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I am a fourth-generation native Coloradan.  My great-grandmother was born northeast of Denver at "First Creek", a place that is now within the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, recently designated a wildlife preserve. 

My introduction to law was in 1973 through the Boulder County District Attorney's office, where I became an investigator, and worked there until shortly before graduation from law school.

The predominant area of my practice is in criminal defense.  I also practice civil matters as well.  Most of the civil matters I have handled are commercial in nature, encompassing construction law, real estate, easement and boundary disputes, and disputes over business transactions, at both the trial and appellate levels.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Sole Practitioner, since 1987

Areas of Practice

• DUI / DWAI
• Drunk Driving
• Excess Alcohol
• Drug Charges
• Traffic-Related Crimes
• Theft
• Burglary
• Robbery
• Assault
• Sexual Assault
• Kidnapping
• Homicide
• Disorderly Conduct
• Harassment
• Trespass
• Criminal Mischief
• Obstruction
• False Reporting
• Resisting Arrest
• Accessory to Crime
• Fraud
• Forgery
• Impersonation
• Wiretapping
• 75% Criminal Law
• 25% Litigation & Appeals
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1980
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1991

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1980
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1976
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  
  

Representative Cases

• Tapley v. Golden Big O Tires, 676 P.2d 676 (Colo. 1983)
• Wallace v. Department of Revenue of State of Colo., Motor Vehicle Div., 787 P.2d 181 (Colo.App. 1989)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Bar Association, 1980 - Present
  
  
• Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1989 - Present
  
  
• Boulder County Bar Association, 1980 - Present
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1980 - 1990
  
  

Birth Information

• January 8, 1952, Denver, Colorado, United States of America