J Christopher . McKee
University of Colorado Law School
Professor J. Christopher McKee is the Director of the Schaden Experiential Learning and Public Service Programs at the University of Colorado School of Law. An Adjunct Professor at CU Law since 2009, Mr. McKee teaches Advanced Evidence, specifically focused on forensic science issues, and has directed the Appellate Advocacy Clinic. Mr. McKee is a nationally recognized litigator and lecturer on forensic science evidentiary issues. As the former Special Counsel to the Director of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS), Mr. McKee served as a senior advisor to the Director and all other divisions of PDS regarding potential challenges to forensic evidence. In addition to his advisory and supervisory roles, Mr. McKee served as lead or special counsel in cases involving complex forensic issues, as well as maintaining his own personal caseload of homicide and sexual assault cases. While at PDS from 2000 until 2009, Mr. McKee represented hundreds of clients before both trial and appellate courts in the District of Columbia. Mr. McKee has litigated cases involving challenges to DNA, Firearm Toolmark Patterns, Fingerprint Patterns, Arson evidence, Sexual Assault Injuries, Forensic Pathology, Toxicology, Drugs/Narcotics evidence and Breath Alcohol Detection, as well as various other forensic disciplines and evidence. Prior to joining PDS, Mr. McKee served as an Assistant Public Defender in DeKalb County, Georgia, where he spent three years handling a wide range of trial and appellate cases before State and County courts. Mr. McKee co-founded Forensic Defense Strategies, LLP, a legal consulting firm based in Boulder, Colorado that assists criminal defense attorneys with understanding and litigating forensic evidence in their cases.
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