Private Client Services

We help you acquire and protect what matters most to you now, tomorrow and through all of life’s challenges.

We are experts in every aspect of personal and business planning. We provide comprehensive estate and transaction planning for individuals, families and business. We work closely with you, your accountants and financial and insurance advisers to create and implement plans that meet all of your goals. As life’s challenges appear, we help you navigate through.

When life or death administration is required, we understand the intricacies of probate, guardianship and conservatorship, and the essential components to elder care and trust administration. We help you administer efficiently.

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“Stephen and others at the Firm have been incredibly professional and helpful over the course of several years. In a situation with aging parents that is stressful at best, Stephen and others provided wise and compassionate counsel. Fees were fair and always as estimated. Results were exceptional…”

– Gary

“Stephen Lehnardt is very nice, knowledgeable and responsive.”

Find your Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney

ANN NGUYEN

Ann A.P. Nguyen

Partner
Silicon Valley

Phone: 408.792.5917
Email: anguyen@messner.com

Bonnie Margaret Ross

Bonnie Margaret Ross

Of Counsel
Silicon Valley

Phone: 408.792.5927
Email: bross@messner.com

Stephen K. Lehnardt

Stephen K. Lehnardt

Of Counsel
Colorado Springs, Greenwood Village

Phone: 303.623.4741
Email: slehnardt@messner.com

Dale A. Anderson

Dale A. Anderson

Associate
Orange County

Phone: 949.612.9128
Email: Danderson@messner.com

Planning Ahead

An estate plan to protect you, your family and your assets

  • Structure Inheritance your life and estate your way: Wills, Trusts and more
  • Decision-making: Powers of Attorney
  • Ensure your Healthcare Choices
  • Keep Control in Disability

Elder Care

Helping you maintain the highest quality of like in later years

  • Maintain Personal Control over Decisions
  • Plan How to Pay for Long-Term Care
  • Prepare for Medicaid by Protecting Assets and Income

Probate

Managing probate court administration of disability and estates

  • Maintain Personal Control over Decisions
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Estate Administration and Contest

Business

From start-up to exit, we help you achieve greater success whatever your endeavor

  • Business Creation Services and Ongoing Support
  • Succession and Exit Planning
  • Tax and Transactional Planning

Insights

Messner Reeves Ranked #30 in 2026 List of Law Firms by the Orange County Business Journal

Posted: April 14, 2026

Messner Reeves LLP is pleased to announce that the Orange County office has moved up in the Orange County Business Journal’s 2026 List of Law Firms to number 30. Each year, firms in Orange County are ranked on the number of locally-based attorneys practicing, rather than on the number of practicing attorneys nationwide. The annual […]

2026 Colorado Super Lawyers Recognizes Eight Messner Reeves Attorneys

Posted: April 8, 2026

Messner Reeves LLP is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been recognized as 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers, and one lawyer has been named a 2026 Colorado Rising Star. In addition to being named a Super Lawyer, COO and Managing Partner Michelle Harden was also named among the Top 100 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers and […]

Ronald McDonald House Orange County Dedicates Room to Messner Reeves LLP

Posted: March 24, 2026

Messner Reeves LLP was recently honored by the Ronald McDonald House Orange County with a room dedication in appreciation of the firm’s holiday donations. Orange County Partner Scott Monroe and Of Counsel James Randall attended the dedication ceremony on behalf of the firm. “It is a humbling, but also worthwhile and heart-warming experience, to step […]

Messner Reeves LLP Wins 2026 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award

Posted: March 16, 2026

Messner Reeves LLP was recently announced as the winner of the 2026 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award for Real Estate Law Firm of the Year in Colorado! This prestigious award goes to those who have shown excellence not only in expertise, but also in service, over the previous year. Award candidates are submitted confidentially to […]

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