Steven Meyrich

Steven Meyrich died peacefully in his sleep at home on 23 October 2025. He is survived by his dearly beloved wife, Mary Ann Shea.

Steven was a man of many talents: musician, horseman, athlete, lawyer, intellect, ditch director for local water access, gardener, chef, reader, baseball fan, neighbor, and friend. He was curious, fair, eloquent, passionate, sparkling, and kind. He worked tirelessly to make the world a better place, and when you were with him you felt the world and all in it were indeed better.

A native of New York, Steven received his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1976. He served as Deputy District Attorney in Boulder County (1976-1979) and as a litigation attorney in private practice focusing on commercial and interpersonal disputes for twelve years before joining CDR Associates, an internationally recognized training firm in mediation and dispute resolution processes, in 1989. He became renowned as a professional neutral, as well as a mediator, arbitrator, and seminar leader, in a tremendous variety of settings and disputes. He was a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and served on mediation and arbitration panels for the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with the New York Stock Exchange. He was widely recognized for his remarkable abilities, including being listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2007-2021 in Mediation, Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation, as the Best Lawyer in America Denver Mediation Lawyer of the Year in 2014 and Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in 2014 and 2015, and as a Colorado Super Lawyer from 2010-2021.

Steven was an accomplished musician on steel guitar, and this passion for music extended far back into his youth — as demonstrated when he quit his summer job as a janitor to attend Woodstock in 1969. His avid love of baseball, too, was a defining feature of his life. His wife Mary Ann was the center and pillar of his being. And his joy in his horses knew no bounds. A superb athlete himself, he delighted in the companionship, communication, and additional athletic possibilities opened by the horses; they returned his love fully and greeted him each morning with pricked ears and eager whickers. His commitment to animals and land contributed to his dedication to the Table Mountain Ditch and its management, bringing water to those who needed it. But what his friends will miss the most is his humor, his curiosity, his capacity to listen, his story-telling gifts, his fundamental generosity of spirit, and his ability to create a sense of community and sharing almost instantly, no matter how large or small the group of people. He shone in our lives. He will be sorely missed.

Instead of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Boulder and Broomfield Counties Community Food Share: https://communityfoodshare.org