About
William Breitigam has been a licensed attorney in Colorado for 22 years. He specializes in criminal defense and investigations. He represents individuals involved as targets, subjects, or witnesses in criminal investigations and proceedings.
He has defended actions throughout Colorado and worked opposite both municipal and state prosecutors, the Colorado Attorney General, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, university and disciplinary boards.
Prior to joining Roselle and Breitigam, P.C., William was a Deputy District Attorney in both Weld and Larimer County. In 1997 he graduated high school as Valedictorian and as an All-American athlete. William graduated Magna Cum Laude from The Ohio State University in 2001, where he was a varsity athlete. He earned his Juris Doctor Cum Laude in Ohio in 2004.
William has been named as a top 100 DUI Attorney in Colorado multiple times. He has been recognized as a top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. He has been named by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys as a Top 10 Attorney for excellence in the field of Criminal Law.
Areas of Practice
William handles a full range of Colorado criminal matters, with a particular focus on:
- Criminal Defense
- DUI and DWAI (Felony and Misdemeanor level)
- Reckless and careless driving
- Driving under restraint/suspension
- Assault (first, second, and third degree)
- Domestic violence
- Harassment
- Trespass
- Sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact
- Child abuse
- Disorderly conduct
- Menacing
- Drug possession and distribution
- Theft and property crimes
- Vehicular eluding
- Juvenile defense
- Computer crimes
- Financial crimes
- Post-Sentencing Matters
- Probation revocation
- Deferred sentence revocation
- Petitions to terminate probation
- Petitions to transfer to unsupervised probation
- Petitions for medical marijuana use while on probation (Walton petitions)
- Motions to modify or lift no-contact orders
- Petitions to seal criminal records, including under the expedited sealing statute and for cases involving investigations that did not result in charges
- Petitions to expunge