Kathleen Alt

As a civil litigator, Kathleen litigates complex securities and fraud cases. For example, she obtained a preliminary injunction for a publicly traded corporation in a theft of trade secrets and breach of non-solicitation agreement matter. She also received a verdict for over a million dollars for one of Boulder’s largest commercial real estate owners in a Colorado Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act case. In addition, she has negotiated settlements for more than a million dollars under the Colorado Securities Act and obtained a full defense verdict for a rural Sheriff’s Department in federal court in an Americans with Disabilities Act case.

Kathleen is a former Deputy State Public Defender in Adams County. In both state and federal court, she represents clients in matters ranging from class one felonies to misdemeanors, post-conviction relief, and appellate review. She defends sexual assault and Title IX cases, frequently getting those cases dismissed prior to preliminary hearing or negotiating a no-filing decision. Kathleen employs a “no-stone-left-unturned” approach to the factual and legal investigation of her cases, including litigating pretrial suppression issues involving unlawful search and seizures, Miranda violations, and custodial interrogations. When warranted, she negotiates with the Boulder District Attorney’s Office to develop helpful mitigation measures so her clients can get their lives back on track through substance abuse treatment, therapy, education, and coaching.

As part of her employment law practice, Kathleen advises and defends businesses and corporations, public entities, and their key personnel in a variety of contexts, including: employment discrimination; internal sexual harassment and gender discrimination investigations and litigation; administrative agency investigations; FLSA claims; ADA and Title VII claims; Title IX investigations; retaliation lawsuits and complaints; whistleblower actions; unemployment benefit matters; and contract-based employment disputes. She also regularly advises clients in administrative investigations and proceedings, including those involving the Department of Justice, OSHA, the EEOC, the DOL, and CCRD. Kathleen assists her clients with employment, termination, non-compete, non-disclosure, and termination severance-related negotiations and issues. She has helped clients navigate reductions in force and compliance with federal and state laws, including the WARN Act and OWBPA. In addition, Kathleen guides employers through rapidly changing labor conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.