ATTORNEY PROFILES

R. Scott Reisch

R. Scott Reisch is a Colorado native. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver in 1995.

Mr. Reisch enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1988. He served as a scout/observer for artillery units, achieving the rank of Sergeant while completing his education. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1996. After completing the Naval Justice School, he was stationed at the Eastern Recruiting District, Parris Island, South Carolina. While there, he served as a military prosecutor and defense counsel, representing Marines accused of crimes. Mr. Reisch achieved the rank of Major in the US Marine Corps Reserves.

Upon leaving active duty, Mr. Reisch founded The Reisch Law Firm, LLC, which has focused on representing individuals and corporations accused of criminal offenses in Colorado and Federal Courts across the country. Mr. Reisch has also undertaken personal injury, air disaster litigation and FAA enforcement cases on a selective basis.

Mr. Reisch has extensive experience in criminal and litigation matters. He has tried over 100 criminal trials in municipal, state and federal courts and won acquittals for his clients in the vast majority of those cases, representing defendants in numerous high-profile cases alleging sexual assault, first-degree murder and other serious crimes. Mr. Reisch was featured in an ABC News one hour prime-time documentary about a high-profile child abuse case.

In addition to defending clients in jury trials, Mr. Reisch has secured favorable resolutions in thousands of cases without going to trial. Prosecutors know they will be facing an experienced and skilled trial attorney with a record of success in jury trials, and they are often willing to accept a negotiated outcome that favors our client rather than risk a trial by jury.

Mr. Reisch has also successfully challenged adverse trial court decisions at the appellate level and has several published and unpublished opinions.

Mr. Reisch has taught as an adjunct professor at Metropolitan State College, teaching future police officers. He has taught Constitutional Law, Evidence, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice classes. He has recently been accepted as an expert in the area of criminal law by a Jefferson County District Court judge, based upon his experience and qualifications in criminal defense, for a case in which he was retained an an expert.

Mr. Reisch is an active pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings. He flies his aircraft to courts across Colorado and the country to represent clients.

Claire M. Dawson

Claire M. Dawson is an associate with the The Reisch Law Firm, LLC. She graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri with a degree in strategic communications and advertising. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law, one of the top ranked dispute resolution law schools in the country.

While in law school Claire obtained a Certificate of Dispute Resolution and has extensive experience in negotiation, mediation and arbitration techniques. Additionally Claire has received awards for her conflict theory skills as well as her skills in client counseling and arbitration. Specifically, Claire was awarded second place in the American Bar Association’s National Arbitration Competition.

Claire is also a published author, having contributed to the University of Missouri’s Journal of Dispute Resolution.

Currently a member of the Colorado Bar Association as well as the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Claire takes an active role in client representation.  She has defended a multitude of cases including DUIs, Child Abuse, Prostitution, Sexual Assault and many others. She is hard-working, dedicated and always puts her client’s needs first. She believes that everyone, whether wrongfully accused or guilty as sin, is entitled to excellent representation.