Law Firm Overview

We request telephone contact rather than email due to the highly confidential nature of the work that we do.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Trial Practice 90%
• Professional Responsibility 10%

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America, 1991 - 2008
• Colorado Super Lawyers - Top 50, 2008
• Colorado Super Lawyers - Top 50, 2007
• Colorado Super Lawyers - Top 10, 2006
• Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 1990 - 2007
• University of Denver College of Law - Outstanding Ethical Conduct Award, 2004
• Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1997
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1996
• First Annual Defender Service Excellence Award, National Legal Aid & Defender Association, 1982

Classes and Seminars

• Throughout his career, Mr. Truman has always been in high demand as a speaker and teacher, and the following list represents only a small percentage of the total of his speaking and teaching engagements.
• Faculty, Criminal Defense Program, Western Trial Advocacy Institute, Laramie, WY, 2002 - 2007
• Presenting the Perfect Case in Court, Colorado State Investigators' Association, 2007
• What to Do When the Case Goes Public, Colorado Bar Association, 2007
• Rocky Mountain Vehicle Crimes Training Seminar, Colorado Auto Theft Investigator's 34th Annual Seminar, 2007
• Sentencing Feedback, Colorado Judicial Conference, 2007
• Case and Courtroom Preparation, Colorado Association of Robbery Investigators, 2006
• Preparation and Courtroom Presentation, Boulder Police Department, 2006
• Criminal Defense Clinic; Legal Ethics Symposium, University of Denver School of Law, 2003 - 2005
• Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1986 - 2000
• Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado School of Law, 1984 - 1985

West Practice Categories

Grand Jury Proceedings, Criminal Law, Federal, Felonies, Sex Offenses, White Collar Crimes, Ethics & Professional Responsibility