Family Law attorney Shannon Boydstun joined Graham.Law after 13 years of representing DHS (the Department of Human Services) in child protection cases. She is a veteran litigator who has dedicated her career to looking out for the best interests of children, with courtroom experience in high-conflict parenting cases.

Shannon brings her child-centric focus and trial experience to all family law cases, and aims to be a calming voice of reason to clients going through what may be the most stressful and chaotic times of their lives. She really puts her psychology background to work.

Shannon earned her Juris Doctor at the University of Denver and studied psychology in her undergraduate and master’s degree programs at the University of West Florida and Florida Atlantic University.

She has been excited to call Colorado home since 2004. When she is not helping clients, Shannon enjoys the best our state has to offer, with concerts, musicals, traveling, and watching her kids excel at soccer, gymnastics, aviation, college academics, and theater.

  • El Paso County Family Law Section
  • Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section
  • El Paso County Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Chancellor Scholarship Recipient — University of Denver, Sturm College of Law 2010—2012.
  • June 2024: Evidence, Depositions, and Interrogatories at Colorado County Attorney Association Summer Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.
  • January 2021-May 2026: Affiliate Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, teaching Legal Issues in Social Work to graduate-level students.
  • Family Law Attorney (2026-Present). Focuses exclusively on Colorado divorce and family law cases as a domestic relations attorney at Graham.Law. Represents intervenors in Dependency and Neglect cases with 13 years of working knowledge in those cases.
  • Senior County Attorney (2019-2026). Litigated Dependency & Neglect cases for El Paso County DHS. Duties included representing the client in contested proceedings related to child protection, parenting time, and allocation of parental responsibilities.
  • Assistant City Attorney (2013-2019). Litigated Dependency & Neglect cases for Denver DHS. Duties included representing the client in contested proceedings related to child protection, parenting time, and allocation of parental responsibilities.
  • Intern Guardian Ad Litem (2012). Represented the child’s best interest in child protection cases.
  • Intern (2012). Assisted with litigation preparation for personal injury cases at Bug Simpson while in law school.
  • University of Denver, Sturm College of Law — Juris Doctor. Participated in mock trial teams, focused on family law and cases involving children.
  • Florida Atlantic University — Master of Arts program in Psychology (not attain degree). Focused on child development and child protection.
  • University of West Florida — Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a double minor in Forensics and Juvenile Justice. Focused on child development, criminal psychology, and law.