About Dustin Bergman

Dustin Bergman knows a thing or two about fortitude and what it takes to fight for justice for his clients. Before law school, he hiked 1,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail and worked for his uncle’s logging company in northern Minnesota. These experiences and attending the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College helped him gain a caring mindset to represent and obtain justice for individuals and make his community a better place. Dustin came to Bachus & Schanker, LLC to learn from the best, be part of the state’s largest personal injury firm and to continue to grow and push the envelope in personal injury law. Previously, he practiced and gained critical trial experience with three other Denver firms, two as a shareholder, after moving to Colorado.

Dustin holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he worked as a machinist in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering prototype machine shop. He received his juris doctor from the Appalachian School of Law, where he was a merit scholar, won numerous awards and became a national moot court champion. While in school, he volunteered many hours coaching an elementary school’s Lego robotics team. Dustin is a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Colorado Bar Association, Trial Lawyers College and is licensed to practice in Colorado.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$27.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #6

A Weld County jury awarded $27.6 million to a family whose newborn daughter developed E. coli sepsis and meningitis after nursing staff failed to notify a physician despite documented signs of infection, leaving her with permanent brain injury and cerebral palsy.

Weld County District Court, Colorado (19th Judicial District) · 2022Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$21 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2020 · #16

A Missouri federal jury awarded Mary Bayes $21 million after her Biomet M2a-Magnum metal-on-metal hip implant failed catastrophically, requiring seven revision surgeries and leaving her with permanently constrained hip function.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$7.1 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #17

A Denver jury awarded $7,110,624 to Deysi Cari after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a marked crosswalk with the right-of-way, with the defendant having admitted liability before trial.

Denver District Court, Colorado · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$752,500Verdict

A Denver jury returned a $2.1 million verdict for George Hodge after he slipped on ice at a storage unit and suffered a complete retinal detachment that permanently ended useful vision in his right eye.

Denver District Court, Colorado (2nd Judicial District) · 2020Slip & FallRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Appalachian School of Law
J.D., 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology
Undergraduate, 2005

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado, admitted 2009

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$4 million · Federal Jury Awards $4 Million After Saguache County Jail Staff Ignored Inmate's Suicidal Warnings
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$4.51 Million Verdict After Homeowner Abandons Ladder, Fracturing Worker's Spine

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.