Top Litigation Lawyers in ZIP 80112 | 33 available

Ryan L. Pardue’s practice focuses on construction defect litigation. Mr. Pardue obtained his undergraduate degree from The College of William and Mary in Virginia in 2002 and he graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law and was admitted to practice in the State of Colorado in 2007.. Prior to joining Burg Simpson, Mr. Pardue was a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor, representing the Mine Safety and Health Administration litigating cases related to the Federal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1977. Mr. Pardue also served as a Deputy District Attorney for the 9th Judicial District in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and represented clients in civil litigation matters in a variety of practice areas as an attorney in private practice.

Michael C. Menghini’s practice focuses on construction defects, construction products liability and commercial litigation. His clients include homeowner associations, condominium associations, homeowners and business owners.. In 2017, Mr. Menghini and co-counsel, Mari Perczak, obtained a $5.9 Million arbitration award on behalf of a 59-unit condominium association involving various moisture management, building envelope, shear wall and civil defects.. Also in 2017, Mr. Menghini and co-counsel, Mari Perczak, secured a $3.25 Million settlement on behalf of a 16-unit condominium association involving significant water intrusion, structural deterioration, stucco defects, and fire protection defects.. Mr. Menghini has earned the top AV® Preeminent Rating, 5.0 out of 5.0, from Martindale Hubbell, one of the nation’s leading legal directors. In 2016 and 2017, he was selected by Colorado Super Lawyers® as a “Rising Star” in the area of Construction Defect Litigation. Prior to his time in Colorado, he was selected by Wisconsin Super Lawyers ® as a “Rising Star” from 2012-2015 in the area of Business Litigation. Additionally, in 2014, Mr. Menghini was selected by the Wisconsin Law Journal as one of 26 “Up-and-Coming Lawyers” in the State of Wisconsin.. Prior to joining Burg Simpson, Mr. Menghini was a partner in a Wisconsin-based law firm where he focused on business, commercial and real estate litigation. Mr. Menghini has been lead counsel and has successfully litigated and resolved many complex cases. He has also appeared before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Wisconsin Supreme Court on several occasions, whereby he briefed and orally argued various legal issues, including matters of first impression.. Mr. Menghini enjoys spending his free time with his lovely wife, Maureen, and their three trouble-making children, Bernadette, Paul and Michael, Jr.

I have devoted my entire life to being the best trial lawyer possible.  My father was a nationally prominent courtroom lawyer, and I decided at the age of about 12 that this was how I wanted to develop my career.  I feel a deep sense of honor and privilege whenever a new client retains me or my firm for an important matter, and I never tire of the challenge of finding new and creative ways of advancing our clients' interests in court, and giving the best possible advise to clients in the privacy of our offices.

David TeSelle is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. His passion is trying cases and fighting for justice for his clients, and he believes strongly in every American citizen’s right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers to resolve disputes.  Mr. TeSelle’s primary focus is assisting his clients through complex commercial and business litigation disputes, sometimes against the largest and toughest corporations in the world.  This includes numerous successful trial verdicts and settlements for millions of dollars in “bet your business” disputes, fiduciary duty violations, shareholder, partnership and member disputes, consumer and corporate fraud cases, securities cases, investment advisor/broker-dealer disputes, insurance bad faith cases, property disputes, lender-liability disputes, investor disputes, shareholder derivative disputes, product liability cases and class actions.  Mr. TeSelle also has extensive jury trial experience, including million dollar-plus awards, and substantial settlements in personal injury and construction defect cases.. Mr. TeSelle currently acts as co-leader in charge of managing Burg Simpson’s Commercial Trial Practice Group, which includes over a dozen of the firm’s finest trial lawyers.  He has successfully tried to verdict numerous million dollar-plus jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.  In addition, he has negotiated numerous other multi-million dollar settlements.  Mr. TeSelle serves a wide range of clients, and prides himself on hard work and an unrelenting focus on striving to meet the client’s goals and objectives within the law.  One size does not fit all in high-stakes commercial litigation disputes. Mr. TeSelle never forgets that the ultimate goal is to fight hard to win justice for his clients, and to do so as efficiently and economically as possible.. Mr. TeSelle has been recognized as a 2012 Colorado Super Lawyer (recognizing him as among the top 5% of his profession).  Mr. TeSelle has also achieved the highest rating from his peers for the quality of legal advocacy, professionalism and ethics by receiving the coveted “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell.   He has also met the highest standards of excellence for selection in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 as one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Association’sTop 100 Trial Lawyers.. Mr. TeSelle is a 1991 graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University in New York, NY, and a 1994 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University.  Mr. TeSelle joined Burg Simpson in 1998, after practicing for several years where he grew up, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. TeSelle has spoken at several national conferences, teaching other lawyers about trial practice and various aspects of business/commercial litigation.  He has also taught classes at Denver University Law School on real world trial practice to aspiring trial lawyers.

Anne Zellner is a skilled litigator with a vast array of experience who focuses her practice on complex civil litigation. She was awarded for her trial abilities by the Jury Verdict Reporter in 2011, receiving their prestigious Trial Excellence Award.. Ms. Zellner has diverse jury trial experience including complex commercial claims, civil rights, and medical malpractice. She has extensive courtroom experience and has been involved in multiple high-profile cases around the country.