Madeleine Sheahan Rosengrants

Madeleine is a talented family law practitioner and skilled litigator who represents clients at every stage of domestic relations cases, from initial consultation through final resolution. She has successfully represented doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and business executives through intricate financial matters to find creative solutions for the individual family’s needs.

Madeleine has favorably resolved contentious divorces and regularly advises on and structures agreements regarding the allocation of parental responsibilities, child support, custody, maintenance, relocation, and high-asset property distributions. She has secured temporary and permanent protection orders for clients and has represented clients in contempt hearings, in arbitration proceedings, and post-decree modification hearings.

A collaboratively trained lawyer, Madeleine is often able to help spouses amicably end their marriage or resolve disputes without the need for contentious litigation.

Before joining Taft, she worked as an associate at another Denver law firm and as a judicial extern for U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix. She is currently on the board of Law School… Yes We Can! and the co-chair of the Programming and Curriculum Committee. Madeleine is an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she coaches the award-winning National Trial Team.

Presentations

• “Wellness or Weaponry: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Regarding the Age of Consent for Mental Health Treatment and its Implications for Parents, Mental Health Professionals, and the Court,” 2021 Family Law Institute, Aug. 19, 2021

Publications

• “With Covid-19 Vaccination Disputes on the Rise for Divorced Parents, Courts Forced To Step In,” Law Week Colorado, April 11, 2022
• “Who Gets the Pre-embryos in the Divorce?,” Law Week Colorado, June 14, 2019