Anthony J. Viorst
Super Lawyers®Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice Lawyers in Greenwood Village, CO in Greenwood Village, CO
About Anthony J. Viorst
Anthony Viorst graduated Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University and went on to receive his juris doctorate from Georgetown University in 1987, where he also served as editor for the Georgetown Law Journal. He has written numerous scholarly legal articles, on a variety of subjects, including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and appellate law. Mr. Viorst has been named a Colorado Superlawyer every year for the past 15 years. Mr. Viorst spent 10 years in the Colorado Public Defenders Office, where he tried over 100 cases, from DUI to murder. Since 2000, Mr. Viorst has also been practicing in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, police brutality, and civil/criminal appeals. Mr. Viorst's medical malpractice case, Preston v. Dupont, 35 P.3d 433 (Colo. 2001), was named the case of the year by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. More recently, Mr. Viorst wrote a comprehensive summary of Colorado legal-malpractice law for the Colorado Bar Association's Colorado Lawyer publication. Mr. Viorst is licensed to practice in the Colorado state and federal courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He has the highest rating from his peers as independently reported to Martindale Hubbell. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Anthony J. Viorst included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Colorado Trial Lawyers' Association, Case of the Year, 2001 Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 2003 Board of Trustees, Denver Bar Association, 2004 - 2008 Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation, 2005 Board of Editors, Colorado Lawyer, 2005 - 2007 Professionalism Award, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, 2020 Other Sources of Feedback About Anthony J. Viorst Included on the 2026Colorado Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2015 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2014 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2013 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2012 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2011 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2009 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2008 Colorado Super Lawyers list 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1987
- Juris Doctorate
- Law Journal: Georgetown Law Journal
Non Legal Education
- George Washington University, 1984
- B.A.
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Languages
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- Preston v. Dupont
- Citation: 35 P. 3d 433
- Court: Colo. Supreme Ct.
- Year: 2001
- Serial Number: 2001948384
- People v. Arroya
- Citation: 988 P. 2d 1124
- Year: 1999
- Serial Number: 1999263248
Pro Bono Activities
- Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 2001 - Present
- Denver Bar Association, Community Action Network, 2003 - Present
- B'Nai Havurah Synagogue School, Committee Chair, 2004 - Present
- Representative Clients
- Personal Injury Plaintiffs
- Criminal Defendants
Published Works
Articles
- The Colorado Lawyer
- Trial - The Magazine of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- “Liability for Post-Surgical Infection,” Trial (ATLA Journal) May 2004
- “Recovery of Medical Expenses by Insured Medical Malpractice Victims,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal), July 2004
- “Appellate Standards of Review,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal), May 2007
- “The Loss of Chance Doctrine in Colorado,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal), July 2007
- “General Principles Relating to Hospital Liability,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal), March 2009
- “The Colorado Wrongful Death Act,” The Colorado Lawyer, May 2011
- “Sovereign Immunity in Colorado - A Look at the CGIA,” The Colorado Lawyer March 2017
- “Negligent Entrustment of Guns,” The Colorado Lawyer, June 2018
- “Lawyer Negligence,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal) February 2019
- “Comparative Negligence in Medical Malpractice Cases,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal) January 2020
- “Suing Opposing Counsel,” Trial Talk (CTLA Journal) October 2020
- “Colorado Legal Malpractice Law,” The Colorado Lawyer, April 2023
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1988
- Colorado, 1989
- District of Columbia, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
Other Affiliations
- Denver Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors, Colorado Bar Association, 2003 - 2006
- Board of Editors, Colorado Lawyer, 2005-2007, 2005 - 2008
- Screening Subcommittee, Pro Bono Appeals Committee, 2011 - Present
- Chairman, Colorado Bar Association Appellate Subsection , 2022 - 2023
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Anthony J. Viorst |
| Firm | The Viorst Law Offices, P.C. |
| Address | 7375 East Orchard Road, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |
| Phone | 720-808-1571 |
| Phone | 855-993-4520 |
| Phone | 303-900-6178 |
| Website | www.viorstlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |