Mr. Jason H. Klein

Jason Klein is the managing partner of WSHB’s Denver office and a partner in the Firm’s Florida offices. Jason is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice is dedicated to complex civil litigation in the areas of commercial business litigation, the representation of financial institutions, employment litigation and wrongful termination defense matters, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) claims and compliance, as well as construction defect, transportation, professional liability and complex general liability litigation. Jason has represented international, national, and regional corporations, carriers, and businesses (including Fortune 500 companies) and individuals in both state and federal courts in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, and Missouri. He has extensive experience representing clients in breach of contract disputes, creditors-debtors’ rights actions, as well as experience in construction defect litigation for national homebuilders, contractors, developers, and other construction-related professionals, as well as copyright and trademark infringement litigation.

In addition, Jason assists our national insurance coverage practice by advising and representing domestic and international insurers on first-party property (Homeowner’s and Commercial), commercial general liability, construction defect, and professional errors and omission claims. Jason has successfully litigated a wide variety of first-party and third-party insurance cases, including the interpretation of policy provisions and exclusions.

Jason was in-house counsel in Resort Management for Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. While at Wyndham, he negotiated, drafted, reviewed and analyzed complex commercial agreements and contracts, including detailed commercial leases, vendor contracts and purchase agreements, as well as participated in drafting the company’s ADA internal operating plan to address key issues presented under the ADA at Wyndham’s vacation resorts throughout the United States. In addition, Jason has also represented commercial and residential borrowers in foreclosure and receivership actions, as well as complex loan workouts. He is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion into Florida Trend’s “Florida Legal Elite.” Jason is also a regular presenter on trial and litigation strategy.

Community Activities

Guardian ad Litem, Orange County Bar Association Legal Aid

Board of Directors, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Florida, 2006 - 2013

Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of Central Florida, 2006 - 2008

Awards & Accomplishments

AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2016

Events, Seminars & Presentations

Ethics in Claims Handling, RISE (Rising Insurance Star Executives) Webinar, September 2019

The Comedy and Tragedy of Claims: Ethics in Claims Handling, Comedy Works, Denver, CO, August 2019

Speaker, Envista Forensics Construction Defect Roundtable, New York City, September 2018

Legal Ethics: What You Need to Know When Defending Under a CGL Policy, National Business Institute’s “Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy: The Complete Guide” Seminar, Tampa, Florida, December 2017

How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), National Business Institute Seminar, Tampa, Florida, December 2016

Caveat Lector: Reader Beware: Florida Construction Contracts and Updates in Florida Law, 2016 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC), Orlando, Florida, July 2016

Written Discovery: How to Draft to Get What You Need, Proper Objections, and How to Deal with Improper Objections and Misbehavior, Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee, March 31, 2016

The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Tool Kit (A Real World Application of Evidence to Courtroom Events), NBI (National Business Institute), Tampa, Florida, December 2015

Wet, Wild, Windy Construction Claims Issues and Their Effects on Coverage Decisions, RIMKUS Consulting Group, Inc.’s 12th Annual CLE Seminar, Tampa, Florida, June 2015

Written Discovery: How to Draft to Get What You Need, Proper Objections, and How to Deal with Improper Objections and Misbehavior, Professionalism Committee of the Orange County Bar Association, 2015

Keep Calm and Follow the Rules: The Complex Business Litigation Court Rules, Business Law Committee of the Orange County Bar Association, 2014

Guest Lecturer, Contracts II, Florida A&M University College of Law, 2011

Trial & Appellate Results

Becky McCray v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, 2020 WL 495376 (D. Colo. 2020) (slip copy) (successfully obtained dismissal with prejudice, and defeated motion for remand, of civil action involving application of Colorado’s Dram Shop Act)

Brian Shutts v. Precision Assessment Technology Corporation, 2009 WL 960103 (M.D. Fla. 2009) (successfully defeated motion to dismiss and/or stay and alternative motion to transfer case from Florida to Vancouver, British Columbia, in a matter involving a breach of a Canadian share purchase agreement)

Crowe v. True’s IGA, LLP, 85 P.3d 1261 (Kan. App. 2004) (affirming summary judgment in a premises liability matter)

Hollinger v. Sifers, 122 S.W.3d 112 (Mo. App. W.D. 2003) (affirming dismissal under Missouri’s long-arm statute)