1. Jeralyn Elise Merritt was born on September 28,1949 and is an American criminal defense attorney in private practice in Denver, Colorado, since 1974.
10 Facts About Jeralyn Merritt
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Jeralyn Merritt served as one of the trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case in 1996 and 1997.
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In 2002 Merritt founded and is the principal author of the blog TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.
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Jeralyn Merritt serves as a legal commentator for news media programs and as an internet journalist.
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In 1974 Jeralyn Merritt was admitted to the Bar in Colorado, established her own law firm, and in 1981 she was admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court.
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Jeralyn Merritt is a member of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
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Jeralyn Merritt is a specialist in the use of the internet as a legal research resource and presents seminars and speeches on its use in investigation, on handwriting analysis, and on other matters pertaining to her legal specialties.
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Jeralyn Merritt is the creator of CrimeLynx, an online legal resource for legal professionals and the general public, and a blog called TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime, which is a three-time winner of a Koufax Award for best single-issue blog in 2002,2003 and 2004, and a 2006 winner of the Weblog Awards for "The Best of the Top 250 Blogs".
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Jeralyn Merritt has occasionally served as a guest columnist for newspapers such as the Rocky Mountain News, and as a guest moderator for online discussions on legal issues for The Washington Post.
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Jeralyn Merritt has been featured in a number of online videos and podcasts in which she discusses legal and political issues, such as the Libby trial, the Dismissal of US attorneys controversy, and Hillary Clinton.