Sarah Jay Schielke

Sarah was efficient, yet thorough. I felt very confident in her understanding of the law, the case, and how she was going to move forward. I had to hire her from out of state and I am glad I did not hesitate in making this decision. She was able to get our case closed. Which was exactly the result we... were hoping for. Would highly recommend Sarah.

My situation has a very long back story. In short I was involved in a Auto vs Motorcycle accident. I was in the car and was hit by the Motorcyclist. It seemed like a very straight forward case and I didn't even think I needed to get any lawyer involved. However when the police department investiga...ted they were finding and supporting facts that made me the perpetrator and the other party the victim. The other party was severely injured and the police were more interested in the injured person than in me. They built a very challenging case to defend with very broad catch all terminology. My wife and I were overwhelmed and realized we needed to seek some sort of council. At first we thought that we could get away with a very basic defense and the truth and facts would stand on its own. We hired a less experienced lawyer and moved forward. After digging into our case the lawyer was very concerned. The other party was very outspoken and was demanding prosecution to the fullest extent of the law and demanding restitutions. It was very hard for me to understand how I was in this situation because the facts in this case supported that the motorcycle was in-fact driving with-ought a license and was driving recklessly. After thinking about the worst case scenarios we decided that we needed to find a lawyer that had experience in this realm to help us understand how and why we have found ourselves in this situation. My wife and I are working people and with a heavy heart we retained Sarah. We knew it was going to be an expense, but the long lasting repercussions from the worst case scenario would cost way more in the long run. Sarah took our case and immediately went to work dissecting it. She was able to draw out all the facts and was confident that we could defend this case with a positive outcome. She took the time to understand all the facts, researched all the aspects of the case, and understood the implications this had on our family. It took a year to get our case in front of a judge. Until then I had been made out to be a monster, and no one was interested in hearing my side of the facts. It felt as if I was guilty and trying to prove my innocence. Sarah got to the bottom of the situation quickly. She used an investigator and an accident reconstructionist to get to the facts in an unbiased way. She was able to prove everything I had been trying to tell the authorities and what the facts supported. She was extremely professional and thorough. In the end I was found not guilty. I don't think I would have had that outcome with-ought her. It was a very challenging case to navigate and she was able to navigate it. If anyone finds themselves lost and overwhelmed in the legal system I would highly recommend Sarah. She was simply amazing. I cant thank her enough for what she did for my family. It was a great expense to endure, but worth every penny. When my trail was over the judge pulled Sarah aside and complimented her. Sarah Schielke is an amazing lawyer that will fight for you, I will always be indebted to her.

I hired Sarah to represent me on DUI charges in Weld County. She is confident in her abilities to win the cases she takes on and demonstrates this in her success rate. She has a ton of knowledge to help you navigate your way through the convoluted Colorado DUI laws and provides guidance and suggest...ions not only with the legal aspects but handling the many other requirements of pre-trial monitoring, education, etc. Ms. Schielke has a reputation and presence about her in the court room and it truly feels like she has the upper hand with the Judge and the DA. She also represented me in my DMV hearing and WON - which is extremely rare...even more so since I refused to do a blood or breath test. She was able to get my DUI dropped to reckless driving with unsupervised probation. Both BIG wins. I'm grateful for her representation and highly recommend her.

I was charged with a marijuana dui and refusal to submit a blood test. I hired Sarah for both charges, the marijuana dui charge was taken to trial where we won and the refusal charge was challenged and also was beat by Sarah. The first thing that comes to mind about her is "JUSTICE".... I talked to ...several lawyers before talking to Sarah, the other lawyers seemed to just want to take my money and plead my case out in court. This was not going to work for me because I was not guilty.... I was scared to death until I spoke to Sarah, she gave me a glimmer of hope with her vast knowledge of the laws and rights that pertained to my case. She never mislead me about what to expect, always letting me know how things were going to happen. The refusal was our first hurdle she overcame for me. I had no idea how bad a refusal, loss of license, interlock system for 2 years and on and on. Let me just say almost no one wins their refusal case its almost certain death. Sarah even told me we only stand a 1-15% chance of beating this. Guess what WE WON The marijuana dui was the next challenge. Sarah gathered all the evidence and planned her her next move. I was so impressed every step of the way. She won the jury trial completely destroying the DA in the case. She also made the cop in this case look like a complete moron on stand when she testified, in the cops own words "I dont want to testify she is going to make me look stupid up there" and she did. I would strongly recommend that you hire Sarah if you find yourself in a situation dealing with the law.

I retained Sarah for criminal defense needs as I was wrongly accused of assaulting a peace officer in a town in Larimer County. She supported me through several months of very stressful times and the threat of two years in County Jail if convicted of these charges. She supported my desires to have ...my day in court and have the facts presented to a jury while assuring me, without making guarantees, she had my back though the stakes were high. Sarah's understanding of the law, her ability to navigate the process, and her trial skills were what got me a "Not Guilty" verdict from a jury on all charges after only 15 minutes of deliberation. It helps that I didn't assault anyone, but I felt very confident I had great representation when deciding to turn down multiple "Bad Offers" from the DA with a piling on of additional charges and fight for my innocence. Thank you Sarah!