Notable Civil Rights Results
$3.7 million total verdict (litigated pretrial by David Maxted, trial litigation by his prior firm)
$1.1 million settlement in jail wrongful death
$550,000 settlement for sheriff excessive force
$500,000 settlement for jail wrongful death
$450,000 settlement of prison wrongful death
$350,000 settlement for police excessive force
$325,000 settlement of jail excessive force case
$250,000 settlement of police excessive force K-9 dog bite case
$185,000 settlement of jail excessive force case
$145,000 settlement of assault by security guard case
Won appeal in the Colorado Court of Appeals against the governor regarding COVID-19 dangers to people in prison
Won Tenth Circuit interlocutory appeal against Denver, police shooting case
Settled First Amendment and excessive force civil rights case for client in prison
Settled civil rights lawsuit for client wrongfully detained
Notable Criminal Results
Won time-served First Step Act sentence reduction (2022)
Won 12-year First Step Act sentence reduction in federal criminal case (2022)
Won expungement of wrongful disciplinary violation for client in DOC state prison (2021)
Won challenge to DOC state prison time computation error (2021)
Won acquittal in jury trial on assault charges (2021)
Secured the release of individual whose parole had been unjustly denied (2021)
Succeeded in challenging a DOC time computation error (2021)
Won dismissal of multiple state felony cases (2020)
Won dismissal of federal criminal case (2019)
Won decision in the Colorado Supreme Court (2019)