Philip M Smith

I have been practicing law since 1979, including 16 years as a district attorney. I am a former judge, and I also handled many military trials during my years of service with the Navy JAG Corps. I am a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.

Throughout my criminal defense law practice, I have successfully handled thousands of criminal law cases. As your criminal law attorney, I will work to quickly grasp the important issues so that together we can create an effective defense strategy. I am able to assist clients with nearly any criminal charge ranging from domestic violence, assault, sex offenses and forgery to DUI/DWAI, traffic tickets, and drug possession.

When you are dealing with a criminal investigation or arrest, choose an experienced advocate to protect your rights and fight for your freedom. Call today for a free consultation!

Criminal Law

Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense

Traffic Tickets

• Sealing Criminal Records
• Expungement
• Deregistration
• Sex Offenses

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Colorado

Colorado Supreme Court

Attorney/Founder

Phillip M. Smith, Attorney at Law

2004 - Current

5th Judicial District

5th Judicial District

2003 - 2004

Deputy District Attorney

18th Judicial District

1989 - 2003

General Partnership

Keene, Munsinger and Smith

1984 - 1989

Judge Advocate General’s Corps

Active Duty U.S. Navy

1979 - 1984

University of Colorado Law School

J.D. (1979)

University of Colorado - Denver

B.A. (1975) | Majors in Economics and Political Science

Honors: Academic scholarship

Colorado Bar Association

Member

Current

Arapahoe County Bar Association

Member

Current

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

Member

Current

National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Current

Q. In Colorado is an officer allowed to enter your vehicle after it's been locked after you've been taken to police station

August 10, 2021

A: Not without probable cause and some exigent circumstance, a search warrant, or consent.

Q. Can a person be charged with “eluding” if the officer never turned on his sirens, lights, or used any other method?

July 3, 2021

A: The answer is no. The law says "knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being pursued" is the felony statutory language. "...Who has received a visual or audible signal such as a red light or a siren from a police officer driving a marked vehicle showing the same to be an official police, sheriff, or Colorado state patrol car directing the operator to bring the operator’s vehicle to a stop, and who willfully increases his or her speed or extinguishes his or her lights in an attempt to elude such police officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner to elude the police officer, or does elude such police officer commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense" is the traffic offense of eluding.

Q. Can I get a case closed by providing the DA info on a high priority cold case?

June 7, 2021

A: No DA will make a promise based on the vague information you are willing to share. You need to have a criminal defense attorney try to negotiate this for you. It may not be possible.