About David Lipka's Legal Practice

David Lipka has been practicing criminal law in Colorado for 17 years, where he has worked as lead counsel and expert consultant on death penalty cases and complex criminal matters. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, David currently practices in state and federal courts throughout Colorado where he consistently wins favorable outcomes for clients so they can keep their jobs, families, and driving privileges intact without incarceration. David has taken numerous cases to trial throughout Colorado, winning not-guilty verdicts on a range of charges, including first-degree murder. David regularly secures dismissals and prevents convictions on charges including sexual assault, drug possession, domestic violence cases, and serious crimes of violence. He has appeared in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, KGNU Public Radio Boulder "The Death Belt" BBC documentary, Channel 11 as a death penalty expert, and Denver and Colorado Springs Gazette as a legal expert. He has given dozens of lectures to attorneys and the public on various criminal law topics throughout Colorado. In addition to his educational and media outreach, David has served on numerous Colorado boards, including the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice's Community Corrections Task Force, Domestic Violence Offender Management Board; Language Access Federal Judicial Oversight Committee; Boulder and Pueblo Community Corrections Boards; Pueblo's Veterans and Behavioral Health Treatment Courts, and the Governor's Council on Community Corrections, and the El Paso County Community Corrections Board. David is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans and the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, El Paso County Bar Association, San Luis Valley Bar Association, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense, and the American Bar Association.