Nancy Woodruff Salomone 
Boulder, Colorado

Nancy Salomone joined the Laszlo and Associates in 2006, following eight years as a Colorado Public Defender and a private attorney specializing in criminal defense. Nancy began her career in the Denver office of the Colorado Public Defender. In this capacity, Nancy spent a full year of her practice focusing entirely on DUI and domestic violence cases and a second full year in the defense of felony drug cases. Nancy also handled extremely serious matters, such as murder, sexual assault, and kidnapping. As a Public Defender, Nancy gathered tremendous courtroom experience, including dozens of jury trials.

In 2002, Nancy left the Colorado Public Defender for private practice. As a private attorney, Nancy has represented thousands of clients with legal issues ranging from traffic tickets to violent crimes. As a private attorney, Nancy’s representation extends beyond the courtroom. Nancy routinely assists clients in the collateral consequences of their criminal cases, such as Department of Motor Vehicles administrative hearings and University disciplinary proceedings. When the outcome of the criminal case is ultimately successful, Nancy also assists clients in sealing the records of their arrest and prosecution in order to protect her clients’ reputations from future harm.

Nancy received her law degree with honors from the University of Michigan, which is consistently named one of the top ten law schools in the United States. In 2004, The Colorado Lawyers Committee awarded Nancy with their annual Community Contribution Award for legal services to clients incarcerated by reason of insanity in the Colorado State Mental Health Institute.

Year Joined Organization:

2006

Areas of Practice:

100% Criminal Defense

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Colorado, 1998

Education:

The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1994
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major:  Political Science
Major:  Psychology

Published Works:

Recall of Constituent Elements from Multiple Episodes of an Event Using the Cognitive Interview, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Vol. 10, 1994

Honors and Awards:

Community Contribution Award, given by the Colorado Lawyers Committee, 2004 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
Boulder Criminal Defense Bar

Past Employment Positions:

Law Offices of Nancy W. Salomone, Solo Practitioner, 2002 - 2006

Office of the Colorado Public Defender, Deputy State Public Defender, 1998 - 2002

Previous Organization Name:

Nancy W. Salomone