LEGAL RESOURCES

Colorado Legal Services (14 locations Statewide) –  www.coloradolegalservices.org  Providing assistance in a wide range of civil law areas for low income and senior citizens.

Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 1905 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203; Phone: 303-837-1313 – www.metrovolunteerlawyers.org Bankruptcy, unfair sales practices & consumer fraud, public benefits, family law, debt collection, garnishment, and repossession, public utilities, credit access, contracts/warranties, loans/installment purchases.

Uniform Consumer Credit Code, 1525 Sherman Street, 7th Floor, Denver, CO 80203; Phone: 303-866-4494 – www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Investigates complaints regarding second mortgage lenders and finance companies

Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, 1525 Sherman Street, 5th Floor, Denver, CO 80203; Phone: 303-866-5189, 800-222-4444 (in-state), 800-500-1107 (out-of-state) – www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov  Enforces consumer protection laws; other services include consumer complaint mediation, consumer education and public information.

Local Taxpayer Advocate in Colorado, 600 17th Street, Stop 1005 DEN, Denver, CO 80202; Phone: 303-603-4600 – www.irs.gov/advocate  Independent organization within the IRS that assists taxpayers facing immediate financial hardship as the result of a dispute with the IRS.

 Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 789 Sherman Street, Ste. 660, Denver, CO 80203; Phone: 303-758-2454 –  www.ccdb.org  Income Based/Sliding Scale criminal representation is available (not guaranteed).  CCDB’s membership consists of lawyers willing to represent low-income and indigent people accused of a crime.

Municipal Public Defender, Denver Office & Homeless Court, 1776 Lincoln Street, Ste. 1010, Denver, CO 80203; Phone: 303-860-0601.  Public defender services for all Denver municipal criminal charges that include jail time, and Homeless Court is set up to resolve “victimless” misdemeanors for homeless individuals who are participating in a qualified treatment program and are sponsored.

University of Colorado Law School, Criminal Defense Clinic, Wolf Law Building, UCB 401, Boulder, CO 80309; Phone: 303-492-8126. Represents indigent clients with misdemeanor and traffic cases in Boulder County

The Denver Center for Crime Victims, P.O. Box 18975, Denver, CO 80218; Phone: 303-894-8000 English, 303-860-9555 TTY, 303-718-8289 (Spanish) – www.denvervictims.org  Provides serves to victims of crime including: information and referrals, crisis intervention, case management, trauma counseling, emergency services, financial aid, advocacy and support groups. Services for elderly or disabled victims and children who are victims/witnesses of crime.

The Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 610-A
Denver, CO. 80222 – www.ccdconline.org   Provides services and advocacy for the disability in addressing a wide variety of barriers.