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Michael S. Burg

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Michael S. Burg was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1976. He founded Burg Simpson in 1977. Today, Burg Simpson comprises 40 attorneys with offices in four states. A veteran of over 175 jury trials as lead counsel, Mr. Burg has obtained ten verdicts in excess of $1M. Clients have received settlements, judgments and verdicts in excess of $500M.

Michael S. Burg has been named among America’s 45 Leading Trial Lawyers by The Legal 500, 2012. He is also acknowledged as one of six Leading Lawyers nationally, when it comes to representing individuals in Pharmaceutical Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation. Published for over twenty years, The Legal 500 series is a worldwide guide of legal services providers in over 100 countries, and widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities. Michael S. Burg has also been named 2013 Denver “Lawyer of the Year” For Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs by Best Lawyers in America.

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Judicial Appointments

• The Honorable Jack Weinstein, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York – Plaintiff Steering Committee for the Zyprexa Multi-District Litigation;
• The Honorable Eldon Fallon, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana – State Liaison Committee for the Vioxx Multi-District Litigation;
• The Honorable David A. Katz, United States District Judge, Northern District of Ohio – Co-Lead Counsel, Ortho Evra Products Multi-District Litigation;
• The Honorable David Herndon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois – Co-Lead Counsel, Yaz/Yasmin Multi-District Litigation.