Stephen Burg is a trial attorney at the law firm Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine, P.C. Mr. Burg’s practice is focused on representing victims of auto crashes, personal injury, trucking accidents, product liability injuries, gas explosions, wrongful death, and harmful drug products.
Mr. Burg has been recognized for his legal excellence both nationally and locally. He was named as a “Recommended Attorney” by the U.S. Legal 500. He is named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” by the National Trial Lawyers. 5280 magazine has named Mr. Burg a “Top Lawyer.” Mr. Burg has been admitted as a member of the “Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum” and was named Law Week Colorado’s “Compleat Lawyer”.
Mr. Burg donates a substantial amount of his free time to supporting nonprofit organizations in Colorado and nationally. Mr. Burg is on the Board of Directors for the Anti-Defamation League, the Colorado Judicial Institute (CJI) and ARC Thrift. Mr. Burg helps to support the Denver Health Foundation’s Newborns in Need program, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, among others. Mr. Burg is an Associate Attorney for the ZRBG Pension Project – this project is designed to ascertain pension benefits for Holocaust survivors.
Stephen Burg earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wyoming and his Law Degree from the University of Denver. Mr. Burg is currently admitted to practice in Colorado and in Arizona. He lives in Colorado with his wife Amy, and their two children.
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Recommended Attorney, the U.S. Legal 500, 2013
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers in America™
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, the National Trial Lawyers, 2012–present
Selected to Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2012-2016
National Advisory Board, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA), 2013
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers in America™
AVVO, Highest Distinction of Superb Attorney Rating
National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2012–present
The Compleat Lawyer, Law Week Colorado, 2010
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s Transition Team, 2011
ARC Thrift Board of Directors, 2013
Colorado Judicial Institute, Ex Officio Board of Director, 2012
Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region Board of Director, 2011
ADL Glass Partners-In-Leadership, 2009
Honorable Mention, Collegiate All-American Rugby, 2004
Colorado, 2008
Arizona, 2014
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
J.D., 2007, The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
B.A., 2004, University of Wyoming
The National Trial Lawyers (NTL)
Co-founder of the Colorado Judicial Institute Young Professionals
Colorado Judicial Institute (CJI)
Our Courts
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA)
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Arc Thrift
Denver Health Foundation’s Newborns in Need
Anti-Defamation League
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Southern Poverty Law Center
John Hickenlooper for Governor
Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate
Mark Udall for U.S. Senate
ZRBG Pension Project – To ascertain pension benefits to Holocaust survivors
New Age in Trucking—How Advancements in Technology Will Help You Win Your Case, The Lawyer's Logbook, April-May, 2015
Keep It On The Company – Holding Trucking Companies Accountable for HOS Violations, The Lawyer’s Logbook, February, 2014
Trying Your Case Against The Company, Not the Driver, Super Summit Top Guns III, June, 2014
