Stephen J. Burg
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Englewood, Colorado
Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2008
Education: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2021 Call today:
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Details
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, motorcycle collisions, product liability injuries, gas explosions, sexual assault and exploitation, 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. and has also been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America and a Colorado Super Lawyer. He is also named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” by the National Trial Lawyers, and Denver’s 5280 Magazine selected Mr. Burg as a “Top Lawyer” and the Face of Personal Injury Law Litigation since 2020. 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.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2008, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://www.burgsimpson.com/attorneys/stephen-j-burg/
- Arizona, 2014
- Member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2024
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2008
- Colorado, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- 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)
- Wrongful Death Cases Uninsured Motorists Distracted Drivers Wrongful Death Cases Truck Accidents Wrongful Death Motorcycle Crashes Personal Injury, Short Informational and Promotional Videos
- Interviewed by Colorado and Company on 9NEWS about Personal Injury Law and Bicycle Safety- August 3, 2020, Personal Injury and Bicycle Safety, 2020
- Colorado Personal Injury, 2019, Colorado and Company Interview with Peter Burg and Stephen Burg, August 20, 2019
- Traumatic Brain Injury, 2019, Colorado and Company Interview with Peter Burg and Stephen Burg, July 23, 2019
- Stephen Burg joins host Mike Papantonio on Ring of Fire as they discuss why Republicans are lining up to kiss the ring of billionaire conservatives, April 14, 2014, The Billionaire Primary - The Ring of Fire
- Boulder County Wildfire Crisis Relief
- Food Bank of the Rockies.
- 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
- Selected to Colorado Super Lawyers®, 2022-2024, Super Lawyers®
- Selected to Best Lawyers®, 2021-2024, Best Lawyers®
- 5280 Magazine Top Lawyer, 2022, 5280 Magazine, 2022
- Selected to Colorado Super Lawyers®, 2022, Colorado Super Lawyers®
- Stephen Burg represented the "Face of Personal Injury Litigation" in 5280 Magazine's 2020 -2023, "Face of Personal Injury Litigation", 5280 Magazine
- Top 10 Jury Verdict in the State of Colorado, Law Week Colorado, 2018
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, President, 2018, Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
- Appointment by Governor to 18th Judicial District Nominating Commission, 2018
- Recommended Attorney, the U.S. Legal 500, 2013
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers in America™
- The National Trial Lawyers,Top 100 Trial Lawyer, 2012–Present, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
- National Advisory Board, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA), 2013
- AVVO, Highest Distinction of Superb Attorney Rating
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
- The Compleat Lawyer, Law Week Colorado, 2010
- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s Transition Team, 2011
- Board of Directors, ARC Thrift, 2013
- Ex Officio Board of Director, Colorado Judicial Institute, 2012
- ADL Glass Partners-In-Leadership, 2009
- Selected to Colorado Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2012-2021, Colorado Super Lawyers®
- Mountain States Region Board of Director, Anti-Defamation League, 2011
- The University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2007
- University of Wyoming, B.A., 2004
- “Your First Insurance Policy Coverage Dispute,” Colorado Lawyer, February 2020, co-authored with Ronald M. Sandgrund, Thomas W. Henderson, and Joseph F. ("Trip") Nistico III., Co-Author, “Your First Insurance Policy Coverage Dispute,”, Colorado Lawyer, 2020
- Depositions, New Lawyers Boot Camp, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Presenter, 2020
- Voir Dire, New Lawyers Boot Camp, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Presenter, 2018
- Sources of Insurance Coverage for Your Claim, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Presenter, 2018
- Nunn / Bashor / Excess Judgment Litigation: A Boots on the Ground Perspective, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Insurance Seminar, Presenter, 2018
- Trying Your Case Against The Company, Not the Driver, Super Summit Top Guns III, Presenter, 2014
- New Age in Trucking—How Advancements in Technology Will Help You Win Your Case, The Lawyer's Logbook, Author, 2015
- Keep It On The Company – Holding Trucking Companies Accountable for HOS Violations, The Lawyer’s Logbook, Author, 2014
- Honorable Mention Collegiate All-American Rugby, 2004
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2021
