Our client wanted the legal system to listen to her. Krizman Law helped her get her point across. The father of our client’s child was nearing the end of probation for a domestic violence conviction when he confronted her at a bar, violating a protection order....
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Violation of Protection Order – Case Closed with No Additional Penalties
Our client came to Krizman Law after discovering that his previous attorney had failed to handle a violation of protection order in Adams County. That failure came back to haunt him when he appeared for a probation hearing in his Denver domestic violence case. He...
Internet Luring of a Child Investigation – No Charges Filed
Our client was the target of a vigilante group known as Colorado Ped Patrol, which uses suspect methods to entrap people. The group poses as minors online to lure individuals into compromising situations. The group initiated contact with our client, steered...
Protection Order Hearing – Permanent Order Avoided
A former girlfriend sought a permanent protection order against our client, who sent non-threatening but persistent messages to her despite an existing temporary order. Our client’s behavioral issues made it difficult for him to recognize appropriate boundaries after...
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...
Kidnapping and Harassment – Not Guilty at Trial
Our client’s turbulent relationship with the mother of his child ended in serious allegations across two jurisdictions. Even though the alleged victim recanted, Jefferson County pressed its prosecution all the way to trial. And lost. He was accused of forcing the...
Assault and Leaving Scene Case Deferred Judgment
A traffic altercation resulted in our client being charged with assault and leaving the scene of an accident. Krizman Law’s investigation proved the other driver was lying. While driving through Golden on his way to Boulder, another driver behaved recklessly in a...
Alleged Victim Representation – Domestic Violence Case Dismissed
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...
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....
Careless Driving – Reduced to Non-Moving Violation
Our client’s son faced a serious moving violation, careless driving, because of false allegations made by a driver who had clipped their car while they merged onto I-225 at Parker Road in Aurora. Father and son were unable to convince the investigating officer that...
Child Abuse Causing Injury – Immigration-Safe Deferred Judgment
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...
Animal Neglect – Dismissed Through Deferred Prosecution
Our client and his date went for a summer hike, then stopped in Old Town Westminster for lunch. They left their dogs in the car during a hot July afternoon. A concerned bystander called police, who broke the car window to free the animals. The client was charged with...
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...