Mr. Stephen J. Burg

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, 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.

Community Involvement

• 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

Publications & Media

• 2020 -2021: Short Informational and Promotional Videos

- Wrongful Death Cases

- Uninsured Motorists

- Distracted Drivers

- Wrongful Death Cases

- Truck Accidents

- Wrongful Death

- Motorcycle Crashes

- Personal Injury

• Interviewed by Colorado and Company on 9NEWS about Personal Injury Law and Bicycle Safety- August 3, 2020

• “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.

• Colorado and Company Interview with Peter Burg and Stephen Burg, August 20, 2019

• Colorado and Company Interview with Peter Burg and Stephen Burg, July 23, 2019

• New Age in Trucking—How Advancements in Technology Will Help You Win Your Case, The Lawyer’s Logbook, April-May, 2015

• 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

• Keep It On The Company – Holding Trucking Companies Accountable for HOS Violations, The Lawyer’s Logbook, February, 2014

Professional Affiliations

• 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)