fall Update, November 2022
  • Lecturer, Psychological Parents and Child Support, November 2022, Fall Family Law Update
  • Lecturer, Who’s Their Daddy? Navigating APR and Paternity Cases, September 2022
  • Lecturer, Trial Preparation A-Z, Family Law Institute, August 2021
  • Lecturer, Do’s and Don’ts in Family Law, August 2020, Family Law Institute
  • Faculty, Family Law Evidence Practicum, 2017-2020
  • Lecturer, Presenting the Best Evidence in Domestic Violence Cases, Metro Interdisciplinary Committee 2019
  • Lecturer, In Case of Emergency…File a Motion to Restrict Parenting Time Under C.R.S. 14-10-129(4), August 2018, Family Law Institute
  • Planning Committee Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association Civil Protection Order Training 2013
  • University of Denver Student Law Office, Criminal Representation Clinic, 2009

Honors and Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024
  • Super Lawyer, 2023-2024
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016-2021
  • Reese Persuasive Writing Award Finalist, University of Denver, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Family Law Section, Colorado Bar Association, Member, 2010-Present
  • Family Law Section Executive Counsel, Colorado Bar Association, Member, 2021-Present
  • Colorado Bar Association, Member, 2010-Present
  • Denver Bar Association, Member, 2010- Present
  • Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee, 2011- Present
  • Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee Board of Directors, 2018-Present

Pro Bono/Volunteer Activities

  • Metro Volunteer Lawyers
  • 1st Judicial District Family Law Advice and Guidance Ask an Attorney Clinic
  • 2nd Judicial District Ask a Lawyer Clinic
  • 1st Judicial District Pro Bono Day
  • Mentor with University of Denver First Year Law Student Program
  • Volunteer Mediator – University of Denver’s First Year Legal Research and Writing Program
  • Denver Legal Night
  • Past President, Denver Chorale
  • Past Mentor with Denver Urban Scholars