Kylie M. Schmidt

Kylie has spent her entire career handling complex civil litigation matters and representing individuals in personal injury, employment, and medical malpractice cases. She enjoys working with people of all ages who have suffered injuries or injustices due to the wrongs of others.  She prides herself on learning her cases inside and out, which provides an edge when she needs to effectively convey her client’s story. Kylie takes the time to listen to her clients and help them understand the legal system. Her gift of caring and communicating clearly with clients provides them with the support, confidence, and reassurance needed during a devastating time in their lives.

Kylie tirelessly advocates for her clients’ voices and stories.  Seeking out the truth and confronting wrongdoers with their bad behavior drives Kylie’s passion for trial work. Simply put, she holds wrongdoers accountable; from workplaces that mistreat employees, to doctors and medical professionals who injure patients, to negligent parties who cause irreversible injuries, Kylie’s primary goal is to make sure that the victims of wrongful conduct become victors.

Kylie is prepared to take every case she litigates through trial, to verdict, and is proud to call herself a trial lawyer.

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D.

Texas Christian University, B.A. in Political Science

Kylie has spent her entire career handling complex civil litigation matters and representing individuals in personal injury, employment, and medical malpractice cases. She enjoys working with people of all ages who have suffered injuries or injustices due to the wrongs of others.  She prides herself on learning her cases inside and out, which provides an edge when she needs to effectively convey her client’s story. Kylie takes the time to listen to her clients and help them understand the legal system. Her gift of caring and communicating clearly with clients provides them with the support, confidence, and reassurance needed during a devastating time in their lives.

Kylie received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Texas Christian University. Kylie worked full time as a law clerk at a Denver litigation firm while completing her Juris Doctor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Kylie spends her free time enjoying the outdoors with her husband and extended family.

Awards

Associations

• Service to Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Award, 2021
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff, 2019-2024
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, former Board Member, former Co-Chair of Amicus Curiae Committee, former Co-Chair of the New Lawyers Division
• Colorado Bar Association, Member
• Denver Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Member
• Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, AAJ State Delegate, Chair of the Women’s Caucus
• Primerus Society of International Law Firms, Member

Articles

• “Government Transparency in the Equality State:  A Practitioner’s Primer on the Wyoming Public Records Act,” The Coffee House, May 2023.

• Author: “History of SLAPP Suits,” Trial Talk, December 2019/January 2020.

• Featured: “Technology,” Trial Talk, October/November 2017.

Presentations

• Panelist with Raleigh Hansman and Dani Borel, “Litigation Basics, Jury Selection, and Technology: Tips and Tricks,” ABA GPSolo, LP & YLD Joint Spring Conference, Omaha, Nebraska (2024).

• “A Lawyer’s Guide to Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries,” South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association Jammin’ For Justice Seminar, Deadwood, South Dakota (October 2023).

• “The Power of Public Records and Data,” Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention (June 2023).

• Panelist with Ruchi Kapoor and Megan Matthews, “A Litigator’s Guide to Appeals,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Blockbuster Seminar (February 2023).

• Panelist with Raleigh Hansman and Hon. Roy Ferguson, “Trial Perspectives: A Courtroom Roundtable,” ABA YLD Western Regional Summit (May 2022).

• Panelist with Dave Mason and Jessica Breuer, “Exemplary Writing – A Panel on Getting Extras and Doing It Well,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Discovery and Motions Practice Writing Seminar (May 2021).

• “The Ethics of Protections For Consumer Data Privacy in HB 18-1128,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Blockbuster Seminar (January 2019).