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Steven Taffet
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Biography
For more than 30 years, Steven Taffet, and Taffet Law, P.C., have represented insurance policyholders in in contested own-occupation and long-term disability claims and with fire, property, health, auto, life and business liability exposures. Taffet Law protects policyholders by insisting that insurance companies deal with them fairly and in good faith. We have obtained settlements and judgments in State and Federal Courts throughout the Rocky Mountain West.
Law and Politics/5280 Denver Magazine, after polling Colorado lawyers, has recognized Steven Taffet's commitment to excellence in his field of practice by including him in Colorado SuperLawyers every year since 2009.
For over two decades, he has maintained the highest ratings for ethics and competence as voted by his peers and judges.
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Licensed in Colorado for 47 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Steven Taffet
885 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO, 80302
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Posted by Phil Sutton | January 24, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Insurance
Got great results from private disability insurance
I was permanently disabled in a car accident in 1999 and had two private disability insurance policies. When one of them illegal denied my claim, the attorney who represented me referred me to Steve Taffet to get help. Steve quickly got them to start paying me. Then they started harassing me with ...
Posted by anonymous | August 31, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Insurance
Great Advise and Counsel
Steve Taffet represented me in a bad faith insurance situation, and it turned into more than just that. While he was able to keep pressure on my insurance company to settle, he was even more instrumental in getting the other parties involved together and implemented a settlement that put the matter ...
Posted by anonymous | August 31, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Employee Benefits
Experienced, Accessible, Tenacious ERISA Lawyer
Steve took my case when my insurance company terminated my disability benefits because of a doctor's coding error. Steve navigated the tough waters of doctors scared of insurance companies and lawyers, all the while proclaiming their support for me. Steve calmed them down and after what seemed to be ...
Posted by Jim | August 30, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
True Professional
Steven Taffet is a true professional, easy to work with and very knowledgeable. He helped us through a difficult situation, and he streamlined what could have otherwise been a very long and drawn-out process. He enabled us to avoid going to court, which definitely saved us $10,000's.
Posted by Kirk | July 31, 2015 | Insurance
Negotiation of an Insurance Claim
In an effort to negotiate an insurance claim for substantial water damage to our primary residence, my wife and I needed an experienced, savvy, and wise attorney to guide us through the intricacies of the insurance policy itself as well as to interact and handle the negotiations with the insurance co...
Steven Taffet's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Steve is the "go to" guy for issues involving the failure of insurance companies to pay the benefits they have cotnracted to pay. I regularly refer such cases to Steve."
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Experience
Honors
2018
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2015
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2015
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2014
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2014
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2013
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2013
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2012
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2012
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2012
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2012
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report
2011
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2010
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2009
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Insurance Coverage, SuperLawyers
2008
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2005
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2004
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2003
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2002
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
2000
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1999
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1998
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1997
Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1996
AV Rating in Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1995
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
1993
AV Rating for Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1992
AV Rating in Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1991
AV Rating for Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
1990
AV Rating for Excellence in Legal Skills and Ethics, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1981 - Present
Principal, Taffet Law, PC
Associations
1981 - Present
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
1981 - Present
American Association for Justice
1981 - Present
Boulder County Bar AssociationLitigation Section
1978 - Present
Colorado Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Peterman v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 1998 961 P.2d 487
UM Case Judgement
Hock v. New York Life Ins. Co., 876 P.2d 1242
$2 Million Bad Faith Verdict
Sheron v. Lutheran Med.Cntr., 18 P.3d 796
$1. 1 Million
Education
1978
University of Colorado School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
University of Rochester
BA with Distinction
Speaking Engagements
2015
Business Law Section
Insurance Coverage Contested
2009
Blockbuster Seminar
"Personal Counsel Role"
2001
CTLA Annual Convention
Disability Claims, Trials and Bad Faith
1999
CTLA Insurance Bad Faith Seminar
Insurance Bad Faith
Languages
English