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Ms. Stacey L. Obrecht
Stacey L. Obrecht received her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Before Law School, she served in AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a 10-month team-based program where members live on an AmeriCorps campus and complete projects within a national region. During Ms. Obrecht's last year of Law School, she served as the first Student Director of the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project and assisted many low-income women and children with legal issues. It was in this law school clinic that she first represented children as a guardian ad litem and realized it was her passion. She began her legal career with Corthell & King, P.C., a general-practice law firm in Laramie, Wyoming. While employed with the firm,
Ms. Obrecht practiced in many areas, but focused on family and children law. After her family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, Ms. Obrecht represented the Department of Family Services at the Wyoming Attorney General's Office, in the Permanency Unit.
Ms. Obrecht is currently the Director of the Wyoming Guardians Ad Litem Program within the Wyoming Office of the Public Defender. She administers the Program, which supervises, trains and pays the attorneys throughout Wyoming that represent children in Juvenile Court. She is also a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children and serves on many committees regarding children, women and Wyoming's juvenile justice system.
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