THE FIRM OUR STAFF
We have a well-loved portrait of Abraham Lincoln which the team absolutely insists stay front and center as you walk into our Aspen office. Our staff is bright, energetic and each has bought “all in” with our values. We are proud of them. Law school hopefuls and interns are always welcome, because it’s in our practice that they can learn to love this profession and carry it on. Our accomplished and dedicated Vail and Avon attorneys round us out with a responsive and veteran general practice.
Each and every person brings their passion and talent to foster pride in our profession and our law firm. Our friendly culture is to represent clients with courage and compassion. We are a small firm in a sophisticated market. Our clients and all people are treated with kindness and respect. We are family.
Lucie Riviére
Paralegal
La Sorbonne Law School, Paris France
J.D.
University of California School of Law, CA
Master of Law
Lucie was born and raised in France. In 2014, she obtained a JD from La Sorbonne Law School in Paris. She moved to the US about three years ago to work as a paralegal in a NYC-based employment law firm. Willing to take the bar exam in the US, she attended the University of California School of Law where she graduated with a Master of Law. After passing the bar exam in July 2017, Lucie moved to Aspen and joined our team as a Paralegal.
Courtney Sanders
Paralegal
Metropolitan State University Denver, CO
Public Relations & Journalism
Courtney Sanders comes to The Matthew C. Ferguson Law Firm with a diverse background in marketing, nonprofits, and the legal industry. She graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver where she studied public relations and journalism. Courtney has a knack for storytelling and enjoys discovering and organizing the critical pieces of a lawsuit. Courtney is instrumental when it comes to designing a marketing and communications plan or optimizing a website for search purposes. She began her career in the legal industry at Praxidice Law— a civil and commercial litigation firm in Aspen, CO. Courtney has worked in business development and fundraising for over five years. In her free time, she enjoys time outdoors with her husky, Bodie, and volunteering for organizations in her community.
Kathleen Sydoryk
Accounting/Office Management
University of Maryland, MD
Bachelors of Science, Business Administration
Kathy has thirty-five years of bookkeeping experience for law firms in Colorado. Matt and Kathy worked together for 20 years. Matt is delighted that Kathy has joined our firm, and taken the reigns on office management and bookkeeping.
Kristine M. Ferguson
Office Management/Paralegal
New York University, NY
Masters of Social Work
Kris was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in northern New Jersey. After working in television and print modeling for Ford Models and others for ten years, Kris earned her MSW from NYU. Kris married Matt and moved to Colorado in 1995 where they have raised three children, Matthew — Dartmouth College ’18, Henry and Grace — both Aspen High School ’18. Kris is active in supporting the Aspen schools, numerous sports clubs and charities in her “free” time.
