Anita Cowley is a collaboratively trained attorney as well as a seasoned litigator. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Toronto in 1990 and was awarded her JD from Georgia State University College of Law in 1994. Anita is admitted to practice law in Colorado and Georgia and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. She has attained Level II Certification from the Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals and is a member of its Training Committee.

During law school, Anita was a member of her school's Dean's List as well as the National Dean's List. She held the positions of President of the Legal Association of Women and Treasurer of the Student Bar Association. She was a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity and was a recognized student in Who's Who Among American Law Students.

Since being admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1997, Anita's practice has focused on general civil litigation. She was an associate with the law firm of Moyer, Beal and Vranesic from 1997 through 2000, when she joined Ruegsegger Thomas, a workers' compensation defense firm, as an associate. In 2002, Anita began a solo practice that continued her emphasis on civil litigation. In 2004, she joined Gushurst Family Law and has been practicing exclusively in the area of family law matters, representing clients in both collaborative and traditional divorce cases.

Anita is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, the First Judicial District Bar Association and the Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals. She is an active runner, skier and reader and is an enthusiastic mother and cook.  She is on the Board of Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals.