Colorado law firm focused on Civil Rights and Disability Rights litigation

Attorneys

Highlands Law Firm is a Denver, Colorado civil rights and disability rights firm founded by Zachary ("Zach") Warren, focusing on police misconduct, police abuse, prisoner rights, prison litigation, disability access, discrimination, mental health, and Americans with Disabilities Act enforcement.

Attorneys

 
 
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Zachary Warren

Zach has extensive experience in complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts, including high-impact litigation against prisons, jails, cities, counties, law enforcement agencies, and Fortune 500 companies.  

Zach has been recognized by Superlawyers, Best Lawyers in America, National Trial Lawyers (Top 100), 5280 Magazine — Top Lawyers — Civil Rights Litigation, and, most importantly, as a Pro Bono Star by the Denver Bar Association Access to Justice Committee.

Activities & Affiliations

  • Colorado Bar Association

    • Former Chair, Civil Rights Section

  • Lawyers' Civil Rights Coalition

  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

  • Plaintiff Employment Law Association

Education

  • University of Florida, J.D.

    • Florida Law Review, Executive Articles Editor

    • Florida Journal of Int'l Law, Board Member

  • University of Florida, B.A. 

    • Florida Academic Scholar 

 

Annika Adams

Annika graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she received the Provost’s Scholarship and Arnold & Porter Civil Rights Endowed Scholarship. During law school, she worked as a student attorney in the Civil Rights Clinic for two years litigating a federal civil rights case against Federal Bureau of Prisons officials, co-wrote an amicus brief filed in the Tenth Circuit, and volunteered at the Colorado Bar Association’s Federal Pro Se Clinic. She also worked as a research assistant investigating prison conditions cases filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and co-founded the Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform, a student organization aimed at promoting law student participation in issues at the intersection of civil rights and the criminal system. Annika was the Sattler Civil Rights Fellow at the Colorado Lawyers Committee following her first year of law school and interned at Highlands Law Firm following her second year of law school.

Activities & Affiliations

Education

  • University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, J.D.

    • Student Attorney, Civil Rights Clinic

    • Secretary, Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform

    • Peer Mentor Program

  • University of Tennessee, B.A., cum laude

    • Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honors Society

  • Colorado Bar Association

    • Young Lawyers Division Representative, Civil Rights Section

  • Colorado Lawyers Committee

    • Former Board Member, Young Lawyers Division