The Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (founded May 8, 1979) is a professional association of attorneys, investigator

Private investigator

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s, and paralegal

Paralegal

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s who represent persons accused of crime

Crime

Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

. The CCDB (as it is abbreviated) was created and established by attorneys Michael F. DiManna, Harold A. Haddon, Gary M. Jackson, Bryan Morgan, and the Honorable Peter H. Ney, a Judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals — all of Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 — and William Gray of Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

 (CCDB website). The "President's Council" comprises "former presidents of the CCDB and is chaired by the current President of the CCDB" ("President's Council", CCDB website).

Mission statement

President's Council

Past Presidents and Presidents Council Members

• Michael DiManna (1979–81), Dimanna & Jackson
• Lee D. Foreman (1981–82), Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, PC
  Professional corporation
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• Jonathan I. Olom (1982–83), (8/5/50 – 10/28/84)
• John M. Richilano (1983–84), Richilano & Gilligan, PC
• Jane S. Hazen (1984–85), Attorney at Law
• Larry S. Pozner (1985–86), Reilly, Pozner & Connelly, LLP
  Limited liability partnership
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• Norman R. Mueller (1986–87), Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, PC
• Patrick J. Burke (1987–88), Patrick J. Burke, PC
• Jeffrey A. Springer (1988–89), Springer & Steinberg
• Saskia A. Jordan (1989–90), Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, PC
• Robin Desmond (1990–91), Attorney at Law
• Michael R. Enwall (1991–92), Attorney at Law
• Jeffrey S. Paglicua (1992–93)
• David Kaplan (1993–94), Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, PC
• Janine Yunker (1994–95), Federal Public Defender's Office
• G. Paul McCormick (1995–96), McCormick & Christoph, PC
• Daniel Recht (1996–97), Recht & Kornfeld, PC
• Forrest "Boogie" Lewis (1997–98), Forest W. Lewis, PC
• Edward Nugent (1998–99), Nugent & Palo, LLC
• Lindy Frolich (1999–2000), Alternate Defense Counsel
• Robert Pepin (2000–01), Federal Public Defender's Office
• Philip Cherner (2001–02), Attorney at Law
• James Castle (2002–03), Attorney at Law
• Carrie Thompson (2003–04), Colorado State Public Defender's Office
• Mark T. Langston (2004–05), Mark T. Langston, PC
• Patrick Ridley (2005–06), Ridley, McGreevy & Weisz, PC
• Thomas Hammond (2006–07), Attorney at Law
• Nancy Holton (2007-2008)
• Maureen O'Brien (2008-2009)
• Martin Stuart (2009-2010)