Maher & Maher Law: Two Lawyers, One Marriage, and a Promise to Stand Up for People

Experienced Trial Lawyers Who Treat You Like a Person – Not a Case Number
Joe and Kimberly Maher don’t begin with accolades. They begin with a photograph: Joe in a tiny North Colorado Springs office in early 2017, his young son perched on the desk, and a simple first sign on the wall. The letters for that sign came from Hobby Lobby. The firm was brand new. The promise was not: You will be seen as a person. You will be defended with skill and heart. You will leave knowing your lawyers cared.

Joe’s Path to the Courtroom

Joe first trailed his father, an attorney, through courthouses, captivated by the choreography of real trials. Life took him to the Marine Corps, where leadership and commitment to duty were forged. Joe served as an Infantry Officer. While preparing for a third deployment to Iraq, he had already been accepted to the University of Denver College of Law. Joe returned and attended law school on the Post‑9/11 GI Bill and chose an equally challenging test: becoming a lawyer. As a prosecutor for five years, Joe handled serious felonies and built a reputation as a highly effective trial lawyer. Over time, conviction gave way to conscience. Joe’s faith developed, his view of government power sharpened, and he came to believe that many caught in the machinery of prosecution were people who had made mistakes, not hardened criminals. A formative lesson from his time working in DC, the Duke lacrosse case remained: a real defense holds the system accountable, and constitutional rights only matter if someone insists on them in the bright light of trial.

Kimberly’s Path: From Capitol Hill to Colorado’s Courtrooms

Kimberly grew up around the world with a father who built an international business, a vantage point that made her fall in love with American law and civic life. After Purdue, she moved to Washington, D.C., taking an entry‑level role in a congressional office. Phones and mail became policy; policy became higher‑education legislation. Both her boss and her father eventually said the same thing: stop working for lawyers, be one. Back in Colorado at the University of Denver College of Law, she joined student trial lawyers and later became president. As a prosecutor, she handled some of the toughest cases on the docket – murders, stalking, and kidnappings. Kimberly believes in safe communities and real accountability, and she also believes in differentiation: a broken picture frame is not the same as a black eye. Treating them identically is not justice.
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Crossing the Aisle: Building Maher & Maher Law

By 2016, with their first child at home and respected careers as prosecutors, Joe and Kimberly felt called to stand beside people facing the power of the State. In February 2017, they filed the papers, rented a modest office, and hung those Hobby Lobby letters. Maher & Maher Law was open. Early on, they took a serious sexual-assault case involving a young man who had gotten himself into a bad situation. They litigated every inch. The case was dismissed. Even sealed, the accusation carried heavy costs, reinforcing what they already believed – consequences in these cases are life-altering. If the government is going to wield that kind of power, the defense must be precise, relentless, and humane.

Focused Where It Matters

From the start, the Mahers drew boundaries around their practice. They don’t try to handle every kind of case. Their focus is where their team’s experience can do the most good and where the law’s blunt force most needs a careful hand: domestic-violence matters that truly vary in severity; serious sexual-assault allegations; criminal and DUI cases where constitutional lines are easy to cross and hard to fix; and personal injury matters with life-changing stakes. Their view is simple: rigorous lawyering teaches the system to follow its own rules.

Partners in Law and in Life

Joe and Kimberly are married with four boys. They are partners at home and in the office, and that relationship is the firm’s force multiplier. Joe is built for grind and strategy; Kimberly is built for clarity and triage. They adjust and cover for each other without ego. They are disciplined about family time and equally disciplined in the courtroom. Clients meet lawyers who can cross-examine with edge in the morning and make a baseball game in the evening. It looks like balance; it is actually discipline.
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What It Feels Like to Be Their Client

Clients notice two things quickly. First, the Mahers know the playbook on the other side; they’ve run it themselves. Second, they listen hard enough to separate facts that matter from noise. A domestic dispute that dented a wall is not a felony of the same moral weight as a violent assault. A forensic allegation that rests on a lab technique must be tested by someone who can translate that science clearly for a jury. An insurance company that delays and denies righteous injury claims must be challenged. They explain the road ahead without varnish. Sometimes the task is to carry a heavy load and minimize damage. Sometimes it is to push back until the State or the insurance company steps aside. Either way, they carry it with you so you do not carry it alone – and so you leave each step with more clarity and less fear

Always Sharpening the Edge

Professional excellence built on meticulous preparation is the firm’s ethic, continuing education, advanced forensic training, and modern tools. Joe has deliberately freed more of his calendar for trial strategy and planning by hiring a talented associate attorney and delegating to them with high performance expectations. He embraces technology, so the team can spend time on the human work that cannot be automated. Kimberly keeps the team’s trial craft sharp and maintains the line between speed and precision.

The Point of the Work

They did not leave prosecution to take easier cases. They left to stand next to people at the moment when the system is most willing to forget they are people. The law is a human enterprise. It only works if someone demands that the Constitution be honored in real time, in real courtrooms, with real stakes. That is what Maher & Maher Law was built to do. Today, you’ll find two polished offices and a seasoned professional team, and, somewhere on a wall, that first photograph. It’s a reminder that this firm began with conviction and a promise. The promise still stands.

Maher & Maher Law today. A seasoned team committed to person‑first advocacy and precise defense.

Maher & Maher Law. A seasoned team committed to person‑first advocacy and precise defense.

Maher & Maher Law Firm Values

Our Value

What it looks like in practice

Person first

You are a person, not a case number. Dignity drives every decision.
Precision over volume

Fewer cases, so each one receives focused, high‑quality work.

Trial readiness

Prepare every matter as if it will be tried in open court.

Truth and differentiation

Not all allegations are equal. Facts and context matter.
Science and craft

Test forensic claims with advanced training and clear explanations.

Accountability

Prepared lawyers teach the system to follow the rules.

Respect and candor
Clear next steps and honest expectations without sugarcoating.

Family and discipline

A healthy team at home and work protects the quality of advocacy.

We Know What It Feels Like to Be in Your Shoes

When you are facing a DUI, a criminal charge, a domestic-violence allegation, or a life-changing car crash injury, the legal system can feel overwhelming fast. The questions come faster than the answers, and it is easy to feel like you are being reduced to paperwork and accusations.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, scared, or treated like just another case number, you are not alone.

At Maher & Maher Law, our role is to guide you through uncertainty with clear answers, disciplined preparation, and real personal care – so you can make informed decisions and protect what matters most.

Your First Steps With Us

1. We listen. We start with your story, your goals, and what is at stake for you and your family.

2. We explain your options. We walk you through what the State must prove or the moves the insurance company will try, what decisions are ahead, and what the next few weeks typically look like.

3. We protect your future. We prepare every case as if it will be tried in open court – and we do the work it takes to earn the best outcome possible.

Ready to talk? Call or send a message through the website to schedule a free consultation with Joe or Kimberly. Not ready to call yet? Start with our practice-area pages to understand what happens next.

What Success Looks Like

Success does not always look the same in every case. But it should always include clarity, confidence, and dignity.

– Clarity about your legal options

– Confidence walking into court and meetings

– Peace of mind for your family

Our goal is to move you from overwhelmed and unheard to understood, guided, and protected by lawyers who are prepared to test the State or the insurance company.

That promise sits at the center of this firm – and it is the thread running through Joe and Kimberly Maher’s story.

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