Charles Feldmann, Esq., is an experienced criminal defense/corporate attorney
who has focused his practice in assisting his medical marijuana business
clients in planning, creating, and operating medical marijuana growing
facilities and dispensaries.
He uses his past experience as a Marine Corps federal prosecutor, DEA Drug
Task Force Project Director and Colorado State Prosecutor to assist his
clients in establishing strict regulatory compliance protocols at both
the state and federal level. His expertise has been instrumental to his
medical marijuana clients staying 100% compliant with all of the evolving
state rules and regulations and ensuring the legal operations of all of
the client’s medical marijuana businesses.
Mr. Feldmann has worked with marijuana clients in Colorado, Connecticut,
Illinois, New York, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Massachusetts, Hawaii,
and California. His expertise has been sought out by various state legislative
branches for new medical marijuana regulatory programs.
Mr. Feldmann was named 2007 Colorado Super Lawyer for being one of the
top attorneys in Colorado. He was also appointed to the 2018-19 Steering
Committee Member Appointment to the Cannabis Law and Policy Task Force.
Mr. Feldmann is a lecturer and instructor for the Department of Defense
and previously worked with the National College of District Attorneys.
Mr. Feldmann has taught prosecutors and defense counsel trial enhancement
training and ethics at the Naval Justice School and was an adjunct professor
at Colorado Mountain College in the areas of criminal and constitutional law.
Currently, Mr. Feldmann represents clients across the globe and defends
clients internationally and throughout the United States in all branches
of the Armed Forces.
Mr. Feldmann has extensive experience in representing federal and state
law enforcement officers, police officers, sheriff’s deputies in
criminal defense matters, and law enforcement employment-related matters.
Honors & Awards
- Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer
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Inclusion on the Colorado
Super Lawyers® list (2007)
- American Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2007, 2009-2011)
- America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement for Charles Feldmann
- Appointed to the 2018-19 Steering Committee Member Appointment to the Cannabis
Law and Policy Task Force
Classes/Seminars
-
Alumni Speaker and Lecturer, CannaTech Panama, Panama City, Panama:
The Costs of Illegality, International considerations for the import/export of marijuana and hemp
across international borders. February 2019.
- Cannabis Investor Symposium, Hong Kong: Navigating Risks & Regulations
in International Cannabis. October 2018.
- CannaTech-Sydney Australia: The Importance of Maintaining an Honest Business
in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry. October 2018.
- International Section – New York State Bar Association Annual Conference,
Montreal Canada: Cannabis Legalization and Distribution, in the US, Mexico
and Canada. October 2018.
- Speaker at Boulder Highland City Club on Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About the Law on Marijuana and Hemp, July 2018
- Speaker at CannaTech in March 2018 on Cannabis History and Evolution Under
the Obama Administration
- Speaker at charity event hosted by Lochamim L’chaim – which
translates to “Fighters for Life” – in March 2018 on
legal counseling specifically for local former-military members who now
live with PTSD.
- Speaker at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY August
2017 on The Trajectory of Marijuana Law and How it Will Affect Your Legal Practice
- Marijuana Career Panel Speaker at University of Denver Law Chapter of Students
for Sensible Drug Policy. November 2016.
- Speaker on “Texas Marijuana Laws and Interactions with Law Enforcement”
at the Texas NORML Veterans Conference Legal Panel, Texas Capitol. October 2016.
- Lecturer on Legal Ethics at United States Marine Corps Legal Assistance
PME, 2015 Legal Services Support Section West, Camp Pendleton, CA. May 2015
- Lecturer at Naval Justice School on "Courtroom Storytelling".
Trial Advocacy Instructor - for Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual
Assaults, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine
Corps. August 2013
- Lecturer - Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, August 2012
- Instructor for Trial Counsel/Trial Advocacy at PAFSA, Judge Advocate of
the Navy and Department of Defense
- Judge - 2012 Hogan Lovells Trial Advocacy Competition University of Colorado
School of Law and the University of Denver College of Law
- Trial Judge for the Moot Court Hoffman Trial Advocacy Competition, University
of Denver, College of Law, October 2011
- Instructor, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, August 2011,
Judge Advocate of the Navy and Department of Defense
- Instructor, Naval Legal Service Office, Pacific Defense Counsel Conference,
Tokyo Japan - September 2010
- Instructor, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, September 2010,
Judge Advocate of the Navy and Department of Defense
- Lecturer for Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel - Cross examination of an
Accused and Cross Examination of a Victim., RLSO, Department of the Navy,
San Diego,CA - June 2010
- Instructor, Ethics for Prosecutors, Regional Legal Services Office, Department
of the Navy, Jacksonville, FL, 2010
- Instructor, Senior Defense Counsel at the Strategic Sexual Assault Litigation
and Mentoring Skills for Senior Counsel - September 2009
- Instructor, Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
Criminal Law Division September, 2009
- Instructor, Strategic Sexual Assault Litigation, Naval Justice School,
Newport, RI - September 2009
- Instructor, Trial Enhancement for Defense Counsel and Trial Counsel, Naval
Justice School, Newport RI - August 2009
- Instructor, Litigating Sexual Assault Cases, Naval Justice School, Newport
RI - April 2009
- Instructor, Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice School, Newport RI
- February, 2009
- Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice
School, Newport, RI - May 2009
- Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice
School, San Diego, CA - February 2008
- Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice
School, Charlottesville, VA - June 2007
- Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Colorado DA's Council
- Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, South Carolina Solicitor General's Office
- Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Nevada Municipal Prosecutors
- Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Oklahoma District Attorney's Council
- Professor, Criminal Justice, Colorado Mountain College
- Professor, Constitutional Law, Colorado Mountain College
- Instructor, Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy
- Lecturer, Instructor, National College of District Attorneys
- Adjunct Instructor, Criminal and Constitutional Law, Colorado Mountain College
- Speaker, Annual Colorado Farm Bureau Conference, June 2011
- Lecturer on Storytelling in the Courtroom, Judge Advocate of the Navy and
Naval Justice School, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault,
August 2012
- Trial Advocacy Instructor: Opening Statements, Direct Examinations, Cross
Examinations. PAFSA - Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps Judge Advocates,
NJS August 2012
Publications
Areas of Practice
Trusted adviser for 100% compliant business entities. Corporate operations,
licensing, intellectual property, joint venture, transaction documentation,
private placements/investor relations, licensing, rules and regulation,
statutory authority, compliance, legislative and governmental relations,
city, county, and state, litigation involving IP infringement, partnership
and enforcement appeal.