Crystal C. Littrell
CRYSTAL C. LITTRELL is an experienced trial litigator who handles complex personal injury matters, including negligence, Labor Law, and Construction Law cases.
Crystal has over 20 years of experience in both civil and criminal litigation. Crystal started her career in the State of Colorado at a general practice insurance defense litigation firm in Denver, Colorado where she focused on construction defect, motor vehicle accident, and premises liability cases. Crystal then worked at the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Colorado Springs as a felony prosecutor, where she received guilty verdicts in dozens of jury trials. Crystal received a certification in elder abuse prosecution and education, worked as the sole felony prosecutor in rural Teller County for a one-year period, and prosecuted sex crimes against children as part of the Special Victims Unit. Crystal then returned to civil litigation, specializing in construction defect litigation with an insurance defense firm.
In 2012, Crystal transitioned to the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, where she successfully leveraged her background in insurance defense to prosecute financial crimes such as insurance and securities fraud. Crystal received a prestigious national Insurance Fraud Prosecutor of the Year award in 2014 for her work convicting a complex insurance fraud ring. During her time at the Attorney General’s Office, Crystal tried over a dozen complex jury trials, and indicted hundreds of felony cases. Crystal was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Performance in 2016 and 2023 in recognition of convictions received at trial. As a member of the Civil Litigation Section of the AG’s Office, Crystal also defended the Colorado Department of Corrections in litigation filed by prisoners, obtaining dismissal through motions practice in over 95% of cases.
Crystal moved to the Special Prosecutions Unit in 2021, prosecuting and litigating complex, multi-jurisdictional human trafficking, tax fraud, and homicide cases and providing outreach to rural jurisdictions in the state. In 2022, Crystal represented the Attorney General as interim District Attorney in the 12th Judicial District (Alamosa, Colorado), after the elected DA stepped down due to victims’ rights violations. Crystal was subsequently promoted to First Assistant Attorney General in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, leading a team of 26 attorneys, analysts, and investigators. She teaches undergraduate students at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct professor in her spare time.
Crystal is admitted to practice in New York State, Colorado State, and federal courts.
Degrees: Juris Doctor, University of Denver, 2005, and Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution, University of Denver, 2002.