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$5.35 million award in insurance company bad faith case
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Results
$5,350,000
Jury awards a Burg Simpson client $5.35 million for Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract.
$1,300,000
Jury award to Englewood company to total more than $1 million for breach of fiduciary duties in Shareholder Class Action Case.
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Global settlement with Eli Lilly and Company regarding its product Zyprexa negotiated by a plaintiffs' attorney group including members of Burg Simpson.
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Hines, et al, vs. Cody Gas Company, et al: verdict for injuries, damages, losses from gas explosion.
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Our Offices
40 Inverness Drive East
Denver, CO 80112
Phone: 303.792.5595
Fax: 303.708.0527
WYOMING OFFICE
Phone: 307.527.7891
Fax: 307.527.7897
OHIO OFFICE
Phone: 513.852.5600
Fax: 513.852.5611
ARIZONA OFFICE
Phone: 602.508.6040
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Colin M. Simpson |
Mr. Simpson's practice focuses on general civil litigation; personal injury; government relations; business law; real property; contracts; wills, trusts and estates; land use and domestic relations.
Mr. Simpson has been engaged in the practice of law since 1987. He practices with the law firm his grandfather, Milward L. Simpson, established—Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC—the Cody, Wyoming, division of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
Colin Simpson has been selected by members of the national legal community as one of the 2009 Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Family Law. Best Lawyers publishes a book each year listing those individuals who are recognized as professionals who continue their education in an effort to stay current in their chosen profession and continue to distinguish themselves among their peers. The book is considered to be, professionally, the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Mr. Simpson was chosen as a member of this distinguished group because he has displayed an exemplary commitment to his profession, his community and to his clients.
Mr. Simpson has served as a Representative in the Wyoming State Legislature for House District 24 since 1999; he was elected Speaker of the House in 2009, he served as Majority Floor Leader 2007-2009 and Speaker Pro-Tem 2005-2007. Mr. Simpson was a member and Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, 2005-2006, he served on the Select Committee on School Capital Construction (2001-2003), the Management Audit Committee (1999 to 2000) and the Select Committee on De-Earmarking of State Funds (2000-2001). Mr. Simpson was a member of the Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, 2005-2007 and Co-Chairman, 2005-2006. Mr. Simpson served as member of the House Judiciary Committee 1999-2005 and as Chairman, 2003-2005. Mr. Simpson was Co-Chairman of the Select Committee on Split Estates in 2004. Mr. Simpson is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming and a member of the Board at First National Bank & Trust in Powell, Wyoming.
Mr. Simpson was one of two Wyoming Representatives chosen to participate in the Council of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST), the first leadership-training institute for state legislators to build excellence and effectiveness in state legislators.
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Land Use Law
- Real Estate
- Personal Injury
- Regulatory and Government Affairs
- Business Law
- Contracts
- Estate Planning
Bar Admissions
- Wyoming
- U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- J.D., 1985, University of Wyoming College of Law
- B.S., 1982, Colorado College
Honors / Awards
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Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Wyoming Bar Association
- Fifth Judicial District Bar Association
- Client Security Fund Committee of the Wyoming State Bar (1995-1996)
- Wyoming Bar Foundation (1999 to 2002)
- Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
- Park County Bar Association (President 1997-1998)
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