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Douglas T. Cohen

Douglas T. Cohen

Former Prosecutor with over 20 years experience - Here to Listen & Help You!
  • Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence ...
  • Colorado, Wyoming
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Biography

I am a former Colorado felony prosecutor with over 25 years legal experience. I am and here here to listen and help you with your criminal defense, family law issues and child custody cases.

I take pride in getting to know about my clients and their lives, so the prosecution and courts don't just treat them like a number. I don't shuffle my clients off to younger associates. I personally handle all my cases. I am a zealous and passionate advocate for all my clients, many of whom stay in contact with me after their cases are completed.

After graduating college, I worked as an investigative reporting covering police and courts, including major criminal and civil cases and police investigations. This led me to transition in 1993 to law school.

I began my career as a prosecutor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office. After honing my trial and negotiation skills in county and felony court, in 2000 I moved to the Denver metro area, and was hired as a felony prosecutor in the Family Violence Unit in the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.

I served as a felony prosecutor handling major criminal cases until 2007, when I was hired as a Senior Attorney and Director of Investigations with Qwest Communications, a Fortune 500 telecom company. After Qwest was purchased by Century Link, I returned to the District Attorney's Office in Jefferson County, where I served in felony court and the Special Victims Unit and was on the officer's homicide case rotation.

In 2014, I left the District Attorney's Office and brought my extensive trial and litigation experience to my own law firm. In 2016, I became partners with Todd Narum, an experienced and well-skilled family and criminal defense attorney whom I had tried a case against while a prosecutor.

Todd and I co-manage a boutique law firm and pride ourselves on providing personal attention to all our clients. We are here to listen and help you.

Education
University of Missouri - Columbia
J.D. (1996) | Law
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Honors: Order of Barristers, Moot Court=Appellate Competition Finalist
Activities: Environmental Law Review, Columnist for college paper
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Northwestern University
B.S. (1986) | Journalism
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Professional Experience
Partner, Chief Litigator - Criminal Defense and Family Law
Peak Legal Services LLC
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Partner in Criminal Defense and Family Law firm. We have 35 years of combined legal experience in criminal law and family law matters in Colorado courts. We pride ourselves on running a smaller firm with two partners and a dedicated paralegal who do all the court in providing direct representation to clients, rather than assigning clients to less-experienced associates. We have tried over 150 jury trials and have experience in major felony cases such as murder, assaults, drug charges, as well as misdemeanor crimes such as DUI, domestic violence and harassment. We also handle a variety of family law matters, including full divorces, to post-divorce decree matters such as parenting time, decision making, child support and relocation.
Senior Deputy District Attorney from 2001-2007 and 2011 to 2014.
Jefferson County - 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office
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Assigned to homicide case team as well as special victims unit and domestic violence teams. Tried numerous felony cases in Jefferson County District Court, one of the largest counties geographically and population-wise in the state. Trained other prosecutors at the annual Colorado District Attorney's Council trainings. Appointed by the Governor of Colorado to a special Child Fatality Review Board.
Senior Attorney
Qwest Communications
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Responsible for directing and conducing complex, high-level investigations and civil fraud, theft and misuse of corporate assets, and potential criminal misconduct within company. Directed nationwide team of investigators.
Felony Deputy District Attorney
Jefferson County - 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office
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Prosecuted all major felony crimes including murder, robbery, sexual assaults drugs, assaults, domestic violence, theft.
Deputy District Attorney
El Paso County - 4th Judicial District Attorney
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Investigative Journalist
The Palm Beach Post & Fliorida Today newspapers
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Taking Words Fot Granted: Why Congress Should Expressly Devine Words In the ESA’s Taking Provision
University of Missouri School of law - Environmental Law & Public Policy Review
Speaking Engagements
Corporate Investigations - Responding to and Investigating Compliance Concerns, Houston, TX
Professionalism & Ethics in Prosecution of Family and Persons Crimes, CDAC Annual Conference, Colorado
Colorado District Attorney's Council
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence litigation, CDAC Annual Conference, Colorado
Colorado District Attorney's Council
Certifications
Colorado Bar Member
Colorado
Awards
Top 100 - Criminal Defense
America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
Top 100 Attorney - Criminal Law
National Trial Lawyers Association
Professional Associations
Denver Bar Association
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Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
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Family Law Bar Association
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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - ACFE
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Colorado Bar Association
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
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Wyoming
Wyoming State Bar
ID Number: 7-6339
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
    We provide up to 30 minutes of free consultation in person, as well as initial consultation over the phone.
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    We accept all major credit cards.
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    We provide our clients the option of a flat fee or hourly fee in criminal cases and an hourly rate in family law cases.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
DUI & DWI
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
Q. if I entered into a plea agreement and the DA who made the plea agreement died, should my case get reconsidered?
A: The short answer is no. The main issue is whether you entered your plea knowingly and voluntarily, which paperwork you signed and the actual court record will indicate.

Sometimes pleas can be withdrawn if exculpatory evidence (evidence that is of benefit to the defense) was withheld from you before plea.

But death of a prosecutor or other court officer (judge, your own attorney) is irrelevant to whether you can withdraw a plea.
Q. Hi I had a civil order of protection against me in Colorado and it was dismissed. Can I legally contact my ex
A: Good day. Sorry you have this confusion but also not sure what you are asking. It sounds like the court and sheriff have already told you there is no criminal or civil protection order prohibiting contact.

However, you say that they also informed you, which seems accurate, that if you contact, harass, threaten, intimidate, follow this person against her desire you may face new criminal charges and a criminal protection order and/or she could pursue a civil protection order against you.
Q. Boyfriend was accused of SA to a child in 2019.
A: sorry to hear this. Do you have a question or are you seeking legal counsel for him?
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600 Grant St.
Ste. 206
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: (720) 445-9779
Fax: (844) 628-4558