Strategic legal counsel for organizations shaping policy, protecting communities, and advancing the public good.
At Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC, we specialize in helping mission-driven organizations navigate complex legal landscapes with clarity, confidence, and strategic foresight. Our boutique law firm is trusted by nonprofits, political organizations, advocacy coalitions, and governmental clients who require deep legal insight and a nuanced understanding of highly regulated spaces.
We provide tailored legal services in nonprofit and tax-exempt organization law, campaign finance and election compliance, federal and state grants, business transactions, employment law, and public policy. Our clients rely on us not just for legal answers—but for legal strategy. Whether advising on governance, compliance, ethics, or long-term organizational structure, we serve as true legal partners to those creating change.
Our firm is structured to deliver high-level expertise with the efficiency and responsiveness of a lean, collaborative team. We take pride in offering smart, principled counsel grounded in integrity, experience, and a deep respect for the work our clients do.
Our Team
Experienced. Focused.
Invested In Your Mission.
Our attorneys bring decades of collective experience across public interest law, political advocacy, nonprofit governance, and environmental policy. Each member of our team is driven by a shared commitment to legal excellence and to supporting the individuals and organizations working toward a more equitable, sustainable future.
Martha Tierney
Martha practices in the areas of government relations, election law, employment law and litigation.
Cara B. Lawrence
Cara represents nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations in all aspects of their operation and management.
Dan Stiles
Dan serves as outside general counsel to organizations dedicated to creating positive human impact. His practice focuses on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, business transactions, and campaign and election law. Dan combines deep legal expertise with strategic insight to help clients achieve their goals efficiently.
Ed Ramey
For over four decades, Ed has represented Colorado businesses, government agencies, individuals, and public interest groups.
Natalie Negrelli
Natalie is an associate at Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC, where she advises nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on a broad range of legal matters, including entity formation, tax-exempt status and compliance, corporate governance, federal and state grant compliance, and lobbying, political activity, and advocacy issues.
Rosemary Morice
Rosemary is a paralegal at Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC and has extensive experience as a litigation and corporate paralegal, as well as a stock plan administrator and contract administrator.
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
