James W. Avery
James Avery
Denver
Colorado (CO)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Profile
Jim Avery has emphasized catastrophic injury and medical malpractice cases in Denver for 30 years. He has collected millions of dollars for his clients, handling some of the most complex cases, such as medical and legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, birth trauma, neuro-surgical and aviation law, and the first ever road rage case to hold two drivers liable. Most cases are settled under terms of confidentiality. Jim Avery recently established new sports injury law by successfully proving the liability of a nonprofit organization for a heat related illness (heat stroke) suffered by a student participant in a youth (basketball) athletic league, obtaining a $1.6 million verdict for his client. A pilot and motorsports enthusiast, Jim is admitted to practice in all courts in the States of New York (1982), Colorado (1983), and Indiana (2003). Jim has been extensively involved in humanitarian aid projects in Africa, where he lead teams which established 50 primary schools, churches and medical clinics in Southern Sudan. His firm, Avery Law Firm (Est. 1989), with offices in Colorado, New York and Indiana, emphasizes catastrophic injury claims. Typical cases involve auto, aviation and trucking accidents, insurance bad faith, medical, legal and professional malpractice, products liability and recreational accidents (eg., skiing).
Selected To
Colorado Super Lawyers 2010
Colorado Super Lawyers 2008
Colorado Super Lawyers 2007
Colorado Super Lawyers 2006
About James Avery
Admitted: 1983, Colorado
Blog: www.coloradosuperlawyer.com/blog/
Professional Webpage: www.coloradosuperlawyer.com/serious-injury-law-firm/
Honors and Awards:
- Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a Trial Lawyer Honorary Society dedicated to the preservation of the civil justice system in America. www.trialcounsel.org, Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
- Named one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" in Colorado by The American Trial Lawyers Association. www.theatla.com, Top 100 Lawyers, The ATLA, 2007
- Selected for inclusion in Newsweek Magazine's National Top Lawyers for 2011., National Top Lawyers, Newsweek Magazine, 2011
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Private Pilot License. PADI Open Water Scuba certified. Motorcycle License. NASA sports car racing license.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Colorado Bar Association, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Supporter of War Child, a nonprofit association for the benefit of the child victims of war.
- The Sudan Project; Home Christian Fellowship; Brain Injury Association of Colorado.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Discusses the imposition of joint liability of physicians after the enactment of new tort reform laws limiting joint and several liability of tortfeasors., Author, The Pro Rata Liability Act and Imposition of Joint Liability Against Physicians, The Colorado Lawyer Magazine, 1998
Verdicts and Settlements:
- James Avery's latest trial result: 2009- $1.6 million jury verdict in favor of 14 year old who suffered heat stroke in youth basketball league game operated by Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.
- Confidential settlements in 2010: Paraplegic sued Cardiothoracic surgeon for medical malpractice after paralyzing injury suffered during removal of paraspinal tumor. Survivors of young male who died from aortic dissection sued local emergency physician and clinic for failure to make correct diagnosis. Insured sued Dairyland Insurance Co. for bad faith as a result of refusal to pay underinsured motorist benefits policy limits.
Representative Clients:
- Lawyer for victims of catastrophic injury and death, and their families.
Educational Background:
- Juris Doctor-University of Denver College of Law (1982) Bachelor of Arts-Austin College, Sherman, Texas (1979), 1982
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