Melissa Decker
Law for Locals, LLC • Minturn, CO
Divorce SeparationDivorce & Separation Mediation Criminal Defense
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Contact
Email
Phone
(970) 414-7993
Address
291 Main Street, Minturn, CO, 81645-0504, US
Professional
About
START FRESH. Getting capable legal help is the first step. Law for Locals, LLC helps clients resolve legal disputes efficiently and affordably. Attorney Melissa Decker and Law for Locals, LLC understand the challenges and joys of Western Slope living. Attorney Decker's personal experience helps her bring a unique level of compassion to her clients' cases, whether they involve divorcing with dignity, resolving sticky parenting-related issues, starting/managing your own business, making sure your will and powers of attorney are up-to-date, or addressing sky-high medical and other consumer debts so often out-of-step with modest local wages. Attorney Decker is third-generation lawyer with a top-flight education who prides herself on making sure her clients understand the law and how it applies to them. Law for Locals, LLC specializes in bankruptcy, business law, divorce, family law (including child support, parenting time and all APR-related matters), criminal defense, trusts & estates, and wills. Attorney Decker is a contract mediator with Colorado's Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) for court-ordered mediations in the 21st Judicial District and Mesa County courts.
About Divorce Separation Law
Divorce attorneys guide couples through the legal process of ending their marriage. They handle property division, custody, support, and other divorce-related matters. Common matters include contested divorce, uncontested divorce, property division, alimony.
Credentials
Education
2007 Training with Judy Mares-Dixon Certified Mediator 1997 University of Colorado Law School JD - Juris Doctor 1994 Stanford University MA - Masters 1991 Yale University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish | English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
1997 Harold Taft King Scholarship, University of Colorado Law School 1996 Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods & Levy, P.C. Scholarship, University of Colorado Law School 1996 Articles Editor of the Law Review, University of Colorado Law School 1993 Departmental Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University 1991 Distinction in the Major, Yale University
Publications
1993 Immigrant Legal Resource Center publication with Attorney Mark Silverman Documentation for Mexican Suspension Cases 1993 Stanford University's North America Forum Working Paper No. 22 Understanding Employer Sanctions: Effective Law or Political Ploy?
Associations
2016 - Present Vail Valley Business Women Vice-President 2015 - Present Mountain Chapter of the Colorado Women's Bar Association Board Member 1997 - Present Colorado Bar Association Member: JD5 (CDBA), JD9 & Mesa Bar Assocs. 2013 - 2016 Continental Divide Bar Association Chair, Access to Justice Committee for the 5th Judicial District
Speaking
2015 Rural Resources Day, Eagle County Courts, Colorado Pro bono advice for divorcing couples & parents
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Updated: May 29, 2026