Testimonials

"When I call on Beth for clarity regarding the global landmines of trafficking and slavery the responses I get are clear, well thought out and steeped in solid experience. Beth's compassion for the victims matches her fight to expose the truth from the false. She seems tireless in her quest for justice. She also gets results. I am so grateful to have such a guide leading my way."
M.B. McAlllister
 

Beth Klein, Attorney Biography

    Rated as an "A-V" lawyer, preeminent lawyer, by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the oldest and most prestigious attorney rating service in the United States, Beth Klein, Esq. is an attorney who cares and works hard for her clients. In 2006 to date she has been voted by over 13,000 lawyers as a Superlawyer in the State of Colorado and one of the top 25 women lawyers in Colorado for multiple years. In November 2006, Beth was selected as one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff's Lawyers in the United States by Lawdragon.   She is licensed to practice law in Colorado, California, and Texas and admitted to practice in federal courts in Colorado, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Utah, and in the Tenth Circuit.

She was awarded the 21 Leaders Award from Womens E News for being an advocate for the enslaved and for writing effective anti-human trafficking law, pro bono. More Magazine in its May 2011 edition named her as one of the 50 Women That You Want On Your Side along with Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton and many other women world leaders. She has written laws for many states and works with nations around the world to end slavery through law.

She possesses the skill, dedication, and creativity needed to obtain for her clients the just compensation and restitution they deserve. She has been instrumental in winning large class action settlements, with awards ranging from $15 million to more than $1 billion. Indeed, the results depend upon the facts of each case and the jurisdiction in which the case can be brought.

Beth Klein was born and raised in Colorado. She graduated second in her class at Truman University, summa cum laude. She received a Rotary International Scholarship to Ireland where she received Honors, First Class. Beth attended the University of Denver, College of Law where she was an editor for the Denver Law Review.

She started trying cases before she graduated with the City Attorney's office in Denver. Beth Klein has served clients on both sides of the fence and has a unique, well-rounded view of evidence and the trial process. In the 90s, she was personally selected to serve as National Trial Counsel to Owens Corning in a high-profile series of asbestos litigation cases. She represented corporations in high-risk cases (cases that had a potential jury award of $5 million or more) until she was asked by the plaintiff's counsel to change sides and represent people who had been diagnosed with asbestos related cancer and mesothelioma.

A talented instructor, Ms. Klein teaches other lawyers how to be effective advocates. She is a long-standing faculty member of NITA, where she teaches basic and master's level trial skills to lawyers from all states. In January 2005 Beth Klein was awarded the Martindale-Hubbell NITA Faculty Designation. Having taught at the University of Denver College of Law and the University of Colorado School of Law, she is a sought-after lecturer and has been asked to present seminars on effective witness presentation, trial design, class action structure, and complex litigation including defective drugs and medical devices. Her paper on class action and the practical protection of class members has been published.

Beth is a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation. Selection as a fellow is limited and "is recognition of a lawyer as one whose professional, public, and private career has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the Colorado Bar Association." She is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. www.trialcounsel.org; - an invitation only society of accomplished lawyers who have proved their effectiveness and superior ethical standards.