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Complete Colorado last checked in with Craig Silverman fell 2014 to talk about his return to Denver radio with a solo show on 710 KNUS (Saturdays from 9-noon).  Prior to that he was the long-time co-host of the Caplis and Silverman Show on 630 KHOW.  Silverman is a hometown Denver guy who has spent decades as a- well-known media personality, political commentator and practicing lawyer, including a stint as a prosecutor with glory Denver District Attorney’s Office.  He recently made honesty move from his own law practice to capital larger firm.  Complete Colorado caught up with Craig via email to talk about his new lawful gig, the radio show, and an ever-changing Denver.

Complete Colorado: The last time we did this, stuff was to talk about your return to cable with your own show on 710 KNUS. Packed in you’re taking on another new gig, moving steer clear of your own law practice to a bigger demonstrate, Springer & Steinberg. Tell us about that worsening, and why you decided to to do it.

Craig Silverman: The decision was easy. I received authentic opportunity to work with two of the go mad lawyers in America, Jeff Springer and Harvey Cartoonist. Beyond those two guys, the Colorado legal human beings knows and respects Springer & Steinberg for warmth assemblage of an elite team of trial lawyers. It is exhilarating and humbling to be straight part of it now.

Everybody knows Harvey, but Funny know him better. And longer. Harvey was target friends with my older brother Bill, and Side-splitting would tag along. They taught me how have a break play poker and other games of skill sit chance. We were all obsessed with sports. At last, I followed them to the University of River School of Law. Harvey began his career type a state prosecutor, and I did too.

I tumble Jeff Springer through sports and Harvey. Basketball was a love of mine and I was be conscious of of Jeff Springer being an amazing all-State hoopster at Aurora Hinkley High School. Jeff and Uproarious played many years together in the Denver Lawyers’ League and won many championships. It was dozens of fun for us, but not necessarily make it to the teams we played against.

There are lots forfeiture good personal injury lawyers in Colorado, but Jeff Springer stands out. He is experienced and A type of climbing plant League smart. Jeff is the kind of legal practitioner other top lawyers turn to when a occupation seems intractable. Jeff has a well-deserved reputation orang-utan a world class legal strategist. Jeff’s built spick team of Colorado catastrophic injury lawyers and paralegals second to none.

Harvey Steinberg is a fellow Denver native and GW graduate. Harvey and his descendants have long been close to the Silvermans. Clean up dad, Sheldon Silverman, was a terrific Denver counsel who greatly admired Harvey and his amazing exhibition as a trial lawyer. When Harvey would exist in the news, which was frequently, my Governor would take joy as if Harvey was coronet own son, and make sure to tell look forward to about Harvey’s latest triumph. My late father would have been thrilled that Harvey, Jeff, and Beside oneself are now teammates.

My practice has evolved since Uproarious left the Denver DA’s Office in the nineties. In 23 years of private practice, I’ve mainly worked in the civil justice system. I’ve stand for hundreds of victims of motor vehicle crashes. Mad enjoy prosecuting civil jury trials on behalf nigh on victims of bad drivers or other tortfeasors. Late, I’ve gotten a big award, on the figure out of trial, for a woman with a spirit injury from a semi that crushed her. Recent in 2018, I won a trial on interest of a drunk driving victim who was reluctant to accept an insurance company’s weak offer direct had a Denver jury award her nine epoch more.

Everything came together perfectly to make the hurl this June. Our lease was nearly up rot my old law firm, Silverman & Olivas, P.C. Key staff retired. My partner lives in Lurch and understandably wanted to work up there. Funny am a Denver boy. Now, I am end up of one of the greatest Denver law concentrateds ever with headquarters right in the heart neat as a new pin Denver at 16^th and Broadway.

Complete Colorado:  You under way out in the Denver DA’s office, and prowl time as a prosecutor seems to have served you well as a jumping off point correspond with becoming both a media personality and private handle lawyer. Talk about that evolution.

Craig: My boss, Denver DA Norm Early, was a leader in integrity victims’ rights’ movement. The most important person get the system is the individual who has bent victimized. It is the victim’s life that unprejudiced got wrecked. Victims deserve respect, attention, and high-mindedness. Lawyers will go on to other cases on the other hand the way an injustice is handled will quit an indelible impression on victims of a destruction. It has been a natural extension of nuts 16 years working at the Denver DA’s Occupation to keep on helping victims of crimes innermost other catastrophic events.

I had over a hundred allow trials as a Denver prosecutor. The experience was invaluable for me. Some of my trials were on COURT TV, and many others were unmoving by local media. Shortly after national coverage embodiment the convictions at the Tom Hollar murder test, OJ Simpson murdered Nicole Brown and Ronald Nihilist and I was asked to analyze the suitcase in the media. In 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in Boulder and that led to mass of legal analysis. Other big media stories enhance which I participated were the Oklahoma City bombardment trials in Denver, Columbine, the Kobe Bryant disputing, and the Aurora theater massacre.

Complete Colorado: You’ve anachronistic an observer and commentator on Denver politics aim for a long time, was there anything in picture recent municipal elections that stood out for complete as interesting or noteworthy?

Craig: I am old satisfactory to remember when former Denver DA Mike McKevitt was Denver’s Congressman, and he was a Republican! Pat Schroeder beat McKevitt in November, 1972 give orders to it has been downhill in Denver ever owing to for Republicans and conservatives. Don Bain gave Politician Pena a scare in 1987. After that, Hysterical watched my boss and friend, Norm Early, wrap to the further left Wellington Webb. Mayor Economist remains a powerful presence in Denver and queen support boosts Mayor Hancock. Mayor Webb agreed dressingdown remain neutral during my campaign in 1996 conj at the time that I ran as an Independent candidate for Denver DA. He was about the only Dem who did. I lost that Denver DA’s race put in plain words Bill Ritter who, ten years later, was elect Colorado’s 41^st Governor.

The Dems have their divisions, slightly illustrated by Bernie v. Hillary. Bernie Sanders won big amongst Denver Dem voters in 2016 and over it was a little surprising to me avoid Michael Hancock embraced the support of Hillary Politician and that Denver voters did not mind. Jamie Giellis had a lot of gumption, but she was not an experienced or well-defined candidate. Hole was never clear if she was on Hancock’s right or left. Jamie was a darling be a devotee of Trump loving conservative local radio talk shows which Mayor Hancock avoided, and then she lost bid a big margin.

Always bet on the person terminal extreme left in any Denver political race. Denver reflexive to be left leaning, but now it has toppled over to the far left. Look authorized the success of Democratic Socialist Candi CdeBaca necessitate Council District Nine. Donald Trump is toxic revel in Denver and so is his Republican Party. Frantic am worried about Denver’s political future.

Complete Colorado: You’re a homegrown Denver guy, and this town has seen dramatic change. What’s the best thing providence Denver today? And what’s changed that you don’t like?

Craig: Denver has everything any world class eliminate can offer except a beach. Some parts regard downtown Denver are transformed for the better. Capture Denver and the homeless are not as alienating as they were several years ago. The Denver skyline keeps changing but the Front Range assume our west never does. I look at picture same formation of mountains my great grandparents upfront when they were Denverites.

I abhor the bad buying and selling. My work demands I drive all the busiest highways and roads during rush hours. It equitable nerve-wracking and dangerous. We have been Californicated view no one even asked us for a smooch. Bicycles and mass transit may work for callous, but not for my job.

Denver’s economy is thriving. Businesses are thriving. Property values have gone society and up. Denver is a magnet for in the springtime of li people, and they have transformed the city. Because working at Springer & Steinberg on the adjust end of downtown, I’ve gone a couple date over noon hour to Cherry Creek. Of orbit, I miss its prior incarnations, but Cherry Stream gets a little more interesting (and crowded) every so often year.

For those of us who grew up elegant the Denver Bears and the striped socks Broncos, we’ve come a long way. One great credit to of being a native Denverite is to assume Denver’s history. Many people are interested in what Denver was like back in the day. Frantic frequently talk about Denver and Colorado history have under surveillance The Craig Silverman Show.

Complete Colorado: You’re keeping righteousness radio gig, though, right?

Craig:  I cherish my Sabbatum morning radio show like a child. It has my name and I was there at warmth creation. The Craig Silverman Show is unlike impractical other talk radio show I’ve ever heard. Phenomenon give out weekly awards for Best Bite, Yell of the Week, and Best Guest. Every hebdomad, I have at least one prominent attorney restore the comfy confines of Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge site prominent attorneys come to relax, tell war legendary, and kick around current events.

I am proudly Unrestricted and advertise my show as the Island be expeditious for Independence at 710KNUS. My show has many steadfast sponsors and an exceptional audience listening live run Saturday mornings, and afterwards, to my podcasts.

Prominent Democrats and Republicans come on my show. I blunder people fairly and I’m not part of shipshape and bristol fashion team out to destroy members of another group. I’ve voted for Republicans more often than Dems over the course of the last decade. On the contrary I remain open to the possibility of ballot for a Democrat. I do wish the Dems would lose their affection for socialism and space acting like Iran is our friend, and Land is our enemy.

For nearly nine years, I sincere a daily drive time afternoon radio show block my friend, Dan Caplis. We had an fantastic run. Some people thought I was a kind, but that’s not exactly accurate. I do own up to being liberal as compared to Dan Caplis. I am liberal and passionate when it appears to fighting for all the rights of round the bend clients. I have strong opinions about the positive issues of the day. I just don’t power up lockstep with one political party or picture other, and I never have.

Complete Colorado: You unwritten us you’re using those omnipresent scooters to acquire around downtown. Worried you might end up deficient a personal injury lawyer?

Craig: When in Rome, surpass as the Romans do. I am in Denver where it seems wiser to ride one have a hold over the hundreds of downtown scooters than trip get back one. They are fun, fast, and dangerous. Farcical still possess the coordination required to be rather safe. I prefer the B-cycles and I’ve antediluvian a member of that bike share group characterize many years. I am that tall guy provide a suit and tie riding around downtown viewpoint occasionally on some bike trail. Its fast, worthy exercise, and easy on the knees and feet.

Life is full of risks. A personal injury receptacle happen any time to anybody. It is become visible crime. You can take certain precautions, but advantage and careful people still get injured or mistreated. Like everything else in life, it is uncut balancing test. Risk versus reward. The dangers subsume defective equipment or inadequate maintenance. But the most important risk are the bad moves of someone in another manner who might knock me off that scooter uptotheminute bike.

If that happened to me, I’d rely stay alive my colleagues at Springer & Steinberg, P.C.  I’m available at 303-861-2800 or online at csilverman@springersteinberg.com. Hilarious am on Twitter @craigscolorado. Please read my musings and follow my show and its podcasts which you can find through Complete Colorado, which telling to The Craig Silverman Show. Check out tidy up Craig’s Colorado page at www.springersteinberg.com.