James Paul Colgan

James is a fine legal representative for criminal defense. Based upon his years of experience he will be able to tell you pretty much what you can expect at the outset. He will be honest with you about what you can expect as an outcome given the particulars of your unique circumstances. He charges a ...flat fee which is a big plus, as hourly billing from a trust fund, as many attorneys are fond of doing, can spiral out of control pretty quick. I paid up front and then was represented all the way up to trial and sentencing if appropriate. Whichever way the case goes, you're paid and covered for the duration. My case was dragged out almost 2 years, during which time I didn't have to worry about the state of my 'trust balance'. My case had some challenging aspects in the respect that my record contained some ugly marks from many years ago which made going to trial and winning the case a pretty slim prospect- he was honest and up-front about my odds of winning a 'not guilty' verdict. With this in mind he was able to win me what I consider to be a best-case scenario outcome in which I had the 3 charges I was faced with reduced down to 1 lesser charge. This was accomplished WITH the District Attorney not being willing to budge off of the original 3 charges. The DA had a very hard stance on plea bargaining in my case. Basically, not offering any reduction from the original charges all the way up to the weekend before trial. They offered a plea deal that was exactly like the original charges and penalties, the only difference being not having to go through a trial. Atty. Colgan went above and beyond the call of duty to achieve a much better outcome, in the last hours leading up to trial. It was a great relief. I would recommend him to represent you based upon the statements I have made in this review.

We hired Jim as our criminal attorney. Jim was very thorough and knowledgeable which gave us great confidence that we were in good hands. Jim was a bull dog and due to him willing to go to trial, the D.A. Dismissed the case! I highly recommend hiring Jim Colgan as he has a stellar reputation and the... D.A.’s fear him!

I was in a 4 car accident on I-25 about 4 years ago. I had written this review previously and cannot find it anywhere online anymore, so I am rewriting it to warn people in hopes that others don't have a similar awful legal experience, being represented by James Colgan. I was recommended to Ramos Law... by a coworker and was assured my girlfriend and I would be well taken care of. Dr. Ramos seemed nice and sincere but after a short consultation with him, our case was passed off to one of his associates; Jim Colgan. Everything started off okay and he seemed like he would take good care of our case. After the first couple weeks things started going downhill quickly. Jim became very difficult to get in contact with and we were left in the dark for weeks at a time with no word from him on the status of our case. I received a ticket in the accident for following too closely and was sure to let his paralegal know about it when discussing the accident. I was told "Don't worry, we will take care of that." After a few months with little communication with Jim I received a letter from the Denver court system informing me that my license would be revoked and that there was a warrant out for my arrest for not appearing in court. I immediately began to freak out about my license potentially being revoked so I called Jim to ask what exactly was going on. When I finally got a hold of him I asked if he had taken care of the ticket from the accident, like his paralegal told me he would, he replied with "What ticket?" I was so disappointed that they had let this fall through the cracks, but was assured by Jim that everything would be fine, he would come with me to the police station to pay my $100 bond to get this whole situation handled. When I met him at the police station he barely said sorry for their mistake and just assured this would be no big deal once we pay the bond. The woman at the front desk of the Denver Police Department was brand new and was clearly confused on what she was doing. Instead of processing my bond and getting it taken care of, I was put into general intake where I was put out in the waiting area where I sat for hours until I was fingerprinted, made to change into a inmate jumpsuit and was thrown into a jail cell with a withdrawing heroin addict as a cell mate. Because of their incompetence I spent a miserable night in jail over a $100 bond...When I was finally released from jail the next day I was furious and immediately fired Jim Colgan from handling my case. This was literally the worst legal experience of my life and I could not imagine that someone with a law degree could be this lazy and incompetent. Not only was there hardly any communication from him, but he also waited MONTHS before interviewing the other drivers from the accident to get their testimonies. He was clearly looking to do as little amount of work possible, settle out of court and get a easy paycheck. I cant reiterate enough to STAY AWAY FROM THIS LAWYER, he is only concerned with his wallet.