We'll listen, ask about the injury and the evidence, and tell you honestly whether we think you have a case. We don't take every case, and if yours isn't a fit, we'll say so and point you somewhere better when we can. There's no cost to talk, and no pressure.
We work on a contingency fee, which means you don't pay attorney fees unless we recover for you. The first consultation is always free, and we put the fee agreement in writing, so you know exactly what it covers before you sign anything.
Everyone should be able to be heard in court, not just people who can write a check. Because we take injury and abuse cases on contingency, you can hire us without paying anything up front. We only get paid if you do.
No, and we'll be honest with you about yours. We take a smaller number of cases, so we can give each one real attention. We look for clear and serious harm, evidence or records we can build on, and, in facility cases, family members who can describe what they saw. If yours isn't a fit, we'll tell you and point you somewhere better when we can.
We usually can't tell until we've looked at the records. That's what the free consultation is for. Call us, tell us what happened, and we'll let you know whether it's worth looking into further.
Most take one to two years, though cases can sometimes take longer. More than 90% of cases settle before trial, though we prepare every one as if it's going to a jury. If you're over 70, Colorado law may let us ask the court for a faster trial date.
In most civil cases, yes. Once a lawsuit is filed, it's part of the public record, and the other side can question you under oath. We'll walk you through what that means for you before you decide to move forward.
We handle false accusations of child abuse and related civil rights claims, nursing home and assisted living abuse, abuse inside treatment and rehab facilities, hospital negligence, and healthcare consumer protection. We're based in Denver and represent clients across Colorado, Wyoming, and Minnesota.
Sometimes. A good-faith report of a real concern is usually protected, even if it turns out to be wrong. But when a hospital, doctor, or medical professional knowingly or recklessly makes a false accusation of child abuse, you may be able to hold them accountable in civil court. We represent falsely accused parents, guardians, and children in claims for the false reports and the rights your family lost.
Often less so than injury cases. Civil rights claims against government employees and claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act typically aren't capped the way medical injury cases are. What applies depends on your specific claim, and we can explain it on the first call.
Deadlines depend on the claim and can be short. Some have to be filed quickly. The sooner you call, the more options you'll have.
To hold a facility accountable for the harm it caused. Nursing home neglect is rarely one person's mistake; often it's a systems failure: understaffing, poor training, and policies that put profit ahead of care. When facilities escape accountability, those systems don't change. The next resident pays the price.
We're not medical professionals, but the cases we see often involve bedsores, dehydration or malnutrition, unexplained falls or bruises, medication errors, and overmedication used as a chemical restraint. Everyday warning signs include a loved one who's unclean or left in wet clothing, a sudden decline, constant staff turnover, or a facility that ignores your complaints. Aging explains a lot. It doesn't explain bad care.
The injured resident, a spouse or adult child acting for the resident, and in some instances a sibling. If your loved one has died, the family can often bring a wrongful death claim. After a death, next of kin also have the right to the medical records, which we can help you get.
Yes. Nursing homes are among the most heavily regulated businesses in the country, under both state and federal rules covering staffing, bedsore prevention, infection control, and more. Injuries can often be traced to a violation of one of those rules, and public tools like Medicare's Nursing Home Compare can show a facility's history.
Often, yes, when a facility's neglect or abuse harmed a patient. These cases are about how the facility cared for and protected the patient, its staffing, supervision, and safety, not about the addiction or condition that brought them there.
Often, yes, for preventable failures like falls, pressure injuries, and hospital-acquired infections. Our focus is on care and safety failures rather than a single treatment decision.
There's overlap, but our focus is on how a facility or hospital cared for and protected a patient. If your situation is really a different kind of case, we'll discuss it on the first call.
It covers providers and facilities that deceive patients, bill fraudulently, charge for care that never happened, or ignore patients' rights. It's about how you're treated as a customer, separate from the quality of medical care.
Sometimes. A simple billing mistake is usually handled directly with the provider, but a pattern of fraudulent or deceptive billing can support a claim. Claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act also often aren't subject to the same damages caps as injury cases.
Arbitration is a private proceeding decided by an arbitrator instead of a public court and jury. Facilities often push it because it limits what we can discover, keeps their conduct out of public view, can cap the damages available, and usually can't be appealed. Arbitrators also see repeat business from big facility chains, which can shade the process. We generally think a public courtroom serves clients better.
Maybe. Under Colorado law, you generally have a limited window to cancel an arbitration agreement in writing, and a facility can't require you to sign one as a condition of admission. Even after that window, there may be other defenses. In Wyoming and Minnesota, it can be very difficult, and arbitration agreements are generally enforceable. Send us what you signed and we'll take a look.
Start by asking the facility's medical records department for its release form. You have the right to your own records, a legal representative can get them for someone who can't act for themselves, and after a death, next of kin can usually get them without opening an estate or filing suit. If a provider stonewalls you, call us. We can often help.
It depends on the type of claim and, just as much, on which state your case is in. In Colorado, certain non-economic damages (things like pain and suffering) are limited in cases against medical providers, and punitive damages are capped, though civil rights claims against the government and Colorado Consumer Protection Act claims generally aren't limited the same way. Wyoming is different. Its state constitution bars laws that cap the damages you can recover for an injury or a death, so those limits generally don't apply there. Minnesota, likewise, generally doesn't cap the compensatory damages you can recover in these cases. Because the rules vary by state and change over time, where your case is filed can make a real difference, and we'll walk you through what applies to yours.
It can, but there are ways to protect your benefits, such as a Medicaid disability trust, depending on your situation. We can walk through the options and bring in a Medicaid planning attorney when it helps.
