For nearly 20 years, Angela has defended thousands of clients. Angela has represented clients successfully in trial, appeals, and postconviction litigation (ineffective assistance of counsel motions and motions to reconsider). Angela frequently achieves favorable results her clients feared may not be possible. Though her emphasis is criminal defense, she has also successfully represented clients in Title IX investigations, record sealing, pardon/ clemency petitions, petitions to deregister, obtaining and defending protection orders, and parole revocation hearings.  Her clients describe her as thorough, tenacious, and compassionate. 

Angela was born and raised in Tennessee.  She attended college in her hometown, graduating with honors from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in 2002. After college, she moved to Colorado to attend the University of Denver.  While in law school, she participated in the criminal defense clinic, worked as a law clerk for a Denver Judge, and worked as an intern for Colorado’s Office of the State Public Defender. In 2006 she earned the student leadership award for her outstanding advocacy and leadership.

After law school, she performed a judicial fellowship in Arapahoe County working for two District Court Judges drafting orders, researching legal issues in criminal and civil matters, and reviewing postconviction petitions. After her fellowship ended, she accepted a position as a Deputy State Public Defender where she honed her litigation and writing skills in Adams and Denver counties—two of the busiest trial offices in Colorado.

As a senior attorney, she handled thousands of criminal matters, including numerous felonies, misdemeanors.  She also successfully represented clients in numerous appeals and postconviction matters, such as reconsiderations of sentences and litigation of postconviction claims.

She left the Public Defender’s Office in 2016 to start her law firm. Since starting her own practice, she has achieved countless dismissals, diversion offers, deferred judgments, acquittals, and conviction reversals.

Angela is a proud breast cancer survivor who knows what it is like to overcome challenges. She knows how to fight hard battles. Surviving breast cancer strengthened her passion to improving her clients’ lives. She has proudly mentored dozens of attorneys, trained attorneys, and for nearly ten years has served as co-chair of the Denver Chapter of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (“CCDB”).  As co-chair of the Denver Chapter, she assists the CCDB Executive Board by gathering information about judicial finalists and drafting reports used to endorse or oppose the appointment of judicial candidates.  She is proud to have fundraised almost thirty thousand dollars for the Criminal Defense Bar to help lobby for criminal justice reforms to benefit people charged with and convicted of crimes in Colorado.