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Jay Tiftickjian
1315 S. Clayton Street
Suite 100
Denver, CO 80210
Phone: 303-991-5896
Website: criminallawdenver.com



About Jay Tiftickjian
Jay Tiftickjian is widely considered one of the best DUI attorneys in Colorado. He was voted “People’s Choice-Best DUI Lawyer” for the past five years in Colorado's official bar journal, is Preeminent AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is listed in Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. He is the President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (2017-2018). Tiftickjian has been published numerous times on the subject of DUI defense and drug law. Mr. Tiftickjian is the co-author of Colorado DUI Defense: The Law and Practice, and the editor of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar’s DUI Defense Manual as well as Medicolegal Aspects of Marijuana. He frequently lectures to attorneys, judges, and students about criminal law, law practice management, and ethics, and provided legal expertise to The New York Times, Associated Press, The Denver Post, 9News, Colorado Public Radio, 850KOA, National Public Radio, and many other local and national media outlets. Mr. Tiftickjian is president of Tiftickjian Law Firm, PC, which represents clients out of the firm’s offices in Denver and Aspen.
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