Samantha Pryor
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Denver, Colorado
The Halliburton Law Firm, LLC
Practice Areas: Employment Litigation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2007
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2022 Call today:
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Attorney Samantha L. Pryor is the founder and managing member of The Halliburton Law Firm in Denver, Colorado, where she focuses her practice on personal injury law and employment law.
A native of Colorado, Mrs. Pryor has achieved notable success helping a diverse range of clients across the state with their most important legal matters, including maintaining a successful appellate practice, where she has gained widespread acclaim for her legal research and writing skills.
Her wealth of experience in many legal areas makes her well-suited to handle the demands of her clients regardless of how complex or challenging their needs, and she has received numerous awards and honors for her professionalism and service. In 2017, the Denver Business Journal recognized Mrs. Pryor as a 40 under 40 Honoree, which is a high honor to recognize the best and brightest young leaders in the local business community. Mrs. Pryor was selected as one of the 40 honorees among a group of over 500 nominees in 2017.
After earning her Bachelor of Arts in business administration with a double concentration in finance and accounting, magna cum laude, from Clark Atlanta University in 2004, Mrs. Pryor attended the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2007. That same year, she received her license to practice law from the Colorado Supreme Court. In 2008, she was also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
Active in her community, she is a member of several local, state and national bar associations, and she gives back to her local community as well through her involvement with numerous charitable and civic organizations. Most recently, Mrs. Pryor co-founded and co-designed the Robert F. Smith S.T.E.A.M. Academy, an HBCU-style high school that opened in the fall of 2021 in Denver, Colorado.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Employment Discrimination, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Retaliation, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
- 50% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2007, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://www.thehalliburtonlawfirm.com/attorney/pryor-samanth...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Colorado Bar Association, Member, 2007-present
- Denver Bar Association Board of Governors
- Colorado Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Appointed Member, 2010-present
- Colorado Women's Bar Association - 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 2008
- American Bar Association TIPS Corporate Counsel Committee Vice Chair of Publications, 2009-2013
- Sam Cary Bar Association, 2004-present
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2008
- Denver Bar Association, Member, 2007-present
- Colorado, 2007
Educational Background:
- Clark Atlanta University, B.A. Business Administration - Finance & Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, 2004
- Montbello High School - High School Diploma, 2000
Honors/Awards:
- Selection to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identity the nation’s most exceptional litigators for high-value personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must focus more than 50% of their active legal practice on personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and/or medical malpractice matters. These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, candidates are carefully screened through Advanced Data Analytics evaluating a broad array of criteria, including the candidate’s professional experience, litigation experience, significant personal injury settlements and/or verdicts, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state. Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®. With these extremely high standards for selection to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor — truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community., America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys - Colorado, https://www.top100personalinjuryattorneys.com, 2023
- In observance of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, LexisNexis honored Mrs. Pryor as a law book author and editor who has set the bar for excellence and leadership among women in legal professions., LexisNexis International Women's Day Spotlight, https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/law-books/b/law-books/posts/international-womens-day-spotlight-samantha-pryor-the-halliburton-law-firm, 2021
- Selection to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identity the nation’s most exceptional litigators for high-value personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must focus more than 50% of their active legal practice on personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and/or medical malpractice matters. These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, candidates are carefully screened through Advanced Data Analytics evaluating a broad array of criteria, including the candidate’s professional experience, litigation experience, significant personal injury settlements and/or verdicts, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state. Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®. With these extremely high standards for selection to America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor — truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community., America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys - Colorado, https://www.top100personalinjuryattorneys.com/, 2022
- Expertise.com scored 135 Employment Lawyers in Aurora, Colorado and picked the Top 19 Best Lawyers based on availability, qualifications, reputation, experience and professionalism., Top 19 Best Employment Lawyers in Aurora, Expertise.com, 2021
- The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. This national organization provides networking opportunities, advocacy training, and the highest quality educational programs for trial lawyers., The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
- The Halliburton Law Firm, LLC represented a personal injury victim in a Denver District Court jury trial. The case involved a coffee shop's failure to use proper precautions when serving coffee beverages. The plaintiff has a severe allergy to milk and the coffee shop negligently gave him a coffee with milk. The plaintiff suffered anaphylaxis and was admitted to the emergency room. The emergency room doctors gave the plaintiff too much epinepherine, and the plaintiff suffered a stroke, leaving his entire left side numb. The plaintiff sustained severe injuries and damages. , TOP 40 COLORADO JURY VERDICT, www.topverdict.com, 2018
- The Colorado Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Colorado Bar Association. , Colorado Bar Foundation Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation, 2017
- Selected as a Denver Business Journal 40 under 40 Honoree among over 500 nominees, Denver Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree, Denver Business Journal, 2017
- Selected as a Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star seven years in a row, Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Participated on panel of subject matter experts during the 2024 Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab Summit, Expert Panelist, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Lab Summit, 2024
- Authored updates and new sections of 2020 LexisNexis Practice Guide, Author, LexisNexis Practice Guide: Colorado Pretrial Civil Litigation 2021 Edition, LexisNexis, 2021
- Northeast Academy - Constitutional Law Day, Speaker
- Montbello High School, Mentor/Speaker
- Black Business Initiative - Expert Legal Facilitator/Speaker
- Florence Crittenton High School - Speaker
- Colorado High School Career Day - Panelist
- "EEOC Issues New Technical Assistance Document Regarding Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements" published in Hall & Evans, LLC Newsletter and ABA TIPS Corporate Counsel Committee Newsletter, 2009
- Hall & Evans Litigation Reporter
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Speaker/Mentor
- Rachel B. Noel Middle School Career Day, Speaker
Pro bono/Community Service:
- INROADS Alumni-Intern Engagement Program - Volunteer/Mentor, 2024
- Robert F. Smith S.T.E.A.M Academy, an HBCU-style High School - Co-Founder and Co-Designer
- The Nation Youth Football League (2019 - present)
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law - Civil Litigation Clinic Alumni Panelist
- Initial Founding Member of National Action Network Colorado, 2021
- Lions Den Youth Sports (2018 - present)
- Warriors for High Quality Schools (2018 - present)
- Black Business Initiative, Advisory Board Member & Speaker
- John Dewey Mock Trial, Volunteer Judge
- Colorado State High School Mock Trial Tournament, Volunteer Judge
- Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament, Volunteer Judge
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $185,000.00 - Personal Injury Settlement - Settlement before trial - Slip and Fall on Ice - Torn Rotator Cuff, 2024
- $116,000.00 - Personal Injury Pre-Trial Settlement - Slip and Fall on Ice with serious injuries, 2024
- $55,000.00 - Employment - Out of Court Settlement - Retaliation for raising concerns about discrimination against others, 2024
- $55,000 - Employment - Out of Court Settlement - discrimination, failure to accommodate, retaliation, 2024
- $625,000 - Personal Injury Settlement - Rear-end car accident resulting in surgery to cervical spine, 2023
- $168,500.00 - Personal Injury - Out of Court Settlement involving sideswipe car accident with temporary hearing loss and other injuries , 2023
- $430,000.00 - Personal Injury - Out of Court Settlement - t-bone car accident caused by a failure to yield to oncoming traffic with injuries to foot and worsening of pre-existing conditions, 2023
- $70,000.00 Settlement - Negotiation of Severance Agreement - Negotiated significantly increased severance pay based on claims of discrimination based on race, retaliation for complaining about discrimination, and constructive discharge (voluntary resignation forced by continued, unabated unlawful employment practices) , 2023
- $125,000.00 - Settlement pending EEOC investigation - Harassment (hostile work environment) and discrimination based on age, and retaliation for raising concerns about hostile work environment and discrimination, 2023
- $55,000 Out of Court Settlement - Constructive discharge/Forced resignation after raising concerns about racist/biased workplace practices, 2023
- $16,527.30 - Personal Injury Settlement - Injury from items falling from shelf in grocery store , 2023
- $294,500.00 - Personal Injury - Out of Court Settlement - Slip and fall on ice and snow with fractured hip and other injuries, 2022
- $65,000.00 - Employment Discrimination and Retaliation, 2022
- $47,500.00 - Personal Injury - Out of Court Settlement - Hotel negligence in serving desert with nuts to guest with food allergies , 2022
- $105,000.00 - Personal Injury Settlement - Out of court settlement in a sideswipe car crash with traumatic brain injury , 2022
- $65,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Funeral home negligence in mishandling cremations , 2021
- $472,000.00 - Personal Injury Settlement - 10-car auto accident, traumatic brain injury, loss of employment, cognitive impairment, vicarious liability, 2020
- $75,000.00 Out of Court Settlement/Forced Change in Hiring Policy - Employment Discrimination - refusal to hire based on background check, disparate impact, systemic discrimination, 2020
- $55,000.00 Settlement - Personal Injury, slip and fall, Colorado Premises Liability Act, rib contusion, back pain, ankle sprains, 2020
- $200,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Sexual assault on a child, host home liability , 2019
- $135,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Personal Injury, rear-end auto accident, traumatic brain injury, back and neck injury, employer/vicarious liability, commercial liability , 2019
- $50,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Personal Injury, traumatic brain injury, concussion, radiculopathy, nerve damage, hip and back injuries, 2019
- $221,524.00 - TOP 40 Colorado Jury Verdicts 2018: personal injury, negligent mishandling of coffee drink with milk, Emotional Distress, Restaurant negligence, milk allergies, stroke, anaphylactic shock, epinephrine, 2018
- $220,000.00 - Settlement - Employment Law, Whistleblower Retaliation, retaliation for reporting violations of federal and state consumer protection laws, 2018
- $150,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Auto/Pedestrian Accident, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, radiculopathy, back and neck injuries , 2016
- $125,000.00 Benefits Award - US Department of Labor Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act - Rocky Flats Plant - Survivor Beneficiary Claim, peripheral neuropathy, congestive heart failure, autoimmune neuritis, restrictive lung disease, occupational illness causing or contributing to death , 2018
- $70,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Personal Injury, Reckless Mishandling of Cremations, Breach of contract, 2018
- $82,000.00 - Out of Court Settlement - Personal Injury, Slip and Fall at Apartment Complex, facial lacerations, facial scarring, head injury, Colorado Premises Liability Act, 2016
- $60,000.00 - Personal Injury Settlement - Car Accident, mild traumatic brain injury, neck pain, back pain, 2016
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“For a young lawyer, Samantha is incredibly poised under pressure, and at Hall & Evans, she grappled with quite a bit of autonomy and pressure! Samantha is also an extremely good writer, and articulate in court.”
Selections
1 Year Super Lawyers
10 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2022
