Attachment B - Resume Jerome DeHerrera

Regular Meeting, December 4, 2025 · item 4F: Consideration of a motion to authorize the city attorney to appoint Jerome A. DeHerrera as Special Counsel to investigate and, if necessary,… · 1 page

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Jerome A. DeHerrera

JDH@achievelawgroup.com 146 W. 11 t h Avenue Denver, CO 80204 (303)725-2769

Professional Experience Founder/Managing Partner: Achieve Law Group, 2018 to present Attorney representing local governments, schools, non-profit companies, private for-profit companies, and individuals; specializing in civil litigation, corporate governance, education, real estate, land use, business development, contracts, investigations, and political law. General Counsel, Colorado Independent Congressional Re-Districting Commission, 2021 Provided general counsel to the Commission regarding all legal issues applicable to their task of establishing Colorado’s congressional districts after the 2020 U.S. Census. General Counsel: Denver Public Schools, 2015 to Jan. 2018 Deputy General Counsel, Denver Public Schools, 2013 to 2015 Chief Legal Officer responsible for protecting the legal rights and interests of DPS, responsible for advising the Board of Education and Superintendent on legal matters, and responsible for supervising all transactions and legal representations of DPS. Associate Attorney: Davis, Graham & Stubbs LLP, 2010 to 2013 Associate specializing in litigation, political law, and education law. Litigation matters included environmental, construction, real estate, military, and contractual disputes. Education law practice included serving as outside counsel to charter schools and Colorado College. Associate Attorney: Arnold & Porter LLP, 2004 to 2010 Associate specializing in litigation, telecommunications, and political law. Litigated mass torts and natural resources/energy law. Represented telecom providers before the FCC and state regulators. Advised clients on state and federal political laws and compliance requirements. Pro-Bono Counsel: Lobato v. Taylor, Sangre de Cristo Land Grant Lawsuit, 2005 to Present Pro-Bono counsel for the community members who are restoring their rights to use the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. These land-grant rights were created prior to the Mexican-American War when the San Luis Valley was part of Mexico. Community Leadership

Colorado College, Board of Trustees, Trustee since 2015 Colorado Legal Services, Board Member since 2010 Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission, appointed by Governor Polis in 2022 Colorado Public School Fund Investment Board, appointed by the State Treasurer in 2020 Judicial Performance Commission for the 17th Judicial District, Commissioner 2018 to 2021 Colorado Supreme Court Judicial Hearings Advisory Panel, Member since 2012 Colorado Hispanic Bar Association Foundation, Board Member since 2021 Adams County Planning Commission, Commissioner from 2015 to 2017 Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Board Member from 2008-2015 Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, Board Member from 2006-2010

Honors

Outstanding Sustained Contribution (Colorado Lawyer’s Committee, 2022) Two-time Nominee for Individual of the Year (Colorado Lawyer’s Committee, 2008 & 2013) “Compleat Lawyer” (Law Week Colorado, 2012) “Up and Coming Lawyer” (Law Week Colorado, 2008) Outstanding New Hispanic Attorney (Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 2007)

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D., 2004, Editor, Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance Georgetown University, Master’s Degree in Public Policy, 2001, Woodrow Wilson/P.P.I.A. Fellow Colorado College, B.A. Cum Laude, 1997, with Distinction in Economics and Pizzi Award Recipient