Brittany Strautman, Esq.

Education
University of Hawaii, B.A. in Psychology, cum laude
Ave Maria School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude

Bar Admission
Supreme Court of Colorado

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
9th Judicial District Bar Association

Brittany Strautman grew up in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. After living abroad in Australia, and moving around the United States—Brittany made her way back to the Roaring Fork Valley. 

Brittany is a third generation licensed attorney (Brittany’s great-great-great grandfather former U.S. Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman; and Brittany’s mother Carolyn M. (Sherman) Strautman, Esq.).

Prior to law school, Brittany worked as a legal assistant at her mother’s estate planning firm (Kerst & Strautman). Brittany previously worked as a proofreader for the University of Hawaii Press. During law school, Brittany was an Associate Editor for Ave Maria’s Law Review, and a Legal Clinician for Ave’s Veterans and Servicemembers Law Clinic.
After law school, Brittany had the good fortune of serving as a Colorado prosecutor for the Ninth Judicial District.

In her estate planning firm, Brittany helps people navigate legacy planning; long-term care planning; special needs planning; and among other legal issues–planning for parents of minor children, planning for pets, planning for LGBTQ families, blended families, and special needs.