Erik K. Schuessler
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Greenwood Village, Colorado
Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Appellate, Employment & Labor; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2010
Education: University of Colorado Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024 Call today:
303-796-2626
Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.
6400 South Fiddler's Green CircleSuite 1000
Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Visit website
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Erik K. Schuessler is an attorney and shareholder at the law firm of Burns, Figa & Will in Greenwood Village, Colorado, where he concentrates his practice in business, commercial, employment, real estate and general litigation. He represents individuals and business clients throughout Colorado.
Mr. Schuessler has been practicing law for over a decade. In his employment law practice, he has handled complex cases involving contracts, employment discrimination, non-compete and non-solicitation disputes, shareholder issues, and wage and hour claims. A talented litigator and negotiator, he has experience with all stages of litigation at the trial and appellate levels.
A summa cum laude graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree, Mr. Schuessler went on to receive his law degree from the University of Colorado Law School. He holds licenses to practice law before all Colorado state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
Prior to joining Burns, Figa & Will in 2015, Mr. Schuessler cultivated his legal capability and skills by practicing at a large private law firm. He was also a judicial clerk at the 1st Judicial District of Colorado.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Appellate, Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense, General Litigation, Real Estate: BusinessFocus areas
Appeals, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employer, Litigation, Wage & Hour Laws
- 50% Business Litigation
- 10% Appellate
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employer
- 10% Employment Litigation: Defense
- 10% General Litigation
- 10% Real Estate: Business
First Admitted: 2010, Colorado
Professional Webpage: https://www.bfwlaw.com/people/erik-schuessler/
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 2013
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2011
- Colorado, 2010
- Colorado Bar Association
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- American Bar Association
- Fully prevailed after 7-day arbitration hearing (after eliminating multiple claims via motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment) on behalf of client who was sued by her former employer for breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, commercial disparagement, and civil conspiracy based on a whistleblower complaint made to her former employer's board of directors., 2024
- Successful motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in fraudulent concealment action brought against Canadian client., 2024
- Won summary judgment in qui tam lawsuit claiming Medicaid fraud by home health care company., 2023
- Won summary judgment in complex breach of contract lawsuit over $1.44 million., 2021
- Achieved dismissal of complaint brought by member of national women's sports association that sought to judicially dissolve the association, and prevailed on appeal., 2021
- Won summary judgment and prevailed on appeal in lawsuit regarding constitutionality of local oil and gas ordinances., 2020
- Prevailed at arbitration hearing and on appeal with the U.S. Soccer Federation to gain membership of local youth soccer club in state soccer association., 2020
- Prevailed at trial in dispute over applicable fair market rental rate for renewal term under commercial lease., 2019
- Prevailed in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals case involving false advertising claims under the Lanham Act., 2019
- Won summary judgment for owner of $10 million home in lawsuit brought by real estate broker for commissions that would have been owed had sale closed., 2019
- Successfully restored client’s full ownership interest in multi-million-dollar family business after other owners tried to buy him out for pennies on the dollar, after trial., 2018
- Won summary judgment for LLC manager in veil piercing case seeking to impose personal liability on the manager for the debts of the LLC., 2017
- Won summary judgment for client in lawsuit brought by its tenant regarding repair and replacement obligations under commercial lease., 2017
- Successful motion for partial summary judgment, court trial, and appeal in lawsuit regarding $4.3 million sale of commercial real estate within metropolitan district., 2016
- Prevailed at trial in lawsuit regarding purported sale of $4 million residence., 2016
- Won summary judgment for waste disposal client in lawsuit alleging mishandling of plaintiff’s medical records contained in trash., 2016
- Won summary judgment for home improvement supply store in customer’s lawsuit regarding purchase of custom countertops., 2016
- Won partial summary judgment for client (owner of office building) in lawsuit against tenant for breach of parking agreement under lease., 2015
- Won summary judgment for client bank (as trustee) in lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duties and mismanagement of trust., 2014
- Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2014
- Faculty of Federal Advocates Civil Pro Bono Panel, 2018
- Colorado Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
- https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/erik-schuessler/265340, Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2024
- Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2007
- ., Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. and Erik K. Schuessler, Two Cases, Two Expert Witnesses: One Did it Right; the Other Didn’t, Colorado Business Law Section Newsletter (June 2021), 2021
- ., Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. and Erik K. Schuessler, Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Fees: Ethical and Practical Considerations, Colorado Lawyer (May 2019), 2019
Office location for Erik K. Schuessler
6400 South Fiddler's Green Circle
Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: 303-796-2626
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024
