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James Avery

James Avery

Colorado’s Top Personal Injury Law Firm
  • Legal Malpractice, Health Care Law, Personal Injury ...
  • Colorado, Indiana, New York
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Biography

Nationally recognized top high stakes trial lawyer with the talent, toughness and tenacity to get you top dollar for your case. Over 38 years experience in serious personal injury and death cases nationwide (licensed in New York, Indiana, Colorado and all federal courts). Also handling complex and catastrophic personal injury, civil rights, hospital liability, wrongful death, insurance law and product liability cases.

DENVER INJURY LAW.CO-HIGH STAKES LAW

Practice Areas
Legal Malpractice
Health Care Law
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
White Collar Crime
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Animal & Dog Law
Nursing Home Abuse
Additional Practice Areas
  • Semi Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Pharmaceutical litigation
  • Hospital Liability
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Contingent Fees
    Typical fee is 33 1/3 percent (one-third) for negligence cases.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
ID Number: 13037
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Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
ID Number: 23855-18
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 1918820
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2nd Circuit
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5th Circuit
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7th Circuit
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9th Circuit
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10th Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
ID Number: 308419
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Languages
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Lead Trial Lawyer & President
Avery Law Firm
- Current
Education
University of Denver
J.D. (1982) | Law
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Honors: Barrister's Cup
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Awards
SuperLawyer-Plaintiff Personal Injury
Superlawyers
Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.
High Stakes Litigator
America's Top 100
Denver trial lawyer James Avery is again awarded America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigator award for 2021. Membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled litigators in high stakes legal matters.
SuperLawyer Plaintiff: Personal Injury
Superlawyers
Over ten years named as SuperLawyer in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from 70+ practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition & professional achievement.
High Stakes Litigator
America's Top 100
Membership among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled litigators in high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake (i.e. bet-the-company litigation valued in excess of $2,000,000).
High Stakes Litigators
America's Top 100
Award limited to the top 100 high stakes (cases over $1,000,000 value) litigators in the State.
Plaintiff: Personal Injury
Superlawyers
Limited to top 5% of lawyers in the State.
Lifetime Achievement
America's Top 100
Award for lifetime achievement in Personal Injury is limited to the top 100 lawyers in the State.
Nation's Top One Percent
National Association of Distinguished Counsel
The Nation's Top One Percent DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEGAL EXCELLENCE
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Representing top 1% of lawyers in the State.
Lifetime Charter Member
Best Attorneys of America
Lifetime Achievement recognizing the top attorneys in the State.
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
National Top Attorneys
Newsweek
Recognized by Newsweek as one of the Nation’s Top Attorneys
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America
Charter Membership recognizing less than one-half of one percent of lawyers in the State, by invitation only.
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Inaugural year recognizing top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State.
Professional Associations
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member
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Indiana State Bar
Member
- Current
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New York State Bar  # 1918820
Member
- Current
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Denver Bar Association  # 11358
Member
- Current
Activities: Civil Rights Law Section Medical Malpractice Section Legal Malpractice Section
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Colorado Bar Association  # 11358
Member
- Current
Activities: Civil Rights Law Section Medical Malpractice Law Section Legal Malpractice Law Section
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Colorado State Bar  # 13037
Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Colorado Lawyer
Colorado Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
Litigation Strategies for High Stakes Litigation
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Certifications
Barrister's Cup Fellow for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
Barrister's Cup
Websites & Blogs
Website
Colorado’s Top Personal Injury Law Firm
Legal Answers
27 Questions Answered
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A: A sexual assault which should be reported to the local police or Sheriff office. Send certified letter with all the details of they won’t take your statement. Get therapy through Victims Assistance if you can not afford it.
Q. Does every civil cause of action have a statute of limitation in NY?
A: Yes, there is a 6 year catch-all statute which applies if there is not a specific one.
Q. This question is in regards to the Supreme Court Case "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra."
A: Petitioners in licensed clinic won. The District Court denied their motion for a preliminary injunction, and the Ninth Circuit affirmed. Holding that petitioners could not show a likelihood of success on the merits, the trial court concluded that the licensed notice survived a lower level of scrutiny applicable to regulations of “professional speech,” and that the unlicensed notice satisfied any level of scrutiny.

The SCOTUS held:

1. The licensed notice likely violates the First Amendment.
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44 Cook St., Ste. 100
Denver, CO 80206
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4610 S. Ulster St., Ste. 150
Denver, CO 80237
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Indianapolis Office
201 N. Illinois St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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NYC Office
41 Madison Ave.
Manhattan, NY 10010
Telephone: (646) 809-4770
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Boulder Office
4450 Arapahoe Ave, Ste. 100
Boulder, CO 80303
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Cell: (720) 507-8773
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