Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Tom Kresl is a shareholder of Kresl & Johnson, P.C.  He enjoys working with clients to plan and execute effective individualized case strategies while providing zealous legal representation and legal solutions in a cost effective manner.  

Mr. Kresl began his legal career as a prosecutor for the 17th Judicial District, District Attorney's Office.  He left the District Attorney's Office in 1996 and started a civil practice specializing in cases involving medicine, science and personal injuries. He has extensive litigation experience, having tried nearly one hundred criminal and civil cases to jury verdict. Mr. Kresl provides litigation, contract and risk management support to the health care industry and health care practitioners. He also assists physicians and other professionals with disability claims against their insurance companies and represents clients in medical malpractice, medical device and product liability actions.

Because of his work with physicians, Mr. Kresl is frequently asked by doctors to provide legal assistance to their patients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. He is a director on the Board for The Limb Preservation Foundation, providing legal assistance and volunteer activities to the Foundation and its patients who have undergone amputation or other medical treatment in an effort to prevent loss of limb. This work provides Mr. Kresl with the knowledge, resources, and insight necessary to assist individuals and their families who have suffered serious injury and disability. 

Mr. Kresl lectures at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, and he has been asked to serve as an expert witness on medical malpractice topics. He received a peer review Martindale Hubbell AV rating, the highest rating available for legal skills and professional ethics. He has also been selected by his peers as a Super Lawyer, an honor given only to the top 5% of attorneys in the State of Colorado.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Practice
• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability
• Personal Injury

Representative Cases

• People v. Johnson, 926 P.2d 126
• People v. Vance, 933 P.2d 576

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Family Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Denver Bar Association (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• University of Colorado Law Review (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Legal Aide Award, University of Colorado School of Law

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Past Employment Positions

• 17th Judicial District, Deputy District Attorney, 1993 - 1996

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1992
  J.D.
• University of Colorado, Boulder, 1988
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• "Health Care Litigation in Colorado: A Survey of Recent Decisions@ The Colorado Lawyer,", Vol. 30, No. 8/91

Address

600 S Cherry St.
Suite 217
Denver, CO 80246-1241

Phones

(303) 336-2100

Faxes

(303) 388-1749

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lawyers.com/jmspc
http://www.kresljohnson.com