Phillip Amos Lawyer

Phillip Amos is an attorney, and he was born in Denver. His experience with intimate partner violence led him to work for a community non-profit before attending law school and then clerking for the Honorable William Robbins in Denver District Court.

Phillip Amos Lawyer served as the Deputy District Attorney for 10 years. He spent half of his time focusing on how to serve children in the community, and whether they were victims of violence or charges with offenses. In 2013, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed him to Colorado's Human Trafficking Council where he shapes policy that protects our community from trafficking crimes.

After receiving his law degree from the University of Denver, Phillip Amos became a Magistrate Judge in Colorado where he presided over alternative courts and served as the first-ever head of Denver's efforts to reduce incarceration rates.

As a painter, Phillip Amos enjoys painting landscapes and the great outdoors. In his spare time, he can often be found sketching or painting with traditional techniques in Arizona, Canada, California - anywhere where one may explore miles of the wilderness without seeing man's influence on nature.