Meet Our Team of Attorneys and Consultants
Meet the experienced team at Haltzman Law Firm. The only law firm in Fort Collins with a Medical Doctor and a Toxicologist on staff. We have the experience and resources necessary to represent you and your case with our skilled and knowledgeable Fort Collins criminal defense and personal injury practice group.
Meet Our Team of Attorneys and Consultants
Meet the experienced team at Haltzman Law Firm. The only law firm in Fort Collins with a Medical Doctor and a Toxicologist on staff. We have the experience and resources necessary to represent you and your case with our skilled and knowledgeable Fort Collins criminal defense and personal injury practice group.
Matthew A. Haltzman – Attorney
Matthew A. Haltzman, the founder of Haltzman Law Firm, P.C. concentrates in criminal law, personal injury law, and civil litigation. In all three areas, he has had extensive experience and achieved notable successes. Matthew’s legal commentary and representative cases have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The Denver Post, NBC News, and CBS News. Matthew was selected as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star for 2019, 2020, and 2021. He was also named a “Top 40 Under 40” attorney by the National Trial Lawyers and is Lead Counsel verified in criminal law and civil litigation. He is the former President of the Larimer County Bar Association (YLD) and is currently serving as the President Emeritus to the organization.
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Matthew spent the early years of his career working in government, including the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office. Matthew worked for the United States Attorney’s Office, Capital Crimes Unit, in the District of Puerto Rico, where he assisted the United States government in the prosecution of violent felons and offenders. Matthew also served as a SLIP prosecuting attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Wyoming. As a SLIP prosecuting attorney Matthew obtained a “Confidential” level national security clearance and practiced federal criminal prosecution in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. Prior to working for the United States Attorney’s Office Matthew served as a judicial law extern to the Honorable Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Since being admitted to the Colorado Bar, Matthew has successfully represented hundreds of plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, and automobile cases in Colorado and in the Western United States. Matthew also dedicates a considerable amount of his practice towards defending clients charged with crimes in Federal and State Courts.
Prior to founding Haltzman Law Firm, P.C. Matthew practiced federal complex civil litigation with a national law firm in Cheyenne, Wyoming and spent four years after that as a senior trial attorney for an established boutique litigation firm in Fort Collins.
Matthew earned his Juris Doctor and Graduate Degree in Comparative Law, cum laude, from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. While in law school, Matthew was awarded the Chancellors Scholar Award and selected for the Chancellors Honor Roll. In his third year of law school Matthew served as the Research Assistant to Vice Chancellor Raymond Diamond. Throughout law school, Matthew competed successfully in numerous trial advocacy competitions. He was elected as the Vice President of Trial Advocacy External Affairs and was a back-to-back recipient of the Ira S. Flory Top Oral Advocate award for trial advocacy. Matthew also competed nationally at the George Mason (Costello) Trial Advocacy Competition in Washington D.C. in 2013 and 2014 where he placed first and fourth respectively, as a member of one of the top criminal defense teams in the country.
Prior to law school, Matthew earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History, with honors, from Louisiana State University and was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi his junior year.
Admissions:
- Colorado
- United States District Court of Colorado
- Wyoming
- United States District Court of Wyoming
- Alaska
- United States District Court of Alaska
- United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Lance P. Thibert – Attorney
Lance P. Thibert knows that criminal cases do not occur in a vacuum and are often a snapshot of a person’s worst day. Often times the criminal legal process can feel judgmental, humiliating, and dehumanizing. Lance fiercely believes that the dignity of each person must be respected regardless of the accusation against them.
Lance’s career as a criminal defense trial attorney has involved representation of clients in nearly 4500 cases to date. Lance spent 6 years working as a Senior Deputy Public Defender in Larimer County and in that time gained extensive litigation and trial experience working cases encompassing Driving under the Influence, Theft, Domestic Violence, firearm-related charges, Drug Possession/Distribution, Arson, Burglary, Assault, and Homicide. Lance has taken innumerable cases to trial and achieved a favorable outcome.
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Lance’s experience is not limited to the trial courtroom. Lance has been responsible for submitting briefs to the Court of Appeals that went on to produce published opinions along with writing hundreds of legal motions in County and District Court dealing with complex legal issues.
Lance has also acted as a mentor and instructor to aspiring and newly minted lawyers. He has trained several attorneys who have gone on to become excellent trial attorneys. Lance has acted as the subject matter expert in the area of DUI Litigation for the Fort Collins Regional Public Defender Office and has taught many training sessions on nearly every aspect of DUI litigation.
Lance also worked as one of the Public Defender representatives in the DUI Recovery Court in Larimer County. Lance has also filled the same role in a substitute capacity for similar treatment courts including Drug Court, Wellness (Mental Health) Court, and Juvenile Drug Court.
Lance earned his Juris Doctorate from University of Nebraska School of Law and has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and History from the University of Colorado, Denver. Lance is of counsel to Haltzman Law Firm and is a Fort Collins native. In his spare time Lance enjoys hiking, outdoor rock climbing, and playing ice hockey.
Admissions:
- Colorado
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Scott Haltzman, M.D. – Medical Consultant
Scott Haltzman, M.D., serves as a medical consultant to Haltzman Law Firm. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a graduate of Brown University and received his medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. He completed his psychiatric training and chief residency at Yale University, and then practiced psychiatry as part of the Brown University faculty for more than 20 years. From 2012-2015 he served as the senior outpatient psychiatrist at The David Lawrence Center, in Naples Florida, where he was appointed a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Florida State University. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Fuller Hospital in South Attleboro, Massachusetts and is a member of the Boston University School of Medicine Faculty.
*Dr. Haltzman is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice. In his role as a consultant Dr. Haltzman does not treat, make medical recommendations or render medical diagnosis.
Gregory Bertoncini, Pharm.D. – Toxicology Consultant
Dr. Bertoncini, Pharm.D., serves as an alcohol forensic toxicology and analytical alcohol toxicology consultant to Haltzman Law Firm. Dr. Bertoncini is a licensed pharmacist and holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy. Dr. Bertoncini has expertise in clinical pharmacology consulting, alcohol toxicology and the alcohol metabolism process in humans. The scope of Mr. Bertoncini’s expertise includes toxicology, alcohol injury causations, adverse alcohol reactions, and forensic aspects of alcohol intoxication.
*Dr. Bertoncini is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice. In his role as a consultant Dr. Bertoncini does not treat, make medical recommendations or render medical diagnosis.
Craig Randall, Pharm.D. – Toxicology Consultant
Dr. Randall joins the Haltzman Law Firm as a pharmacology and toxicology consultant with seven years of experience as a clinical pharmacist. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island Doctor of Pharmacy Program, followed by postgraduate residency training. Dr. Randall has expertise in clinical pharmacology, toxicology, adverse drug reactions, medication errors, and forensic aspects of alcohol and drug intoxication. He has experience specifically related to analysis of toxicology results in the emergency department setting, as well as medication errors leading to injury or hospitalization.
*Dr. Randall is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice. In his role as a consultant Dr. Randall does not treat, make medical recommendations or render medical diagnosis.
Kambrie Kriegshauser – Investigator
Kambrie Kriegshauser freelances with the Haltzman Law Firm as an investigator and legal assistant. She is a graduate of Baylor University where she obtained her degree in philosophy. Kambrie takes great pride in her work and makes sure every client gets the service they deserve.
