Douglas T. Cohen

Former Prosecutor with over 20 years experience - Here to Listen & Help You!

10+ Years of Experience

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.

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
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.
Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
Since 1996
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Languages

  • English:
    Spoken, Written

Partner, Chief Litigator – Criminal Defense and Family Law
Peak Legal Services LLC
2014 –

Current

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
2011 –

2014

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
2007 –

2011

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
2001 –

2007

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
1996 –

2001

Investigative Journalist
The Palm Beach Post & Fliorida Today newspapers
1986 –

1993

University of Missouri – Columbia
J.D. (1996) | Law
1993


1996

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
1982


1986

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Top 100 – Criminal Defense
America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
2018
Top 100 Attorney – Criminal Law
National Trial Lawyers Association
2017
Denver Bar Association

2011 –
Current
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Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

2011 –
Current
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Family Law Bar Association

2011 –
Current
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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – ACFE

2007 –
Current
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Colorado Bar Association

2001 –
Current
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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
1996
Websites & Blogs

Website


600 Grant St.
Ste. 206
Denver, CO 80203
US
Telephone: (720) 445-9779
Fax: (844) 628-4558