Heather Rutherford - a Niwot, CO Family Law Lawyer

Niwot Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Family Law
Domestic Relations, including Allocation of Parental Responsibilities
Collaborative Divorce
Premarital and Marital Agreements
Post-Decree Modifications of Child Support, Maintenance, and Parenting Time

Attorney Information

Overview

Heather Rutherford joined the firm in 2019. She graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology in 1999. She is a 2009 graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a board member of the Women's Law Association and a published member of the University of Denver Water Law Review. Before moving to Niwot in 2010, she clerked for a judge in Denver District Court.

Heather is the parent of two children, so she understands the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges of parenting. She uses this experience to create parenting plans that work for families. Her goal in every case is to work towards a settlement through collaboration, negotiation, and mediation. However, she is ready to represent your interests in court if settlement is not an option.

Heather is trained in collaborative divorce, a solution-focused method of divorce that can reduce costs, lead to tailored outcomes, result in less stress, and leave families better able to co-parent post-divorce. She is also a certified Consilium Institute practitioner. Consilium is a comprehensive, practical approach to family law which works within the existing legal structure to change how attorneys approach clients and cases, transforming outcomes to restructure a family rather than destroy it.

Heather is active in the Niwot and greater community, from coaching Odyssey of the Mind to playing clarinet in the Niwot Community Band. In addition, she helped form the Family Village, a Longmont cooperative working to create a supportive parenting community. She currently serves as Secretary on the Longmont Quilt Guild Board of Directors.

Education

Legal Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
  B.A. in Sociology and Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

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Pro Bono Activities

Boulder County Legal Services, Contract Attorney
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley, Contract Attorney

Bar Admissions

Colorado, 2009

Other Affiliations

Colorado Bar Association, Member, Family Law
Boulder Bar Association, Member

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Contact

Niwot, CO

6964 N. 79th Street
Suite 3
Niwot, CO 80503

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Phone: 888-422-8076

Fax: 303-652-2449

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.niwotlaw.com

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