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At Burg Simpson, we take pride in our ability to help people. Our number one priority is to always protect the welfare and best interests of our clients.

When selecting a trial attorney, it is important to select an attorney with the requisite experience and resources to handle every aspect of your case, and, when you hire Burg Simpson, that is exactly what you get.

We have over 65 lawyers in 9 locations in 7 states and are one of the nation’s most recognized firms. We have received numerous awards for the quality of our legal work from satisfied clients, our peers within the legal industry, and our local community.

America’s 25 Most Influential Law Firms

According to the National Trial Lawyers, an organization comprising thousands of leading plaintiff trial attorneys, Burg Simpson is one of America’s Most Influential Law Firms.

U.S. News and World Report Best Law Firms

Burg Simpson has been named among the Best Law Firms in America® according to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report.

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

“Best Law Firms” (2022 Edition)

  • National Tier 1
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Metropolitan Tier 1
    • Cincinnati
      • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
    • Colorado
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Construction Law
      • Insurance Law
      • Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Litigation – Insurance
      • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
      • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
      • Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
      • Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
    • Phoenix
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Metropolitan Tier 2
    • Cincinnati
      • Litigation – Labor & Employment
    • Colorado
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
    • Sheridan
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Metropolitan Tier 3
    • Colorado
      • Litigation – Real Estate

38 Best Lawyers in America

Thirty-eight Burg Simpson attorneys across four states have been named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, two lawyers from the firm were named Best Lawyers  “Lawyer of the Year”. The Best Lawyers  “Lawyer of the Year” honor is bestowed on a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area making this accolade particularly significant. Honorees are selected based on impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

The Burg Simpson attorneys selected to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America® list include:

Colorado

Michael S. Burg
Peter W. Burg
Stephen J. Burg
Scott J. Eldredge – Lawyer of the Year 2020
David P. Hersh – Lawyer of the Year 2022
David K. TeSelle
Nickolas D. Fogel
Seth A. Katz
Craig S. Nuss
Mari K. Perczak
Holly B. Kammerer – Lawyer of the Year 2021
James Heckbert
Thomas W. Henderson
Stephan J. Marsh
Brian K. Matise
Michael C. Menghini
John Connell – Lawyer of the Year 2022
Ronald M. Sandgrund
Jennifer A. Seidman
Joseph F. Smith III
Curt T. Sullan
Nelson Boyle
Leslie A. Tuft

Arizona

Scott Ambrose

Wyoming

Colin M. Simpson
Larry B. Jones

The 10 Burg Simpson Lawyers who have been selected as “BEST LAWYERS: THE ONES TO WATCH – 2022” include:

Colorado

Jacob M. Burg
Marc C. Johnson
Travis Riley
Diana Sada
Edison P. McDaniels III
Shane C. Fulton

Arizona

Christopher Post

Ohio

Kenneth M. Daly
Jessica Powell
John T. Roberts

28 Super Lawyers

Twenty-eight Burg Simpson attorneys were named to the 2022 Super Lawyers list. Published by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. It is worth noting no more than 5 percent of lawyers in Colorado are named to the annually published list. No more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.

The 28 Burg Simpson attorneys selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers list include:

Colorado

Michael S. Burg – TOP 100
Peter W. Burg – TOP 100
Scott J. Eldredge – TOP 100
David P. Hersh – TOP 100
Stephen J. Burg
Nickolas D. Fogel
Nelson Boyle
James G. Heckbert
Thomas W. Henderson
Holly B. Kammerer
Seth A. Katz
Brian K. Matise
Craig S. Nuss
Mari K. Perczak – TOP 50 Women Colorado Super Lawyers & TOP 100
Ronald M. Sandgrund
Curt T. Sullan
David TeSelle

Ohio

Melanie Bailey
David Harman – Rising Star

Wyoming

Colin M. Simpson

Burg Simpson’s 2022 Super Lawyer Rising Stars include:

Jacob M. Burg
Jessica L. Breuer
Michael C. Menghini
David Crough
Jessica Prochaska
Patrick Sweet

Barrister’s Best

The attorneys and professional staff at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine congratulate Michael Burg, David Hersh, and Mari Perczak for receiving Law Week Colorado’s Barrister’s Best Awards for 2021:

  • Michael S. Burg, Barrister’s Choice and People’s Choice, Best Overall Litigator
  • David P. Hersh, People’s Choice, Best Class Actions/ Mass Tort Lawyer – Plaintiffs
  • Mari Perczak, People’s Choice, Construction Defects Lawyer – Plaintiffs

For 2020, the Barrister’s Best Awards went to:

  • Michael S. Burg, Barrister’s Choice, Best Overall Litigator
  • David P. Hersh, Barrister’s Choice, Best Class Actions/ Mass Tort Lawyer – Plaintiffs
  • Mari Perczak, People’s Choice, Construction Defects Lawyer – Plaintiffs

For 2019, the Barrister’s Best Awards went to:

  • Scott Eldredge, People’s Choice, Best Medical Malpractice Lawyer – Plaintiffs
  • David P. Hersh, People’s Choice, Best Corporate Law Lawyer
  • Mari Perczak, People’s Choice, Best Construction Defects Lawyer – Plaintiffs

For 2018, the Barrister’s Best Awards went to:

  • Michael Burg, People’s Choice, Best Class Action/ Mass Tort Lawyer – Plaintiffs
  • David P. Hersh, People’s Choice,  Best Corporate Law Lawyer

The Legal 500

In the 2020 edition of The Legal 500, Burg Simpson is ranked as a top-tier law firm and national leader in dispute resolution for product liability, mass tort, and class action plaintiffs in the pharmaceutical and medical device litigation areas. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Burg Simpson has received this prestigious honor.

Additionally, The Legal 500 names founding shareholder Michael S. Burg as one of America’s 50 Leading Trial Lawyers and a foremost dispute resolution attorney. In addition, Burg Simpson shareholder Seth A. Katz was named as top dispute resolution attorney for product liability, mass tort, and class action plaintiffs in the pharmaceutical and medical device litigation areas.