Burg Simpson Shareholder Appointed Chair of the Colorado Judicial Institute Membership Committee

    GOLDEN, CO, July 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., is delighted to announce that shareholder David Hersh has been selected to chair the Membership Development Committee for the Colorado Judicial Institute (CJI). Mr. Hersh is serving his second three-year term on the Board of Directors and will spearhead new initiatives to grow the organization's membership.

Speaking of his appointment, Mr. Hersh said, "I am thrilled to have been appointed Chair of the Membership Development Committee. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's group, the CJI plays a unique role in helping to promote judicial excellence, the continued independence of Colorado's courts, and education of the citizens of Colorado about their judicial system." Mr. Hersh continues, "I urge my fellow attorneys, legal professionals and members of the public to consider joining the CJI. The support of our members is crucial in helping fund important projects and educational programs which benefit everyone throughout the State."

Further information regarding membership of the CJI is available from the organization's website www.coloradojudicialinstitute.org

David Hersh is a shareholder in the Denver office of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. Mr. Hersh practices in a number of substantive areas of civil trial law, all involving complex issues of liability and damages. Mr. Hersh has served as lead counsel in both State and Federal Courts throughout the United States in a substantial number of complex commercial litigation cases as well as a number of catastrophic personal injury cases, including cases involving claims for paraplegia/quadriplegia, brain injury, severe burns and disfigurement, and limb loss. Mr. Hersh is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States as well as in Colorado, Wyoming, and a number of Federal Courts.

With offices in Denver, Cody, Cincinnati and Phoenix, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., is a firm of award winning trial lawyers with more than 30 years' experience in obtaining justice for individuals and their families seriously injured by the careless or intentional actions of others.

For more information about our firm please visit www.burgsimpson.com.

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