Joe Maher

Award Winning DUI Trial Lawyer | ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist | Trusted Advocate Joseph (“Joe”) Maher is a Colorado Springs DUI and criminal defense attorney who focuses his practice on defending drivers accused of drunk and drugged driving in El Paso County and throughout Southern Colorado. He is widely recognized by his peers as a leading DUI defense lawyer in Colorado Springs and has been selected as one of Colorado Springs Magazine’s Top Attorneys for DUI Defense in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. When good people find themselves facing DUI or criminal charges, Joe and his team at Maher & Maher Law PC stand ready to protect their freedom, their record, and their future. Before opening his defense practice, Joe served for five years as a prosecutor in El Paso County, Colorado. He worked as a front-line supervisor for Deputy District Attorneys prosecuting DUI cases and served on the Vehicular Homicide team. This background gives Joe the ability to analyze a DUI case the way a prosecutor will—and then systematically dismantle the State’s theory from the defense side. Over the course of his career, he has tried 78 jury trials as both a deputy district attorney and private defense counsel.