Diane . Balkin Esq
Retired - Consultant
Diane Balkin, JD worked for 32 years in the Denver District Attorney's Office where she served as the “animal crimes” prosecutor who ensured effective investigations and aggressive prosecutions of animal cruelty cases within her jurisdiction. She has also been involved in prosecutions in crimes involving juveniles, domestic violence and the elderly. She served as a public member on the Colorado State Board of Veterinary Medicine from 2001 to 2009. Since her retirement from the Denver District Attorney's Office, Ms. Balkin works as a contract attorney for the Criminal Justice Program of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Diane received her J.D. in 1977 from the University of Denver and is a nationally ranked lecturer on animal cruelty investigations and prosecutions with a strong emphasis on training veterinarians. Ms. Balkin is the current President of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association.
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