Britta Kruse Email and Phone Number

Britta is available to draft appeals in her individual capacity, serve as second chair on lengthy or complex appeals, and to brainstorm appellate strategy. In addition to her appellate skills, Britta is available to brainstorm and draft complex pre-trial motions, MILs, and trial briefs; and to consult on legal strategy, thoroughly responding to objections, MJOA arguments, jury instructions, and more. Britta is available to work on private cases and appointed matters through ADC and CJA.Skills: Criminal Appeals · Strategic Consulting · Motions · Oral Argument · Jury Instructions · Legal Writing · Legal Research

• Litigated 106 criminal appeals in the Colorado Court of Appeals and 6 criminal appeals in the Colorado Supreme Court, resulting in 10 published appellate cases granting substantial relief, 3 of which in the Colorado Supreme Court• Conducted 30 Oral Arguments in the Colorado Court of Appeals; 4 in the Colorado Supreme Court • Draft concise and persuasive appellate briefs and district court motions• Meticulously review and organize extensive appellate records• Advanced legal research using electronic databases and print materials• Advising clients on complex legal topics and outcomes in intelligible terms• Preparing training materials and conducting trainings on legal and procedural topics, specializing in self-defense/defense against intruders and extreme indifference crimes

• Drafted appellate civil and criminal opinions for a state supreme court justice• Performed advanced legal research• Prepared memoranda for a state supreme court justice and en banc supreme court• Supervised legal interns

• Performed legal research for county attorneys on diverse issues including the First Amendment, tax assessments, and land use, including CERCLA/Superfund• Prepare legal memoranda on broad range of topics including land use and open records• Drafted client letter regarding the public recording of a tax lien

• Drafted orders and substantive civil and criminal legal memoranda for federal district court judge• Reviewed and organized court case filings• Served as bailiff for trial court proceedings

• Researched state and local ballot initiative process and dratted in-house memorandum for advocacy organization re: constitutionality of a proposed ballot initiative• Co-drafted successful civil complaint • Coordinated activities and projects of thirty volunteers