About Brian Aleinikoff

Brian Aleinikoff is a Denver native who majored in Biology and minored in Spanish at Carleton College, then earned a Master's in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Tufts University before attending law school. That scientific background gives him a deeper command of the complex medical issues in his cases. He began his legal career at a large Minneapolis firm and later returned to Denver, where he has focused on medical malpractice, birth injury, and personal injury cases.

Brian earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2011. He is licensed in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Brian has been selected as a Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2021 through 2024, has been named to Best Lawyers in America, and has received National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 recognition.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$12.4 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #14

A Broomfield County jury found Crested Butte Mountain Resort negligent per se for violating federal chairlift safety standards, awarding a family $12.4 million after their teenage daughter fell 30 feet from a moving ski lift and was permanently paralyzed.

Broomfield County District Court, Colorado · 2025Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School
J.D., 2011
Carleton College
Undergraduate, 2006

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Minnesota
State Bar of Wisconsin

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Denver firms

Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers
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$27.6 Million Verdict for Newborn Whose E. Coli Sepsis Went Untreated at North Colorado Medical Center
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$16 Million Verdict for Electrocuted Flooring Worker, Colorado's Largest Premises Liability Award
Chod Law, LLC
Chod Law, LLC
$9.3 million · Jury Awards Lincoln Railcar Repairer $9.3 Million After BNSF Crane Accident Left Him With Spine Injuries
Dormer Harpring Denver Personal Injury Lawyers
Dormer Harpring Denver Personal Injury Lawyers
$4 million · Federal Jury Awards $4 Million After Saguache County Jail Staff Ignored Inmate's Suicidal Warnings
The Wilhite Law Firm
The Wilhite Law Firm
$5.3 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.