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Kevin McGreevy

Kevin McGreevy has extensive trial and litigation experience in federal and state courts. He was lead counsel in over 50 jury trials. Mr. McGreevy represents individuals and entities in a wide variety of matters, including white collar criminal investigations and defense, general criminal defense, regulatory matters before state and federal agencies, civil litigation and appeals.

Mr. McGreevy is the lawyer other lawyers turn to for help. He has represented some of Denver’s largest law firms on investigations into alleged misconduct, as well as individual lawyers accused of criminal or unethical conduct. Mr. McGreevy was appointed by OARC as special prosecutor to investigate and litigate a disciplinary matter when it had a conflict of interest. Both colleagues and former adversaries in the courtroom trust him to provide the best legal representation.

A significant component of Mr. McGreevy’s practice is white collar investigations and defense. Companies hire Mr. McGreevy to advise on issues of criminal liability, respond to grand jury subpoenas in State and Federal courts, and conduct internal investigations. Mr. McGreevy also represents individuals accused of white-collar criminal conduct, including cases of insider trading, securities fraud, theft, public corruption, health care fraud, bid rigging, insurance fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and antitrust violations. Mr. McGreevy represents people before the various regulatory agencies and investigators, including the S.E.C., Commodity Futures Trading Commission, National Transportation Safety Board, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Division of Securities, FINRA, and various licensing boards.

Proud of his roots in the Colorado State Public Defender’s office, Mr. McGreevy continues to represent individuals accused of all manner of criminal activity, including fraud, theft, sexual assault, DUI, drug distribution, homicide and assault. Having the threat of a trial lawyer is a key ingredient to successfully resolving even the cases that do not go to trial.

While Mr. McGreevy has been successful in a handful of very high-profile matters, he is more proud of the cases that never were. These are the matters that came to him early enough that he and his client were able to avoid the filing of charges, the adverse media attention, and the potential for dire consequences. Reacting quickly to resolve a case is why other attorneys turn to Kevin McGreevy when they need help.

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Representative Matters
Awards & Honors
Affiliations
Education & Bar Admissions

  • Defended public official in investigation of misappropriation of public funds; no charges filed by special prosecutor.

  • Defended individual in DOJ investigation into criminal and civil false claims act violations/ health care fraud in electronic health records investigation; no civil or criminal charges filed.

  • Represented marketing director for pharmaceutical company regarding DOJ investigation into opioid product.

  • Defended individual accused in antitrust/ bid-rigging prosecution by Attorney General’s office.

  • Represented fossil aficionado accused of Lacy Act violations for the illegal importation of dinosaur fossils from China.

  • Appointed special counsel for attorney regulation to investigate and prosecute Colorado licensed attorney accused of misconduct.

  • Represented executive of software retailer in investigation by Department of Justice of engaging in illegal grey-market reselling of software programs. No charges filed against my client.

  • Defended several individual investors in a civil suit attempting to claw back their innocent investments from other investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme.

  • Qualified by the court and testified as an expert on the standard of care for defending Child Abuse Resulting in Death matter.

  • Defended the Chairman of the Board of electronics manufacturer accused of accounting fraud in Federal Court.

  • Counsel to public service entity and special taxing district accused of financial mismanagement of State and Federal grants, by both State and Federal prosecutors; case resulted in no-file decisions by both State and Federal prosecutors.

  • Counsel to media company subject to investigation by Department of Justice Office of Public Integrity for wrongful acts in undercover reporting; no charges were filed.

  • Counsel for individual investigated by Federal government for bid-rigging and public corruption in sewer repair work.

  • Represented financial planner accused of embezzlement in State Court and before FINRA.

  • Represented individual investigated by CFTC and Department of Justice for price-fixing in natural gas market.

  • Represented head pharmacist of large regional pharmacy investigated by the Department of Justice and FDA; persuaded the government to decline to file charges against client.

  • Represented young man accused of double homicide that resulted in not guilty verdicts on all counts.

  • Represented employees of assisted living facility in criminal investigation and potential civil litigation surrounding death of a patient, no charges were filed.

  • Represented medical school graduate in application for license to practice medicine as a Resident.

  • Represented law school graduate in application to practice law before character and fitness panel.

  • Represented environmental activist under investigation by Federal authorities into arson; no charge were filed.

  • Represented nurse in pre-filing litigation against prior practice over non-compete clause/ theft of proprietary information.

  • Counsel for a funeral home director prosecuted by the Attorney General’s division of insurance.

  • Represented graduate student seeking doctorate in engineering accused of felony menacing; acquitted following jury trial.

  • Represented father accused of incest; acquitted at trial.

  • Represented executives as witnesses before Federal grand jury investigating insider trading.

  • Represented students at University of Colorado (Boulder), University of Denver, Naropa University (Boulder), and Colorado College in Title IX investigations.

  • Represented juror as witness before grand jury investigating juror misconduct.

  • Successfully won on appeal case in Colorado Court of Appeals on right to preliminary hearing (unpublished decision).

  • Successfully won on appeal a case before the Colorado Supreme Court on the right to privacy in smart phone data (People v. Schutter, 249 P.3d 1121 (2011).

  • Represented member of an Indian Tribe on behalf of the tribe involved in multi-state litigation concerning the welfare of children.

  • Lead counsel in civil trial concerning HOA’s efforts to assess fines and fees against home owner.

  • Represented Surety before State Insurance Commissioner alleging violations of surety regulations.

  • Defended individual in the Southern District of New York against the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission accused of insider trading.

  • Defended law firm under investigation of Public Integrity Unit of the Department of Justice for improper lobbying.

  • Represented witness in Federal investigation of abstract art forgeries in New York.

  • Represented CEO of mining concern in internal investigation of misuse of funds, security fraud.

  • Conducted internal investigations for various entities, including businesses in the natural resources, manufacturing, telecommunications, and financial services. Issues included fraud, theft, accounting irregularities, stock purchase agreements, and use of corporate assets for personal gain.

  • Represented individuals involved in corporate internal investigations.

  • Defended a father accused of child abuse resulting in death; not guilty all counts following jury trial.

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense and White-Collar Criminal Defense, Denver (2016-2024)

  • Colorado Super Lawyers: 2008-2023 Corporate Edition, White Collar Criminal Defense

  • Colorado Super Lawyers: Top 100 Lawyers in Colorado 2013-2024

  • Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

  • Top Lawyers List 5280 Magazine 2019 - 2023

  • Martindale-Hubbell: AV® Preeminent™

  • Appointed member of the Colorado Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure, (2004-Present)

  • Appointed to the Sentencing Commission’s Task Force on Probationary Sentencing Reform, (2009)

  • Co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Rocky Mountain Chapter of the White Collar Crime Committee, (2006-2009)

  • Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  • American Bar Association (1996-Present)

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  • Colorado Bar Association

  • Denver Bar Association

  • Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

  • Faculty of Federal Advocates

Education

Loyola-Chicago School of Law, J.D., cum laude 1996

University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Arts 1992 


Bar Admissions

  • Colorado State Bar 1996

  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado 2002

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit 2002

  • Supreme Court of the United States 2005