Colorado Personal Injury Law Blog

In my nineteen years of practice, the job that is often the most heart wrenching is representing children injured or killed in accidents. Often the most difficult part for the...

For nearly 20 years, I have represented people injured in motor vehicle accidents. All too often, these accidents and the subsequent injuries were preventable. I would like to...

You see distracted drivers on the road all the time. In our fast-paced society, a distracted driver may be using an electric shaver, drinking coffee, eating a Big Mac, and...

I want to address the process of valuing an injury settlement. When I am contacted by a victim of an automobile accident, the conversation sometimes turns to the topic of...

So you get injured, it's not your fault, and you decide it's time to call a lawyer and get some advice. The lawyer starts off very politely, almost likeable. But at some point...

Everyone thinks they know what Uninsured/Under-insured Motorist coverage (UM/UIM Coverage) is and thanks to recent changes in the law, nearly everyone in Colorado has this...

"Med-Pay" is often described as the forgotten insurance coverage. Nearly everyone's automobile coverage includes it, and yet it is rare that our clients know if they have such...

In no way should this blog be considered medical advice. In fact, even though I took biology in high-school, I only got a C. My opinions on this subject come solely from my many...

Drunk drivers are a repugnant evil on the roadways of Colorado. Drunk drivers killed over 200 innocent people in the State of Colorado last year. For the most part, these drunk...

Imagine being rear-ended and hurt. After leaving the emergency room, your bill exceeds $4,500. The E.R. doctor tells you to follow up with your primary doctor within 72 hours....

One of the most famous cases in which I was involved was the series of Bad Faith Insurance battles involving the family of Marco Gonzales verses Shelter Insurance Company. Marco...

Initially I thought about titling this blog, "The Dangers of Settling Without Attorney Representation." However, about halfway through writing this blog, I realized that hiring...

I have a confession to make. More than any other single topic I have covered in any of these blogs I have the least amount of "first-hand" experience with this topic. This is...

In a famous scene from the movie "Dead Poet Society", Robin Williams stands on top of his desk and then invites his class of teens to do the same. He then exclaims: "I stand...

As you may have noticed, our blog entries have been written so far by Mr. Hemmat. Don't get me wrong, Mr. Hemmat is a terrific attorney and a great boss, but his view is limited...

In the 1960's, professional offices looked professional. In recent days, the invention of Dockers and the advent of "business casual" has resulted in a less professional feel to...

There is a notion amongst many attorneys that the practice of law today should be no different than it was twenty years ago or even five years ago. Think about that for a...

There is a look in the eyes of people who have recently experienced a life-changing catastrophic injury. But that "look" is not in the eyes of the victim of the injury. He or...

Eight to ten times a week I will get a call from a person who was injured in an auto or truck accident. The accident will have just happened, but they tell me that they aren't...

There was a genteel time in America when lawyers who were not very smart could make a decent living and not cause too much harm to their clients if they took a personal injury...