Jeralyn E. Merritt is a criminal defense lawyer in private practice in Colorado. Her practice is limited to criminal defense and related forfeitures, with an emphasis on complex federal drug and white collar crimes. She has an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell.
Ms. Merritt provides representation at all stages of criminal cases, including grand jury, pre-indictment, trial, appeal and post-conviction proceedings.
From 2000 to 2003, she was a Lecturer-In-Law at Denver University's College of Law teaching "Wrongful Convictions" and "Criminal Defense." In 1996 and 1997, she served as one of the principal trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City Bombing Case.
Ms. Merritt served on the Board of Directors, and as Secretary and Treaurer, of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, from 1996 through 2004. She was a member of the governing council of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section from 2000 through 2004. She is an elected fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and a past member of its Board of Governors.
Ms. Merritt has testified before both Congress and the United States Sentencing Commission on drug sentencing laws. She is the co-author of a text on the Patriot Act, published by Lexis Publishing. She lectures nationally on a variety of criminal defense topics, and since 1996, has provided insightful legal analysis for MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Court TV and other television and radio networks.
She is the founder and creator of two award winning websites, CrimeLynx.com, and TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime (TalkLeft.com), a weblog for for legal professionals, journalists and the public.
