Michael K Travers Jr MA, JD
Counties served: Boulder, Denver
Mediation, Collaborative Law
Travers Collaborative Law & Mediation Services
4450 Arapahoe Ave, Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80303
303-641-4273 Fax: 303-415-2500
About ME
Michael Travers, Mediator & Counselor at Law, facilitates effective communication and greater understanding, committed to skillful conflict resolution and to efficiently refine & define plans & agreements. When Michael entered Vermont law School in 1993, he and his wife had a 6-month old son...their marriage wasn’t doing well, and divorce was likely.
He was truly amazed at how disconnected both legal studies and legal proceedings seemed to be from the humanity of the parties’ involved. He was inspired to participate in and develop better options. With an MA in Psychology and now direct experience with family dynamic hardships during law school, Travers developed a passion for bringing a deeper humanitarian and kind approach to resolution of family conflict.
A visiting student for one semester at the University of Denver School of Law's Mediation and Arbitration Center, Travers took his perspectives on what conventional law lacked and dived deeply into Alternative Dispute Resolution philosophies and methods, as student and practitioner.
Following that program, Michael did a number of intensive trainings with the Center for Mediation in Law (NKA The Center for Understanding in Conflict) in the mid- 90's as a young attorney. This is where Michael was part of seeding what is today known as the field Collaborative Law. Michael's true commitment to be of service as Legal Counsel was ignited by the intensive study of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He realized that he could integrate his humanistic philosophies as well as his life-experience and academic training through creating his private practice.
EDUCATION
JD (1993) Vermont law School, magna cum laude
MA (1986) Counseling Psychology Norwich University
BA Philosophy Dartmouth College
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Collaborative Divorce Professionals
Rocky Mountain Collaborative Law Professionals
The Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Boulder County
COLLABORATIVE TRAININGS Taken
The University of Denver College of Law Mediation * Arbitration Center 1992
The Center for Understanding in Conflict 1994- present: 5-day intensive training on commercial mediation, 7-day intensive on self-reflection for conflict professionals, and supplemental short continuing education programs
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society 2002– Contemplative Law & Mediation Retreat, 4-day.
Early Neutral Evaluation Training 2008. Denver, 3 days. July
Linda Solomon’s “Texas” Trainings for Collaborative Law Divorce Facilitation/Mediation 2013, 2014, 2017. Colorado. 3 days each
Presentations Given
"Collaborative Law Roles and Teamwork,” w/Terri Harrington, Esq., Deb Johnson, NFP, and Ali Smits, Esq. for Forrest Mosten, Esq.’s “Lawyers as Peacemakers” Class at University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2017
“Collaborative Law: Helping the Parties Understand Each Other.” Presented to Denver Metro Collaborative Law Practice Groups, 2017
“Mediation” Presented to Colorado University School of Law Student Legal Clinic, 2007