Melissa Garscin is a criminal and DUI Attorney with more than 20 years of experience defending criminal cases in Colorado. Melissa started her law career as a trial attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender's Office. Melissa's criminal defense experience ranges from murder, assault, violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, sex crimes, DUI, domestic violence, drug cases and traffic violations. Melissa is an experienced litigator and trial attorney having tried more than 100 cases in different jurisdictions in Colorado.
Prior to joining Garscin Law, Ms. Labrador worked for the Ryley Carlock & Applewhite law group. In a span of her law career, Ms. Labrador has settled numerous cases for clients involving felonies and misdemeanor charges. Such as felony theft, DUI's, DWAI's, internet luring, sex assaults, hit & runs, careless driving, child abuse, reckless driving, etc.
Ms. Labrador has experience both on the State and Defense side. Ms. Labrador learned how prosecutors bring charges from her job at the Chicago Cook County State's Attorney's Office, which included time in both the Narcotics Unit and the First Municipal Branch. She learned how to craft defenses from her work at the Chicago-Kent Criminal Defense Clinic where she worked with renowned Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Richard Kling. There, Ms. Labrador performed legal research and assisted in a diverse array of cases including racketeering, tax evasion, and homicide. And she learned how judges deliberate over cases from her externship with the Hon. Sidney Schenkier in the Northern District of Illinois.
Prior to joining Garscin Law, Ms. Labrador worked for the Ryley Carlock & Applewhite law group. In a span of her law career, Ms. Labrador has settled numerous cases for clients involving felonies and misdemeanor charges. Such as felony theft, DUI's, DWAI's, internet luring, sex assaults, hit & runs, careless driving, child abuse, reckless driving, etc.
Ms. Labrador has experience both on the State and Defense side. Ms. Labrador learned how prosecutors bring charges from her job at the Chicago Cook County State's Attorney's Office, which included time in both the Narcotics Unit and the First Municipal Branch. She learned how to craft defenses from her work at the Chicago-Kent Criminal Defense Clinic where she worked with renowned Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Richard Kling. There, Ms. Labrador performed legal research and assisted in a diverse array of cases including racketeering, tax evasion, and homicide. And she learned how judges deliberate over cases from her externship with the Hon. Sidney Schenkier in the Northern District of Illinois.
