Benezra & Culver, L.L.C. is an A/V rated Colorado law firm recognized in 2006 in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. The firm's practice emphasizes all areas of employment law, litigation and counseling for employees and employers. Among the substantive areas of specialization are the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended ("Title VII"), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), the Civil Rights Act of 1866 ("Section 1981"), the Civil Rights Act of 1872 ("Section 1983"), the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the False Claims Act ("FCA"), the Occupational Health and Safety Act ("OSHA"), the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Act ("WARN"), the Employee Polygraph Act ("EPA") and judicially created wrongful discharge claims. In addition the firm provides representation to state and federal employees before state agencies and before the Merit Systems Protection Board. The firm is a full service litigation firm, including trial and appellate representation. Benezra & Culver also handles criminal cases in federal and state court at the trial and appellate levels.  John A. Culver graduated from the University of Kansas with honors in 1987 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1992. In 2006, Mr. Culver was recognized as one of Colorado's top attorneys through Law & Politics and 5280 Magazine's "Super Lawyer" nominations. Mr. Culver has considerable experience with multi-party and class action litigation, including as lead counsel in the certified age and benefits discrimination class action Vaszlavik, et al. v. StorageTek, which settled for $5.0 million and significant affirmative relief. Mr. Culver is an experienced trial lawyer who obtained a $2.9 million Judgment (exclusive of attorney fees and rights) in Drake v. TalMor Capital Management, LLC and Edmund Melhado, a case involving fraud and breach of employment contract. Mr. Culver has extensive experience representing governmental employees, as well as with constitutional civil rights litigation. Mr. Culver is an active member of the American Civil Liberties Union, is a member and former Vice President of the Colorado Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Denver, Colorado, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Culver has been an adjunct professor of employment law at the Denver University College of Law since 1997. He regularly instructs members of the bar regarding employment law and civil litigation, including at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's "Technical Assistance and Training Program," CLE International's "Employment Law Update," CLE International's "Employee Handbook Seminar," Lorman's "Federal Civil Litigation Seminar," the Colorado Bar Association's "Employment Law Update," the Plaintiffs Employment Lawyers Association's seminar regarding public sector employees, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association's Annual Convention Employment Law section, and the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies seminar regarding "False Claims and Whistleblowing." He has appeared on Denver's local network affiliates, as well as ABC Nightly News, HBO Inside Sports, the Reggie Rivers Show, and the Bradshaw Difference concerning his representation of the disabled.