Attorney Profiles

Scott M. Kleger 
Littleton, Colorado
Of Counsel
phone (303) 798-2525
fax (303) 798-2526
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Scott has more than twenty years experience as a litigator.  His training began at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he attended the Trial Advocacy Institute and served as Executive Director of the Post-Conviction Assistance Project, an organization that litigated civil rights cases, including cases heard in the U.S. Supreme Court.  During Scott's tenure, the U.S. Supreme Court referred to the Post-Conviction Assistance Project as "a respected friend of the Court."  Smith v. Murray , 477 U.S. 527, 540 (1986).  Following law school, Scott was a litigator with prominent firms in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. , handling predominantly commercial litigation and professional negligence defense matters.  Following his relocation to Colorado in 1994, Scott opened his own practice, emphasizing personal injury, civil litigation, employment law, malpractice litigation, and business and commercial law. Scott was active in the First Judicial District Bar Association, serving as a trustee and committee chairperson.  Since 2001, he has held the highest attorney peer review rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Directory.  He joined Miller & Steiert in 2007, where his practice emphasizes employment, civil litigation and personal injury cases.

Areas of Practice:
35% Employment Law
15% Personal Injury
15% Professional Negligence / Malpractice
25% General Litigation
10% Business
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1986
Colorado, 1993
District of Columbia, 1994
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1994
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Executive Director, Post-Conviction Assistance Project


University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1982
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Phi Sigma
Major:  Zoology


Representative Cases:
Arrowsmith v. Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 313Md. 334 545a.2d674 (1988)
Vester v. Rogers, 795 F.2d 1179 (4th Circuit 1986)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Abe Lincoln Did It - What You Should Know Before Hanging Our Your Shingle, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1995


Torts, Denver Paralegal Institute, 1997 - 1998


Handling Personal Injury Cases, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1999


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colorado Bar Association, 1994 - 2007
Member


First Judicial District Bar Association, 1994 - 2007
Member, Former Trustee


Past Employment Positions:
The Kleger Law Firm, P.C., President, 1994 - 2006


Thompson Coburn, LLP, Staff Attorney, 1993 - 1994


Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Associate Attorney, 1989 - 1993


Eccleston & Wolf, Associate Attorney, 1986 - 1989


Pro Bono Activities:
Attorney Coach, Arvada High School Mock Trial Team, 1997 - 1998
Judge, First Judicial District Mock Trial Competition, 1995 - 2002
Metro Volunteer Lawyers, 1995 - 1999
Ancillary Businesses:
Expert Witness