Craig S. Nuss

Craig S. Nuss, the co-practice group leader of the Construction Defects department at Burg Simpson, is a Colorado native born in Brush in 1960. He obtained a bachelor degree in business administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1982. He graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1988. Mr. Nuss begin his legal career in 1989 with a large Denver insurance defense firm focusing on construction defect and personal injury claims. He eventually started his own firm in 1996, where he continued representing builders and subcontractors in construction defect cases.

Since 1989, Mr. Nuss has handled more than 70 civil jury trials in Colorado state and federal courts. He has taught many continuing legal education courses to fellow attorneys concerning insurance law and trial tactics.

Mr. Nuss has Martindale-Hubbell’s top Preeminent® AV rating and has been listed to Colorado Super Lawyers® since 2007. In 2003, Mr. Nuss become a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only, international trial lawyer organization.

In 2012, Mr. Nuss joined Sullan², Sandgrund, Perczak & Nuss, P.C. as a principal, and joined Burg Simpson in January of 2014.

Practice Areas

Construction Defects

Honors & Accolades

5280 Magazine Top Lawyer, 2016 - 2020

National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Civil Plaintiff, 2014-2017, 2020

Selected to Colorado Super Lawyers®, 2007 - 2020

Selected to Best Lawyers® in America, 2019-2021

AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Recipient, David Bernard Foundation Aviation Law Award

Treasurer, Phi Alpha Delta, 1986

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1989

U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1989

Colorado, 1988

Arizona, 2017

New Mexico, 2017

Education

J.D., University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1988
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, 1986
David Bernard Foundation Aviation Law Award, 1988

B.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1982 (Business Administration)