Scott Jurdem

A state and federal criminal defense lawyer, Scott Jurdem of Jurdem, LLC, is featured in The US News and World Report Best Lawyers in America. He has over four decades of experience representing clients in Colorado focusing on Boulder, Denver, Adams County (Brighton), Jefferson County (Golden), Arapahoe County, Larimer County (Fort Collins), Weld County (Greeley), El Paso County (Colorado Springs), and the western slope including Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, and Aspen. His focus extends to all varieties of criminal defense including sex offenses, domestic violence offenses, drug and controlled substance offenses, OIEC and other student conduct matters, DUI and traffic  matters as well as serious personal injury and automobile cases.

Jurdem, LLC itself is included in The US News and World Report Best Law Firms in America. Mr. Jurdem was also selected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA) and a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and past Board Director, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Jurdem is also certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Jurdem is the former director of the state's two largest public defender offices Denver and Colorado Springs.

In 1973, he graduated from State University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts, then attended the University of Colorado Law School, where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 1976. Mr. Jurdem is a member of a long list of professional organizations, including the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, and the Boulder County Bar Association.

Through his extensive career, Mr. Jurdem has obtained numerous verdicts of not guilty and acquittals in all kinds of criminal cases as reflected in the case results section of Jurdem, LLC's website. Mr. Jurdem has earned a substantial amount of compensation for clients in personal injury cases including several verdicts of over 1 million dollars and two over 10 million dollars.