Scott Jurdem - a Boulder, CO Federal and State Criminal Defense Lawyer

Boulder Federal and State Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Federal and State Criminal Defense
Drug Crimes Including Marijuana and Cocaine Possession and Distribution
Defense of Sex Offenses
Defense of Domestic Violence Offenses
Driving While Intoxicated (DUI & DWI) and Traffic Offenses
White Collar Crime and Securities Fraud
CU Office of Student Conduct Matters
Serious Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Commercial Litigation and Business Torts
Automobile Accidents and Injuries
Professional Malpractice

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Mr. Jurdem's skills as a trial lawyer were honed over the course of a 42 year career and are well known in the State of Colorado. His achievements include selection to the Best Lawyers in America, with the additional designation as Lawyer of the Year 2022 by Best Lawyers in America, nomination and admission to the exclusive American Board of Trial (ABOTA), over fifteen years selected to Colorado Super Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top five percent of Colorado attorneys, and Board Certification as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Jurdem's successes in the personal injury and civil arena include two verdicts in excess of ten million dollars and many others in excess of one million dollars.

A licensed attorney in Boulder since 1976, Scott Jurdem has broad experience including serving as Director of the Denver and Colorado Springs Public Defender Offices. For examples of how we have helped people when they needed it most, please see some of our case results.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Scott Jurdem included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Best Lawyers in America 2016-2026
Colorado Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2022
Nomination and Admission to the American Board of Trial (ABOTA)
National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2006 - 2016
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Fellow, 2025

Other Sources of Feedback About Scott Jurdem

Included on the 2026 Colorado 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
2006 Colorado Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1976
  Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, 1973
  Bachelor of Arts

Past Positions

Office of the Public Defender, Fort Collins, Colorado, Deputy State Public Defender, 1977
Office of the Public Defender, Golden, Colorado, State Public Defender, Senior Trial Deputy, 1977 - 1982
Office of the Public Defender, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Regional Director, 1982 - 1984
Office of the Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Regional Director, 1984 - 1988
Branney, Hillyard, Kudla & Jurdem, Partner, 1988 - 1993
Buchanan, Jurdem & Zulauf, P.C., 1993 - 2000
Buchanan, Jurdem & Cederberg, P.C., 2000 - 2008

Bar Admissions

Colorado, 1976
New York, 1980
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1976

Specialties and Certifications

Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Other Affiliations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Lifetime Member)
Boulder County Bar Association (Member)
NORML (Member)
Denver Bar Association (Member)
Colorado Bar Association (Member)
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Former Director)
Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (Member)
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

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By Anonymous on Jan. 05, 2013

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Hired Attorney 2012

Recommends this Attorney

My experience with Jurdem, LLC has been wonderful. We worked primarily with Jennifer Wunsch and she represented us in court. My wife was in an accident with a biker in Boulder County. You can imagine she was automatically at fault even though the biker was not paying attention, not wearing a helmet and hit the back of her car. To make things worse, the investigating officer made a large amount of mistakes in his police report making the whole case insanely complicated. Jennifer really got on top of the case, stayed in touch consistently and was very professional all the way through. She even found some laws that even the investigator was not aware of. It was also very nice to be in court with a lawyer who knew what she was doing, while others were fumbling around looking for papers that the judge asked for. Needless to say, after she met with the DA multiple times, the DA eventually gave a really good plea bargain which we obviously took. I was really glad she knew the DA, the judges and was able to represent us. I would recommend Jurdem anytime, and if I ever have any legal needs in the future, I know who to call.

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Boulder, CO

820 Pearl Street
Suite H
Boulder, CO 80302

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