Peter A. Garin

Peter A. Garin, Attorney at Law, is an experienced lawyer who provides quality legal services at a fair, competitive rate all along the Colorado Front Range. Offering 30 years of experience in criminal, juvenile and family law in the Denver metro area and northern Colorado he will help you understand the system and ease your anxiety, confusion, and frustration surrounding your legal matter. If you need a masterful negotiator who will keep you educated throughout the process contact the law office of Peter A. Garin. He offers a free initial phone conversation. Special appointment times are available. He also specializes in young adult and juvenile matters for minors including DUI/DWI, minor in possession, delinquency etc.

Attorney Peter Garin's practice encompasses Family Law, Special Advocacy, Juvenile, and Criminal Private Law, with a strong focus on children and family issues. He represents parents in Dependency and Neglect cases, serves as a Special Advocate, and provides Criminal Defense Counsel for both children and adults. Additionally, he handles Dissolution of Marriage cases. Peter Garin has been a Child and Family Investigator (CFI) since April 2018, having completed or currently handling 110 cases. Since 1988, he has also been serving as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) and Special Advocate, completing over 200 cases. In 2023, he completed training in Child Abuse and Domestic Violence and has worked with victims in a non-forensic setting.

Admitted To Practice

• Colorado, 1986

Education

• Juris Doctorate 1986 Denver University Law School
• Admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1986
• Bachelor of Arts 1983 Western State College of Colorado
• Psychology & Business Administration
• 2015 to Present Continuing Legal Education
• Comprehensive Mediation and CFI Training
• 2005 to Present Boy Scouts of America
• Philmont Leadership Challenge
• 2021 and 2023 Completed Domestic and Child Abuse Training

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Colorado Bar Association - Family Law Section

Volunteer activities

• Commission for the Office of Respondent Parents Counsel (Chair) 2015-2016
• Marriage Preparation Team and Religious Education Committee at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
• Mentor to the Lakewood High School Mock Trial Team
• Advocate for the rights of the disabled through the Arc of Jefferson County as a Board of Directors member
• Boy Scout Council Adult Leadership Trainer Wood Badge 2011, 2014 and 2017
• Boy Scouts Gateway District Committee Training Chair 2015
• Boy Scout Troop 342 Scoutmaster 2002 - 2011 & Committee Member 2011 to 2022