Ursery, Leia G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

LEIA G. URSERY is an associate at Olsen & Traeger, LLP, specializing in estate administration, estate planning, conservatorships and guardianships, and estate and trust litigation.  Ms. Ursery graduated from the University of Denver, College of Law, in May 2004 and obtained her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver, Graduate Tax Program, in June 2010.  During her last year of law school, she served as the law clerk for the Honorable Judge C. Jean Stewart of the Denver Probate Court.  Ms. Ursery began her practice at Olsen & Traeger, LLP, in October 2004.  She shares her practice equally between estate planning and estate and trust litigation and administration issues.

Areas of Practice:

Estate Administration

Estate Planning

Conservatorships/Guardianships

Elder Law

Trusts

Litigation Percentage:

50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Colorado, 2004

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2004

U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2004

U.S. Supreme Court, 2010

Education:

University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, Denver, Colorado

LL.M. Taxation 2010

University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado

J.D. 2004
Law Journal: Transportation Law Journal, 2003 - 2004

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
B.B.A. 2000
Major:  International Business and Marketing

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, 2004 - Present

Member

Colorado Bar Association, 2004 - Present

Member

Member Young Lawyers Division Council, 2006-present (Chair 2008-2009)

Member Executive Council, 2008-2009

Member Board of Governors, 2008-2009

Member Trust & Estate Section, 2004-present

Member Elder Law Section, 2004-present

Denver Bar Association, 2004 - present

Member

Colorado Bar Foundation, 2007-present

Fellow

Past Employment Positions:

Denver Probate Court, Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004

Birth Information:

1978, Nashville, Tennessee

West Practice Categories

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills

Address

650 S. Cherry Street
Suite 850
Denver, CO 80246

Phones

(800) 410-8496 (Toll Free)
(303) 329-4670

Faxes

(303) 329-4671

Emails

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Websites

http://www.olsentraeger.com