We send our Supporter Guide immediately to the email address you use to book your consultation.
Our Third-Party Paid Consultation is for the people standing on the sidelines but carrying the weight—parents, spouses, siblings, or adult children who want to know how to help when someone they love is facing new criminal charges in Colorado.
When a person is jailed on a Colorado case, they have the right to a free attorney through the Public Defender. But the defendant’s lawyer only represents the accused. Strict rules about attorney-client confidentiality prevent the defendant’s lawyer from answering many of the questions family members naturally have.
That’s where we come in. At Path Forward Legal, we offer an informational session based on our knowledge of the Colorado criminal system and the publicly available information we can find. This session is for you—the supporter—so you can understand what is happening and what steps you can take right away.
We’ve guided parents across the country whose adult child was arrested in Denver. We’ve spoken with spouses and siblings desperate to understand what happens next. In each case, we do our best to locate the accused, review available case information, and provide clear direction on the immediate steps you can take to support your loved one.
Spend dedicated time with one of our attorneys, Jennifer Gersch or Kathryn Sheely, using a Microsoft Teams virtual meeting. We will explain where your loved one appears to be in the Colorado criminal court process, review available public records, and answer your questions about what typically happens in cases like theirs.
We review any details you provide and, when possible, check for public court records. That way, our meeting is tailored to your situation.
Every consultation includes a copy of our Supporter Guide, a 50+ page resource we created specifically for families and friends. This guide:
The guide is sent to you immediately—giving you reliable, detailed information you can use before and after our meeting.
This consultation is for information, to answer your questions about your loved one’s legal situation. It is not for legal advice on what you or your loved one should do in their case. Specifically:
We are a criminal defense firm representing defendants facing criminal charges in Colorado. We can also answer questions if your loved-one is being held in jail in another state because of a Colorado charge, or if they are being held in Colorado because of an out-of-state case.
We do not answer questions about post-conviction or appeals, like answering how someone was convicted or if they can change their sentence.
This service is not for anyone who is a victim or a witness in a case. If you have personally been contacted by police or asked to appear in court, please give us a call—we can arrange a different type of consultation focused on your situation.