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Charged with
a crime in
Colorado?.

We defend people accused of crimes in Denver and across the Front Range — and we do nothing else.

The first 72 hours after an arrest decide more than most people realize. Evidence gets logged, statements get taken, and options quietly close.

Tell us what happened. The case review is free, it stays confidential, and it does not commit you to hiring us.

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What we defend

If your charge is not on this list, call anyway — we will tell you plainly whether this is our kind of case or whether you are better served elsewhere.

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DUI & DWAI

First offense through felony DUI. Breath and blood testing, roadside procedure, license hearings that run on a separate clock from the criminal case.

02

Drug charges

Possession, distribution, cultivation. Search and seizure is where most of these cases are won or lost.

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Assault & violent crime

Bar fights to serious bodily injury allegations. Self‑defense and mutual‑combat facts matter enormously here.

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Domestic violence

Mandatory arrest and protection orders take effect immediately. Contact with the other party can create a second case on top of the first.

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Theft & white collar

Shoplifting through embezzlement and fraud. Documentation and intent carry the case.

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Federal charges

Different court, different rules, different sentencing math. Do not treat a federal case like a state one.

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Record sealing

Colorado has expanded what can be sealed. An old case may be limiting your job search for no reason.

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How we work

These are the parts of defense work that clients usually discover only after the fact. We would rather you know them going in.

A

We investigate ourselves

We do not rely on the police file to tell us what happened. Witnesses get re‑interviewed, scenes get visited, footage gets requested before it is overwritten.

B

Before charges are filed

If you are under investigation but not yet charged, that is the most useful moment to involve a lawyer — and the one most often missed.

C

We know these courtrooms

Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams. Local practice and individual judges shape what is realistic far more than statute alone.

D

Help with bond

Bond arguments happen fast and early. Getting you home changes how the rest of the case can be run.

E

Second opinions

Already represented and uneasy about it? We will read the file and tell you honestly whether a change is warranted.

F

One lawyer, reachable

You get the attorney handling your case, not a rotating desk. Nights and weekends included when something is happening.

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What happens next

From your first call to resolution. No stage begins without your understanding of what it costs and what it is for.

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Free case review

You tell us what happened. We tell you what you are facing and what the realistic paths are. No charge, no obligation.
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Fee agreed in writing

A flat fee for the defined stage, agreed before we start. You will not receive a surprise invoice.
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Investigation

Discovery reviewed line by line, our own investigation run in parallel, motions filed where the record supports them.
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Resolution

Dismissal, negotiated outcome or trial. The decision is always yours — our job is to make it an informed one.
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Who will handle your case

The attorney you meet at the case review is the attorney who appears in court with you.

PartnerEH

Ellis Halstead

Founding partner · Trial

Former public defender. Tries cases that other firms would rather resolve quietly, and prepares every file as though it is going to a jury.

PartnerMR

Marguerite Roe

Partner · Pre‑file & appeals

Focuses on the window before charges are filed and on what can still be done after a conviction. Writes the motions the rest of the firm argues.

AssociateDP

Devon Park

Associate · DUI & licensing

Handles the DMV side that runs on its own deadline, separate from the criminal case and easy to lose by default.

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Questions people actually ask

Answered the way we would answer them on the phone.

Stop talking about the case — to police, to the other party, on the phone from jail, and on social media. Recorded jail calls are used in court constantly. You are allowed to say you want a lawyer and then say nothing further. That single sentence protects more cases than anything a lawyer does later.

We quote a flat fee for a defined stage of the case, agreed in writing before any work begins. The amount depends on the charge, the volume of discovery and whether the matter is heading to trial. You will hear a real number at the free case review, not a range that changes later.

Nobody can honestly promise you an outcome, and you should be wary of anyone who does. What we can do at the case review is tell you the sentencing exposure the charge actually carries, what alternatives exist in these courts, and which facts in your case cut which way.

It is the opposite of too early. The pre‑file window is when the outcome is most changeable — evidence still exists, the narrative is not fixed, and in some cases charges are never filed at all. Most people call after the charging decision, when the easiest work is already behind them.

Yes. Bring the file and we will read it. Sometimes the honest answer is that your current counsel is doing the right things and you should stay. When that is the answer, that is what we will tell you.

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Free case review

Confidential. No obligation. If we are not the right firm for your matter, we will say so and point you somewhere better.

Talk to a lawyer today, not next week.

Phones are answered around the clock, including weekends. If you are calling from custody, tell the desk it is an emergency and you will be put through.

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1700 Broadway, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80290
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