Richard L. "Teg" Tegtmeier
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law, J.D., graduated 1971
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Member
- Colorado, Nebraska and American Bar Associations - Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar - Member
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- National Criminal Defense College, 1985-Present - Faculty Member
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers - Secretary
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Member
- Colorado, Nebraska and American Bar Associations - Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar - Member
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- National Criminal Defense College, 1985-Present - Faculty Member
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers - Secretary
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law, J.D., graduated 1971
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Denver (2015)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Governmental Investigations
- Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
- 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
News & Media
Additional Information
- Representative Matters
- Tried more than 200 criminal and civil cases to juries.
- He has defended White Collar Crimes, Health Care, Fraud, False Claims Act, Wire and Bank Fraud, Insider Trading, Theft, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, First Degree Murder, Drug Possession and Distribution, Tax, Federal Regulation and other complex cases.
- Elected President of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers (2012), one of the most prestigious organizations in America.
- Handled complex cases involving federal criminal regulations.
- In the area of complex commercial litigation, Richard represents both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving wrongful death, fraud, professional malpractice, breach of contract, multi level marketing, personal injury, and others. In 2005 Richard won what is believed to be the highest jury verdict ever in Colorado in a wrongful death case of $32.4M.
- Richard is listed in Colorado Super Lawyers® . and has been for many years. Although he has offices in Denver and Colorado Springs, CO he has tried and successfully handled cases in the State and Federal Courts of 17 states. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and has been listed for 20 years. For more than twenty five years, he has served on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College.
- Lectures to hundreds of criminal defense lawyers on trial tactics, jury selection, and trial issues .
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