Jeffery D. Bursell – Member
jbursell@dewhirstdolven.com
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor: Widener University School of Law, 1995.
Bachelor of Arts: University of Utah, 1992.
Major: English; Minor: History.
Honors: Dean’s List; American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Methods.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted to practice in the State of Utah 1996; United States District Court, District of Utah 1996; State of Colorado 2006; United States District Court, District of Colorado 2006.
DISTINCTIONS
Recipient, Ella C. Wolfe Award for Excellence in Real Property Law, 1995; Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Frank G. Noel, Utah District Court, Salt Lake County, 1996-98; and Legislative Liaison, Washington County Utah PTA, 2001-03.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Colorado Bar Association, Arapahoe County Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Utah Bar Association, Southern Utah Bar Association, Denver Claims Association, and Colorado Claims Association.
FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Mr. Bursell provides a full range of representation in the areas of construction defects, bodily injury, general tort law, insurance defense, first and third-party insurance bad faith, premises liability, insurance coverage, products liability, cyber liability, and toxic torts.
Mr. Bursell’s practice further emphasizes the representation of railroads in defense of FELA claims, corporations and individuals in real property litigation, mechanic’s lien claims, and general commercial litigation.