COLORADO CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR
EIN 84-0795823 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
THE COLORADO CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR is DEDICATED to PROTECTING THE RIGHTS of THE ACCUSED and THE WELL-BEING of THOSE WHO DEFEND THEM. THE ORGANIZATION is UNALTERABLY OPPOSED to THE DEATH PENALTY. THE CCDB is COMMITTED to PROVIDING TRAINING and SUPPORT to THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT to PROMOTE ZEALOUS ADVOCACY for OUR CLIENTS AT EVERY STAGE of REPRESENTATION. PURPOSE. to (1) UPHOLD and DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION of THE UNITED STATES and THE CONSTITUTION of THE STATE of COLORADO, (2) PROMOTE THE JUST PRACTICE and ADMINISTRATION of CRIMINAL LAW, (3) PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT of CRIMINAL LAW, PRACTICE and PROCEDURE, (4) PROMOTE THE TRAINING of CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, (5) PROMOTE and FACILITATE THE COMMUNICATION, SUPPORT, and ASSISTANCE BETWEEN CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS IN HANDLING THE RIGORS and BURDENS ATTENDANT to THE PROFESSION, BETWEEN CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, (6)PROMOTE THE INTEGRITY, INDEPENDENCE and EXPERTISE of DEFENSE LAWYERS IN CRIMINAL CASES; (7) PROMOTE HOLISTIC, CLI
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KATHLEEN MURPHYEXECUTIVE DI
JONATHAN BOOKERDIRECTOR
SCOTT TROXELLDIRECTOR
SARAH CROOGDIRECTOR
RYAN COWARDDIRECTOR
MICHELLE KELLONDDIRECTOR
MANDARIN BOWERSPRESIDENT
MAGGIE BAKERDIRECTOR
LUCIENNE OHANIANDIRECTOR
KIMBERLY VAN DYKEDIRECTOR
KELLY SCHUELTENDIRECTOR
JULIO JOURDANEDIRECTOR
AMELIA BLYTHTREASURER
JESSICA MEZADIRECTOR
JESSICA JONESSECRETARY
JERI SHEPHERDDIRECTOR
JAMIE KEAIRNSDIRECTOR
JAMIE COWANDIRECTOR
HEIDI TRIPPDIRECTOR
DAVID MAXTEDPRESIDENT EL
DAVID LINDSEYDIRECTOR
CHARLIE TESTADIRECTOR
BEN LABRANCHEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1980
- Location
- 130 W 5TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80204-5105
- County
- Denver
- In care of
- % SANDY MULLINS
- Primary officer
- KATHLEEN MURPHY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- June 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues