Diana Powell was a founder and former President of Gutterman Griffiths PC, which subsequently became Griffiths Law PC.  Prior to her recent retirement, Diana focused her practice on high asset divorce representation and was a leader in Collaborative Law in Colorado. Prior to joining Gutterman Griffiths, Diana acted as lead counsel to buyers or sellers in over 100 merger and acquisition transactions ranging from $1 million to $150 million, and helped hundreds of companies raise private and public equity and debt finance.

From 2002 until May 2019, Diana’s divorce clients benefitted from her deep knowledge of business issues. Having prosecuted accounting fraud cases and investigated concealed assets, as well as having responsibility to assist in preparation of disclosure documents in public and private securities and lending transactions, Diana brought to divorce matters an excellent understanding of complex financial issues. Her practice reflected a high degree of expertise to formulation of agreements that protect the parties and their businesses from the economic risks inherent in divorce.

Diana’s commitment to her clients was to seek a credible solution that helped the parties in a divorce preserve the quality of their long-term relationship. Diana was a strong mediator, negotiator, and collaborator.

Beginning in 1977 as a law student, and continuing during 39 years of active practice of law, Diana was a frequent speaker at seminars for lay and professional audiences on financial issues in divorce, business valuation, venture finance, sales of business, corporate governance, asset division in divorce and special needs parenting plans. She wrote numerous articles on various business and family topics. During her retirement years, Diana hopes to continue her efforts to improve the practice of family law in Colorado, as a director of non-profit organizations and as a friend and mentor to active practitioners, including those at Griffiths Law PC.