“Being a federal prosecutor, being a state prosecutor is a very difficult job. You’re in court all the time, you have to be able to think quickly on your feet, and you have to be prepared for a lot of cases that are all going to trial at around the same time. As a criminal defense attorney, I bring that same experience. I go, I prepare my cases one-hundred miles an hour as if we’re going to trial. I also prepare my cases...

“I handle all sorts of misdemeanor and felony cases. On misdemeanor cases I handle DUI’s, simple drug possession, assault and battery, those sorts of cases. On the felony level I handle, again, larger drug cases, first degree murder, armed robbery, burglary cases, sexual assaults of adults and children, child pornography cases. I handle computer crimes, white collar crime but typically those types of cases are on the federal...

“I’ve always liked helping people. When I was a prosecutor, I helped people. Now as a defense attorney, I help people. When I was a prosecutor, I helped everybody at once. I was representing the people. I was representing a state or county. When I was a federal prosecutor, I was representing the United States. Now, as a criminal defense attorney, I represent people one at a time. It’s very rewarding to be able to stand in...

“Even though I was an Assistant United States Attorney, a federal prosecutor for the United States Government and handled very large cases, I’m still very comfortable handling a smaller misdemeanor state case such as a DUI or drug possession. In fact, a lot of times that will give me an edge over someone else because I’m more comfortable handling larger cases. I can think of different things to file on a particular case...

“All attorneys can handle state or federal crimes if they’re licensed in both state and federal court. Not all attorneys are licensed in both. In order to practice in the state of Colorado, you’re going to have to be licensed in the state of Colorado. So, meaning the state of Colorado has to issue you a license but you’ll have to also obtain a separate license in order to practice in federal court, in federal...