Steven Joseph Pisani

About Steve

Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Steve Pisani opened his criminal defense practice in 2008. Since 2008, Steve has helped over 300 clients and has practiced criminal defense in more than 30 different Colorado courts, including 11 of Colorado’s 22 judicial districts. During the course of representation, Steve does not shy away from taking on the government and advocating for his clients through bench and jury trials.

Steve was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. Steve attended Brooklyn Technical High School and graduated with honors and a full tuition scholarship from the Junior Academy of Sciences to attend New York University. While attending NYU, Steve was admitted into the honors chemistry program and dual-majored in chemistry and political science. Throughout college, Steve worked two jobs: he was a volunteer researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center working on breast cancer treatment; and he worked alongside his father in the construction business.

After NYU, Steve went on to work in the legal department for IMG, an internationally known entertainment agency. Steve followed IMG with a position at Morvillo Abramowitz, a well-respected boutique litigation firm specializing in white-collar criminal defense located in Midtown Manhattan. At Morvillo, Steve learned the basics of criminal defense from some of the best defense minds in New York. Steve went on to attend the University of Denver for his law degree. While at DU, Steve was the secretary of the Intellectual Property Legal Society, a member of the Moot Court Board, a student attorney in the Criminal Defense Clinic, an intern at the Englewood prosecutor’s office and a regional finalist in the National American Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy competition.

Steve continues to be a student of the law, exceeding the standards set by the Bar Association for continuing legal education and striving to be the best criminal defense attorney.  Steve actively gives back to the community through pro-bono legal services as well as mentoring law students. Steve is married to his wonderful wife Rachel and enjoys New York and Colorado sports teams, travel, hiking, skiing and cooking.

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