About Richard
Richard Tegtmeier is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer in Taft's Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense group. He specializes in complex criminal and civil litigation and has tried more than 200 cases before juries. He is respected throughout the country for his unique ability to navigate the courtroom and the complex process of a jury trial—he has the confidence required to think and act outside the box and produce the type of results that can only come from decades of success. Richard has the highest peer ratings across all categories of criminal defense and is particularly honored that fellow lawyers consistently vote that they would choose him to defend a family member or loved one. He has been dedicated to the pursuit of criminal justice for decades and often wins the hearts of judges, juries, and prosecutors alike.Richard is a pioneer in the use of legal video, producing remarkable results with pre-indictment, pre-plea, mediation, settlement, and sentencing videos: www.teglegalvideoproductions.com.
Richard Tegtmeier is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer in Taft's Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense group. He specializes in complex criminal and civil litigation and has tried more than 200 cases before juries. He is respected throughout the country for his unique ability to navigate the courtroom and the complex process of a jury trial—he has the confidence required to think and act outside the box and produce the type of results that can only come from decades of success. Richard has the highest peer ratings across all categories of criminal defense and is particularly honored that fellow lawyers consistently vote that they would choose him to defend a family member or loved one. He has been dedicated to the pursuit of criminal justice for decades and often wins the hearts of judges, juries, and prosecutors alike.
Richard is a pioneer in the use of legal video, producing remarkable results with pre-indictment, pre-plea, mediation, settlement, and sentencing videos: www.teglegalvideoproductions.com.
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Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Denver (2015)
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Special Focus: Governmental Investigations
- Special Focus: Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Special Focus: White-Collar Criminal Defense
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers, President, 2012
- Listed in Colorado Super Lawyers
- The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Defense Lawyers–535 lawyers named in 33 International jurisdictions