Our client was on probation for DUI when she faced a new assault charge in Jefferson County. She worried that her probation would be revoked and she would land in jail. Krizman Law determined she had been working hard on sobriety, getting treatment, and was in a...
Assault and Violent Crimes
ASSAULT – PROBATION
Our client returned to Colorado after being released from custody in another state and immediately faced a pending felony assault charge. The client maintained that he was defending himself and that video footage would back him up. Krizman Law quickly obtained...
FELONY ASSAULT – DEFERRED JUDGMENT
Our client was charged with felony assault -- strangulation after an argument with his long-term partner. They lived together, shared a dog, and reconciled shortly after the incident. They continued living together for more than a year without issues. But then an...
Felony Drug Possession and Assault – Felony Dismissed; Probation
Our client faced prison time for possession of a controlled substance and third-degree assault after an altercation at a Greenwood Village store. Krizman Law showed the Arapahoe County District Attorney evidence of our client’s sobriety, his record of receiving mental...
Felony Strangulation Deferred Judgment and Record Sealing
Our client, a respected professional with a promising career, was charged with felony strangulation arising from an argument with his long-term partner. During the dispute, she alleged that he placed his hands around her neck and squeezed. From the outset, there was...
Assault Charges Dismissed After Video Evidence Review
Our client was accused of assault following an argument with his girlfriend outside a downtown Denver hotel. The disagreement was verbal—no physical contact occurred between them—but bystanders misread the situation and intervened. A group encircled our client,...
Third-Degree Assault (Domestic Violence) – Case Dismissed Before Trial
Our client was charged with third-degree assault in a domestic violence context after an argument with his girlfriend. He threw a vape pen that struck her above the eye, causing a minor cut. He took responsibility and expressed deep remorse. His girlfriend told...
Vehicular Homicide Investigation – Cleared of Wrongdoing
Our client was driving through the foothills of Jefferson County at dusk when tragedy struck: a cyclist collided with his vehicle and was killed instantly. Our client devastated. His vehicle was impounded, his phone seized, and a full vehicular-homicide investigation...
Accessory to Murder – Dismissed
Our client, a successful financial professional from New York City, lost his job because of an unfounded charge of accessory to murder. All he had done was advise his adult son, accused of killing his roommate in Colorado, to remain silent while he found him a lawyer....
Unauthorized Firearm Possession Case Dismissed
Police found a gun, owned by our client’s wife, in the console of his truck after stopping him outside a truck rally where drinking and reckless gun use were rampant. The police encountered him outside his truck, not in the driver’s seat. Because he had been drinking,...
Attempted First-Degree Murder – Reduced to Youth Offender Sentence
Our 18-year-old client made a life-altering mistake and faced a 20-year sentence. Krizman Law was able to keep him out of prison. Our client and a friend decided to rob a vape store. Wearing masks and carrying guns, they entered the shop, but the plan went awry. The...
Attempted First-Degree Murder – Felony Deferred Judgment With Probation
Our client was charged with attempted first-degree murder after becoming entangled in a conflict between a friend and the friend’s business associates. He accompanied his friend to what he believed would be a tense but manageable meeting, but was ambushed by a group...
First-Degree Murder – Sentence Reduced From Life Without Parole to 12 Years
Our client was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and other offenses after trying to rescue friends from a chaotic all-night party. He was not present at the party, but had been called by a friend to pick him and a young woman up. When he arrived,...
Terrorism Investigation – NO CHARGES FILED/CASE CLOSED
Client was flagged by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and the Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force for receiving suspicious items in the mail from their country of origin. Client has a pending application for citizenship which could not go forward while the DHS...