Domestic Relations
Family law matters at every stage, from temporary orders through final orders and later modifications.
Mediating statewide from Grand Junction · In person or virtual
Resolution, guided by experience.
Former district court judge Lance Timbreza has helped parties reach mediated resolutions in hundreds of cases — civil, domestic relations, probate, and guardianship.
One mediation per day, so your session can run until it’s done.
$225 / hrSplit equally between the parties
No depositAnd no minimum billing time
One case a daySessions run until completion
Your choiceIn person at counsel’s office, or virtual
Areas of practice
Experience from both sides of the bench.
As a lawyer and then as a judge, Lance handled the same kinds of disputes he now helps parties resolve.
Civil
Informed by Lance’s practice in complex commercial, real estate, and professional negligence litigation.
Trusts & Estates
Probate and trust disputes, handled with an understanding of the family dynamics that often come with them.
Guardianship & Conservatorship
Protected persons proceedings, where everyone at the table shares an interest in getting it right.
Arbitration
Private resolution of disputes in an efficient and private setting.
Consulting for attorneys
Case strategy, presentation, and independent case analysis, offered from a former judge’s point of view.
Where Lance mediates
Statewide, with deep Western Slope roots.
Lance mediates cases throughout Colorado, in person or virtually, and frequently mediates cases from these counties.
- Mesa
- Montrose
- Delta
- San Miguel
- Gunnison
- Ouray
- Garfield
- Rio Blanco
- Pitkin
- Routt
- Eagle
How it works
From booking to resolution in three steps.
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Reserve a date
Choose an open morning, afternoon, or full day online and share the case details so a conflict check can be run.
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Send your materials
Submit relevant pleadings, orders, and your confidential mediation statement at least one business day before the mediation.
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Mediate
Meet in person at counsel’s office or virtually, with each side in its own private room. Payment is due at the end of the session.
Your mediator
Lance Timbreza
A Western Slope native who came home to Grand Junction to practice law, then served the community as a district court judge.
Lance practiced at the international firm Dorsey & Whitney in Seattle before returning to Grand Junction. On the bench he presided over civil, domestic relations, criminal, probate, protected persons, juvenile, and dependency & neglect cases. Since leaving the bench he has helped parties reach mediated resolutions in hundreds of cases.
- Former district court judge
- J.D., summa cum laude, Gonzaga University School of Law
- Hundreds of cases resolved through mediation
“Nothing is incidental or accidental. Everything, even the hard parts, are essential.”
Seane Corn
Ready to find a date?
See open dates and reserve your mediation in a few minutes. Need a date that isn’t shown? Call or text (970) 335‑8831.