Randall Robert Meyers

**** ******* ****** *.

Fort Collins, Colorado 80521

970-***-****

Academic Background and Experience

Juris Doctor Degree

University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming. Degree received, May 1979.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice

Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota. May 1976.

Undergraduate Internship

Legal research, court procedure in civil, criminal probate and juvenile proceedings.

Wyoming State Attorney General's Office, Summer 1978.

Preparation of legal memoranda, formal attorney general opinions and legal research. Drafting of state appellate briefs and oral argument before the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Legal Research Services

Legal research as requested by practicing attorneys in civil and criminal matters.

Legal Aid Clinic

Client counseling and handling of civil problems for indigent clients, i.e., divorce, bankruptcy, child custody and welfare.

Defender Aid Clinic

Defense work and counseling for inmates of the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Research and preparation of Defendant's appellate brief.

Trial Practice and Appellate Advocacy

Moot Court procedures, mock trial and oral argument.

Employment and Professional Experience

Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance, 12/2021 – 6/2022. Worked on the EIDL grant project, evaluating grants for funding and fraud. Researching and providing interpretations of the disaster loan program’s laws, regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures. Maintaining compliance with applicable federal laws, SBA policies, AML procedures, and OFAC regulations throughout the grant funding process. Also prevented disbursement of fraudulent EIDL loans and grants. 60+ hrs/week.

Part-time instructor in Criminal Law, concurrent enrollment, Thompson Valley High School, Loveland, Colorado and Aims Public Safety Institute, 8/2018-5/2020 10+ hrs/week

Part-time instructor in Paralegal Studies, Front Range Community College. Courses taught include legal research, ethics, criminal law, etc. 8/2017-5/2017. 20+hrs/week

Private legal practice, 425 W. Mulberry St., Suite 101, Fort Collins, Colorado. 6/1995-4/2018. General practice in federal and state courts with emphasis on Employment and Criminal Law. Criminal law practice included extensive trial preparation and factual investigations. Other areas of practice include medical malpractice, domestic relations, personal injury, contract, litigation, business, etc. 40+ hrs/week.

Legal Counsel/Staff Instructor, Colorado Institute of Law Enforcement Training, Inc., Northglenn, Colorado. 1/1994-1/1995. Responsibilities included advising company president on daily legal matters, assist in school administration and the instruction of several legal and criminal justice related courses. 40+ hrs/week

Managing Consultant, Community Research Associates, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. 1/1992-8/1994. CRA was under contract with the U.S. Department of Justice to provide research and consultation services to criminal justice agencies throughout the U.S. and its territories. Duties included serving as liaison between the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Western United States, managing consultants secured for the benefit of the states, and providing consultation on criminal justice issues. 40+ hrs/week

District Attorney's Office, Eighth Judicial District, Fort Collins, Colorado. 10/1981-4/90.Duties included progressively responsible misdemeanor and felony trial work, investigations, appellate briefs, complaint division and advisement to law enforcement personnel. 50+hrs/week

Private civil practice, Fort Collins, Colorado. 1980-81. 40+hrs/week

United States Department of Energy, Denver, Colorado, Fort Collins, Colorado. 8/1979-5/80. Drafting contracts, contract negotiation, and advisement on regulatory matters. 40 hr/week

Advanced Professional Training/Activities

Instructor in Criminal Law, Public Safety Institute, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado. Spring/Fall Semesters, 2018/19; Spring/Fall Semesters, 2019/2020.

Instructor, Law Enforcement Training Academy of Colorado, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, Spring Semester, 1992.

Member, Advisory Board, Law Enforcement Academy of Colorado, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1993.

Instructor in Criminal Law, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado. Spring Semester, 1991.

Instructor, Seminar on Juvenile Justice, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado. Fall, 1991.

Attendee/Instructor, Prosecutor Training Seminar, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, 1992.

Attendee, Arson Prosecution Training, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 1993.

Qualified as an expert in Criminal Law in Larimer County Courts.

Publications

The Fourth Amendment and "Good Faith", 23 Colorado Lawyer, 1073 (May 1994). Included in Journals & Law Reviews database, WestLaw, 1994.

Untitled poem, Treasured Poems of America, Summer 1994, Library of Congress No. 90-640795

Manual on the Law of Asset Forfeiture, written and developed for the Montana Department of Justice.

Supplemental Information

Admitted to practice before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, March 7, 1980.

Admitted to practice before the Federal District Court for Colorado, October 9, 1979.

Licensed to practice law in Colorado, October 9, 1979.

Contact this candidate