Colorado Springs Drunk Driving Information

Stephen S. Anderson, Attorney at Law
Anderson and Carnahan
2 North Cascade Avenue, Suite 730
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Telephone: 719-473-9099 Fax: 719-473-1099


Appointments to fit your schedule. Weekends and early morning. Calls returned promptly. And a word of warning: you’ll find it beneficial if you talk to me before you talk to your Chain of Command. I will give you very specific advice as to what to say.

Steve Anderson | Joy Carnahan

Who is Steve Anderson?
  • He is a member in good standing with the National College of DUI Defense and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
  • He was the Senior El Paso County Court Trial Deputy and also the Teller County Deputy District Attorney. Which means is very familiar with the strategies and tactics of the prosecution . . . and knows how to counter them.
  • He is a former United States Air Force Judge Advocate and Chief of Military Justice at Peterson Air Force Base.
  • He is a former United States Army Infantry Instructor.
  • He was certified by LAPD to conduct HGN tests. As a result, he knows the weaknesses of these tests, and how to use them to help your case.
  • He spends over 20 hours per month researching the latest cases, legal treatises, scientific literature, and articles on the subject of drunk driving defense allowing him to be on the cutting edge of DUI defense at all times.
  • He graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 1984 and was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law.
  • He was admitted to the California Bar the same year. Many attorneys must take the bar exam more than one time to pass. He passed the Colorado Bar on his first attempt in 1988.
  • He is admitted to practice before both Colorado and the Federal Courts and is a member of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
  • He has never been disciplined by the State Bar.
  • He is doggedly independent, and believes in challenging everything for his clients’ defense to be successful. He has handled thousands of alcohol offenses in State and Federal Court including Courts Martial.
  • As a matter of course, he is ready to fight your case by bombarding the District Attorney with extensive pre-trial motions, demonstrative evidence, photographs, witness testimony, videos, defense experts, essential cross-examination of the prosecution’s witnesses, and, of course, your testimony.
  • Clients come from across Colorado and from other states to retain his services. He focuses on cases in Chafee, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Park, Prowers, Pueblo and Teller counties.
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Who is Joy Carnahan?
  • She is a Colorado native and a graduate of Colorado College.
  • She is a former El Paso County Court Deputy District Attorney specializing in minor traffic violations and juvenile offenses.
  • She is a former Deputy District Attorney who prosecuted hundreds of sex assault cases involving both adults and juveniles.
  • She graduated from Williamette Law School in 1991 and was admitted to the Colorado Bar in that same year.
  • She has never been disciplined by the State Bar.
  • She will fight zealously for your rights.

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If having your license and your freedom play a large part in your life, call 719-473-9099 NOW for your appointment.

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