Christopher Grant Humphrey

I am licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming and Colorado, including the Wyoming Federal District Court, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review. I was born and raised in Cheyenne, WY. My academic journey at the University of Wyoming’s College of Law included participating in the Defender Aid Clinic, working as an extern for the Federal Defender’s Office, and volunteering at the Office of the State Public Defender. Following my graduation, I served as a Public Defender for six years and worked as a contract attorney in the appellate division for two years.

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to represent defendants facing a wide range of charges, from Driving Under the Influence (“DUI”) to DUI Homicide. My practice has spanned across various levels of the judicial system, including municipal, circuit, district, and federal courts, as well as the Wyoming Supreme Court and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

I am also an immigration attorney and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 2015. I primarily do visa practice and help families stay together.

University of Wyoming College of Law

J.D. (2006) | Law

2003 - 2006

University of Wyoming

B.A. (2003) | English

2001 - 2003

Owner

Humphrey & Associates

2010 - Current

Assistant Public Defender

State of Wyoming, Office of the Public Defender

2007 - 2012

Be Well

Wyoming Bar Journal

October 1, 2023

Defender’s Guide to Illegal Reentry Cases, Web

February 27, 2025

Wyoming Federal Public Defender's Office

CLE on the Federal and Immigration Consequences of Illegal Reentry

"Crimmigration - Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law", Introduction to Criminal Justice - University of Wyoming

April 24, 2024

University of Wyoming

This was a lecture to an introduction to criminal justice class taught at the University of Wyoming. The Professor was Dan Fetzco. I gave a talk about the intersection between criminal justice and immigration law.

Introduction to Asylum and Refugee Law, Little America Ballroom

February 21, 2024

Rotary

Presented for 45 minutes on Asylum law, Refugee Law and the CBP application rolled out by Biden Administration.

Plea Bargaining Presentation from a Practitioner, Guest Speaker, Paralegal Studies Program at LCCC

April 14, 2022

LCCC

LCCC: Paralegal Studies - “Plea Bargaining Presentation from a Practitioner" guest speaker to Jodi Weppner's Paralegal Studies Program at LCCC - April 14, 2022.

"Pride: The Seventh Deadly Sin", Presentation at Ewing T. Kerr, American Inns of Court, Wyoming American Inns of Court

April 14, 2016

American Inns of Court

Pride and Ethical Considerations when Representing Clients

Thomas G. Gorman Excellence in Professionalism Award from the Ewing T. Kerr Inn, American Inns of Court

Ewing T. Kerr, American Inns of Court

2023

The Thomas G. Gorman Excellence in Professionalism Award from the Ewing T. Kerr Inn, American Inns of Court is awarded to individuals who exhibit excellence in professionalism while in the practice of law. Winners are nominated by their peers.

American Immigration Lawyers Association Colorado Chapter

Member

2010 - Current

Wyoming State Bar  # 6-4093

Member

2007 - Current

Colorado

Colorado Supreme Court

ID Number: 42073

Since 2010

Wyoming

Wyoming State Bar

ID Number: 6-4093

Since 2007

10th Circuit

Since 2021

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Q. Facing forgery charges for cashing a check with friend's ID in WY, what are my legal consequences?

March 17, 2025

A: You are potentially facing the charge of forgery in violation of Wyoming Statute section 6-3-602. You are facing a possible penalty of anywhere from probation and up to 9-10 years of incarceration and/or a $0-$10,000.00 fine or both. Cashing a check using the friend's name and wearing a wig to look like your friend for the purposes of passing a check written into your friend's name is going to appear like you intended to commit the crime of fraud, likely against the bank.

Other facts you have provided may be a mitigating factor or a defense to the crime. The elements of the crime of Forgery, as charged in this case, are:

1. On or about the ______ day of _______________, 20 _____

2. In ____________________ County, Wyoming

3. The Defendant, ____________________

4. With intent to defraud

5. Altered any writing of another

6. Without authority.

Assuming that the person who wrote the check, and the person who the check was written to are going to testify you had authority to alter the check, you might have a defense. What you are arguing is that you had the authority of both the authorizer of the check and the person whose name was written on the check.

I don't believe the analysis stops here. The problem is that you did not have the authority of the bank to cash the check under an assumed name. The bank was led to believe that you were indeed your friend, using her name and ID to cash the check, when the check was written to her. If so, this could be a forgery against the bank by itself. Potentially, the bank could argue that the use of a false ID to cash a check could be an intent to defraud the bank.

There is a case in the Wyoming Supreme Court called Binger v. State. See Binger v. State, 1986, 712 P.2d 349 (Wyo. 1986). In Binger, the Wyoming Supreme Court held that where a defendant "attempted to pass a check which was not genuine[,] was signed by him under a fictitious name and was on a bank in which [defendant] did not have an account and in which there was no account under the fictitious name," the proper charge was forgery. Binger, 712 P.2d at 355. In Binger, the defendant attempted to use a check under a fictitious name. Binger, 712 P.2d at 350. The store owner tried to verify the account owner and the check itself. Id. The store owner could not verify the check was valid. Id. The store owner was not out any money as they refused to accept the check and tore it into pieces. Id. Later, it turned out that the check was fraudulent, and the defendant was charged with forgery, even though the store owner was not out the money. Id. At trial, no effort was made to contact the person whose name was on the check to see if they authorized the defendant in Binger to pass the check. Id. The defendant in Binger was convicted on the presentation of the false instrument to the store owner alone. Id. For these reasons, I think that you still have great risk of receiving a conviction for forgery despite your two witnesses.

You did not provide any information concerning your charge of interference. Therefore I am unable to provide the insight you are seeking. The facts of your case as you laid them out are interesting and I advise you to seek counsel immediately. I hope this insight assists you in your efforts to procure counsel. ... Read More