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ColoradoCriminal Defense Lawyers in Boulder County, Colorado

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Boulder County, Colorado, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Boulder County, Colorado should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Jennifer Cristina Watkins

Jennifer Cristina Watkins
Watkins Law
4450 Arapahoe Ave STE 100
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 24 years, Jennifer Cristina Watkins is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Denver Sturm College of Law... read more >

Leonard I Frieling

Leonard I Frieling
Leonard I. Frieling, P.C.
702 Sedge Way By appointmet only
Lafayette, CO 80026
Licensed for 48 years, Leonard I Frieling is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Rutgers Univ. School of Law, Newark... read more >

Scott Jurdem

Scott Jurdem
Jurdem, LLC
1711 Pearl St Suite 302
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 48 years, Scott Jurdem is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

James Edward Merson

James Edward Merson
Merson Law Office, LLC
636 Coffman St Suite 200
Longmont, CO 80501
Licensed for 19 years, James Edward Merson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

Janene K McCabe

Janene K McCabe
McCabe Law
4999 Pearl East Circle Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80301
Licensed for 23 years, Janene K McCabe is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Denver Sturm College of Law... read more >

James K Jenkins

James K Jenkins
Maloy Jenkins Parker
1506 Brandt Ct
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 49 years, James K Jenkins is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Michigan School of Law... read more >

Mark T Langston

Mark T Langston
1881 9th St Suite 305
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 39 years, Mark T Langston is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ryan Dawson-Erdman

Ryan Dawson-Erdman
Dawson Law
1919 8th Street Suite 102
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 8 years, Ryan Dawson-Erdman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Matthew S. James

Matthew S. James
James Defense
4845 Pearl East Circle Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301
Licensed for 23 years, Matthew S. James is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Iowa Law ... read more >

Sydney Dolan

Sydney Dolan
Dolan + Zimmerman LLP
2315 Broadway Street
Boulder, CO 80304
Licensed for 16 years, Sydney Dolan is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Colorado School of Law... read more >

David B Harrison

David B Harrison
Miller & Harrison, LLC
2305 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
Licensed for 42 years, David B Harrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Keith Jacobson

Steven Keith Jacobson
Forensic Defense Strategies, LLP
1881 9th St Suite 315
Boulder, CO 08032
Licensed for 47 years, Steven Keith Jacobson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James K Jenkins

James K Jenkins
Maloy Jenkins Parker
900 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
James K Jenkins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gail K Johnson

Gail K Johnson
Johnson & Brennan, PLLC
1401 Walnut St Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 28 years, Gail K Johnson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eric Kirsch Klein

Eric Kirsch Klein
Johnson & Brennan, PLLC
1401 Walnut St Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 26 years, Eric Kirsch Klein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mary Claire Mulligan

Mary Claire Mulligan
Mulligan & Mulligan, PLLC
4410 Arapahoe Ave Suite 220
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 32 years, Mary Claire Mulligan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey S Gard

Jeffrey S Gard
Gard & Bond, LLC
2541 Spruce Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 28 years, Jeffrey S Gard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alexander Garlin

Alexander Garlin
Garlin Driscoll, LLC
245 Century Cir Suite 101
Louisville, CO 80027
Licensed for 47 years, Alexander Garlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lisa A Polansky

Lisa A Polansky
4450 Arapahoe Ave Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 34 years, Lisa A Polansky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barre Marc Sakol

Barre Marc Sakol
255 Canyon Blvd Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 49 years, Barre Marc Sakol is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Allan Crowther

Matthew Allan Crowther
709 3rd Ave
Longmont, CO 80501
Licensed for 17 years, Matthew Allan Crowther is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Victor L Abbo

Victor L Abbo
250 Arapahoe Ave Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80302
Victor L Abbo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Drury Irvin

Richard Drury Irvin
1443 Spruce St
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 50 years, Richard Drury Irvin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

G. Paul McCormick

G. Paul McCormick
1406 Pearl St Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 52 years, G. Paul McCormick is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeanne Winer

Jeanne Winer
885 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 47 years, Jeanne Winer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Richard Louth

Steven Richard Louth
Steven Louth Law Offices
507 Canyon Blvd Suite 105
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 36 years, Steven Richard Louth is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Marc Eliot Milavitz

Marc Eliot Milavitz
The Alternative Law Office of Marc Milavitz, P.C.
1733 Canyon Blvd
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 32 years, Marc Eliot Milavitz is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Bridget Klauber

Bridget Klauber
2129 13th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Bridget Klauber is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason William Savela

Jason William Savela
The Savela Law Firm, P.C.
250 Arapahoe Ave Suite 301
Boulder, CO 80302
Jason William Savela is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Donald Andrews

Donald Andrews
4450 Arapahoe Ave Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80503
Licensed for 15 years, Donald Andrews is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Roxane Peyser

Roxane Peyser
Law Office of Roxane Peyser, LLC
600 17th Street Suite 2800S
Denver, CO 80202
Roxane Peyser is a Marijuana Law and Business Law lawyer who attended George Washington University... read more >

Thomas A Swett

Thomas A Swett
Hurth Sisk & Blakemore LLP
4860 Riverbend Rd P O Box 17850
Boulder, CO 80308
Licensed for 25 years, Thomas A Swett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew R Shoemaker

Andrew R Shoemaker
Shoemaker Ghiselli & Schwartz, LLC
1007 Pearl St Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 32 years, Andrew R Shoemaker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James S Brennan

James S Brennan
Johnson & Brennan, PLLC
1401 Walnut Street Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 19 years, James S Brennan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Katherine Brien

Katherine Brien
Brien & Martinez Law, LLC
4845 Pearl East Circle Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301
Licensed for 35 years, Katherine Brien is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J. Keith Collins

J. Keith Collins
Collins Rafik & Jacobson
1881 9th Street Suite 315
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 24 years, J. Keith Collins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Arthur Cooke

James Arthur Cooke
James A Cooke, P.C.
2727 Pine St Suite 3
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 41 years, James Arthur Cooke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth Kelley

Elizabeth Kelley
The Kelley Law Firm, Inc.
595 Canyon Blvd
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 24 years, Elizabeth Kelley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Zachary Ilya Malkinson

Zachary Ilya Malkinson
Malkinson Wheeler Law, LLP
1526 Spruce Street Suite 208
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 15 years, Zachary Ilya Malkinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Esteban A Martinez

Esteban A Martinez
Brien & Martinez Law, LLC
4845 Pearl East Circle Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301
Licensed for 25 years, Esteban A Martinez is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey Scott McComas

Jeffrey Scott McComas
J. Scott McComas, P.C.
745 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 44 years, Jeffrey Scott McComas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lawrence Stanley Mertes

Lawrence Stanley Mertes
Lawrence S Mertes P.C.
2235 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 41 years, Lawrence Stanley Mertes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sherri A Murgallis

Sherri A Murgallis
Murgallis Law Firm, LLC
945 Front Street
Louisville, CO 80027
Licensed for 23 years, Sherri A Murgallis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason Thomas Pink

Jason Thomas Pink
Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, LLP
1712 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 21 years, Jason Thomas Pink is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

M. Michael Rafik

M. Michael Rafik
Collins, Rafik & Jacobson, LLC
1881 9th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 24 years, M. Michael Rafik is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Drew Steven Richman

Drew Steven Richman
The Richman Law Firm, PLLC
2235 N Broadway Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Licensed for 14 years, Drew Steven Richman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip Rosmarin

Philip Rosmarin
Rosmarin Law
3705 Britting Avenue
Boulder, CO 80305
Licensed for 18 years, Philip Rosmarin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David S Sanderson

David S Sanderson
Sanderson Law, P.C.
P.O. Box 11314
Boulder, CO 80301
Licensed for 33 years, David S Sanderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bruce Whitney Sarbaugh

Bruce Whitney Sarbaugh
The Sarbaugh Law Firm
3223 Arapahoe Avenue Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 38 years, Bruce Whitney Sarbaugh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Wil Claude Smith

Wil Claude Smith
Wilbur Smith, P.C.
2935 Baseline Rd Suite 301
Boulder, CO 80303
Licensed for 26 years, Wil Claude Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

The CCDB provides support and training to criminal defense attorneys and advocates to protect the rights of the accused.


About Boulder County

Find an Attorney in Bolder, CO

The Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service - The MRLS is sponsored by several local bar associations including the Boulder County Bar Association. Since 1972, the MLRS has helped individuals and businesses during their search for an attorney in Boulder, Colorado. This non-profit and community based service screens local attorneys for their experience and good standing with the Colorado State Bar. The advantage of using a lawyer referral service includes the ability to talk with a trained staff person, pay a $75 consultation fee and receive an impartial referral to a local attorney with experience for that type of case.



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