Courtney Barnes is a Partner at Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC where she specializes in advising clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, contract creation, nonprofit formation, and strategic operational matters relating to provision of services and the production and distribution of stringently regulated products in emerging industries. Her legal expertise includes providing bespoke DEA, FDA, and state regulatory compliance guidance, including licensing, distribution, and advertising strategy to consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers, retailers, and ancillary service providers. She is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado, and Texas.​

In addition to her legal practice, Courtney provides a variety of advisory services to the psychedelics ecosystem. She serves as General Counsel for the Mycoalition and Heroic Hearts Project, and is an advisory board member of multiple advocacy organizations. Courtney was a lead drafter of Denver’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative (the nation’s first successful voter-initiated psychedelic policy reform ordinance) and has extensive experience drafting state and local policy relating to the regulation of cannabis and psychedelics. She is a sought-after public speaker, spiritual seeker, and trailblazer in drug policy reform.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law | University of Denver – Sturm College of Law

B.A., Psychology and Mass Communications | University of South Florida
Honors: summa cum laude

FLA Partner, Courtney Barnes, attended the Texas Cannabis Policy Conference at Texas A&M from September 12-14, 2024. She connected with thought leaders, advocates, and policymakers to discuss the evolving landscape of cannabis legislation in Texas. Read More

Feldman Legal Advisors’ Courtney Barnes represented the firm in the Netherlands at the International Conference on Psychedelic Research where she reconnected with some of the U.S.’s most influential thought leaders in psychedelic policy and science and met numerous creatives and researchers pushing the movement forward across the pond. Read More

Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyer 2024–2025

Chambers Top Ranked USA 2024

Global Top 200 Psychedelics Lawyer 2024–2025

Global Top 200 Psychedelics Lawyer 2023–2024