Sean Paris | Louisville Criminal Lawyer

Mr. Paris has over 20 years' experience in both criminal and civil litigation matters. He has received a Martindale-Hubbell top AV rating for attorneys and is vice president of Pearson & Paris, P.C., a prestigious Colorado law firm that emphasizes business law, real estate, civil litigation, criminal defense, family law, and estate planning and probate.  He is recognized as a Top 100 trial lawyer in criminal defense by the National Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Paris has an extensive background in civil litigation, criminal law and real estate matters, including all matters related to appellate issues, and he routinely advises on these matters.

Mr. Paris was the senior prosecutor at the Park County District Attorney's Office, where he was responsible for handling everything from misdemeanor cases to serious felonies, including sexual assaults, white collar crimes and major violent crimes.

Mr. Paris focuses primarily in the areas of civil litigation, real estate and criminal law. He also advises Colorado special districts and helps them to effectively navigate the unique issues confronting special districts.

Mr. Paris holds a B.S. in criminal justice and a Juris Doctorate degree in law and he has lectured frequently in the areas of trial advocacy. He is also a past contributing columnist for a legal column in the Park County Flume newspaper

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Shareholder / Vice President	Pearson & Paris	Colorado and Kentucky	10/2009 - Present
Associate Attorney	Pearson, Horowitz, & Burnett, PC	Denver, Colorado	10/2006 - 10/2009
Deputy District Attorney	Office of the District Attorney, 11th Judicial District	Fairplay, Colorado	10/1998 - 10/2006
Associate Attorney	Waldbaum, Korn, Coff, Berger & Cohen, PC	Denver, Colorado	08/1996 - 10/1998

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University	J.D.	Law School	1996
University of Northern Kentucky	J.D.	law	May 11, 1996
University of Louisville	B.S.	Police Administration	1996

State / Court	Date
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky	2018
United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit	2008
United States District Court for the District of Colorado	1998
Colorado	1997
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky	1997
Kentucky	1996

• Kentucky Bar Association
  Louisville, Kentucky Bar Association
  
  Colorado Bar Association
  First Judicial District Bar Association (Member of the Board of Trustees)
  
  Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association
  Faculty of Federal Advocates

• 2001 Certificate of Recognition issued by FBI Director Robert Mueller III
  
  Appointed to the Board of Trustees for the First Judicial District Bar Assocation
  
  Appointed by Colorado John Hickenlooper to the First Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission

• Oilman International, FZCO v. Marvin Neer, et al., 2011 WL 3366419 (United States District Court - District of Colorado 2011) People v. Greer, 262 P.3d 920 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2011) In re People v. Spykstra, 234 P.3d 662 (Colorado Supreme Court 2009) Jenkins, et al. v. Haymore, et al., 208 P.3d 265 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2007) People v. Matheny, 47 P.3d 27 (Colorado Supreme Court 2002)

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1997) Licensed as Attorney in Colorado. Verified with Colorado Bar Association.	January 06, 2016

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