Domestic Violence Defense

Our client was in the process of ending a long-term relationship, retrieving his belongings, when an argument escalated and police were called. Contrary to his wishes, his former partner was arrested under Colorado’s mandatory domestic violence arrest laws. That set...

Our client was a hardworking single mother and widow raising her children on her own. One Sunday morning, she and her teenage daughter argued about skipping church and school. The daughter clawed at her mother and our client snapped: She struck her with a phone...

This was a domestic violence case where the police were called to a house shared by a man and woman. The woman claimed that the man was hurting her, and she fought back in order to defend herself. The woman initially contacted us, but since the man was the one...

Our client is an elderly man with multiple sclerosis who was generously providing shelter to a woman he was not related to. Due to his chronic illness and a car accident in the past, the man relies on a walker and, occasionally, uses crutches to get around inside his...

The client in this case was homeless and has schizophrenia. When he’s in Colorado, he lives in the city of Denver, but at night, he goes to Arapahoe County so he can sleep because he feels like people (real or perceived) chase him. As he was going to the park at night...

The client was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence. It was alleged that the client and a now-estranged spouse got into an argument over the garage door remote. It was alleged that the client chased their spouse upstairs and attacked the alleged victim at the...

Our client was charged with a felony second-degree assault / domestic violence. During our legal discovery, and upon meeting with the client, it was very clear that alcohol was the source of the problem. Krizman Law was not only able to help with the legal case, but...

Our client was a female victim of domestic violence who called the police and wound up being arrested instead of her abuser. As a result of Krizman Law’s investigation and representation, she was cleared, her abuser was charged with a felony, and the police performed...

Alleged Victim (AV) and Client were in a relationship and got into a verbal argument. AV made a statement to the police that Client choked them during this argument. Client was then charged with third degree assault. Two days later Client drove to a hotel to speak to...

Client was drinking at their residence with their spouse. Client and spouse got into a verbal argument, and spouse got in Client's face. Client slapped their spouse in self-defense and stuck a vape pen in their ear. Client called the cops as a result of the incident,...

Client and their partner got into a heated verbal argument inside their jointly-owned home. Client smashed a phone on the ground out of frustration. The partner (alleged victim) thought it was their phone, and subsequently called the police to report the incident....

Client was charged with assault and disturbing the peace as an act of domestic violence after a verbal disagreement with his partner escalated. A protection order was issued on the date of arrest which prohibited contact between the involved parties. Mr. Krizman...

Client was accused of threatening their significant other and their shared child with a shotgun and was charged with felony menacing and child abuse. Mr. Krizman applied meticulous mitigation work, such as having Client see a mental health professional. Client's...

Client was harassed and attacked by drunken coworkers during a house party. The attackers called law enforcement after client left with his wife and children. The alleged victims concocted an elaborate story when the cops arrived. Despite being the actual victim, the...