Areas we cover
Commerce City criminal defense
Adams County practice, with a heavy commercial vehicle and traffic docket along the I-270 corridor.
How a case runs in Commerce City
Commerce City cases are filed in the Seventeenth Judicial District and heard in Brighton. The city also operates a municipal court for code offenses.
The I-270 and Vasquez corridors carry a large volume of commercial traffic, which means a disproportionate number of our cases here involve commercial driver's licence holders. Federal disqualification rules apply to those drivers even for offenses committed in a personal vehicle.
Adams County's drug and DUI practices differ from Denver's, and clients who have been through a Denver case before are often surprised by the difference.
Three things specific to Commerce City
- Commerce City Municipal Court handles city code matters on East 60th Avenue.
- CDL consequences must be analysed before any traffic plea in this area.
- Brighton dockets set early; morning appearances are the norm.
What we defend in Commerce City
- DUI and DWAIClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 4 felony on a fourth offense
- Drug chargesLevel 2 drug misdemeanor up to a level 1 drug felony
- Assault and menacingClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 3 felony, often as a crime of violence
- Theft and propertyPetty offense up to a class 2 felony, purely by dollar value
- White collarClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 2 felony, with parallel regulatory exposure
- Federal chargesUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Traffic and vehicularTraffic infraction up to a class 3 felony
- Juvenile casesDelinquency petitions in Denver Juvenile Court and the surrounding districts
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