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Biography
Denver DUI Attorney Jay Tiftickjian (Tif-Tick-Shun) is a DUI trial lawyer, author, and legal analyst. If you are searching for an attorney to fight your DUI charge, here are several things that you should know about Mr. Tiftickjian:
1. Special Training in DUI Techniques – Mr. Tiftickjian is a Faculty Member of the National College for DUI Defense. He has learned and now trains other lawyers in breath tests, blood tests, drugged driving evaluations, and field sobriety testing. In addition, he has been called upon multiple times to organize Colorado Criminal Defense Bar seminars specialized in DUI defense. Tiftickjian has attended training through the American Chemical Society, the National College for DUI Defense, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Tiftickjian has gone through the same training that police officers do to become certified in instructing and conducting field sobriety tests and breath tests. In addition, he has advanced knowledge in both gas chromatography testing for blood alcohol concentrations and the operation of the Intoxilyzer 9000, Colorado’s current breath testing machine.
2. President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar—Attorney Tiftickjian was elected to the criminal defense bar’s presidential succession in 2015 and served as President from June 2018 to May 2019. He is also a life member, the co-chair of the state-wide training section, and the Adams County Chapter Head.
3. People’s Choice—Best DUI Lawyer—Mr. Tiftickjian was voted “Best DUI Attorney” in an open poll for all judges and lawyers of Colorado through the bar journal from 2013 to 2017 and again from 2009 to 2023.
4. Barrister’s Best DUI Lawyer Award – Mr. Tiftickjian was named Law Week Colorado’s Best DUI lawyer in 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2018. Law Week is the official Colorado legal publication defined by state statute.
Education
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law J.D. 2000 J.D. 2000 State University of New York at Buffalo B.S. 1997 B.S. 1997