John Richilano

John Richilano was a trial lawyer for the Colorado State Public Defender from 1976 through 1980. He was an assistant Federal Defender for the District of Colorado from 1981 to 1985. After a stint with a boutique litigation firm, he began his own practice in 1989, which built on his substantial criminal trial experience until it matured into one of the most sophisticated white collar criminal practices in the Rocky Mountain Region. He has also emphasized complex commercial litigation and attorney discipline defense. John was lead local counsel for the defense in United States v. Joseph P. Nacchio, an insider trading case against the former CEO and co-chairman of Qwest Communications International, Inc. He has defended a host of white collar investigations and indictments, including environmental crimes, bank fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud relating to the energy markets. He has tried some 75 court and jury trials in state and federal court. Cleveland-Marshall College of Law J.D. 1975 Marquette University, 1972