Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 1985
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2025 Details
Principal and solo practitioner at the firm that bears his name, Thomas J. Hammond has more than 25 years of experience in providing high-quality defense. He has handled cases involving federal, drug and white collar crime. He has defended clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies, and has assisted clients in pre-filing and grand jury proceedings. Mr. Hammond is admitted to practice throughout Colorado and before federal courts. He is a death penalty qualified attorney who has handled more than two dozen murder cases and represented more than 45 homicide defendants.
Mr. Hammond received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder and his law degree from University of Denver College of Law. He then attended the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia, and the University of Michigan Death Penalty Defense College. Mr. Hammond served as a Colorado state public defender for seven years before opening his own practice, Thomas J. Hammond, P.C., located in Denver, Colorado.
Practice areas
Criminal DefenseFocus areas
Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, False Accusations, Felony, Murder, Sex Offenses, Theft
- 100% Criminal Defense
First Admitted: 1985, Colorado
Professional Webpage: http://www.thomasjhammondlaw.com/Attorney-Profile/Thomas-J-H...
- Member, American Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2006
- Colorado, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- Association of Federal Defense Attorneys, 1999 - Present
- Member, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2002 - Present
- Member, Colorado Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member, Colorado Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 1993 - Present
- Member, Colorado Bar Association, Criminal Law Section - Executive Counsel, 2006 - Present
- Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1989 - Present
- Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Board of Directors, 2001 - 2007
- Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Co-Chair Denver Chapter, 1998 - 2001
- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, President, 2006
- Secretary, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 2003
- Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Secretary, 2005
- Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Treasurer, 2006
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney, 1993 - Present
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Standing Committee (District of Colorado), 2002 - 2006
- Member, Denver Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Member, Faculty Of Federal Advocates, 2001 - Present
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988 - Present
- Who's Who, 2001
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, B.A., 1977
- National Criminal Defense College, Macon, Georgia, 1988
- University of Michigan Death Penalty Defense College, 1999
- Electronic Filing in Federal Court, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Rap Sheet Spring, 2006
- Representing Witnesses in Domestic Violence Cases, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Seminar, March, 2006
- Presentation - Technology in Criminal Trials, CBA Criminal Law Section Seminar, April, 2005
- Presentation - Dissecting the Six Figure Document Case - Electronic Case Management, Colorado CJA - CLE Seminar, September, 2004
- Presentation - Electronic Presentation of Evidence in Federal Court, Colorado CJA - CLE Seminar, November, 2004
- Presentation - Aggravated Sentencing in Colorado, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Seminar, December, 1992
- Small group instructor, CCDB Trial Practice Institute, 1991 - 1996
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2010 - 2025
