David K. TeSelle

Areas of Practice

• Commercial

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Trial Lawyer David K. TeSelle is a Colorado and Arizona licensed and officed attorney who has successfully tried numerous cases to jury verdicts in both state and federal court, as well as private arbitration. In 2019, Mr. TeSelle was a lead trial lawyer successful in obtaining on one of the largest personal injury jury verdicts in Arizona history ($58.5 million). Then in 2021, after the trial court reduced the verdict post-trial to $17 million, Mr. TeSelle successfully argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals to get the full $58.5 million judgment reinstated for his clients.

Mr. TeSelle continues to be actively engaged in high-profile trial litigation nationwide. He is currently a lead lawyer in national litigation on behalf of thousands of “gold star” military families whose loved ones were injured or killed by terror attacks in Iraq against Iran, its agents and instrumentalities, and the multi-national banks who provided Iran and its terror proxies material support. He is also a lead trial lawyer in litigation against insurance companies in their attempts to avoid coverage for COVID-based property damage to both small and large businesses for business interruption nationwide.

Mr. TeSelle has also successfully battled the largest banks in the world including in litigation related to the 2008 economic collapse (the so-called “Big Short” cases) and regularly represents numerous plaintiffs in large class action and mass tort actions against corporate bad actors, large and small. Mr. TeSelle has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, and his focus is on complex trial litigation. Mr. TeSelle has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients.

Finally, Mr. TeSelle also represents a select group of successful corporate and business clientele in trial and litigation-related business issues.

At Burg Simpson, Mr. TeSelle is a Preferred Shareholder and the leader of Burg Simpson’s Complex Commercial Trial Team. The business and commercial litigation department has achieved Tier 1 status by US News and World Report (the highest-ranking available). His team includes over a dozen of the best trial lawyers in the country.