Daniel N. Recht

Professional Accomplishments
Recht & Kornfeld, P.C.

Listed in the 2005-06, 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of White Collar and non-White Collar Criminal Defense.

Private practice since 1987. Practice emphasizes criminal defense, plaintiff's personal injury litigation, and First Amendment litigation. Has tried more than 100 jury trials.

Instructor at Continuing Legal Education courses on ethics, trial tactics, criminal defense, and First Amendment litigation.

Clients include the Tattered Cover Book Store, see Tattered Cover v. City of Thornton, 44 P.3d 1044 (2002); Carmelo Anthony; the Denver Nuggets.

Licensed to practice law in Colorado, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin.

National News Commentary

Commentator on the following national news programs: CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, Nightline with Ted Koppel, News Hour with Jim Lehrer, ABC's 20/20, CNN, National Public Radio, FOX News, etc. (1997-present).

Colorado State Public Defender

1983 - 1987.

Hill & Robbins

1981 - 1982. Associate with firm.

Clerk for Massachusetts Superior Court

1980 - 1981.

Professional Organizations
Colorado Super Lawyers

Selected by his peers to be included in the 2006 edition affiliated with 5280 magazine.

Commission on Judicial Performance

Appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court as a member of the Judicial Performance Commission for the Second Judicial District, 2005-Present

The Best Lawyers in America

Selected by his peers to be included in the 2005-2006, 2007, and 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America

A.C.L.U. of Colorado

Served as a Board Member from 1986 through 1993 and Chairperson of the Board from 1991 through 1993.

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

1992-1997, Board of Directors.

1996-1997, President.

Denver Bar Association Reconciliation Panel

1999-2002.

Educational Background
Boston College Law School

Graduated Cum Laude in 1980. Recipient of Graduation Award for Excellence in a Clinical Program with the Massachusetts Public Defender.

University of Colorado

Graduated in 1976 with Honors.

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