Tiffany Drahota is one of the few trial lawyers that practices both civil rights and criminal defense. Fiercely compassionate, trial work has been the tool to breathe life into her mission of protecting civil rights and the liberties of individuals. She is a former Colorado State Public Defender and worked in private practice at one of the most prominent civil rights firms in the country. During her time at that firm, she was part of a litigation team that won millions of dollars in civil rights claims in matters ranging from employment discrimination to excessive force claims against police departments, and successfully litigated a variety of First Amendment cases.

The unifying characteristic in her forty-plus jury trials and thousands of in-court hearings is understanding the power of persuasion. In a high-profile Colorado Springs murder trial in which a former Green Beret shot an intruder in his detached garage, jurors were entranced during her three-dimensional presentation when her trial team actually built out the small garage in the well of the courtroom. Her client was exonerated of the sole count of negligent homicide. As were many of her clients charged with felony sex assault, DUI, fraud and drug cases, and countless other serious matters.

Tiffany’s notable civil rights verdicts in federal court include jury trial victories in employment discrimination and police misconduct cases. Tiffany wrote critical pre-trial motions and spearheaded arguments about a variety of important evidentiary issues in cases involving governmental and institutional abuses of power. Meanwhile, in cases involving Title IX and school disciplinary boards, none of her teen clients have ever been expelled.

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