John A Culver

John A Culver

4.2
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 33 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Civil Rights, Class Action

633 17th St Ste 1450, Denver, CO

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 33 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1992

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Benezra Culver PC

633 17th St Ste 1450, Denver, CO, 80202-3660

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John A Culver's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Posted by Harold | March 14, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Litigation

Creative application that leads to significant win

My family is grateful for the expert representation, prompt case management, and satisfying win. Seth and John steered me through the winding road of litigation from initial intake meeting through post-hearing follow-up. They were legally creative and imaginative in applying the new and unused ap...plication of law to win my case. In fact, they are recognized by fellow practitioners for their application of the law to the facts in my case that resulted in a significant award. The firm continues to bolster public awareness of law related to professional ethics rules for members of the CFA Institute and other organizations. Thanks again to Benezra and Culver for their diligence, integrity, competence, and moral fiber. Harold B. Nachtrieb, CFA

Posted by anonymous | December 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor

Lack of awareness

John was recommended by a friend and I hired him after my civilian employer terminated me illegally for my military employment. He had his assistant read and prepare my legal documents… some of which had errors that I was not given the opportunity to fix before they were sent. He was largely unfamili...ar with key aspects of my case, and I had to send his team the same documentation multiple times as it was overlooked. Needless to say, not a good outcome and I will be hiring an attorney more familiar with userra cases….

Posted by Anne | January 31, 2021 | Hired Attorney

You are in good hands

I highly recommend this firm if you are looking for legal help. We discovered Benezra & Culver from another firm - that much they're known. From the first meeting, the difference was astounding. We were fully briefed how the system works, expectations, and time lines. Communication was open, freq...uent, and detailed. Treated as members of the team; questions and actions generally were answered within hours, and; measurable progress was visible every single week. I immediately knew I had called the right experts to represent. John, Seth and Anna was welcoming, genuine, sincere and had a caring approach. They are thorough in reviewing situation and extremely insightful.

Posted by anonymous | February 11, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

John’s an Answer to Our Prayers

If you’re looking for an honest, genuine, transparent, kind, and caring attorney, who has excellent knowledge of the law from myriad years of active practice, will truly listen, and give his clients the best probability of becoming whole again, then look no further; John Culver is the attorney you wa...nt! My family and I initially hired another lawyer to fight for us after an extremely traumatic incident at the hands of others. We fell hook, line, and sinker for this first attorney’s lies and manipulations; in attempt to capitalize on my families pain and suffering. After almost two years of being treated worse by our attorney and his firm than the people we hired him to go after in court, this firm withdrew their representation and filed a lien to still get 40% of whatever settlement another attorney happens to win for us; because we refused a settlement offer we thought was way too low. To make matters worse, his firm threatened other attorneys, who considered acquiring us as their clients, with putting a lien on their firms; as well as defamed our character, painting a picture of us as difficult clients nobody wants. When we found John Culver our prayers were answered! He took on our case; and refused to be bullied and manipulated by our ex attorney and his firm. John has always been straightforward, transparent, and genuinely kind, caring, and compassionate towards us; as well as others he dealt with while working our case. He doesn’t merely pay lip service, telling you what you want to hear, then doing whatever he feels behind clients backs like our first firm. He’s a straightforward stand up man; who was always honest with us, even when doing so was hard. And ultimately John let us, his clients, choose which direction we wanted to go in through each direction the case took us, talking us through all possible outcomes; and he never took our choices away by choosing for us. John had his work cut out for him when he took us on as clients. We were already a couple years into our case; so John had to play a fast game of catch up. He also had to deal with myriad issues caused by our first corrupt and manipulative attorney and his firm, among other issues. John’s compassion and caring is truly genuine; and unexpected after the experience we had with the first attorney and his firm. After sensing our frustrations, John even gave us an enormous break in fees; I believe out of his desire to help our family become whole again. John won our case within a year; and got us an exponentially larger settlement (Over 4x the amount) than the first lawyer acquired after almost two years of self-centered personal profit-driven work and abuse of us, his clients. Before meeting John Culver I had recently gained an enormous dislike for attorneys; feeling that everything negative I had ever heard in my lifetime about lawyers was true. John changed that perception! If you are in need of an amazing Civil Rights Lawyer look no further; John Culver is the man. My family and I highly recommend John!!!

Posted by CJ | August 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly skilled and aggressive, yet fair

I hired Mr. Culver to represent me and have not regretted this decision despite endeavoring into a much longer legal process than I expected. But, once you're in the legal river, it has a way of meandering beyond your control. If you choose to retain him, know he is in demand and has a heavy case loa...d. Only reason I did not give five stars.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law, Lawyer Monthly

2015

Colorado Constitutional Lawyer of the Year, Global Law Experts

2014

Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America

2014

Best Lawyer in Colordao, Denver Post

2014

Top Lawyer in Denver, 5280 Magazine

2012

Best Lawyers in America, National Law Journal

2012

Top Rated Labot and Employment Lawyers, National Law Journal

2012

Top Lawyer in Colorado, Best Lawyers

2008

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

2000

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

1996

Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine

1996

Super Lawyer, 5280 Magazine

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Shareholder, Benezra & Culver

2019 - 2019

Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

1997 - 2019

Adjunct Professor, Denver University College Of Law

Associations

2019 - Present

America Arbitration Assocation

Arbitrator

2017 - Present

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Member

1992 - Present

American Civil Liberties Union

Cooperating Lawyer

1992 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Member

1992 - Present

Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association

Member

1992 - Present

Denver Bar Association

Member

2012 - 2014

Colorado Bar Association

Co-chair, Labor and Employment Law Section

1995 - 1997

Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association

Vice President

Sample of Legal Cases

Fisher v. City and County of Denver

Judgment for Plaintiff totalling $1.2 million

Drake v. TalMor

Judgment for Plaintiff valued at $3.5 million

Vaszlavik, et al v. StorageTek

$5 million settlement.

Caspar v. Avaya

Judgment for Plaintiff valued at $1.8 million

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Education

1992

University of Pennsylvania Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2017

Trial Basics Seminar

Evidentiary Issues in Civil Rights Cases

2017

Annual Retreat

Employment Privacy

2015

Monthly Seminar

Recent First Amendment Trial Victory

2014

Civil Rights Training

Section 1983 Litigation Basics

2014

Annual Fall Employment Law Conference

Employment Privacy

2012

Annual Retreat

Recent ADA trial Victory

2010

National Converntion

Public Sector Employment Law

Publications

2010

The Practitioners Guide to Colorado Employment Law Workplace privacy
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