Drug Defense Attorney in Highlands Ranch

A drug defense attorney can help clients who have been found with drugs on them – or in their home or car. While that person may be a drug user and it may be their first offense, authorities often arrest them for drug trafficking, which carries much higher penalties. Colorado authorities push for severe sentences and fines. I push back on your behalf.
I know the drug courts as an insider. Before I began defending criminals I spent 13 years prosecuting them in three Colorado counties. For three of those years I dealt exclusively with drug crimes. I know how police and prosecutors make their case. And I also experienced the strategies in which skilled lawyers blew holes in those cases. Now that I specialize as a drug defense attorney, I can bring my skill and knowledge to your circumstances. For instance, I may be able to argue for a charge of simple possession, and it may be possible to challenge whether police legally obtained evidence, among other strategies.

Possession is still a very serious offense in Colorado. If you have been arrested, call as soon as possible or have someone call on your behalf. A felony possession conviction can result in as many as 6 years in prison. A misdemeanor can carry a sentence of a year and a half in jail. As your drug defense attorney I can never promise an outcome. However, in certain cases it is possible to challenge the methods police used to find evidence that you have drugs. If they were not lawfully found in your possession, a judge may throw the evidence out. Without the drugs, the case will dissolve.

The penalties in Colorado are tough. Whether you are charged with a felony or a misdemeanor depends upon the amount you are accused of possessing, whether it is your first offense, and the type of drug. You need a drug defense lawyer if you have been arrested and charged with possession of:



Because drug arrests can occur at night and on weekends, I am available outside of business hours and will travel to assist you while you are in custody, or to meet with you outside of my office.

Many criminal justice experts believe that drug treatment – and not jail time – is the appropriate response to the arrests of drug users. This is an effective argument that can be made on your behalf. Many courts are accepting mandatory treatment as appropriate sentences for drug users who are not sellers or repeat offenders because it keeps drug offenders out of the overcrowded, dangerous and expensive prison system. As an experienced drug defense attorney, I think it makes the most sense to get help for drug users, rather than ruining their lives with time in jail or prison. The courts are beginning to cooperate for first-time and low-level offenders.

I have experience as a prosecutor in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, which can benefit you, because in addition to state drug penalties, there are a variety of local drug ordinances in Denver, Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, and Lafayette municipal codes.
I am a drug defense attorney in Denver, Colorado as well as in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Golden, Centennial, Brighton, Broomfield, and Kiowa.