Joseph Risch Email & Phone Number

United States

Attorney Advisor in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Division's Lending & Finance Unit enforcing consumer protection laws on behalf of the State of Maryland.

Towson

As a staff attorney I handled consumer bankruptcy and state court debt collection matters. In addition, I represented clients at the Office of Hearings Operations for the Social Security Administration when they faced benefits denials and overpayments. I also worked with Marylanders facing housing insecurity to help maintain stable housing.

Kiowa, Castle Rock, Hugo, And Centennial, CO

I served as a judicial law clerk for Elbert, Lincoln, and Arapahoe. I facilitated the civil docket and helped author orders for every case type in Elbert and Lincoln counties. In Arapahoe County, I helped manage the dockets for two busy criminal divisions, authored orders, and bailiffed innumerable jury trials.

Boulder, CO

I drafted memoranda to attorneys on legal issues for cases focused on furthering tribal self-determination and sovereignty. I mostly focused on water law issues, but the work ranged from water to constitutional law to civil procedure and beyond. Additionally, I drafted portions of motions and briefs, engaged in legislative research, and helped finalize.

Golden, CO

I worked for the Honorable Christie Bachmeyer in Colorado's First Judicial District. I helped author orders for our Criminal, Civil, and Domestic Dockets. Additionally, I organized jury trials, served as bailiff, and helped facilitate pre-trial hearings and criminal docket days.

Greater Denver Area

I worked in the Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity division at HUD helping with pending housing discrimination cases. I aided in investigations, wrote subpoenas, and drafted determinations to send to General Counsel advising whether pending cases had merit.

Greater Denver Area

At CLS, I interacted with an average of three clients daily while trying to learn the facts of their cases to determine whether or not we could take their cases concerning dissolution of marriage, allocation of parental responsibility, and protection orders. I drafted legal pleadings and wrote advice letters to clients concerning their pending cases.

I served as a seasonal employee doing trail maintenance and historical interpretation work at the following locations.Minuteman National Historical Park - Nov. 2009 - Mar. 2010. Historical Interpretation.Colorado National Monument - May 2010 - Nov. 2010. Trail Crew.George Washington Carver National Monument - Jul. 2011 - Oct. 2011. Historical.

Jefferson City, MO

During the 2011 legislative session, I interned for the minority caucus at the Missouri House of Representatives. I tracked legislation and the progression of committee hearings and worked with legislators to help them better understand the content of proposed bills.

Conway, New Hampshire

I worked for the United States Forest Service as a trail crew member on the White Mountain National Forest in the Saco Ranger District from May 2008 - Aug. 2008 and May 2009 - Oct. 2009. During this time I performed basic trail maintenance and became certified in a variety of skills such as axe usage, chainsaw usage, defensive driving, first aid.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: University of Denver Water Law Review, DU Tribal Wills Project, Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)

Bachelor'S Degree, History And English

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi, Environmental Campus Organization (ECO), Student Senate