Andres R. Guevara

Andres R. Guevara has been a trial attorney since graduating from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1995. Out of his Denver office, Andres handles both private and court-appointed criminal work in various Colorado state courts (through the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (“ADC”)) and in federal courts (through the CJA Panel).  Since starting his own law firm in 2007, Andres has handled and tried every type of criminal case, from homicides, sex assaults, human trafficking, federal drug and gun cases, and large conspiracy cases.  He has also handled post-conviction cases (including a State death penalty case) and has presented oral arguments before both the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.   

            Andres is a long-time instructor with Colorado Conflict Counsel (Alternate Defense Counsel) and has been on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College for the past nine years.  He has trained attorneys throughout the country and has presented multiple times at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) annual conferences, and has participated as faculty at various regional trial advocacy programs, including programs in California, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and New Mexico. In addition, Andres has taught trial advocacy at the United States Marine Corps trial program.  Andres has presented on different topics including opening and closing arguments, direct examinations, cross-examinations, impeachment, 404b, federal criminal law, jury selection, cross-examining police officers, cross-examining child witnesses, organizing a team for felony cases, and motions practice in COCCA/RICO cases.  Andres is also an author having published in the areas of federal law enforcement, marijuana laws, and more recently in the area of cross-examining child witnesses (for The Champion, the official magazine of the NACDL, June 2022 edition).   Andres is a current Board Member with the National Criminal Defense College and the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.