Practice Areas
Daniel H. Kyser represents clients across Colorado in seven core criminal defense practice areas, from misdemeanor traffic offenses to felony appeals before the Colorado Supreme Court.
Every client is represented personally by Daniel. No associates handle your court dates. No paralegals run your strategy. Select a practice area below to learn about the charges, potential penalties, and defense approach — or call 303-831-6111 for a free, confidential consultation.
Criminal Defense Practice Areas
DUI & DWAI
First-offense and repeat DUI, DWAI, underage drinking-and-driving, marijuana/cannabis DUI, refusal cases, felony DUI, and DMV express-consent hearings.
Explore DUI defense →Domestic Violence
Defending against Colorado's mandatory-arrest law, sentencing enhancement, mandatory treatment, and permanent firearm consequences under federal law.
Explore DV defense →Assault, Harassment & Homicide
Third-, second-, and first-degree assault, menacing, harassment, stalking, manslaughter, and murder charges in state and federal court.
Explore violent-crime defense →Drug Possession & Distribution
Colorado and federal drug charges — simple possession, distribution, manufacturing, and conspiracy — with a focus on Fourth-Amendment suppression.
Explore drug defense →Protection Orders
Civil and criminal protection orders, temporary (TPO) and permanent (PPO) hearings, modification, and defense against violation charges.
Explore protection-order defense →Sex Crimes Defense
Sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, internet sex crimes, and sex-offender registration defense. Early, discreet intervention.
Explore sex-crime defense →Appeals & Post-Conviction
Direct appeals, Crim. P. 35(b) and 35(c) motions, sentence reconsideration, and collateral review in the Colorado Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
Explore appellate work →Looking for court-specific guidance? Daniel maintains dedicated city defense hubs for Denver, Aurora, and Lakewood, plus county-level DUI and domestic-violence pages for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, and Weld counties.
Executive & Professional Defense
For corporate executives, licensed clinicians (RN/LPN/MD/DO/PA/NP/Pharmacist), FAA-certificated pilots (including Centennial Airport), gaming-industry employees, teachers, federal contractors, and security-clearance holders in Greenwood Village & the DTC, Cherry Hills Village, Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, and Ken Caryl. Discreet criminal defense engineered to avoid the specific "trigger" convictions that drive DORA, FAA, SEAD-3, and gaming-license action.
Not Sure Which Category Applies to Your Case?
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