Jim Castle

Mr. Castle is a practicing attorney in the Denver area who specializes in criminal defense. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bucknell University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, where he was a Barristers Cup Fellow. Mr. Castle is the former President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar and has received numerous awards honoring his contribution to the legal field, including the Denver Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award.

As a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Castle has handled over 130 jury trials and over 50 first degree murder trials. Notably, he successfully defended the People v. Donta Page capital case, wherein the court admitted defense-tendered PET scan evidence for the first time ever. Mr. Castle was lead counsel for Momcilo Perisic, Chief of Staff for the Army of Yugoslavia, in the second largest international criminal prosecution in history. He is a nationally recognized expert in criminal defense, and has been a guest-commentator for CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and the New York Times. Mr. Castle has published and lectured on a wide range of criminal law-related topics, including the intersection of criminal law and mental health.