Practice areas: Personal Injury, Appellate, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2011
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2023 Sutton | Booker | P.C.
4949 S Syracuse StSuite 500
Denver, CO 80237 Phone: 720-577-4665 Email: Ashley R. Larson Visit website
Ms. Larson is a trial attorney and shareholder with Sutton | Booker | P.C. She represents corporate clients, insureds, and insurance companies in matters of crisis management, premises liability, negligent security, wrongful death, personal injury, transportation, products liability, insurance bad faith, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, and appellate work.
Ms. Larson has tried cases successfully in both state and federal court in Colorado. She has defended and pursued appeals before the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has also investigated, advised, trained, and defended her corporate clients on catastrophic third-party criminal act incidents, including active shooters. Ms. Larson has obtained Rule 12(b)(5) dismissals and summary judgment for her various clients on issues in premises liability, exculpatory agreements, and insurance bad faith.
Ms. Larson is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She received her J.D. from the University of Denver. Ms. Larson is the Co-Chair of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms' Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality Practice Area Committee and a member of the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association. She is also a member of American Board of Trial Advocates and Defense Research Institute.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Defense, Appellate, Civil Litigation: Defense, General Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury - Products: DefenseFirst Admitted: 2011, Colorado
Professional Webpage: http://www.suttonbooker.com/attorneys/ashley-r-larson/
Bar / Professional Activity
- National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms Board Member PAC Leadership Committee Co-Chair Emerging Leaders Initiative, Past Co-Chair Retail, Restaurant, Hospitality PAC, Past Co-Chair Trials PAC Insurance PAC
- Member, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member, Defense Research Institute
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Obtained defense verdict on premises liability claim in which plaintiff alleged $3.5 million in injuries, damages, and losses
- Obtained award of sanctions, including fees and costs, for plaintiff’s counsel’s discovery violations
- Obtained summary judgment enforcing exculpatory provisions of a recreational facility’s membership agreement, resulting in dismissal of action and an award of costs
- Successfully defended against motions to add claims for exemplary damages against insurance company and retailer clients
- Achieved summary judgment for insurance company client on claims of common law bad faith and C.R.S. § 10-3- 1115/1116 based on claim preclusion
- Obtained summary judgment in U.S. District Court limiting damages recoverable under C.R.S. § 10-3- 1115/1116
- Obtained judgment in favor of an insurance company in U.S. District Court, prevailing on plaintiff’s claims of breach of contract, and statutory and common law bad faith claims. The District Court held plaintiff forfeited his right to recover under the contract, after the jury found plaintiff failed to cooperate with the insurer.
- Obtained a directed verdict at trial dismissing statutory delay claim under C.R.S. § 10-3- 1115, and drafted appellate briefing where the Colorado Court of Appeals later affirmed the directed verdict
- Drafted appellate briefing resulting in reversal and remand for a new trial on all issues for insurer client
- Obtained summary judgment resulting in dismissal of all claims for retailer in a products liability case, later affirmed on appeal
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a premises liability action against a restaurant franchisor and awarded attorney’s fees and costs that was later affirmed on appeal
- Obtained directed verdicts in premises liability trials limiting plaintiff’s recoverable damages at trial
- Obtained directed verdict on lack of notice in premises liability trial, later affirmed on appeal
- Achieved multiple defense verdicts for retailers and insureds in premises liability matters
- Obtained favorable jury verdict in admitted liability premises liability matter in which plaintiff alleged past and future injuries, damages, and losses in the eight-figure range
Educational Background
- B.S., The University of Texas at Austin
- J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Industry Groups
- Insurance
- Hospitality
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Trucking
Office location for Ashley R. Larson
4949 S Syracuse St
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80237
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2023