TEACHING · WRITING · MENTORING · EST. 2026
The law isn't a club. It's a body of writing.
Let's learn to read it.
I'm Christopher A. Coleman-Gomez. I teach Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Courts & Judicial Process, and Homicide Studies, and I've written a textbook on the American court system. I work with pre-law students on three things: whether law school is actually the right choice, personal statements that sound like them and still read as professional, and LSAT preparation without the inflated promises.
12
CHAPTERS OF LAW
4
YEARS TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL
4
PRACTICE SETTINGS - LIVED DIRECTLY
Three things I believe
about this work.
§ I
The hardest question is whether you should go.
Most pre-law advice assumes you've already decided to apply. That's the wrong place to start. The first conversation I want to have with you is whether law school makes sense at all — and I'll tell you honestly if it doesn't.
Most pre-law consultants treat applicants as decisions to be optimized. I'd rather treat you as a person making one of the hardest choices you'll make — and help you make it carefully.
§ II
Your essay should sound like you.
The personal statements that work aren't the ones that sound like every other applicant. They're the ones that sound like the actual human being who wrote them. My job is to help you find your voice, not replace it with mine.
§ III
The LSAT is readable.
The test is a reading test pretending to be a logic test. I help students see the reasoning underneath the questions — and the time-management strategy that makes the difference between a score that opens doors and one that doesn't.
THE BOOK ·
What the Law Is,
and what it's for.
An Honest Introduction to Courts and Judicial Process
12 CHAPTERS
3 APPENDICES
~136 PAGES
The textbook I wished I'd had when I taught Courts and Judicial at CU Denver — written for undergraduate students who deserve the actual material, not a sanitized version of it. Twelve chapters built around a Colorado based domestic violence case, anchored on the cases that actually matter, written in a voice that trusts students with the real thing.
The work I can do with you.
Eight services across three categories: start here (free or low-friction options to see if we're a fit), core work (the bulk of what most students need), and premium engagements (longer term engagements). Plus a dedicated tier for instructors adopting the textbook. Any of the offerings can be combined or changed to fit your situation.
§ 02
One focused hour for a specific question — school list review, application strategy, anything you need to think through.
$200
60 MINUTES
§ 03
FREE
30 MINUTES
§ 01
Strategy call plus three rounds of substantive feedback plus a final polish — the essay you'll be glad you sent.
$800
6-WEEK ENGAGEMENT
§ 04
One-on-one sessions covering Logical Reasoning, Reading Comp, the writing sample, and time-management strategy. Bundles available.
$100
PER SESSION
§ 05
§ 06
§ 07
§ 08
Discovery Call
Single consultation
Personal statement editing
LSAT Tutoring
Mock text review
Pre-Law Career Exploration
Full-cycle admissions
A 30-minute conversation. No commitment, no pitch — just figuring out if I'm the right person to help.
90 minutes per session, with me reviewing your test in advance. The kind of feedback that actually moves the score.
$150
PER TEST
Six sessions over 2–3 months. The honest version of pre-law advising. We figure out whether law school is right for you — and what you should do if it isn't.
$1,800
6 SESSIONS
End-to-end strategic representation. School list, all essays, recommendations, interviews, scholarship negotiation.
$5,500
FULL APPLICATION CYCLE
Faculty & textbook adoption
For instructors teaching Courts & Judicial Process. Instructor companion includes syllabi, slide decks, test bank, and teaching notes.
From $99
COMPANION EDITION
§ THE AUTHOR
I started as a firefighter.
Then I read a court opinion.
I started my early 20’s becoming a EMT/Firefighter learning fire ground tactics and running medical calls. At 25, I went back to school and took an undergraduate legal class — that's when the law became personal as I realized how the law acted as silent shaper for the things I had encountered during my time in the fire service.
I went to law school at the University of Denver. I clerked in the Second Judicial District, worked as a public defender in two Colorado counties, served as an Enforcement Advisor at the state Energy and Carbon Management Commission, and taught Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure to undergraduates at CU Denver for four years.
“The students I most admire are the ones who came in unsure they belonged and chose not to leave the room.”
§ THE AUTHOR
A monthly conversation about courts, the cases that shape us, and what firefighting has in common with the law.
New episode every month. Constitutional law explainers, pre-law guidance, and stories from the four parts of the profession I've worked in.
§ LET’S TALK
If you're thinking about law school,
start with an honest conversation.
Thirty minutes, no pitch, no pressure. Either I'm useful to you and we figure out what's next, or I'm not.