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Emily L. Bowman, Partner

Emily L. Bowman became a partner with Kirch Rounds & Bowman PC in January of 2018 where her practice has been focused in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Elder Law, Tax Planning, Conservatorships, and Guardianships.  In 2019, she became Co-Editor of the Trust and Estate Section of The Colorado Lawyer. She is listed in the Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star under Estate Planning and Probate since 2020. She is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch since 2021 in the field of Trusts and Estates and Elder Law and in the field of Litigation-Trusts and Estates since 2024. Ms. Bowman is a member of the Colorado Bar Association Trust and Estate Section, the Denver Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. She is co-author of Equitable Remedies, Orange Book Handbook: Colorado Estate Planning Handbook (2018 – Present). 

​​Ms. Bowman authored an article on The SECURE Act and its impact on estate planning with retirement accounts in the Colorado Lawyer in 2020. Ms. Bowman graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in May 2009. In 2013, she graduated in the Top 3% of her class at the University of Oregon School of Law, where she was a member of The Order of the Coif and received the Laurence Janssen School of Law Academic Scholarship. In her spare time, Emily enjoys running, organizing, exploring the great outdoors across Colorado, and spending time with her husband and fur babies.​​

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  • Kirch Rounds & Bowman PC – Partner
    January 2018 – December 2018; February 2024 – Present

    Kirch Rounds Bowman & Deffenbaugh PC – Partner
    January 2019 – February 2024

    Kirch and Rounds, P.C. – Associate Attorney
    December 2014 – December 2017

    Lane County Circuit Court, Eugene, OR – Judicial Extern
    August 2013 – December 2013

    University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR – Research Assistant
    June 2013 – December 2013

    Lane County Legal Counsel, Eugene, OR – Legal Extern
    June 2013 – July 2013

    University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR – Research Assistant
    May 2012 – October 2012

  • Law Practice:

    • Member, Colorado Bar Association

      • Section Member – Trusts and Estates

    • Member, Denver Bar Association

    • Member, American Bar Association

    • Coordinating Editor, Estate and Trust Forum for Colorado Lawyer (2019 – Present)

    • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine (2020) as a Rising Star – Estate Planning & Probate

    • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021 – Present)

      • Fields: Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, and (2024) Litigation – Trusts and Estates

    Faculty Engagements:

    • “Domestic Relation and Probate Institute,” Colorado State Court Administrator’s Office (June 15, 2023)

    • “Basics of Trust Interest in a Divorce,” NACVA – Colorado Chapter (Nov. 30, 2023)

    • “Trust Interests in a Divorce,” Family Law Spring Update, CBA Family Law Section (Apr. 11, 2024)

    • “Unprogram: Dynamic Dialogues for Optimizing You Individually and Your Law Practice,” 16th Annual Rocky Mountain Regional Elder Law Retreat (Aug. 22–24, 2024)

    Law School:

    • Member, Order of the Coif

    • Laurence Janssen School of Law Academic Scholarship Recipient

    • David W. Kirch & Emily L. Bowman, Avoiding Pitfalls for Minor Beneficiaries of IRAs and Other Qualified Retirement Benefits, 46 Colo. Law. 46 (Sept. 2017).

    • David W. Kirch & Emily L. Bowman, Equitable Remedies, Orange Book Handbook: Colorado Estate Planning Handbook (2018 – Present).

    • Emily L. Bowman & Charles E. Rounds, Five Common Client Misconceptions about Estate Planning, 47 Colo. Law. 47 (Dec. 2018).

    • Emily L. Bowman, The SECURE Act: Impact on Estate Planning with Qualified Retirement Plans and IRAs, 49 Colo. Law. 49 (Apr. 2020).

    • David W. Kirch, Emily L. Bowman & Gerard F.B. Deffenbaugh, The Treatment of SLATs in the Event of a Dissolution of Marriage, 53 Colo. Law. 53 (May 2024).

  • University of Oregon School of Law – Juris Doctor (Dec. 2013)

    • Scholastic Average: 3.82

    • Class Rank: Top 3%

    Colorado State University – Bachelor of Science, Psychology (May 2009)

    • Scholastic Average: 3.69