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John A. Culver has advocated for the protection of civil rights both within and without the employment context for more than twenty five years. Mr. Culver graduated from the University of Kansas with honors in 1987 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1992. Mr. Culver is admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and all Colorado state courts.
Mr. Culver’s skills and achievements have been repeatedly recognized by his peers, as well as the Colorado judiciary. Most recently, Mr. Culver was elected to be a Fellow in the exclusive and prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He was also named the 2014 Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, the 2015 Colorado Constitutional Lawyer of the Year by Global Law Experts and the 2018 Lawyer of the Year for Employment and Labor Law by Lawyer Monthly. Mr. Culver has also been acknowledged as one of the Best Lawyers in America and one of the Top Rated Labor and Employment Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal and the American Lawyer. Since 2006, Mr. Culver has been recognized as one of Colorado’s top attorneys through Law and Politics and 5280 Magazine’s “Super Lawyer” nominations. From 2008 to the present, Mr. Culver has been voted as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Colorado by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has also received a prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Preeminent Skills and Ethics. Martindale-Hubbell has also designated Mr. Culver as a Top Rated Lawyer in Employment and Labor Law. He has been named a Top Lawyer in Colorado by Best Lawyers, a Best Lawyer in Denver by the Denver Post, and a Top Lawyer in Denver and Beyond by 5280 Magazine.
Mr. Culver’s knowledge of employment and civil rights law is without peer. Since 1997, Mr. Culver has instructed future lawyers in employment law, public sector employment law, civil rights litigation, and civil litigation as an adjunct professor at the Denver University College of Law. He also regularly instructs members of the Bar regarding similar topics, including as a lecturer at the National Convention for the National Employment Lawyer’s Association, the Annual Retreat of the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers Association, and numerous others. He has also appeared on Denver’s local network affiliates, as well as the ABC Nightly News, HBO Inside Sports, The Reggie Rivers Show and TheBradshaw Difference concerning his civil rights work. Mr. Culver is a former Co-Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section.
Mr. Culver is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer with a proven track record of success for his clients. As just two examples, Mr. Culver served as lead counsel in the certified age and benefits discrimination class action, Vaszlavik, et al. v. Storage Tech., which settled for $5 million and significant affirmative relief. He was also lead counsel in Drake v. TalMor Capital Management, LLC, and Edmond Melhado, in which this firm obtained a $3.5 million judgment (including attorney fees and interest) on behalf of their client. This is one of the very largest single plaintiff judgments in a Colorado employment case.
Mr. Culver is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of employment law arbitrators. Mr. Culver is currently accepting arbitrations.
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633 17th St Ste 1450, Denver, CO, 80202-3660
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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
1995 - Present
Shareholder, Benezra & Culver
2019 - 2019
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
1997 - 2019
Adjunct Professor, Denver University College Of Law
2019 - Present
America Arbitration AssocationArbitrator
2017 - Present
College of Labor and Employment LawyersMember
1992 - Present
American Civil Liberties UnionCooperating Lawyer
1992 - Present
Colorado Bar AssociationMember
1992 - Present
Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
1992 - Present
Denver Bar AssociationMember
2012 - 2014
Colorado Bar AssociationCo-chair, Labor and Employment Law Section
1995 - 1997
Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers AssociationVice President
Judgment for Plaintiff totalling $1.2 million
Judgment for Plaintiff valued at $3.5 million
$5 million settlement.
Judgment for Plaintiff valued at $1.8 million
1992
JD - Juris Doctor
2017
Evidentiary Issues in Civil Rights Cases
2017
Employment Privacy
2015
Recent First Amendment Trial Victory
2014
Section 1983 Litigation Basics
2014
Employment Privacy
2012
Recent ADA trial Victory
2010
Public Sector Employment Law
2010