Richard L. Tegtmeier
Recognized since 1995
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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.
- Lawyer Page: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/richard-l-tegtmeier/
- 90 South Cascade Avenue
Suite 1500
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
- 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
404 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
140 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards


- 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
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