Anthony J. Viorst

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      Biography

      Anthony Viorst graduated Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University and went on to receive his juris doctorate from Georgetown University in 1987, where he also served as editor for the Georgetown Law Journal. He has written numerous scholarly legal articles, on a variety of subjects, including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and appellate law. Mr. Viorst has been named a Colorado Superlawyer every year for the past 15 years.

      Mr. Viorst spent 10 years in the Colorado Public Defenders Office, where he tried over 100 cases, from DUI to murder. Since 2000, Mr. Viorst has also been practicing in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, police brutality, and civil/criminal appeals.

      Mr. Viorst's medical malpractice case, Preston v. Dupont, 35 P.3d 433 (Colo. 2001), was named the case of the year by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. More recently, Mr. Viorst wrote a comprehensive summary of Colorado legal-malpractice law for the Colorado Bar Association's Colorado Lawyer publication.

      Mr. Viorst is licensed to practice in the Colorado state and federal courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He has the highest rating from his peers as independently reported to Martindale Hubbell.

      Bar Admission

      Maryland, 1988

      Colorado, 1989

      District of Columbia, 1990

      U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2003

      U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

      Other Affiliations

      Denver Bar Association

      American Association for Justice

      Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

      Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 2003 - 2006

      Board of Editors, Colorado Lawyer, 2005-2007, 2005 - 2008

      Screening Subcommittee, Pro Bono Appeals Committee, 2011 - Present

      Chairman, Colorado Bar Association Appellate Subsection , 2022 - 2023

      Achievements

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      Past Lists

      • 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2014 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2013 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2012 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2011 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2009 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2008 Colorado Super Lawyers list
      • 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1987 Juris Doctorate Law Journal: Georgetown Law Journal,

      • George Washington University, 1984 B.A.

        Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

      Honers

      • Colorado Trial Lawyers' Association, Case of the Year, 2001
      • Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 2003
      • Board of Trustees, Denver Bar Association, 2004 - 2008
      • Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation, 2005
      • Board of Editors, Colorado Lawyer, 2005 - 2007
      • Professionalism Award, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, 2020

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