Colorado Springs attorney Josh Deere represents clients in immigration, criminal defense and personal injury cases. Mr. Deere has received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in the areas of immigration law, litigation and general practice, and has been named a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers organization in the areas of criminal defense and plaintiffs litigation. He has extensive courtroom experience ranging from small matters to multi-million dollar, complex litigation matters. He has represented clients in state court at the trial, appellate and Supreme Court levels, as well as in Federal District Court, and the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.Representative Cases- Represented victim of catastrophic injury against a city municipality that resulted in a settlement of $4.5 million- Litigated claims of an inventor/entrepreneur in a case against a large tool company, represented by one of the largest law firms in the western United States, that resulted in a settlement award valued at over $1,000,000- Obtained six-figure settlement for family members in a wrongful death case against apartment complex and property management company- Successfully defended large property management company and apartment complex owners in Federal District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against claims of discrimination under The Fair Housing Act and The Americans With Disabilities Act- Succeeded in obtaining an award of sanctions of over $50,000 in the trial court against the opposing parties and their attorney for the filing of a frivolous lawsuit, and subsequently defended the appeal against the same, which became an Arizona precedent-setting opinion (see, Britt v. Steffen, 205 P. 3d 357 (Ariz. App. 2008))- Successfully defended client in an appeal that became a precedent-setting opinion and resulted in an 84% reduction in plaintiff's claim (Williams v. Baugh, 214 Ariz. 471, 154 P.3d 373 (App. 2007))