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Galen Trine-McMahan is an attorney and mediator with a background in complex systems, narrative, and negotiation. He practiced law for over a decade in Colorado, working on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and high-stakes cases affecting families and children, including matters tied to school shootings, mass violence, and government misconduct. His work has included record-setting verdicts, policy-impact litigation, and Emmy award-recognized storytelling on behalf of victims.

He has also trained and worked in international conflict settings involving armed groups and protracted violence, and has experience in prisons, with crime victims, and in complex public-interest disputes, including the Pavillion groundwater crisis involving the EPA and Congress.

Earlier in life, Galen helped navigate a much younger sibling’s serious illness and chaotic family separation, and worked as a camp counselor and youth mentor—experiences that continue to shape his focus on children, family stability, and long-term outcomes.