Lester Nieves

Lester Nieves

3.7
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 31 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

140 E. 19th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 31 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1994

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Law Offices of Lester Nieves

140 E. 19th Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO, 80203

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3.7 /5.0

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Posted by Roberto Suarez | September 03, 2020 | Criminal Defense

Abandoned the case, fabricated reasons for the case.

This guy showed up to court without even notifying me that he was my new public defender. I was out on bond and we could have arranged a meeting to discuss my case. He never reviewed my case and spoke a fabricated the status of my case to the judge. He told the judge that I was selling drugs to main...tain my drug habit which was a complete fabrication. My outcome was 10 years in Department Of Corrections. Once in prison, he never had any contact with me and when my reconsideration came up I had a new public defender without anybody notifying me. Shame on you Mr. NIEVES. My name is Roberto and this information can be verified by court transcripts. This is a 2001 case in Jefferson County.

Posted by anonymous | January 31, 2015 | Criminal Defense

Excellent attorney

Lester Nieves is an phenomenal attorney that fought for me. I was looking at 10-15 years in prison and I got a not guilty verdict. I had interviewed 4 attorneys before him.

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Sole Proprietor, Lester Nieves P.C.

1994 - 2005

Attorney, Colorado State Public Defender

1980 - 1984

Infantry, Bomb Squad, Unites States Army

Associations

2015 - Present

Denver Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

2004 - Present

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association

Member

2009 - 2010

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association

Board of Directors

Education

1997

National Criminal Defense College

1993

University of Colorado

JD

1989

University of Texas at Arlington

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

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