The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media When Going Through a Divorce
The Dos and Don'ts of Social Media When Going Through a Divorce Social media platforms have become an integral part of our lives. From the way we get news and information, to the way we [...]
Can a Parent Withhold a Child from Seeing the Other Parent?
Being a parent is no easy feat, and when you’re trying to co-parent, the challenges can be even more extreme. Not seeing your child on a full-time basis might be heart-wrenching. You may even [...]
5 Proper Steps to Take After Being Served With Divorce Papers
For many clients, the end of the marriage does not truly feel “real” until the divorce papers are served. Many experience mental or emotional shock and have difficulty taking the next steps. It’s tempting to [...]
What Happens to Your Pets in a Divorce
You’ve probably heard people refer to their pets as their “babies,” and you may even do so yourself. Even if you don’t consider your pets to be your “children,” you’ve formed a special bond with [...]
Things You Should Know About Divorces Involving Special Needs Children
Divorce can be stressful, confusing, and complicated under the best of circumstances. When you have children, it can add to the difficulties. And if your child has special needs, the obstacles can seem almost [...]
Domestic Violence Signs Identified by Experts
The stories are all too familiar, yet still hard to believe because the people the stories are about seem to live normal lives, and there have never been any warning signs there was trouble in [...]
Can You Beat a DUID Conviction for Driving High, But Not Impaired?
The title of this blog sounds like an oxymoron, and it was done so intentionally. Because, a person can high what are considered high levels of cannabis in their system, and still not be high. [...]
Are “SafeCam” Programs the Future of Curbing Property Crime?
Colorado and many of its Metro-area cities may soon follow Lubbock, Texas’ lead to create a database that combines homes and businesses in a given city that maps out what locations have surveillance systems with [...]
Court of Public Opinion Vs. State Classified Penalties
Is justice really blind or does it ever turn a blind eye to the criminal actions of those who are brought up on charges and then convicted? Many in Santa Clara County wondered this very [...]
Do Police Officers Go to Jail for DUIs?
Cops are humans too, so one can assume that they are vulnerable to the same problems everyone else has; not to mention, they have a pretty stress-filled career a lot of times. Believe it or [...]
Study: Drugged Driving Now Worse Than Drunk Driving
New studies are suggesting that incidences of drugged driving (DUID) crashes have finally surpassed alcohol-related driving (DUI) accidents. The study found that 43 percent of drivers tested in fatal automobile crashes in 2015 were high [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why Driving High is Dangerous
If you think driving high is dangerous, then you are among minority in America, according to a Gallup poll. Additionally, of those polled 70 percent said they felt people who drive impaired by marijuana (DUID) [...]
How Realistic is Capital Punishment for Drug Dealers?
Can you imagine a future where a high school student could become convicted with the capital crime of selling drugs to other minors? Well, if President Donald Trump has his way that may just become [...]
15 Common Signs Cops Look for During DUI Stops
The line between pulling over a driver on suspicion of driving while ability impaired on alcohol (DUI) or drugs (DUID) is pretty thin, and even the police know this. So, it’s important to know what [...]
Top 10 Ways to Curb Drugged Driving: GHSA Recommendations
New evidence suggests that drugged driving fatalities officially surpassed the number of drunk driving deaths in car accidents. More people who died driving car accidents in 2015 tested positive for drugs in their systems than [...]
Are Lowered BAC Limits for DUIs on the Horizon?
Just in the past year or so, all 50 states have set their DUI threshold blood alcohol content (BAC) limits to .08 percent. Now, it appears the Beehive state, or as many really know it [...]
How Long Does Marijuana Stay in Your System?
There’s two very important reasons someone would want to know how long tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or the active ingredient that makes marijuana users high, stays in your system. One is getting offered your dream job, only [...]
Nearly 1,200 Felony DUI Cases Filed in Colorado since the Rollout of the New Felony DUI Law
~1,200 Felony DUI Cases Filed in CO to Date Since the new Colorado felony DUI law took effect in August 2015, prosecutors across the state have reportedly filed at least 1,177 felony DUI [...]
Labor Day DUI Enforcement in Colorado Kicks Off this Friday, CDOT Warns
Labor Day DUI Enforcement in Colorado Kicks Off this Friday, CDOT Warns Starting on Friday, Aug. 19th, Colorado law enforcement officials will be out in full force, looking to arrest any motorists suspected [...]
CDOT Studies How Portable Breathalyzers May Impact Drivers’ Choices after Consuming Alcohol
CDOT Studies How Portable Breathalyzers May Impact Drivers’ Choices after Consuming Alcohol Focused on helping all motorists make life-saving choices, officials at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are currently conducting a DUI [...]
Do I Have to Take Field Sobriety Tests in DUI Stops?
Why it’s usually in drivers’ best interests to refuse field sobriety tests in DUI stops No, drivers are not legally required to submit to field sobriety tests during traffic stops, and refusing to [...]
Make Plans Now to Avoid a July 4th DUI Arrest, CDOT Warns Motorists
Make Plans Now to Avoid a July 4th DUI Arrest, CDOT Warns Motorists As you plan for barbeques, parties and other festivities to celebrate Independence Day in 2016, make sure you don’t forget [...]
3 DUI Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
3 DUI Myths You Shouldn’t Believe Believing certain myths about DUIs can be incredibly risky for those accused of impaired driving in Colorado. To reveal just why this is the case, below, we [...]
Beware, Colorado Drivers: Memorial Day DUI Crackdown Starts Tonight
Memorial Day DUI Crackdown in Colorado Starts Tonight Troopers with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), backed by police officers from 100 local law enforcement agencies in Colorado, will be out in force over [...]
What Happens after I Miss My DUI Court Date?
The Consequences of Missing a Court Date in a Colorado DUI Case When you miss a court date in your DUI case, your absence will be noted as a “failure to appear,” and [...]
Will I Have to Go to Jail for My Colorado DUI?
When Colorado DUIs result in jail or prison time Maybe – whether jail or prison time is required in your Colorado DUI case will depend on a number of different factors, including (but [...]
Colorado Marijuana DUIs: 4 Important Facts to Know
Facts about CO Pot DUIs Driving under the influence of marijuana can lead to Colorado DUI charges, just as driving under the influence of alcohol can. With 4/20 – a day many pot [...]
St. Patrick’s Day DUI Crackdown in Colorado Leads to More than 440 DUI Arrests, CDOT Reports
444 DUI Arrests Made in CO over 2016 St. Patrick's Day Crackdown Over the week-long DUI crackdown conducted for St. Patrick’s Day this year in Colorado, law enforcement authorities reportedly arrested 444 motorists [...]
Will I Lose My Driver’s License for a Colorado DUI?
How a CO DUI can affect driving privileges Whether your driver’s license will be suspended following a Colorado DUI arrest will depend on at least a few different factors, including: Whether you submitted [...]
Do States Share DUI Arrest Information with Each Other?
When states exchange DUI info States that have adopted the Interstate Driver’s License Compact (IDLC) do share DUI information (along with info about other traffic infractions) with each other. Not all states have [...]
Should I Submit to a Chemical Test in a DUI Stop?
Impacts of submitting to vs refusing chemical tests in DUI stops By law, all motorists in Colorado are required to submit to a chemical test – either a breath or blood test – [...]
CSP Troopers to Try Pot Saliva Testing Devices in DUI Stops
CSP Troopers Test Pot Saliva Devices in DUI Stops Troopers with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) are currently trying out new marijuana testing devices to evaluate motorists for alleged THC impairment in the [...]
What to Expect after a DUI Arrest in Colorado: How Colorado DUI Cases Proceed
What to Expect after a DUI Arrest in Colorado After a DUI arrest in Colorado, people will have to deal with two cases – a DMV administrative case (regarding their driving privileges) and [...]
Resolve to Not Get a DUI Tonight, CDOT Urges Colorado Motorists
Resolve to Not Get a DUI Tonight, CDOT Urges New Year’s Eve is a time for festive parties, as well as for resolutions to make improvements in the coming year. While there may [...]
5 Rights Motorists Have during DUI Stops
Rights Motorists Have during DUI Stops DUI stops can unsettling and even scary. When drivers understand the rights that they have during these stops, however, they can make the right choices to protect [...]
Heightened DUI Enforcement in Colorado Will Continue Through the New Year
Heightened DUI Enforcement in CO to Continue Through 2015 Over the entire month of December, law enforcement authorities in Colorado will be stepping their DUI enforcement efforts, continuing to crack down on motorists [...]
4 Things You Need to Know about DUI Police Reports
When a police interaction with anyone leads to an arrest and criminal charges, there will be a police report developed for that incident. And, the same is true when these interactions occur during traffic and [...]
Don’t Let a DUI Haunt You, CDOT Warns Drivers for Halloween Weekend
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and more than 70 local law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be banning together to look for and arrest drunk drivers this week, officials at the Colorado Department of [...]
DUI Defense Preparation: 6 Questions to Answer Following a DUI Arrest
Your DUI arrest may have left you confused, angry, frustrated and may be even scared. Starting to find out more about your rights and defense options, however, can help assuage your concerns. It can also [...]
8 Effective DUI Defense Arguments that Could Help You
Think you don’t have options for your DUI defense? Think again, our Broomfield DUI lawyer explains. And call us for the best DUI defense. When facing DUI charges, it can feel like the [...]
FAQs about Multiple DUIs in Colorado: Important Info for the Accused
Being accused of impaired driving after you have already been through at least one prior DUI case can be as stressful as it may be scary – especially in light of the fact that penalties [...]
Colorado Cops Turn Up Heat on Drunk Drivers through Labor Day Weekend
Be warned, Colorado drivers – law enforcement authorities throughout the state have already kicked off their heightened Labor Day DUI enforcement efforts, and they will be focused on making DUI arrests through the next week. [...]
The Sobriety Checkpoint Problem: DUI Checkpoints Are Expensive, Ineffective, Some Say
Sobriety checkpoints have used by law enforcement officials for years to target alleged impaired drivers. Despite the fact that these checkpoints have been deemed to be constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, however, some are [...]
CO Lawmakers Plan Drugged Driving Bill to Improve Tracking of Pot DUI Cases
This summer, a few Colorado lawmakers are planning to ban together to develop a new drugged driving bill that would create separate charges for drug-related DUIs in the state. Currently, anyone arrested for a drug-related [...]
Colorado DUI Probation: 4 Important Facts to Know
After being arrested for and/or convicted of a DUI, people will likely face DUI probation, which essentially is a court-supervised period during which these individuals are required to abide by certain restrictions. Given that the [...]
Where Most DUI Arrests Occur in Denver
Here’s Where the Most DUI Arrests Occur in Denver, a Recent Study Reports : Not all states are equal when it comes to making DUI arrests. In fact, although about 1.16 million DUI arrests were [...]
3 Things You Should Know about the New Colorado Felony DUI Law
Earlier this month, Gov. Hickenlooper signed the Colorado felony DUI bill (HB 15-1043) into law. Here’s what you should know about this law and how it may impact you. Important Facts about the New Colorado [...]
4 Myths about Colorado Pot DUIs Debunked
Colorado marijuana laws have had a big impact on various issues and industries in the state, with just one of these impacts being the development of specific laws regarding drugged driving. In fact, although the [...]
1 in 8 CSP DUI Arrests Involves Alleged Marijuana Impairment, New Report Reveals
More than 12 percent of the DUI arrests made by the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) in 2014 involved alleged marijuana impairment, a recently released report from CSP reveals. According to this data, which reflects some [...]
CO Felony DUI Bill Advances in Senate after Unanimous Approval
Colorado felony DUI bill HB 15-1043 has just taken another step towards becoming an official law in the state, as the Senate Judiciary committee unanimously passed this bill (in a 5 to 0 vote) just [...]
New CO Bill Calls for DNA Testing for Some Misdemeanor Convictions
A new bill that was recently introduced on the floor of the Colorado House of Representatives could have some big impacts on those convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes in the state. In fact, according to [...]
Colorado Underage DUIs: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 3)
Here’s the conclusion to our blog series Colorado Underage DUIs: 6 Facts to Know. Colorado Underage DUIs: Additional Important Facts Fact 5 – The penalties for convictions of Colorado underage DUIs can be far more [...]
Colorado Underage DUIs: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 2)
Picking up from Colorado Underage DUIs: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 1), here, some more important info regarding DUIs for people younger than 21 will be discussed. Colorado Underage DUIs: More Important Facts Fact 3 [...]
Colorado Underage DUIs: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 1)
If your minor has been arrested for drunk driving, here’s what you need to know about Colorado underage DUIs. Contact us for the strongest DUI defense. Although Colorado has zero tolerance laws for [...]
Are You For or Against the New Colorado Felony DUI Bill (HB15-1043)?
Once again, a Colorado felony DUI bill is being considered by state lawmakers, and the provisions and costs of this bill have generated some controversy. Here’s a look at the main issues: As state [...]
Changes to Federal Asset Forfeiture Laws Meant to Protect Public, Check Police Power
In a groundbreaking action for civil liberties, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced earlier this month that federal asset forfeiture laws will be changing to limit law enforcement authorities’ power and better protect certain rights [...]
17 Denver Drug Raids Lead to Seizure of Drugs, Guns & 30+ Arrests
More than 30 people have been arrested in connection with 17 Denver drug raids conducted by authorities today. More arrests may soon come. Today, the North Denver Metro Drug Task Force announced that [...]
Colorado DUI Case, Blood Test May Be Reviewed By Supreme Court
Should law enforcement officers be allowed to take your blood if you are suspected of a DUI, you are unconscious and haven’t consented to a blood draw, and officers don’t have a warrant? The U.S. [...]
7 Divorce Tips: How to Get Through Your Divorce (Pt. 3)
Wrapping up our three-part blog series 7 Divorce Tips: How to Get Through Your Divorce, below are some more helpful tips that may be effective at getting you through the legal process of divorce as [...]
7 Divorce Tips: How to Get Through Your Divorce (Pt. 2)
Resuming 7 Divorce Tips: How to Get Through Your Divorce (Pt. 1), here, we will continue to point out some essential divorce tips that can help you smoothly get through the legal process of divorce. [...]
7 Divorce Tips: How to Get Through Your Divorce (Pt. 1)
Deciding to file for divorce can be hard, but the ensuing legal process may be far more difficult than you may expect. In fact, even the friendliest divorcing partners may quickly be at each other’s [...]
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