Constance Tromble Eyster

Member

connie.eyster@hbcboulder.com
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Experience

Connie was selected as the 2020 Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year for Boulder by The Best Lawyers in America®. She received "Lawyer of the Year" honors in 2017 and 2012 for Trusts and Estates as well, and has been named a Best Lawyer since 2008.

Connie Tromble Eyster has been with Hutchinson Black and Cook since 2001. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, as well as the formation of non-profit entities. She has represented a wide variety of individuals with their gifting, charitable contributions, marital agreements, wills, trusts, and other estate planning concerns. She also assists families with the administration of guardianships, conservatorships, and decedent's estates.

Connie has taught the Wills and Trusts course at the University of Colorado School of Law as an adjunct professor and has spoken on estate planning topics throughout Colorado.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

         	 		COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
  	
 	• Member, Board of Lyons Regional Library District Foundation, 2016-Present

  • Member, Board of the Colorado Bar Foundation, 2016-2019

  • Chair and Member, Board of Adjustments for Town of Lyons, 2009-Present

 	• Host, "Law and Justice" television program (Channel 8), 2010-2011

 	• Co-chair of the founding advisory board for the Lyons Community Foundation, 2007-2009

 	• Founding coordinator, Boulder County Pro Se Probate Assistance Program, 2004-2009

         	 		PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
  	
 	• Constance Tromble Eyster and Carl G. Stevens, The Colorado Uniform Trust Code, Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 48, No. 3 (March 2019).

 	• Constance Tromble Eyster and Lisa Willcox, presentation on Common Mistakes in Planning with Retirement Benefits, CBA-CLE Trust and Estate Fall Update 2018.

 	• Constance Tromble Eyster, Colorado Uniform Trust Code, presentation at the 2018 Colorado Estate Planning Retreat, the Denver Estate Planning Counsel, and the Boulder Estate Planning Counsel.

 	• Jennifer Spitz and Constance Tromble Eyster, Ten Tax Tips and Traps, presentation at the Colorado Estate Planning Retreat 2014.

  • Constance Tromble Eyster, Engagement Letters, Colorado Estate Planning Handbook, (Johns, McVey, and Wood, ed., 6th ed. 2013).

	• Constance Tromble Eyster, Engagement Letters and Common Conflicts of Interest in Joint Representation, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 38, No. 2 (February 2009).

	• Constance Beck Wood, Gordon J. Williams, Michael B. Holder, Constance Tromble Eyster, New and Old Disclaimer Planning Techniques (6 MB), June 2005 (Estate Planning Retreat, Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc.). 

	• Louisa M. Ritsick and Constance Tromble Eyster, Probate and Trust Law, 2004 Annual Survey of Colorado Law. 

	• Christopher R. Brauchli and Constance Tromble Eyster, Joint Tenancy, Colorado Estate Planning Handbook (Johns, McVey, and Wood, ed., 5th ed. 2004). 

	• Louisa M. Ritsick and Constance Tromble Eyster, Probate and Trust Law, 2003 Annual Survey of Colorado Law. 

	• Constance Tromble Eyster, Estate Planning Considerations When Distributing Assets from A Conservatorship Estate, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 8 (August 2003).

	• Constance Tromble Eyster, The Testamentary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege: Defining the Parameters, Boulder County Bar Newsletter, March 2003.

	• Louisa M. Ritsick and Constance Tromble Eyster, Probate and Trust Law, 2002 Annual Survey of Colorado Law.

Education

University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 2000
- Order of the Coif
- University of Colorado Law Review
- Edward C. King Award
Dartmouth College, A.B., cum laude, 1995

Bar Admissions / Clerkships

Colorado, 2000
Law Clerk, Honorable Michael Bender, 2000-2001; Colorado Supreme Court

Memberships / Awards

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) member, 2012 to present
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
- Chair, Executive Council of Trust and Estate Section, 2013-2014
- Chair, Statutory Revisions Committee, Trust and Estate Section, 2009-2010
- Trust and Estate Section Council Member, 2006-2008
- Chair, Orange Book Subcommittee, Trust and Estate Section, 2004-2005
Boulder County Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Boulder County Bar Association, 2005-2007
- Young Lawyer of the Year Award, 2004
American Bar Foundation Fellow
Colorado Bar Association Fellow
Colorado Bar Leadership Training Program, 2007-2009, Chair 2009
Boulder County 40 Under 40, Boulder County Business Report, 2010
Best Lawyers in America
- Selected for Trusts and Estates, 2008-2020
- Selected as 2020 Lawyer of the Year, Trusts and Estates, Boulder Area
- Selected as 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Trusts and Estates, Boulder Area
- Selected as 2012 Lawyer of the Year, Trusts and Estates, Denver Area
Colorado Super Lawyers
- Selected for Estate Planning & Probate, 2024
- Selected for Estate Planning & Probate, Nonprofit Organizations, Real Estate, 2018-2019
- Selected for Rising Stars, 2009-2013

Constance Tromble Eyster

Experience

Education

Bar Admissions / Clerkships

Memberships / Awards

practice areas

Wills, Trusts & Estates

—Estate Planning
—Marital & Premarital Agreements
—Probate & Estate Administration
—Trust Administration

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Constance Tromble Eyster

Experience

Education

Bar Admissions / Clerkships

Memberships / Awards

practice areas

Wills, Trusts & Estates

—Estate Planning—Marital & Premarital Agreements—Probate & Estate Administration—Trust Administration

—Estate Planning
—Marital & Premarital Agreements
—Probate & Estate Administration
—Trust Administration