We are enjoying an ever increasing number of new cases and wonderful clients to work with. Yet, on occassion, we are terminated from representing a client and the client hires a new lawyer. That happened recently to our firm, and it caused me to write this blog. I...


Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: October 2013
Sex Offenders and the SOMB Mess
After 22 years practicing criminal defense, I have identified classes of sex offenders. Here is my perceived level of seriousness / danger of offenders in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County: Violent men who forcibly rape strangers Adults / older children who force...
Dependency and Neglect & Social Services’ CYA Policy
Let me cast political correctness aside and maybe burn a bridge or two. After 22 years of working with Dependency and Neglect cases in Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson County, I continue to have one principle ingrained in me over and over: Social...
Trespassing With No Bad Intentions in Colorado: C.R.S. 18-4-504
When disaster hits a community anywhere in Adams, Weld, or Denver County Colorado, there never seems to be a shortage of Trespassing (C.R.S. 18-4-504) tickets issued. Last summer was a particularly difficult year for wild fires in Jefferson and El Paso County, and...
Denver Prohibited Use of Weapons, C.R.S. 18-12-106 – Lawyer Help
Prohibited Use of Weapons, C.R.S. 18-12-106, is a crime in Denver, Arapahoe, and Jefferson County which is routinely overcharged and misapplied. Keeping in mind what situations commonly arise when a drunk person has a gun, can protect you from being charged with this...
Alcohol and Adults Under 21 Years – C.R.S. 12-47-901
In the past, we've seen men and women charged with a felony in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County after providing minors with alcohol. This felony is called Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, C.R.S. 18-6-701, and is related to aiding any child under 18 to...
Unlawful Sexual Contact, C.R.S. 18-3-404, Criminal Attorney / Lawyer
Have you ever slapped a woman's butt or patted a teammate's rear end for a job well done? A simple and meaningless act such as either of these situations could cause you to face criminal charges for Unlawful Sexual Contact. Also referred to as Sexual Assault in the...
Vehicular Homicide in Colorado: C.R.S. 18-3-106
If a person operates or drives a vehicle in a reckless manner, and this conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another, such person commits Vehicular Homicide (C.R.S. 18-3-106) in Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas County, Colorado. If the driver...
The Denver Jury is Always Watching
Yesterday, I was reminded of how the jury is always watching. I spoke with our office manager who had just completed her jury service on a civil case, related to a car accident. During deliberations, jurors commented on how they had seen the plaintiff (the one asking...
Indecent Exposure Lawyer, C.R.S. 18-7-302, in Denver
Indecent Exposure under Colorado law, is a sexual based offense where either (1) a person exposes his / her genitals in a manner that causes alarm to another or with the intent of sexual gratification of any person or (2) a person performs an act of masturbation where...