Escamilla, Monica

Barbara (Lunt) Ornelas has been practicing family law in Larimer County for over 22 years.  Early in those years, she became recognized as a "natural" in family law.  Barb graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley with a 4.0 grade point average, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.  She attended the University of Denver - College of Law while raising her three sons, who were 2, 4 and 5 when she started law school.

Barb has diversified her knowledge and experience by completing mediation training and interdisciplinary training as a Colorado Collaborative Family Lawyer.  In order to maintain and build on her knowledge base, Barb attends the Family Law Institute annually as well as other continuing legal education classes.  The Family Law Institute is an interdisciplinary multiple-day seminar where mental health professionals, lawyers and judges convene to learn the most up-to-date laws and mental health issues impacting families today.

Barb has managed numerous businesses from medical clinics to restaurants, from freight brokerage and trucking companies to water treatment companies and oil and gas drilling consulting companies.  Her business experience combined with her education made her a natural for complex property cases.

Her intrinsic love of people made her a natural for “kid cases,” a strong advocate for the oppressed, and a natural negotiator.