Your Team At Dolan & Associates

Michael A. Dolan, Attorney and Counsellor at Law

Michael A. Dolan was born in Del Norte Colorado. At that time his parents were trying to establish a sheep ranching operation in the San Luis Valley. Within a year and a half of his birth, they abandoned their ranching dream and relocated to Parker, Colorado where they remained for 40 years until retiring to Florida.

Mike graduated from Douglas County High School, earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business marketing from Colorado State University and went on to earn the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Denver.

Mike Dolan has been in the private practice of law since 1989. He specializes in trust planning, estate planning, retirement planning, business succession planning, charitable planning, and asset protection. Mike speaks nationally for legal education providers, helping his legal colleagues advance their knowledge in a number of estate planning areas.

Mike is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, the Board of Directors of the Platte Valley Medical Center and is serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Platte Valley Medical Center Foundation. Mike maintains a professional affiliation with the Colorado Bar Association and the Adams/Broomfield County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Trusts and Estates section of the Colorado Bar Association. Mike is a member of the Brighton Kiwanis club, where he has proudly served a term as President.

Mike has also proudly served as Chairman of the Greater Brighton Economic Development Corp., the Brighton Education Foundation, the Brighton Chamber of Commerce, and the Brighton United Methodist Church Staff Parish Relations Committee. He has served as Treasurer of the Brighton United Methodist Church, the Greater Brighton Economic Development Corp. and the Brighton Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as a member of the Wells Fargo Bank of Colorado Community Board, the Metro North Chamber of Commerce Leadership Advisory Council and the Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service Board of Directors.

Mike is recognized nationally as an expert in the area of generation skipping transfer tax exempt planning and estate planning practice management.

Mike has been a regular columnist for Western Farmer Stockman – FarmProgress (previously Western Farmer Stockman) for over three years.

Mike has also proudly served on the Board of Directors and in a senior leadership role in the following organizations: the Greater Brighton Economic Development Corp., the Brighton Education Foundation, the Brighton Chamber of Commerce, the Brighton United Methodist Church, Wells Fargo Bank of Colorado Community Board, the Metro North Chamber of Commerce Leadership Advisory Council, the Brighton Kiwanis club, and the Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service.

Mike regularly teaches continuing education courses for attorneys in the area of estate planning and is recognized nationally as an expert in the area of generation skipping transfer tax exempt planning and estate planning practice management.

Mike has been married to his wife Kim for almost 40 years. They live in Brighton, Colorado where they raised their two daughters. Their daughter Stephanie, is married and lives in Hayden, Colorado with her husband and two small children. Their daughter Mackenzie, is a private wealth manager and lives in Dallas, Texas.

In his spare time Mike enjoys playing with his two grandsons, mountain climbing, skiing, hiking and riding his mountain bike.

Thomas P. Currey, Associate Attorney and Counsellor at Law

Thomas P. Currey

Thomas P. Currey was born in the West Texas town of El Paso. When he was seven, his parents traded in their cowboy boots for hiking shoes and relocated the family to Fort Collins, Colorado.

Thomas is a proud graduate of Rocky Mountain High School. Thomas earned his undergraduate degree from Hillsdale College in Michigan, where he graduated summa cum laude with a double major in German and economics. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Colorado.

After law school Thomas served in Jefferson County District Court as a judicial fellow for the Hon. Laura Tighe and then as a law clerk for the Hon. Margie Enquist. Judges Tighe and Enquist handled a mixed caseload of criminal, domestic (family law), and civil matters.

As a result, Thomas gained an understanding of and an appreciation for the wide variety of ways attorneys can help their clients pursue justice. This broad exposure led Thomas into estate planning, where he enjoys helping clients prevent some of the legal problems that he saw arise in district court due to lack of proper planning.

Thomas met his wife Maria while they were serving as volunteer ushers at a play in Boulder. Thomas and Maria moved to Berthoud in 2019, where Thomas operated his own estate planning practice for two years. Thomas joined our team in 2021 as an associate and now lives in Longmont.

Thomas is an active trumpet player in his spare time. Locally he has performed with ensembles such as the Loveland Concert Band, the Fort Collins Wind Symphony, and Candlelight Dinner Theater. He is also active in his church, where he currently serves on the board of elders. Occasionally his interests in faith and music overlap when he and his wife (who is a professional pianist) perform church preludes and postludes together.

Support Team

Kim Dolan – Administration Coordinator

Kim duties include coordinating the administration matters of the firm. She is married to Mike Dolan. Mike and Kim have raised two daughters together, and have welcomed two wonderful sons-in-law to their family, and are now enjoying their two amazing grandsons.

Jody Nighswonger – Funding Coordinator

Jody joined our firm in March 2013. As Funding Coordinator, Jody meets with our clients during the Funding Forum and supports our clients as they work to properly title their assets in coordination with their estate plan. Jody is married, has 3 children and 2 grandchildren, and lives outside of Keenesburg.

Roni Opeka – Office Manager and Events Coordinator

Roni joined our team part-time in August 2019. As Office Manager, Roni supervises the operations of the law office. As Events Coordinator, she makes the necessary preparations for all our client events and helps ensure they run smoothly. Roni is married and spends the rest of her time trying to keep up with their five-year-old daughter.

Stephanie Schuyler – Settlement Coordinator

Stephanie joined our firm in July 2020 but did occasionally assist with events prior to joining the team. As the Settlement Coordinator, Stephanie supports our clients who are going through the disability and death settlement process. Stephanie is a Colorado Native, and currently lives in Lochbuie with her husband, two children, and two cats and a dog.

Kameela Hall – Client Service Coordinator

Kameela joined the team as the Client Services Coordinator in July of 2024. She assists with projects in the office and supports client families. She was raised in California and completed her studies at Northern Arizona University’s Honors College; majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management and Marketing. In her free time, Kameela enjoys hiking, seeing what is new in the movie theatre, and spending time with her family.

Julia Shealey – Funding Coordinator and Assistant Client Service Coordinator

Juli joined the team in March 2022 as the Assistant Client Service Coordinator to help with projects around the office and to assist Kameela in serving our client families. As Funding Coordinator, she meets with our clients to support them as they work to properly title their assets in coordination with their estate plan. Juli lives in Brighton, where she grew up after moving there from Atlanta as a child. When she’s not at work, Juli enjoys watching baseball with her family and spending time with her dog, Stella.

Heather Marriott, Paralegal and Document Creation Coordinator

Heather Marriott – Paralegal and Document Creation Coordinator

Heather joined our team as Paralegal and Document Creation Coordinator in July 2024. Heather works closely with the Attorney team as the Paralegal in the Probate department of our firm. As Document Creation Coordinator, Heather prepares word processing changes for the attorney’s review. Heather was born and raised in Ft. Lupton, Colorado and now lives in Keenesburg with her three boys. In her free time Heather loves to read, write and spend as much time with her kids as she can.