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Firm: The GLBT Community Center of Colorado

1301 East Colfax Ave , Denver , Colorado 80209

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

I’m a Colorado native, although you’d never know it as I spent the majority of my life travelling from place to place with my family. Every new school taught me how to relate to people as individuals, which is how I found my way into family law.. As a child of divorced parents, I recognize the challenges that stem from family systems change. I chose to pursue a legal career in domestic relations law in order to help guide families through change, teach families how to avoid relationship breakdown, and create paradigms to keep families together.. I returned to Colorado in 2000 as a Division I lacrosse player at the University of Denver. As a lifelong athlete, I’ve learned the meaning of the words discipline, commitment, and excellence. Off the field, I earned a B.A. in Psychology as well as the University of Denver’s Shaklee-Trowill Research Award for my work in trauma and stress studies.. My family settled in Minneapolis and I travelled home to complete by legal studies at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. While in law school I took advantage of every opportunity I could to work with families in a state of transition.. As a law clerk with the Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project, I obtained protective orders for women struggling with domestic abuse. I also worked with women seeking asylum and other immigration refuge under the Violence Against Women Act. My commitment to working in underserved communities resulted in over 500 hours of public service during my law school career.. Families come in many shapes and sizes and I pride myself on understanding the needs of even the most non-traditional families. I advocate for creative problem solving and preventative legal strategies. I’ve created and drafted innovative prenuptial agreements and domestic partnership agreements to plan, protect, and preserve the future of several non-traditional families.. I believe it is important to not only have the emotional commitment to family law, but the economic commitment as well. After law school, I returned to the University of Denver to complete my LLM in Taxation. The division of joint finances, property, and other assets can have a lasting effect after a divorce is final. The emotional toll of divorce is difficult enough without worrying about the ongoing tax implications of property division. My taxation background allows me to spot potential financial issues before they become a problem.. My partner and I live in South East Denver with our four year-old English bulldog. Most weekends I can be found playing flag football, hiking, camping, skiing, and creating craft beer in my kitchen.

Firm: Killmer Lane, LLP

1543 Champa Street , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Employment, Constitutional, Criminal Defense

I am the founding Partner of Killmer Lane's Western Slope office based in Carbondale, CO. I've devoted my entire legal career to representing people whose rights have been violated. I have only represented people – and never corporations or other large entities – who have been subjected to abuses of power. I have extensive experience with issues ranging from police misconduct to prisoners' rights to disability rights to employment discrimination and retaliation, and more. I joined Killmer Lane as an Associate Attorney in 2013. Since then, I have been part of the winning trial team in several major employment and civil rights cases. This includes the Marvin Booker v. City and County of Denver case, which resulted in the largest civil rights jury verdict at the time in Colorado history. I became a Senior Associate Attorney in 2016 and a Partner in 2018.

Firm: The Life & Liberty Law Office

1209 Cleveland Avenue , Loveland , Colorado 80537

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Sarah Schielke was born and raised in Rochester, NY. After graduating from Middlebury College and Boston University School of Law, where she attended on a full academic merit scholarship and was the Managing Editor of the Boston University Law Review, Sarah moved to Northern Colorado and started her own law practice, The Life & Liberty Law Office, specializing in DUI defense and federal civil rights lawsuits. Through her work, Sarah imposes accountability on law enforcement and state prosecutors on behalf of community citizens who otherwise could not. Sarah fights for the underdog. And she fights hard. Because everyone deserves better justice than what this criminal justice system is willing to give them.. Sarah is currently undefeated in DUI jury trials for marijuana and breath test cases. Sarah has been repeatedly named a Rising Stars SuperLawyer for DUI defense. She regularly lectures and presents all over the country regarding marijuana, alcohol and drug DUI defense strategy. Her material on Winning Marijuana DUIs has been published in the Texas DWI Manual. Sarah is on the Executive Committee and serves as 2nd Vice-President for the national DUI Defense Lawyers Association and is a Board Member on the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. She has two kids, five dogs, and a definitely normal preoccupation with the band Phish.

7555 East Hampden Ave. Suite 600 , Denver , Colorado 80231

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Civil Rights

Firm: Samuel S. Hansuld, Attorney at Law

1525 Josephine St. , Denver , Colorado 80206

Practice Areas: Administrative , Animal Bites, Assault & Battery, Civil Rights, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Discrimination, Government Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Insurance , Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Securities , Traffic Violations, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Firm: Civil Rights Litigation Group, PLLC

1543 Champa St., Ste 400 , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Raymond Bryant is a trial lawyer and litigator emphasizing Plaintiffs’ civil rights and police misconduct actions. Before coming to Denver, Raymond was a political campaign consultant and civil libertarian political activist in cities across the country. Raymond’s graduate work at the University of Cambridge, University of Arizona Law, and American University Law has helped temper his belief that when one of us is abused by injustice, all of us suffer from that injustice. Thus, Raymond’s legal practice reflects his belief that the law should be used as a sword, not just a shield, for everyday people to enforce their Constitutional and legal rights against those in power who abuse the public trust.

Firm: Rachel Maxam

1543 Champa St. , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: The Patricia S. Bellac Law Firm, LLC

4845 Pearl East Circle, Ste 101 , Boulder , Colorado 80301

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Government Agencies, Labor , Sexual Harassment, Business

Patricia S. Bellac and PSB Law have represented hundreds of individuals, businesses and labor organizations in various business and employment law matters.  Bringing a balanced and pragmatic approach to her practice, Attorney Bellac takes pride in helping her clients understand their legal rights and obtain excellent results through legal representation.   Patricia S. Bellac, Esq., is admitted to practice law in New Jersey (1991), Colorado (1993), and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Since 1999, Patricia Bellac has been the managing attorney and owner of PSB Law, a full service law firm emphasizing employment, employee benefits and business law.   Patricia began her career in the field of employee benefits after graduating from McGill University. She then became an attorney, receiving her JD in the top 25% of her class at Fordham University in New York City. Her first attorney experience was in the litigation department of Carpenter, Bennett and Morrissey. Moving to Colorado, she then became an associate at Berenbaum, Weinshienk &. Eason, P.C.   Ms. Bellac has represented employees, employers, corporations, trade organizations and employee benefit plans. She is active in the Boulder County Bar Association and served as its Labor and Employment Co-Chair, the Colorado Plaintiff's Employment Lawyers' Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the local Chamber of Commerce.  She is a frequent lecturer and published author of various professional works including in the Colorado Practitioner's Guide to Employment Law, Book Chapter 4  regarding the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (2008, supplemented 2011 and 2012); The Legal Advantages of Employment, Boulder County Bar Association (January 2001); "The DOL's Final Regulation Under the Family and Medical Leave Act," Colorado Lawyer. May 1995 at 1049; "Objective Job Requirements Help Employees Avoid Legal Claims," Real Estate J., April 5-April 18, 1995 at 10. She has been recognized by Strathmore and Marquis' Who's Who and is an AV Preeminent Attorney (Martindale Hubbell).  Recent speaking engagements include:. Speaker, The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act’s New Frontiers, 2013 Amendments, Boulder County Labor and Employment Section, November 12, 2013.. Panelist, Non-Monetary Considerations in Mediating Employment Cases: Where do Emotions go When the Case is Over? Boulder County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, December 11, 2012.. Speaker, Private Disability and PERA: Strategic Considerations for Disabled Clients. Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyers' Association Annual Retreat, August 2012.. Panelist, Application of Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) to Real-Life Scenarios, Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyers' Association, Brown Bag Presentation, June 17, 2011.. Visit My "Non Compete Agreements in Colorado" publication on Linked in:

Firm: Law Offices of Michael W. Gross, LLC

3570 East 12th Avenue , Denver , Colorado 80206

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , DUI/DWI, Entertainment & Sports , Personal Injury, Traffic Violations, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Firm: Law Office of Matthew Scott Martin, LLC

503 N Main St Ste 528 , Pueblo , Colorado 81003

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Personal Injury

Firm: Benezra Culver PC

633 17th St Ste 1450 , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Employment & Labor , Legal Malpractice, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

John A. Culver has advocated for the protection of civil rights both within and without the employment context for more than twenty five years. Mr. Culver graduated from the University of Kansas with honors in 1987 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1992. Mr. Culver is admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and all Colorado state courts.Mr. Culver’s skills and achievements have been repeatedly recognized by his peers, as well as the Colorado judiciary. Most recently, Mr. Culver was elected to be a Fellow in the exclusive and prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was also named the 2014 Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, the 2015 Colorado Constitutional Lawyer of the Year by Global Law Experts and the 2018 Lawyer of the Year for Employment and Labor Law by Lawyer Monthly. Mr. Culver has also been acknowledged as one of the Best Lawyers in America and one of the Top Rated Labor and Employment Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal and the American Lawyer. Since 2006, Mr. Culver has been recognized as one of Colorado’s top attorneys through Law and Politics and 5280 Magazine’s “Super Lawyer” nominations. From 2008 to the present, Mr. Culver has been voted as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Colorado by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has also received a prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Preeminent Skills and Ethics. Martindale-Hubbell has also designated Mr. Culver as a Top Rated Lawyer in Employment and Labor Law. He has been named a Top Lawyer in Colorado by Best Lawyers, a Best Lawyer in Denver by the Denver Post, and a Top Lawyer in Denver and Beyond by 5280 Magazine.Mr. Culver’s knowledge of employment and civil rights law is without peer. Since 1997, Mr. Culver has instructed future lawyers in employment law, public sector employment law, civil rights litigation, and civil litigation as an adjunct professor at the Denver University College of Law. He also regularly instructs members of the Bar regarding similar topics, including as a lecturer at the National Convention for the National Employment Lawyer’s Association, the Annual Retreat of the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers Association, and numerous others. He has also appeared on Denver’s local network affiliates, as well as the ABC Nightly News, HBO Inside Sports, The Reggie Rivers Show and TheBradshaw Difference concerning his civil rights work. Mr. Culver is a former Co-Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section.Mr. Culver is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer with a proven track record of success for his clients. As just two examples, Mr. Culver served as lead counsel in the certified age and benefits discrimination class action, Vaszlavik, et al. v. Storage Tech., which settled for $5 million and significant affirmative relief. He was also lead counsel in Drake v. TalMor Capital Management, LLC, and Edmond Melhado, in which this firm obtained a $3.5 million judgment (including attorney fees and interest) on behalf of their client. This is one of the very largest single plaintiff judgments in a Colorado employment case.Mr. Culver is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of employment law arbitrators. Mr. Culver is currently accepting arbitrations.

Firm: Newman McNulty, LLC

1490 North Lafayette Street , Denver , Colorado 80218

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor

Mari Newman is a founding member of Newman | McNulty, where her practice emphasizes Civil Rights and Employment Law, rooted in client-centered advocay, representation of martinalized communities, movement lawyering, and pro bono service. Mari has dedicated her entire career to advocating on behalf of the underdog and disenfranchised against government and corporate abuse.. Mari Newman has been honored by Best lawyers in America as Denver’s top Civil Rights lawyer and Denver’s top Employment lawyer for individuals. She was voted one of the top ten lawyers in the State of Colorado by Super Lawyers, across all areas of legal practice, and has been named a Super Lawyer for her civil rights and employment work for many many years. Mari Newman has received numerous awards for her work from organizations including the Southern Center for Human Rights, the ACLU of Colorado, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation, the LGBT Bar Association Foundation, and the Colorado Press Association, to name just a few.. Mari has been inducted into the very selective National College of Labor and Employment lawyers in recognition of her “devoted and distinguished career in the practice of labor and employment law in accordance with the highest ethical and professional standards,” and she has been repeatedly recognized as a top labor and employment lawyer by 5280 Magazine.. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mari as AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mari has also been honored as a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation, a designation bestowed upon no more than five percent of the lawyers in Colorado for “outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the Colorado Bar Association.”. Mari’s civil rights work and community service extend outside the courtroom, where she serves on the Board of Directors for organizations including the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and the Colorado LGBT Bar Association Foundation. Mari also advocates in the legislature, writes, lectures, and marches for social justice.

Firm: Benezra Culver P.C.

1801 California St Ste 2400 , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Spark Justice Law LLC

3435 Ss Inca Street , Englewood , Colorado 80110

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Laura Wolf is a founding partner at Spark Justice Law LLC. Her prac­tice includes advo­cat­ing on behalf of indi­vid­u­als suf­fer­ing from abuses of their civil rights, includ­ing minors suf­fer­ing from the vio­la­tion of their rights by school offi­cials, per­sons whose lib­er­ties are lost at the hands of the police and other govern­ment officials, and employ­ees fac­ing dis­crim­i­na­tion in the work­place.

# 3 Clock Tower Square   323 South College Avenue , Fort Collins , Colorado 80522

Practice Areas: Civil ,Civil Rights,Government Agencies,Insurance ,Municipal ,Personal Injury,Workers Compensation

Firm: Colorado Dept. of Law

1300 N Broadway Fl 10 , Denver , Colorado 80203

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Firm: Law Office of Julian G.G. Wolfson LLC

1630 Welton St #727 , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

1712 Pearl Street , Boulder , Colorado 80302

Practice Areas: Administrative , Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional , Construction , Government Agencies, Labor , Personal Injury, Real Estate , Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Discrimination, Government

Firm: John Kenneth Pineau, P.C.

2305 Broadway , Boulder , Colorado 80304

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Entertainment & Sports , Sexual Harassment, Traffic Violations, Criminal Defense

Winning or settling to restore your life. We carefully listen to you, answer all your questions, gather your evidence and witnesses, and prepare you to win. Committed to our clients, we win or settle nearly all of our cases. John Pineau founded the firm after working for a decade in poverty law in Detroit, Michigan, and then completing law school at the Univ. of Colorado as a King Scholar. John is the President of the Gilpin Cty. Bar Assoc; was appointed by the Governor, Attorney General, and Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court to the Judicial Nominating Comm.; was an instructor in trial advocacy at the Univ. of Colorado and Univ. of Denver law schools; testifies as an expert; graduated from the Trial Lawyers College; received the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar's Gideon Award (protecting children); teaches Legal Education seminars; and was selected by lawyers to the Super Lawyers list, National Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. Our firm is AV rated (the highest rating for skill and ethics), and is hired by individuals and law firms to try civil and criminal cases. John has appeared or had cases featured on CBS 60 Minutes, The Early Show (CBS), NBS, ABC, FOX, Court TV, CNN, The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), A&E, NPR, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, LA Times, London Times, Le Monde, and many other publications and media around the world. We encourage your calls and visits, and provide a free consultation in Criminal Law, Victim and Whistleblower Claims, Civil Rights, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Sexual Assault, Employment, and Personal Injury..

Firm: Benezra Culver P.C.

1801 California St Ste 2400 , Denver , Colorado 80202

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , Employment & Labor , Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor