Mr. McDowell is a former Deputy District Attorney from Colorado's Fourth Judicial District (Colorado Springs) and is an experienced criminal defense attorney who has recieved various honors throughout his career. He is a member of the National College of DUI Defense, National Trial Lawyers, National Association of DUI Defense Lawyers.
Some of his accolades include:
Colorado Springs Gazette: "Best of the Springs" (Lawyer category) 2013.
Top 40 Under 40 Trial Attorneys (Colorado), 2012 and 2013.
AVVO rating 10 out of 10.
Tradition of Excellence Award-Fourth Judicial DA's Office.
Experience:
Former El Paso County Deputy District Attorney with experience as:
- Civil and Commercial Litigation Associate- Cage Williams Abelman Layden, Denver
- Project Consultant -Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association
- Denver District Attorney's Office, Drug Court Intern
Education:
- University of Colorado, Boulder J.D.
- International Criminal Law Studies-Dublin University, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- International Business Law Studies- Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Brigham Young University B.A.
Publications: -"The International Committee of the Red Cross as a Witness Before International Criminal Tribunals." Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 1 No. 1 p. 158, 2002.
-Co-author "The Child Witness in Criminal Cases." A product of the Task Force on Child Witnesses of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, 2002.
