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Wadi Muhaisen, Esq.
wadi@muhaisenlaw.com
303.407.0453
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Defense, International Law
EDUCATION
Metropolitan State College of Denver B.A., B.S.
Tulane Law School, Denver, CO Program Certificate, International Arbitration
University of Denver College of Law J.D.
University of Notre Dame London LL.M. Masters in Laws - International and Comparative Law
BIOGRAPHY
Denver native Wadi Muhaisen is a founding partner in Muhaisen & Muhaisen, LLC and heads the litigation team. His practice is concentrated in areas including civil litigation and criminal defense. He has appeared before most types of courts in Colorado and has litigated civil cases and serious felonies from inception to trial.
Wadi has been an Honorarium Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Denver since 2002; and speaks on various legal and political topics nationwide. He has served as an international law consultant and still provides diplomatic consulting, and also contributes regularly to various newspapers and online journals on a variety of legal and international affairs topics. He often appears on television and radio for commentary on contemporary legal and political issues.
Wadi enjoys studying psychology and is currently studying that field in order to enhance his trial and legal practice. Wadi loves to travel, having been to about thirty countries. He is an avid skier, loves to read history, and is passionate about studying languages.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
William E. Doyle American Inn of Court
University of Denver College of Law Alumni Association
University of Notre Dame School of Law Alumni Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Denver Chinese Language Meetup Group – Organizer
HONORS & AWARDS
* American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Grade - Comparative Law, Notre Dame Law Centre 2000
* American Jurisprudence Award, Highest Grade - International Conflict Resolution, University of Denver College of Law 1998
* University of Denver College of Law Outstanding Leadership Award, 1998-99
* University of Denver College of Hoffman Cup Trial Champion, 1998-99
* Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team Captain 1997-99
* Philip C. Jessup Midwest Regional 2nd Place 1999
* Philip C. Jessup Midwest Regional Best Oralist Award 1998
* Barrister's Cup Appellate Competition, 2nd Place 1998
WRITINGS
•The Influence of ''Fishing Expeditions on the American Criminal Justice System" {Translated from the Mandarin title), Co-authored with Professor Gao Yifei in the Social Science Front Journal Vol. 149 [Page 221] - Beijing, China. September 25, 2007
• Effective Representation of the Arab Client, The Colorado Lawyer, December 2005 Vol. 34, No. 12 [Page 47]
• America’s Shameful Mideast History, Rocky Mountain News Nov. 22, 2002
• Israel is World's Last Apartheid State, Rocky Mountain News July 5, 2002
Featured speaking events and presentations include: Denver World Affairs Council, Foothills International Forum, Illiff School of Theology Symposium, "Media Portrayals of the Middle East Crisis" at Metropolitan State College, American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee Convention in Washington D.C., Colorado Bar Association Bench Bar Retreat, and presentation to a joint meeting of the Alfred Arraj and Rhone-Brackett Inns of Court, Denver, CO. Testimony before the Colorado Legislature in the Government, Military Affairs and Transportation Committee (March 8, 2001).
Media appearances: Radio: Mike Rosen Show KOA Denver, KHOW Denver, KGNU Boulder. Television: KUSA, Denver KMGH, WB News Denver, Fox 31 News Denver, KCNC News Denver, HDnet National Network “World Report.” Print Media: Quoted in Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, USA Today, Boulder Daily Camera, The Metropolitan (Denver).
ADMITTANCES
State of Colorado
Federal Courts
LANGUAGES
Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese (basic)
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