Position: Member

TEL: 303-571-1000

FAX: 303-571-1001

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Admitted: 1981, New York; 1987, California and Colorado

Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1980.

College: University of Colorado, B.A., 1977.

Birth Date and Place: Denver, Colorado, January 4, 1954.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense (Federal and State); Trial and Appeals; Civil Rights Litigation and Appeals; Employment Discrimination.

Additional Information: See: Estate of Naphtali Israel, et al. v. City and County of Denver; Marciano Briones v. Adams County, et al.

Previously served as public defender with the New York City Legal Aid Society and supervising attorney. Recipient: Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Jonathan Olom Award for exceptional service and sacrifice; Newsed Community Development Civil Rights Award. Lecturer: NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Airlie Conference for death penalty defense attorneys; numerous bar conferences regarding criminal defense issues. Adjunct Professor of Law: University of Colorado School of Law, 1988-1995; University of Denver School of Law, 1995�. Certified by U.S. District Court for accepting federal criminal appointments including death penalty cases at trial, on appeal, and in post-conviction. Board Member, Colorado ACLU, 1993-1994; Legal Panel Member, Colorado, ACLU, 1993-1996; Board Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 1994-1998; Member, Amnesty International.

Firm Members: Liana Orshan