David McDivitt

Executive VP / CEO / Attorney at McDivitt Law Firm
Denver, CO

About David McDivitt

David McDivitt is the Executive Vice President, CEO, and Attorney at McDivitt Law Firm in Colorado.

McDivitt previously served as Deputy Public Defender with the Colorado State Public Defender's office. He frequently testifies before Colorado legislative committees on injury protection legislation and serves as a legal analyst for television and radio.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He completed additional studies at Washington and Lee University and the University of Paris-Sorbonne (French language certification).

He is admitted to the Colorado Bar, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, Executive Committee), American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, National Trial Lawyers Association, and Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member).

He has been recognized as National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40, Colorado Super Lawyers 2018 Rising Star, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 in Colorado, and Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Membership Volunteer of the Year (2010).

Practice areas

Education

University of Colorado Boulder
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
American Association for Justice
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, Executive Committee)
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
National Trial Lawyers Association
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member)

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40
Colorado Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018)
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 in Colorado
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Membership Volunteer of the Year (2010)
Magna Cum Laude (CU Boulder)
Phi Beta Kappa

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Denver firms

Leventhal Puga Braley
Leventhal Puga Braley
$67.35 Million Colorado Record for Infant Brain-Damaged When Surgeon Tied Off Aorta in Heart Surgery
Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers
Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers
$27.6 Million Verdict for Newborn Whose E. Coli Sepsis Went Untreated at North Colorado Medical Center
Zaner Law Personal Injury and Car Accident Attorneys
Zaner Law Personal Injury and Car Accident Attorneys
$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

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