Elizabeth Rose Hardman Senior Associate Attorney

Elizabeth Rose Hardman practices adult and juvenile criminal defense, DUI/DWAI defense, and family law along the Front Range of Colorado.

Elizabeth’s passion for law began in middle school when she joined Anchorage Youth Court, a problem-solving court focused on juvenile justice and rehabilitation, in her home state of Alaska. As a teen, and with guidance from a licensed attorney, Elizabeth served as a defense attorney and judge in cases brought against her adolescent peers. From the outset, Elizabeth deeply empathized with her clients, hoping to provide them with a source of personal support and stability as well as a strong voice in the courtroom.

Background

Prior to joining Kalamaya | Goscha, Elizabeth worked as a Deputy State Public Defender in Weld County, Colorado. She represented hundreds of clients, both adult and juvenile. As a public defender, Elizabeth attended various trainings on juvenile justice, mental health defenses, trial practice skills, motion practice skills on Fourth Amendment issues, criminal investigations, litigating access to protected DHS and police records, sex cases, DUI/DWAI cases, and sentencing, to name a few.

Elizabeth has gone to jury trial 14 times on cases involving forcible sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, assault on a peace officer, assault, domestic violence assault and obstruction of telephone service, violation of a protection order, child abuse, DUI/DWAI, and theft. In those cases which did not proceed to trial, Elizabeth fought for plea agreements to lower and lesser charges, lesser sentences, and also obtained numerous diversionary agreements and dismissals.

Education

Elizabeth received her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and her undergraduate degree in International Studies and Spanish from the University of Idaho.

In law school, Elizabeth took several trial practice courses in order to develop her trial skills, receiving the Scholastic Excellence Award for earning the highest grade in Trial Practice I. She subsequently mentored high school students in a statewide mock trial competition. During her final year of law school, Elizabeth practiced law as a student attorney in the Criminal Defense Clinic representing adult and juvenile clients on misdemeanor charges in the Denver metro area. She received an Outstanding Student Attorney Award from her clinical professors for her work.

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