Diane M. Lathrop was born and raised on a dairy farm in New England. She attended Colorado State University and received a joint Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Journalism. Ms. Lathrop attended Law School at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. At Drake she concentrated her studies in the area of Agricultural Law, receiving instruction in Agricultural Cooperatives, International Agricultural Trading, and Implementation of Government Agricultural Programs. During law school she served as a law clerk for the Iowa Attorney General’s Agricultural Law Division. She also attended the University of Denver Law School, where she studied water and environmental law.

Following graduation, Ms. Lathrop engaged in private practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. While in private practice, Ms. Lathrop worked as a Guardian ad Litem in divorce and Dependency and Neglect cases. In 1997 she started the Lathrop Law Office. Here, she began to focus her practice primarily on family law. Ms. Lathrop has gained a prominent reputation in Larimer County for her knowledge, professionalism, and experience in family law matters. Ms. Lathrop has extensive experience in cases involving complex financial matters. Many of her cases involve working with experts such as business valuators, tracing experts, vocational evaluators, parental responsibilities evaluators, child and family investigators, and tax experts. Her use of experts allows her to achieve the best outcomes for her clients.

Ms. Lathrop is admitted to practice before the Colorado Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the Wyoming Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. She is also a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Larimer County Bar Association, Colorado Young Lawyers Association, Colorado Women’s Bar Association, the Larimer County Women’s Bar Association, the Wyoming Bar Association, and the American Agricultural Law Association. Ms. Lathop is the former President of the Larimer County Bar Association and Larimer County Women’s Bar Association, and served on the Executive Board of the Women’s Bar Association and the Board of Governors for the Colorado Bar Association.

Ms. Lathrop is active in civic and community activities including the Crossroads Safehouse, Larimer County Legal Aid, the Fort Collins’ Commission on the Status of Women, and the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center (SAVA).