David A. Lane began his career as a public defender in New York City in 1980, representing indigent criminal defendants charged with crimes primarily in Brooklyn. Mr. Lane is currently a partner at Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP. He has been in private practice since 1987 both practicing criminal defense and civil rights litigation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Lane has taken approximately 200 cases through jury trials in state and federal courts, ranging in length from two-days through months-long, complex trials including white collar crimes and death penalty cases. He is also very experienced in the appellate arena having appeared in numerous state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Lane has been certified by numerous federal courts as "learned counsel" for federal death penalty cases. Mr. Lane has been retained by several foreign governments to represent their nationals in serious American criminal cases.

Mr. Lane has represented numerous individuals in First Amendment freedom of speech cases both in the workplace and in many other contexts. His civil rights practice includes many lawsuits against the police, prisons and jails alleging police brutality, lack of medical care and other constitutional violations of human rights. He also represents plaintiffs in actions who are discriminated against in the workplace who have alleged race, age, sex, disability and religious discrimination.

 

Mr. Lane has been an adjunct professor of law both at the University of Colorado School of Law and the University of Denver School of Law, having taught Criminal Trial Advocacy, Professional Responsibility and, Death Penalty Jurisprudence.

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