BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N;LANGUAGE=en-us:Decker;Christopher;R. FN:Christopher R. Decker ORG:Newell & Decker Criminal Defense Lawyers TITLE:Attorney NOTE;CHARSET=us-ascii;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Mr. Decker first began volunteering his time at the Colorado State Public D= efender's office working in Denver's "Drug Court" while he was still in law= school. Upon his graduation in 1995, he was hired as a Deputy State Public= Defender. For more than a decade Mr. Decker continued to practice as a Dep= uty State Public Defender. He was assigned to represent indigent Defendants= in various Colorado counties including Arapahoe, Adams, Colorado Springs, = Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teller. During his years o= f service as a Public Defender he handled literally thousands of criminal c= ases ranging from D.U.I. to murder in the first degree. Mr. Decker has won = numerous and significant trial verdicts for his appointed clients. He has w= on complete acquittals in cases charging sexual assault, first and second d= egree assault, drug possession and distribution, burglary, theft, menacing,= witness intimidation, kidnapping and murder. He has also written several s= uccessful criminal appeals. Mr. Decker's appellate work has been published = in People v. Lewis, 975 P.2d 160 (Colo. 1999); and again in People v. Borla= nd Robertson, 56 P.3d 121 (Colo. App. 2002). =0D=0A= Mr. Decker has achieved significant peer recognition for his tenacious work= over the years. In 2001 he was honored with appointment to the Colorado Cr= iminal Justice Act Panel of Federal defense attorneys. In that capacity he = handled complex federal drug cases, bank robberies, and cases involving det= ained foreign nationals. In 2002, District Court judges in Arapahoe and Den= ver counties appointed Mr. Decker in the Capital Murder cases filed against= Mr. Edward Brown. In these matters Mr. Decker's client was considered for = the death penalty in each of three Colorado jurisdictions, and in connectio= n with four separate murders. Through extensive pre-trial investigation, li= tigation, negotiation, and other professional efforts, Mr. Decker and his c= o-counsel were able to secure coordinated plea agreements that ultimately s= aved the life of his client. =0D=0A= Mr. Decker has taught trial practice classes, lectured on Sexual Assault de= fense techniques, and conducted continuing legal education seminars for att= orneys in Colorado. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense = Collage in Macon Georgia, which is taught and attended by America's top def= ense lawyers. The specialized training he received at the NCDC Trial Practi= ce Institute included exposure to the most advanced techniques of witness e= xaminations, trial strategy and methods of persuasion. Mr. Decker has tried= to verdict over one hundred cases and successfully settled thousands more.= =0D=0A= By joining Steven R. Newell in his established Denver practice, Mr. Decker = is now a part of a firm which is unrivalled in its specialized trial experi= ence handling serious criminal charges in Colorado. Together, Newell and De= cker deliver a superior level of commitment and expertise which yields posi= tive results. TEL;WORK;VOICE:(303) 573-5253 TEL;WORK;FAX:(303) 573-5257 X-MS-OL-DEFAULT-POSTAL-ADDRESS:0 URL;WORK:www.newelldecker.com EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:cdecker@newelldecker.com X-MS-CARDPICTURE;TYPE=JPEG;ENCODING=BASE64: /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQY GBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYa KCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wAAR CACUACcDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAA AgEDAwIEAwUFBAQAAAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkK FhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWG h4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWmp6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl 5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREA AgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSExBhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYk NOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOE hYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk 5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD6UdwpAPU0oIwSTxVeQ7nOPoKRj2B4FAEk k4/g59zREMgk9fWoFGSKsr8qc+maAIJPnmx6cUUkIy5aigBw4yfSkpT93680lABEMtUs52xk evFJAOabcHkLQA1DsiJ70US8Kq0UAK3Xim0vagdfpQBYhHy5qufmm/GrJ+SP6Cq0PLE0AJMc vj0opjNlyfeigCTtTohyKb2qaEfyxQAlw2EA9ajT5YyfWluDlwPQUFSVCryeM0AV6KmEaLy5 59KKAFHJxU0ZwoxyTzSBoz0Xn6UOSqEjigBDGN2X5J7CmSSEYCjbSRZLEnkgUyQgufSgBEG5 vmNFNAycCigCzEPmH50s56D8adEvyk/hTJGXeeMkcc9BQAkQIXPvUeFX7xyfQVK5Pl4OBwBx UFAAXPRcKPaimUUAaJ4TJ7VUA3MPerMxxGfeoI+pPoKACY8Adjk1FT5fv49OKZQAyiiigC3c HkD0psXC89zSSHLNTjwn0H86AISckmkoPWigBlFFFAFoPuIBHWnOVI5xzTI+pPoKSTqB6CgA 2Ken6GmGP3/MU09aAxHQkUABRscc/Q0Ubz3AP4UUATp9xvwpj/fb60UUARnrRRRQAyiiigD/ 2Q== X-MS-OL-DESIGN;CHARSET=utf-8: REV:20080331T192137Z END:VCARD