White‑Collar Defense that protects your freedom, career, and reputation

If you or your company faces an investigation, subpoena, search, or charges, speed and strategy matter. We guide you through each step—quietly and decisively—while coordinating corporate, tax, and regulatory issues that often run in parallel. Our team prepares you for interviews, negotiates with prosecutors, and builds a trial‑ready defense if resolution isn’t possible.

  • Early intervention: shape the narrative before charging decisions are made.
  • Privilege and preservation: litigation holds, document control, and internal fact development.
  • Government interface: respond to subpoenas/CIDs, manage interviews, and consider proffer options.
  • Cross‑discipline support: align corporate governance, insurance/D&O, and tax exposure.
Criminal Defense Overview Denver Metro & Castle Rock • Same‑day response when possible
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Our approach: discreet, strategic, and trial‑ready

We protect you on multiple fronts—legal, operational, and reputational. Expect clear timelines, tight privilege controls, and a defense that anticipates parallel risks like employment, tax, and regulatory exposure.

Internal fact review & privilege strategy

Launch litigation holds, collect key documents, and interview select witnesses under counsel direction to preserve privilege and accuracy.

Government engagement & negotiations

Coordinate responses to subpoenas/CIDs, manage agent outreach, and evaluate proffers, non‑prosecution, or deferred prosecution agreements when appropriate.

Compliance remediation & messaging

Where helpful, design remedial policies and training, align D&O and indemnification, and prepare credible mitigation materials for charging and sentencing considerations.

Trial‑ready defense backed by experts

Prepare motions practice, expert consultations (forensics, accounting), and investigation to challenge elements like intent, materiality, and loss.

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Process & timeline: Investigations → charging → motions → resolution/trial

  1. Rapid intake and crisis plan: immediate do/don’t guidance, communication protocol, and privilege structure.
  2. Preservation & internal review: litigation holds, targeted document collection, and interview memoranda under counsel direction.
  3. Government response: manage subpoenas/CIDs, negotiate scope and timing, and prepare witnesses for interviews or testimony.
  4. Charging decisions: advocacy on elements (intent, materiality, loss), consideration of declination or alternative resolutions.
  5. Pretrial motions: challenge searches, statements, venue, joinder, and expert admissibility.
  6. Resolution or trial: evaluate plea/deferred options, sentencing advocacy, or proceed with a trial plan built from day one.

Every matter is unique. We provide you with clear milestones, decision points, and expected timelines at the outset. For how we manage communication, security, and next steps across cases, see Our Process .

Want a neutral primer on subpoenas and investigations? The Legal Information Institute offers helpful overviews at law.cornell.edu .

White‑Collar Defense FAQs

Clear, practical answers to help you take the right first steps.

Do I need counsel during an investigation?
Yes. Early guidance can reduce risk, preserve defenses, and influence outcomes. Investigations often move quickly—counsel helps manage communications, privilege, and strategy before decisions are locked in.
Should I cooperate with document requests?
Cooperate strategically. We assess scope, privilege, and timing, negotiate burdens, and coordinate production protocols to avoid inadvertent waivers or incomplete responses.
Can a company pay my legal fees?
Possibly, depending on bylaws, employment agreements, or indemnification policies. We review governance documents and D&O coverage to clarify eligibility and conflicts.
An agent called me—should I talk without a lawyer?
Decline politely and request counsel. Even informal conversations can be used against you. We contact the agency, set boundaries, and prepare you for any future interviews.
Will this be public?
Investigations are often confidential; filings and court hearings are generally public if charges are filed. We plan for press, employment impacts, and licensing considerations as needed.
What immediate steps should I take after receiving a subpoena or CID?
Contact counsel, start a litigation hold, avoid deleting or altering files, and do not self‑interview witnesses. We’ll assess scope, negotiate deadlines, and manage production with privilege protections.

Act now to protect your rights—and your future

We respond quickly, secure your documents, and engage with agencies to reduce risk. You’ll receive a clear plan and timeline within your first consultation.

Page last updated: September 12, 2025