Michael D. Simpson

Mike Simpson is a partner in WSHB's Denver office, handling complex civil litigation matters. In addition to construction defect, commercial, and business litigation, Mike assists our national insurance coverage practice by advising and representing domestic and international insurers on first-party property, commercial general liability, and professional errors and omission claims, including interpretation of policy provisions and exclusions and first-party bad faith claims. Mike worked for seven years in Information Technology as a software support analyst and network engineer before law school. His work experience is called upon in relation to issues that arise in the emerging area of cybersecurity and data privacy, including data breach class actions, tech litigation, breach response cases, and state/federal enforcement of data privacy statutes.

Mike graduated from the University of Colorado Law School, where he was a student attorney with the San Luis Valley Acequia Assistance Project and in the Getches-Green Natural Resources, Environmental, and Energy Law Clinic. Mike was Resource Editor of the University of Colorado Law Review and published All Your Data Are Belong to Us: Consumer Data Breach Rights and Remedies in an Electronic Exchange Economy , 87 U. Colo. L. Rev. 669 (2016), which won Colorado Law's 2017 Sandgrund Award for Best Consumer Rights Work. During law school, he interned with Judge Christopher J. Munch of the First Judicial District in Golden, Colorado, and was a Student Honors Intern in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Denver Regional Office. Mike clerked for the Honorable Brian R. Whitney of the Denver District Court before joining the firm.

Newsroom

News

•Impactful Amendments to Colorado Law: Heightened Damages Caps and Practical Implications
Case Updates, 10.15.24
•Businesses Prepare for Colorado Privacy Mandates
Media Mention, Law Week Colorado, 9.22.22
•Colorado Imposes New Limits on Insurers Seeking to Assert a Failure-to-Cooperate Defense
Article, 7.23.20
•Emergency Coronavirus Insurance Regulations in Colorado
Article, 4.16.20
•Full Disclosure! Insurer Beware: Colorado’s New Automobile Policy Disclosure Law Has Teeth!
Article, 1.21.20

Publications

•Legislative Reform Focuses on Housing Crisis Solutions
Article, 4.8.25
•Co-Author, ' Colorado Court of Appeals Recognizes Contractual 'Fees on Fees', ' CLM Magazine, March 3, 2026

•Co-Author, ' Supreme Court Clarifies Pre-Litigation Duty to Preserve Evidence, ' WSHB Case Update, October 23, 2025

•Co-Author, ' Colorado: A Balancing Act, ' Construction Claims Magazine, Summer 2025

•Author, ' Colorado Supreme Court Reaffirms Tort Limits in Construction Cases, ' WSHB Case Update, July 17, 2025

•Co-Author, ' Court Cautions AI Generated Legal Filings May Face Consequences, ' WSHB Case Update, January 13, 2025

In the News

•Legislative Reform Focuses on Housing Crisis Solutions
•Impactful Amendments to Colorado Law: Heightened Damages Caps and Practical Implications
•Businesses Prepare for Colorado Privacy Mandates
•Colorado Imposes New Limits on Insurers Seeking to Assert a Failure-to-Cooperate Defense

Honors & Recognitions

•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation - Labor and Employment in Highlands Ranch, CO (2024 - 2026)