Tanya R. Shimer

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.”