Attorney Biography: Spencer Crona

Spencer Crona is Of Counsel with Sigler & Nelson LLC. Spencer is a Denver native, a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and practices principally in the areas of probate, estate and trust litigation, conservatorships and guardianships, probate review of personal injury settlements and estate administration.

Over the past 30 years, Spencer has published numerous articles in professional journals and news media, ranging from probate litigation to a variety of public policy issues. Through Spencer’s extensive involvement in the Elder Law and Trust & Estate Sections of the Colorado Bar Association, he has participated in the drafting of Colorado probate statutes, including statutory provisions for the Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, estate compensation of professionals, and determinations of death in a mass-casualty incident. Spencer has also served as Chair of both the Elder Law and the Trust & Estate Sections. For more than 20 consecutive years, he has taught as invited faculty at professional seminars within his fields of practice. For the 2022-2023 term, Spencer served as the Governor’s appointed commissioner to the Colorado Office of Public Guardianship.

Spencer received his B.A. in English from the University of Denver, his M.A. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism (amid a decade as a working newspaper journalist), and his J.D. from the University of Denver.

Spencer has been chosen as a Super Lawyer for more than 10 years.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado State Courts, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Colorado Bar Association
    • Trust & Estate Section
    • Elder Law Section
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow

Education

  • University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, JD, 1989
  • University of Missouri, MA
  • University of Denver, BA

Publications

  • “Anatomy of an Undue Influence Case” by Molly Callender, Spencer Crona and Richard Spiegle, 2013
  • “Will Preparation for Individuals Lacking Testamentary Capacity” by Spencer Crona, Martha Ridgway and Herbert Tucker, 2004

Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyers, 2009-2010 and 2015-2025