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- Colorado Juvenile Law – When Your Child Is Arrested – What To Do – A Guide For Parents
- Colorado Criminal Law – A Guide To Police Body Cameras In Colorado Criminal Cases
- Why You Should Retain A Local Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Denver Colorado Juvenile Crimes Lawyer Explains the Two Kinds Of “Juvi” Jail
- Articles On Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law – Dorm Room Searches – Can University Police Search My Dorm Room?
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law – Juveniles Denied The Right To Jury Trial In Most Cases – 19-2-107
- If Your Child Is Arrested In A Colorado Juvenile Criminal Case – Some Tips For Parents From A Colorado Juvenile Criminal Defense Lawyer
- Is My Child Just Bad – Or Does He Have A Conduct Disorder – Defenses & Sentencing In Colorado Juvenile Law Cases
- Colorado Juvenile Drug Crimes Defense – Fighting The Urge To Answer Police Questions – Those Are Not My Drugs
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law – Juveniles With Mental Health Issues – Important Issues To Understand
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law – I Am Now An Adult – How Can I Be Prosecuted in Juvenile Court?
- Avoiding Colorado Criminal Convictions – The Impact Of A Criminal History On College Applications
- Colorado Criminal Law – The Fraudulent Use Of Fake Or Phony ID’s By Underage Kids – What’s The Law?
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Law – Why Children In Colorado Juvenile Court Should Be Unshackled – Unchained
- Colorado Juvenile Law – Lowest Age Before You Can Be Charged In Juvenile Court
- Colorado Criminal Law – Can The Police Detain Me While A Search Warrant Is Executed?
- Your Daughter Has Been Arrested – What Is The Impact On Her? – Colorado Juvenile Law
- Colorado Criminal Juvenile Law – Why Using Facebook Can Be A Very Dangerous Thing To Do
- In Colorado – Can The Police Question My Child Without My Permission?
- 2016 Update – Questioning Juveniles In Colorado Criminal Investigations – Miranda Rights
- A Colorado Juvenile Criminal Lawyer Often Represents “At Risk” Kids
- Kids, Guns, And Colorado Juvenile Law – A Dangerous Combination Section 18-12-108.5
- Colorado Criminal Law – Did My Child Just Confess At The School?
- Colorado Criminal Law – Understanding Searches Of Juveniles In Schools
- Understanding Colorado Minor In Possession (MIP) Cases – C.R.S. 18-13-122 – Colorado Juvenile Criminal Lawyer Series
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process Flowchart – ONE
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process Flowchart – TWO
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Arrest – Summons
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Detention Hearing And The Screening Function
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Pretrial Process
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Filing Decision
- The Filing Of Charges Decision In Colorado Juvenile Criminal Cases – The Charging Decision – Plea Bargaining Part I of II
- The Filing Of Charges Decision In Colorado Juvenile Criminal Cases – How Is The Case To Be Charged – Plea Bargaining Part II of II
- Colorado Juvenile Diversion Programs 19-1- 103(44) – An Important Warning – Speedy Trial – Statute of Limitations 6-5-401(1)(a)
- Colorado Juvenile Sentencing Part 2 – The Direct File Juvenile Offender Law
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Adjudication Process
- Colorado Juvenile Law – The Right To A Speedier Speedy Trial 19-2-108 CRS
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Trials – A Look At How They Work
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Cases – Why Plea Bargaining In Juvenile Criminal Cases Is Different
- Colorado Juvenile Law – When IS There A Right To A Jury Trial? – C.R.S. 19- 2-107
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Pre-sentence Investigation
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – The Sentencing Decision
- The Colorado Juvenile Criminal Sentencing Hearing – Part I of III
- The Colorado Juvenile Criminal Sentencing Hearing – Part II of III
- The Colorado Juvenile Criminal Sentencing Hearing – Part III of III
- Understanding Colorado House Arrest – Home Detention Technology and Procedures
- A Denver Colorado Juvenile Crimes Lawyer Explains the Two Kinds Of “Juvi” Jail – DYC and YOS
- Understanding Colorado Juvenile Sentencing Part 1 – The Aggravated Juvenile Offender Law – § 19-2-601
- Colorado Juvenile Criminal Process – Post Conviction Issues
- Colorado Juvenile Law Statutes
- Sentencing Schedule – Options 19-2-907
- Colorado Juvenile Detention Screening Laws – C.R.S. 19-1-103(94.5), 19-2-212, 19-2-507(2),
- The Staff-Secure Facility C.R.S. 19-1-103, (101.5)
- Detention (JAIL) C.R.S. 19-2-507
- Issuance of a Lawful Warrant Taking a Juvenile into Custody – 19-2-503
- Release With Services C.R.S. 19-2-302
- Release to Parents or Guardian – C.R.S. 19-2-507(3)
- The Temporary Holding Facility C.R.S. 19-2-507(1)
- Aggravated Juvenile Offender 19-2-601
- Summons – Issuance – Contents – Service 19-2-514.
- Petition Form and Content 19-2-513
- Contempt – Warrant 19-2-515
- Petition Initiation 19-2-512
- Informal Adjustment 19-2-703
- Juvenile Diversion Program – Authorized 19-2-303 and Diversion 19-2-704
- Deferral of Adjudication 19-2-709
- Juvenile Speedy trial – Procedural Schedule 19-2-108
- Evidentiary Considerations 19-2-802
- Admissibility Of Evidence At Juvenile Trials 19-2-803
- Procedures at Juvenile Trials 19-2-804
- Presentence Investigation 19-2-905
- Sentencing – Special Offenders – 19-2-908
- Sentencing – Persons Eighteen Years of Age or Older – County Jail – Community Corrections 19-2-910.
- Sentencing – Alternative Services – Detention 19-2-911
- Sentencing – Placement With Relative 19-2-912
- Sentencing – Probation – Supervised Work Program 19-2-913
- Sentencing – Community Accountability Program 19-2-914
- Sentencing – Legal Custody – Social Services 19-2-915
- Sentencing – Placement Based on Special Needs of the Juvenile 19-2-916
- Sentencing – Fines 19-2-917
- Sentencing – Restitution by Juvenile 19-2-918
- Sentencing – Requirements Imposed on Parents 19-2-919
- Out-of-home Placement – Runaways – Duty to Notify 19-2-920
- Commitment to Department of Human Services 19-2-921
- Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services – Evaluation and Placement 19-2-922
- Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services – Transfers 19-2-923
- Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services – Emergency Release 19-2-924
- Probation – Terms – Release – Revocation 19-2-925
- Juvenile Probation Officers – Powers and Duties 19-2-926
- Sentencing – Commitment to the Department of Human Services 19-2-909
- Sentencing – Animal Cruelty – Anger Management Treatment 19-2-918.5
- Juvenile Parole 19-2-1002
- Juvenile Community Review Board 19-2-210
- Parole Violation and Revocation 19- 2-1004
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Qualifications as a Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
H. Michael Steinberg’s Qualifications to Represent You In Court*
There is No Substitute for 40 Years in the Courtrooms of the Denver Colorado Metropolitan Area and the Front Range.
(13 of those years as a Senior Career Felony Prosecutor in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The State of Colorado’s Second Largest Judicial District.)
All lawyers know in their hearts (whatever they may tell you) that there has never been, nor will there ever be, a substitute for time in the courtroom and the seasoning that comes with long years of day to day warfare in the trenches of the courthouse… -H. Michael Steinberg
The Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Firm focuses on defending all types and levels of Colorado Criminal Offenses.
However this site is intended to focus on Colorado Domestic Violence Cases.
After 26 Years in the courts of the Colorado Criminal Justice System, I have seen an unprecedented focus on so called domestic violence cases.
H. Michael Steinberg has an understanding of these issues that only 40 years of Colorado courtroom experience can bring to these difficult cases.
Education
Before entering law school throughout college and after – H. Michael volunteered to represent the indigent and the poor for Legal Aid and Legal Services Corporation Agencies across the United States – on both coasts and in the middle west – in he states of Massachusetts, Oregon and Illinois. The latter was a one year assignment as a paralegal for VISTA – PEACECORPS in the late 1970’s.
Mr. Steinberg graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1978, cum laude (with honors) with a B.A. in Legal Studies/Honors Studies. Thereafter he graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1982. and came to the great state of Colorado. His first position as an attorney was to work side by side with one of the great District Court judges of the Denver bench, the Honorable Alvin D. Litchenstein. Judge Litchenstein taught Mr. Steinberg the meaning of hard work to accomplish just results in, and out, of the courtroom.
In Law School – at the University of Oregon School of Law – H. Michael interned and worked as a Law Student Prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice his second year of law school. In his third year of law school at the Lane County Oregon (Eugene) Office of the District Attorney he set a record for trying more cases than any other intern for that large metropolitan office.
Former Senior Felony “Career” Prosecutor
As a career district attorney for over twelve years, Mr. Steinberg has handled several thousand serious felony cases and countless misdemeanor and traffic cases. He has taken dozens of jury trials to verdict and has argued hundreds of contested adversarial hearings while actively engaged in the practice of trial and appellate law in the Denver Area area for the last seventeen years.
Trial Lawyer: 12+ years as a Senior Deputy District Attorney
From 1984 to 1997, Mr. Steinberg was a Senior Trial Deputy District Attorney for the Arapahoe/Douglas County District Attorney’s Office – the second largest judicial district in the State of Colorado. Mr. Steinberg prosecuted numerous top level felony cases, including several high profile felony crimes of violence and white collar criminal cases (see below).
Among the trials prosecuted…
…by Mr. Steinberg have been multiple cases of first and second degree murder, rape, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, strong arm robbery, first, second and third degree burglary, sex crimes including crimes against children, child abuse resulting in death, criminally negligent homicide, domestic violence, securities fraud and all forms of white collar crimes, including crimes against the elderly and other “at risk” victims, arson, insurance fraud and, many, many other crimes
Adjunct Professor
Mr. Steinberg stays up to date with the ever changing area of criminal law – for many years he has been an instructor at the Community College of Aurora.
Police Academy Instructor
Mr. Steinberg also teaches law enforcement officers and cadets at sheriff and police academies along the front range…among them the Colorado Sheriffs Training Institute , and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Training Academy as well as the retraining of the security forces at Rocky Flats -(which involves the retooling of the armed and unarmed uniformed protective force involved in the physical protection of the DOE/Rocky Flats ETS property site).
Expert in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Among the courses he regularly teaches are Constitutional Law – emphasis on all aspects of search and seizure law, Juvenile Law, Torts and Personal Injury Law, Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure, Criminology, Use of Force, Courtroom Testimony, the civil liability of police officers and several other courses relating to law enforcement issues.
Appellate Lawyer
Mr. Steinberg’s experience also includes an extensive foundation in appellate work. As a former Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado, Criminal Enforcement Section, he has pursued several complex appeals in the Colorado Court of Appeals and in the Colorado Supreme Court on behalf of the State. Several of those cases have made new law in the state. He now brings that appellate experience to bear on behalf of his clients Many of Mr. Steinberg’s cases have been published by the Colorado Court of Appeal and the Colorado Supreme Court. Three of those case follow:
Colorado Case Law People v. J.M., 22 P.3d 545 (Colo. App. 2000) No. 99CA0867 2000.
Colorado Case Law People v. Esquivel-Alaniz, 985 P.2d 22 (Colo. App. January 7, 1999) No. 97CA1272 January 7, 1999 Rehearing Denied Jan. 28, 1999. Certiorari Denied Sept. 7, 1999.
Colorado Case Law People v. Luman, 994 P.2d 432 (Colo. App. April 15, 1999) No. 96CA1561 April 15, 1999
Continuing Legal Education
Mr.Steinberg is an active member of the Colorado and Arapahoe Bar Associations, the Colorado Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He strives to remain up to date on changes in the criminal law and on issues bearing on successful criminal defense.
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations
Board Member – Community Corrections for Arapahoe County Colorado
Background in Complex Civil Litigation
After retiring from the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office, and before opening his own law firm, Mr. Steinberg associated with the prestigious Denver Firms of Burg, Simpson, Eldredge Hersh and Houliston P.C ( now Burg Simpson ) and Walberg, Dagner and Tucker P.C. practicing in the area of complex civil litigation and representing both plaintiffs and insurance defense clients. He has practiced in such legally complex areas as products liability law, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense law, personal injury, computer, internet and environmental law.
Aggressive and Thorough Representation Using Advanced Technology
Mr.Steinberg is known for lengthy and thorough pretrial challenges, motions, trial preparation, trial strategy, juror selection, and every aspect of trial law. He has over 26 years experience in the utilization of advanced technology including state-of-the-art computer hardware and software for legal research and writing and case management and the use of a high speed cable access link to the internet for expansive fact and medical research.
Mr.Steinberg’s strong interest and use of the these technologies (he built and maintains this and 7 other websites and blogs) greatly enhances the successful representation of his clients.
H. Michael Steinberg lives has lived in Colorado with his wife and two college immersed children for over 40 years. He has been happily married for over 25 years. His interests include, motorcycles, fitness, reading, blogging, kayaking, hiking, and Perry Mason reruns.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Your Daughter Has Been Arrested – What Is The Impact On Her? – Colorado Juvenile Law
- A Denver Colorado Juvenile Crimes Lawyer Explains the Two Kinds Of “Juvi” Jail – DYC and YOS
- Colorado Criminal Juvenile Law – Why Using Facebook Can Be A Very Dangerous Thing To Do
- Avoiding Colorado Criminal Convictions – The Impact Of A Criminal History On College Applications
