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Mr. Yoast has dedicated his life to advocating for those who are unable to advocate for themselves. Mr. Yoast prides himself on creating long-lasting, and meaningful relationship with those he represents within the law firm and in the community. As noted by his law school clinic professor, Mr. Yoast is beyond dedicated and “not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk.”
Mr...
Mr. Yoast has dedicated his life to advocating for those who are unable to advocate for themselves. Mr. Yoast prides himself on creating long-lasting, and meaningful relationship with those he represents within the law firm and in the community. As noted by his law school clinic professor, Mr. Yoast is beyond dedicated and “not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk.”
Mr...
Mr. Yoast has dedicated his life to advocating for those who are unable to advocate for themselves. Mr. Yoast prides himself on creating long-lasting, and meaningful relationship with those he represents within the law firm and in the community. As noted by his law school clinic professor, Mr. Yoast is beyond dedicated and “not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk.”
Mr. Yoast joined Baumgartner Law as a first year Associate Attorney who focuses on Constitutional Rights and Criminal Defense. He is also the firm’s Director of Media and Policy handling all aspects of public relations, coordinating with news outlets, managing the firm’s social media accounts, and organizing policy initiatives. Mr. Yoast is also currently an Attorney-Legal Researcher for the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel assisting on felony cases for indigent clients throughout Colorado.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Yoast started his career here in Colorado with the Colorado State Public Defender as a 2L Certified Intern in Arapahoe County and a Post-Graduate Deputy Public Defender in El Paso County. With the Public Defender, Mr. Yoast represented hundreds of clients on misdemeanor charges, completed several jury trials, and conducted dozens of motion hearings which focused on Constitutional issues.
Mr. Yoast is a graduate of CUNY School of Law he graduated with a 3.43GPA and completed four semesters in the number two ranked Criminal Defense Clinic in the country. While in clinic, Mr. Yoast represented individuals seeking clemency in New York; Mr. Yoast continues to help with his client’s case. Mr. Yoast also took courses on Race and the Law, Government Misconduct (Sec. 1983), First Amendment, Civil Disobedience, Bail Reform, and the Death Penalty. In addition to his Criminal Defense Clinic, Mr. Yoast also interned with Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia, Trial Division; American Civil Liberties Union, Campaign for Smart Justice; Brooklyn Defender Services, Mental Health Unit; and The Legal Aid Society of NYC, Juvenile Rights Practice, Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit.
Before attending law school, Mr. Yoast received a Master of Science in Ethics & Public Policy: Ethics & Policy of Race Relations where he graduated with a 3.97GPA and was the sole recipient of the department’s Academic Excellence Award. As part of the graduate program, Mr. Yoast also completed a Legal Internship with the Massachusetts Commission of Discrimination.
Mr. Yoast is originally from Northern California where he graduated from California State University, Sacramento, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy: Applied Ethics & Law. While at Sac State, Mr. Yoast was a Justice Epstein Judicial Fellow, sat on several student government committees, was a Pre-Law Mentor for the Odyssey Mentor Program, and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Mr. Yoast also completed a summer in residency with the King Hall Outreach Program/LSAC Pre-Law Scholarship Program at UC Davis School of Law. Mr. Yoast transferred to Sac State from America River College where he graduated with Associate of Arts degrees in Social Science and Liberal Arts.
Mr. Yoast believes in giving back to the community and has worked in a development capacity at several nonprofits while attending higher education. Most notably, Mr. Yoast worked at PowerMyLearning where he was responsible for volunteer and donor engagement while also implementing their program to distribute free computers to low-income students throughout NYC’s five boroughs. Mr. Yoast also worked on donor engagement with the Citizen Budget Commission, an organization which writes white-papers on NYC’s financials and advocates for responsible fiscal policy.
In his free time, Mr. Yoast enjoys hanging out with his Golden-doodle, playing disc-golf, rockhounding and fossil finding, creating art, and tending to his jungle of house plants.
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