Jay Reinan has spent more than 30 years in and around courtrooms, and he's tried more than 50 civil jury cases to verdict, far more than most litigators handle in a career. He founded Reinan Law to do one thing well: represent people who were harmed by the institutions and individuals who were supposed to care for them.
Jay graduated with highest honors from the University of Denver College of Law in 1992. For his first seven years, he defended nursing homes, hospitals, psychiatrists, and other mental health providers at a medical defense firm. That work taught him how these institutions think, how they build a defense, and where their weak points are. In 1999 he switched sides to represent victims instead. The change was notable enough that Westword ran a front-page feature about it, and he hasn’t looked back.
Fewer lawyers try cases every year. Most personal injury cases now settle before trial, and a lot of attorneys have never taken one to a jury. Jay is an exception. He’s tried more than 50 civil jury trials and won six- and seven-figure verdicts for his clients, including a $12.5 million jury verdict. Insurance companies and defense lawyers know which attorneys will actually try a case, and that knowledge changes what they’re willing to do at the table.
Bar Admissions: U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; and United States Supreme Court. Mr. Reinan is also licensed to practice law in Minnesota
