Jeffrey A. Springer

Mr. Springer is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell®, has been selected for The Best Lawyers in America® and “Super Lawyers,” is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and is ranked in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.

“I became a lawyer to pursue justice for my clients. We founded Springer and Steinberg so when someone is injured or needs the scales of justice to be balanced in their favor we use our considerable experience to get them the results they deserve. Over the years I’ve litigated hundreds of cases in the Denver area and throughout the country. I’m proud of what I accomplish for my clients and the tens of millions of dollars that I have recovered on their behalf.” – Jeffrey A. Springer

Education:

• J.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1975
• A.B., Princeton University, 1972

Awards:

• 2024 Recognized by Best Lawyers for:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• 2022 Recognized by Best Lawyers for:
  • Personal Injury Plaintiff
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Family Law

• 2021 National Trial Lawyer – Top 100

• 2019 National Association of Distinguished Counsel

• 2018 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

• 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers Top 100

• Lawyer.com Premium

Publications & Lectures

• Author: “Plea Bargaining in Federal Court: Predicting and Minimizing the Actual Time to be Served,” 16 Colorado Lawyer 1395, August 1986.
• Co-Author: “Criminal Prosecution of Employers for Workplace Deaths and Injuries,” 16 Colorado Lawyer 1974, November 1987.
• Lecturer: “Sentencing and Alternatives in Federal Court,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1986; “Attorney Negligence: Avoiding and Prosecuting Claims,” Professional Liability Seminar, Denver, Colorado, 1987; “An Overview of the Federal Criminal Case: Pre-Indictment to Sentencing,” Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, 1987; “Professional Negligence,” Advanced Advocacy Program, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, August 1988; “Professional Liability,” Insurance Issues and Personal Injury Seminar, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, October 1988.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1986

Professional Memberships

• Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association
• American Bar Associations
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Colorado Trial Lawyers AssociationMember, Board of Directors, 1988-1990
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Colorado Criminal Defense BarMember, Board of Directors, 1985-1986; 1987-1988; President, 1988-1989

News

• Honors Student Accuses School of Sabotaging Grades, Scholarship Applications Over Religion
• Former Delta Student Claims She was Punished for Atheist Views; Sues School
• Is It a Foul? Ex-Nugget Claims Fraud and Sues Marijuana Business
• Glendale Wins Over Kholghys In District Court

Reported Cases

• Lederman v. Frontier Fire Protection, Inc., 685 F.3d 1151 (10th Cir. 2012)
• Accident and Injury Medical Specialists, PC v. Mintz, 2012 CO 50, 279 P.3d 658 (June 25, 2012)
• Mintz v. Accident and Injury Medical Specialists, PC, — P.3d —- (Colo. App. 2010)
• Butler v. Lembeck, 182 P.3d 1185 (Colo. App. 2007)
• Andropolis v. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., 505 F.Supp.2d 662 (D. Colo. 2007)
• U.S. v. Oregon-Cortez, 244 F.Supp.2d 1167 (D. Colo. 2003)
• Colorado Compensation Ins. Authority v. Baker, 955 P.2d 86 (Colo. App. 1998)
• Lauren Corp. v. Century Geophysical Corp., 953 P.2d 200(Colo. App. 1998)
• People v. Crossman, 850 P.2d 708 (Colo. 1993)
• In re Marriage of Sharp, 823 P.2d 1387 (Colo. App. 1991)
• People v. Freda, 817 P.2d 588 (Colo. App. 1991)
• People v. Abelman, 804 P.2d 859 (Colo. 1991)
• Colorado Auto Auction Services Corp. v. City of Commerce City, 800 P.2d 998 (Colo. 1990)
• U.S. v. Levine, 750 F. Supp. 1433 (D. Colo. 1990)
• People v. Chatz, 788 P.2d 157 (Colo. 1990)
• People v. District Court of Colorado’s Seventeenth Judicial Dist., 779 P.2d 385 (Colo. 1989)
• Neves v. Potter, 769 P.2d 1047 (Colo. 1989); People v. French, 762 P.2d 1369 (Colo. 1988)
• People v. Perse, 750 P.2d 923 (Colo. App. 1988)
• People v. Montoya, 736 P.2d 1208 (Colo. 1987)
• People v. Sprowl, 718 P.2d 524 (Colo. 1986)
• People v. Unruh, 713 P.2d 370 (Colo. 1986)
• Cleary v. District Court in and for Eighteenth Judicial Dist., 704 P.2d 866 (Colo. 1985)
• Lynch v. Three Ponds Co., 656 P.2d 51 (Colo. App. 1982)
• People v. Maestas, 606 P.2d 849 (Colo. 1980)
• People vs. Cole,584 P.2d 71 (Colo. 1978)
• People v. Lundborg, 570 P.2d 1303(Colo. App. 1977)
• Bush vs. Jackson, 552 P.2d 509 (Colo. 1976).

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