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Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Practice Areas

Attorney Mark S. Hanchey is a formidable trial lawyer and skilled negotiator. During his many years in practice, he have successfully represented defendants from all walks of life in every type of criminal matter. He is committed to providing an affordable and effective defense while protecting his clients' rights and dignity. We defend clients accused of a wide range of felonies and misdemeanors.

Personal Injury

Personal Injury Lawyer

If you have been hurt in an automobile accident it can be one of the most overwhelming experiences of your life. An accident can leave you more than just shaken up. It can compromise your ability to work and provide for your family. It can leave you without a means of transportation, which in our society is an absolute necessity. It can leave you with staggering medical bills. It can leave you with constant, debilitating physical pain as well as emotional scars that often take years to heal. You do not have to face this alone - call Attorney Mark S. Hanchey today.

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Felonies

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Colorado divides its felonies into 6 different classes, with Class 1 felonies being the most serious. The basic definition of a felony is a case in which a Defendant can be sentenced to the Department of Corrections ​rather than County Court jail time. Class 1 felonies involve such devastating allegations as First Degree Murder charges. Class 6 felonies on the other hand involve much less serious charges such as an allegation that one is a Habitual Traffic Offender. Each designation of felony carries with it a presumptive sentencing range to the Department of Corrections. ​

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DUI's and Traffic Matters

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The Law Firm of Mark S. Hanchey has helped thousands of clients navigate successfully through the often changing and turbulent waters of Colorado’s DUI and traffic laws. A DUI conviction can be devastating for a Colorado citizen for many reasons. Even a first conviction can carry with it mandatory jail while subsequent convictions frequently involve months in jail. Those sentences may or may not allow for work release.Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs will show up on a person’s criminal history.

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Military Clients

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As a former JAG attorney, Mr. Hanchey has always maintained a special interest and desire to help soldiers, airmen, and their dependents. There are many special concerns that arise in the field of criminal defense when the person charged with the crime is on Active Duty in the United States Military. We help our military clients with all charges including:
Domestic Violence, DUI's, Felonies and other Misdemeanors, Courts Martial, Administrative Separation Boards, &, other Military Issues. We offer Special Payment Plans and Rates for Active Duty Military

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Restraining Orders

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The Law Firm of Mark S. Hanchey also handles Civil Restraining Orders for both those seeking the protection of a Restraining Order against a person whom they feel are a threat to them or their family as well as the Defense of Restraining Orders against those who feel that a Restraining Order has been issued against them unjustly. The Colorado Court system handles Restraining Orders through the assignment of the Temporary Restraining Order application to a Magistrate and the resetting of the Temporary Restraining Order for a Hearing in order to assess whether it should or should not be made permanent. From the perspective of someone who has been served with a Restraining Order and who feels that it is unjust, there are several issues that should be understood.

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Sealing of Records

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Colorado law allows for the sealing of some criminal records under very specific and limited circumstances. The first thing one should understand concerning Sealing of Records is that sealing is virtually never allowed in cases in which a conviction has actually been suffered. Instead, Colorado law allows for the Sealing of Records in instances involving cases which have been dismissed prior or Trial, cases which resulted in a full acquittal at Trial, or cases that have been dismissed pursuant to a Plea Agreement both in which the Plea Agreement has not called for the Defendant to waive his or her right to come back in and ask for Sealing of Records at some point in the future. Under some limited circumstances, Drug convictions can potentially be sealed as well.

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Misdemeanors

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Colorado separates its misdemeanors into three distinct categories. Class 1 misdemeanors involve such crimes as Third Degree Assault while Class 3 misdemeanors, the least serious, involve relatively non serious allegations such as Criminal Harassment.

The distinction between misdemeanors and felonies is that someone found guilty of a misdemeanor cannot be sentenced to the Department of Corrections. They can, however, be sentenced up to 2 years in the County Court jail system for some Class 1 misdemeanors and up to 6 months in the County Court jail for Class 3 misdemeanors.

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