Areas we cover
Highlands Ranch criminal defense
Douglas County cases go to Castle Rock, and the drive is part of the case management.
How a case runs in Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch has no courthouse of its own. Every state case runs to the Douglas County Combined Courts in Castle Rock, which is a forty minute drive from most of the community and longer in weather.
Douglas County has a reputation for firm filing practices, particularly on DUI and drug cases. That makes pre-filing work and a well documented mitigation package unusually valuable here.
The C-470 and Santa Fe interchanges generate a disproportionate share of the area's traffic and DUI filings, and a licence consequence in a commuter community is often the client's biggest practical worry.
Three things specific to Highlands Ranch
- Castle Rock is the only state courthouse for Douglas County matters.
- Douglas County adult diversion exists but eligibility is assessed narrowly.
- Juvenile petitions from the community are heard in the Eighteenth Judicial District.
What we defend in Highlands Ranch
- DUI and DWAIClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 4 felony on a fourth offense
- Drug chargesLevel 2 drug misdemeanor up to a level 1 drug felony
- Assault and menacingClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 3 felony, often as a crime of violence
- Theft and propertyPetty offense up to a class 2 felony, purely by dollar value
- White collarClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 2 felony, with parallel regulatory exposure
- Federal chargesUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Traffic and vehicularTraffic infraction up to a class 3 felony
- Juvenile casesDelinquency petitions in Denver Juvenile Court and the surrounding districts
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