Rachel Buchanan Maxam

Rachel Buchanan Maxam

4.2
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 11 years

Civil rights Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Civil Rights

1543 Champa St., Ste. 400, Denver, CO

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 150-200 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licensed in Colorado for 11 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 2014

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Rachel Maxam

1543 Champa St., Ste. 400, Denver, CO, 80202

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Rachel Buchanan Maxam's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Danny | March 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

put my mind at ease

Rachel helped me make sure there was nothing on my record and had all my charges dropped. She also prevented a ridiculous TRO, which is also off my record, and it could have been bad if it was in there. Always kept me informed about all the details and my options, and never felt like I was just anoth...er case. 10/10 would hire again.

Posted by anonymous | February 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Stay away .. find an experienced lawyer

She was advised about the true nature and motives of the case. I had suspected she was being dishonest about the receipt of discovery on the case as the clerk and city advised me when it was provided to her. She had the audacity to even tell me she didn't want to provide all of the discovery wh...ich was another red flag. When she finally did I discovered she had lied about numerous things including the fact I didn't have a warrant for my arrest. I caught her in another lie about her contact with the DA office only to find out it was her friend from law school. She is very immature and I made the mistake of thinking she had been a lawyer for many years. After reading the discovery and discovering all the fraud I knew the detriment she was to myself and case. I made sure to set her up so to speak right before the next scheduled hearing when I planned on terminating her. Like clockwork and as predicted she fell for it with her DA friend and took an action proving exactly what I knew before retaining her. The DA and DPD were covering up major crimes against myself and family. You know it is bad when a DA and police department are still clinging to events nearly 7 years ago and ignorant enough to reference it now. Especially when the very crimes with my cell phones were reported to 3 law enforcement agencies. She had a meltdown in court and frankly began acting like a child. I sat their in disbelief telling her to calm down. She's more interested in impressing judges and DA's besides her clients. Directly related to her inexperience and the fact she should not be in solo practice. She made critical mistakes and errors and I'm glad I got what I did as I expected the DA and DPD would go through many lengths to cover up personal friends and crimes I reported YEARS ago that were covered up. Stay away and find an attorney that has 10 years of experience and not in bed with the DA office. Some people are far too emotional to sit back and use reason and analytical skills that took me 15 minutes to find after reading discovery.

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Rachel Buchanan Maxam's Lawyer Endorsements

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Edward Streker

DUI and DWI lawyer | Apr 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is an aggressive attorney who has your interest at heart."

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Kyle Wasser

DUI and DWI lawyer | Oct 01

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Ms. Maxam provides aggressive criminal and DUI defense. If I were ever arrested, she would be the first person I would call."

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Kyle Wasser

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Honors

2012

Scholastic Excellence Award, University of Denver

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Attorney, Law Office of Rachel B. Maxam, PLLC

2019 - 2019

Attorney, Civil Rights Litigation Group

2014 - 2015

Associate Attorney, Brown Kaplan Gold LLC

Associations

2015 - Present

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association

2013 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

2013 - Present

Denver Bar Association

Education

2014

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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