James D. Bramer

James D. Bramer is a Windsor, Colorado civil trial lawyer with more than 31 years of experience in federal and state courts in Colorado and Wyoming. His practice includes personal injury, property damage, contract disputes, insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, construction matters, construction defects, bad faith defense, mediation, arbitration, estate planning, and estate administration. He helps individuals, small companies, insurers, and business clients address disputes with practical litigation judgment.

Bramer earned a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. He also studied Economics and Business Management at the University of South Dakota Patterson School of Business. His education supports a practice built on legal analysis, trial preparation, business understanding, and careful case evaluation. That background helps him assess claims, prepare discovery strategies, evaluate insurance and commercial issues, and guide clients through litigation, mediation, arbitration, and planning matters.

Bramer began his legal career in Fort Collins in 1985 after earlier work with SAFECO Insurance Company as a claims examiner, catastrophic loss claims examiner, and claims supervisor. He has tried more than 70 cases to verdict in Colorado and Wyoming courts. His experience includes automobile, motorcycle, and truck accidents, construction disputes, property damage, commercial disputes, insurance defense, business consultation, real estate disputes, and public water district property matters.

James D. Bramer is admitted in Colorado and Wyoming, the US District Courts for Colorado and Wyoming, and the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is often selected as a mediator for personal injury, vehicle accident, construction, and property damage disputes. Bramer helps clients evaluate case risks early, prepare efficiently, and pursue practical resolutions or trial strategies when principle and economics support that course.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Bramer Legal LLC
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Wyoming State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Colorado
• Wyoming

Education

• Gonzaga University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Dakota Patterson School of Business
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

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