Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection

Colorado PI attorney Jason Jordan, founder of Jordan Law, has a vast amount of product liability experience, but he recently settled a “felonious killing” case that had reminders of the killing of George Floyd. In that case, Jason represented the widow of a man who was killed when guards at a hospital leaned on his back and neck until he lost consciousness. 

In this conversation with Keith Fuicelli, Jason recounts the details of that case as well as how his team investigates to determine if a case has product liability issues. He also describes his process for getting to know clients in order to humanize them for a jury and to prepare them for testimony in court. Finally, Jason stresses the importance of partnering with other attorneys both for their experience and for expertise in specialized areas of the law.

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• How Jason opened his own practice out of law school
• Why Jason encourages young lawyers to ask for help, seek partners on cases
• A car accident may include product liability issues, so lawyers should be prepared to investigate car parts involved in the crash
• How Jason exposed the training of hospital guards who killed a patient by leaning on his neck.
• How to get to know your clients well so you can humanize them in court
• How a video tape of a hospital patient showed he wasn’t violent until a guard touched him
• Why it matters which state a trial is held in and the importance of investigating state laws
• How focus groups can help trial lawyers decide how to present a case
• If a victim or a client has a dark side, lawyers must offer testimony about their strengths
• How press conferences can be a tool to help stop witness intimidation

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

Two cars collided head-on – but their client wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. The client suffered a brain injury – but didn’t require significant medical treatment.

Yet Michael Born and Peter McCaffrey of Born & McCaffrey Injury Law secured $380,000 from a jury. With host Keith Fuicelli, Michael and Peter reveal the plot twists in this unique case, starting at the hospital, when police initially considered that their client was at fault. The story changed when crash data revealed the defendant’s excessive speed. Michael and Peter discuss how they balanced the role that speed played against their client’s lack of a seatbelt. They also share how they delicately cross-examined the defendant so that the jury would not feel sympathy for him.

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☑️ Michael Born | LinkedIn

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• Advice from Peter and Michael to young trial lawyers working for big verdicts
• The advantages of practicing with a partner versus going alone
• A story with plot twists begins with the client appearing at fault
• How the crash data prompted police to reassess their client
• What the investigator testified to help them win the case
• Why the defense didn’t call their expert

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

Their client, a drywall installer, was injured in a five-car pile up outside Denver. Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey helped him secure a $2.51 million verdict against the driver who caused the injuries.

Tune in as Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey of Dormer Harpring, LLC join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss this recent trial victory in Denver. Sean and Tim recount the facts of the case, how their quick-thinking changed the course of trial, and how they portrayed their client as a victor and not a victim. Sean and Tim also share how they got a shocking admission from defense experts and their philosophies for voir dire, witness sequencing, and closing arguments.

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• Facts of Dormer Harpring’s recent $2.51M verdict in Denver
• Obtaining crucial admissions from defense expert witnesses on cross-examination
• How Tim and Sean capitalized on defense’s undisclosed photos
• How to frame your client as a victor, not a victim
• Why you need to trust your gut at trial
• Creative closing arguments

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

A developmentally disabled man was injured when the car he was in was rear-ended by a delivery service partner company. He needed justice, and he got it. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, Jessica Schlatter, Paige Singleton, and Randy Manning of Ramos Law join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss a $19M verdict they recently obtained for their client in Denver District Court. Listen as Jessica, Paige, and Randy discuss how their client was diagnosed with a brain bleed within three hours of being involved in a rear-end collision, how they established medical causation at trial, and how a creative closing argument helped put the defense on the ropes and secure a huge win for their plaintiff. Jessica, Paige, and Randy also go in depth into the medical side of their client’s injuries.

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☑️ Paige Singleton | LinkedIn

☑️ Randy Manning

☑️ Ramos Law on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, & YouTube

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• Facts of the $19M verdict case
• Injuries sustained by the plaintiff
• Arguments made by the defense
• Use of experts for liability and damages
• Gathering information through 20 depositions
• Use of focus groups in crafting liability arguments
• Breakdown of the $19M verdict
• Using police officer testimony to bring in evidence otherwise not admitted

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

Trial is adversarial. “Do what you want until you’re not allowed to do it.”

In part two of this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss the trial on Kurt’s fracking explosion case in federal court in Colorado that resulted in a $30M verdict.   

Tune in as the trio discuss Kurt’s approach to doing voir dire in 30 minutes or less, the ‘Do Your Job’ theme Kurt used in his opening statement, his ‘butcher paper’ approach to creating persuasive courtroom visuals when you can’t create the perfect slide ahead of time, and more. 

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• Kurt’s use of visuals at trial
• Trial prep two weeks leading up to trial
• Kurt’s voir dire strategy
• Resource mentioned:  Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
• Opening statement
• Resource mentioned: Twelve Heroes, Once Voice: Guiding Jurors to Courageous Verdicts
• How Kurt creates persuasive visuals on the fly
• How Kurt sequences evidence
• Closing argument

To see demonstratives Kurt used for opening and closing email Kurt

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

“I do everything I can to be friends with defense lawyers. It makes the case so much more enjoyable. And when it comes to non-parties, just be nice to these people and you’ll be amazed at what you can catch.”

In this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss Kurt’s fracking explosion case in federal court in Colorado that resulted in a $30M verdict. 

Tune in as Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss Kurt’s closing method to make your client’s pain real to the jury, why he filed the case in federal court, experts used in the case, and how being nice to everyone paid dividends at trial. Stay tuned for Part 2 coming out next week! 

☑️ Kurt Zaner | LinkedIn

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☑️ Tim Galluzzi | LinkedIn

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• Getting to know Kurt Zaner
• Why you want the jury to see you as a person, not as a lawyer
• How Kurt makes his client’s pain real to the jury at closing
• Caps in Colorado
• Background of the case
• Finding the right experts
• How Kurt simplified things for the jury
• Conflict that arose in the case which led to co-counseling with Tim
• Why you need to make time for later depos
• How being kind benefitted the case

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

Products cases can be intimidating. There’s a monster defense with an unlimited budget, it’s going to be a cage match until the end, and there are no guarantees of success. So you have to be willing to go the distance. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by experienced products liability attorneys Brad Holmes of Bradly J. Holmes, PC and Mike Blanton of Gerash Steiner Blanton, P.C.. Brad and Mike recently obtained a verdict of over $56 million ($45M of which in punitive damages) on a product defect case against Ford Motor Company in federal court in Colorado Springs.

Tune in as Brad and Mike discuss making product defect claims against automakers, how to rebut defensive theories, and Ford’s ongoing bad behavior that led to the punitive damages award.

☑️ Brad Holmes | LinkedIn | Email

☑️ Mike Blanton | LinkedIn | Email | $56M Verdict Against Ford

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• Getting to know Brad Holmes and Mike Blanton
• Background facts of Brad & Mike’s $56 million products liability verdict
• Punitive damages in products liability cases
• Defendant’s ongoing bad behavior leads to large noneconomic and punitive damages
• Overcoming defense theories in products liability cases
• Motion practice and jury instructions in products liability cases

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

Few trial attorneys begin trial thinking about appeals. But how can conducting a trial with an eye on appeal be helpful?

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by experienced appellate attorney Nelson Boyle of The Paul Wilkinson Law Firm, LLC. Nelson has represented clients in both state and federal appeals for over fifteen years.

Tune in as Keith and Nelson discuss how trial lawyers can preserve errors for appeal, how to properly use trial briefs and motions in limine, and the benefits of using a live court reporter at trial instead of recording software.

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• Biggest mistakes trial lawyers make
• Making a record of evidence or testimony not allowed into evidence
• Preserving issues for appeal during trial
• Benefits of trial briefs and pocket briefs
• Using motions for summary judgment as a plaintiff’s lawyer
• Presenting motions in limine
• Preserving error of pre-trial issues
• Digital recording software versus live court reporters

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

They say hindsight is 20/20. Looking back on and evaluating your past trials can serve as a useful tool for improving trial preparation and strategy going forward. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, the tables are turned as podcast host, Keith Fuicelli, and his partner John Lee, who co-founded Fuicelli & Lee with Keith in 2008, are interviewed by Jerry Bowman. Like Keith and John, Jerry is a Denver-based personal injury attorney and the founder of Bowman Law, LLC. 

Tune in to hear Keith and John talk about an MTBI concussion case they tried in November of 2023 in Jefferson County, and reflect on some of the mistakes they made in that case and what they would have done differently. 

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☑️ Bowman Law, LLC

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• Keith and John’s early careers as prosecutors
• Creating constructive charts to represent client’s medical issues 
• Accident reconstruction and reliability of black box data
• Keith and John used Elite Trial Consultants to help with their courtroom presentation
• Preparing your plaintiff for trial

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.

It’s easy to get busy on a case and wonder if it’s worth fighting the fight to get the defense expert’s financials and prior reports. But this episode shows the fight can be worth the effort. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, Keith Fuicelli is joined by Colorado trial lawyers, Glenn Fair and Emily Jamieson from the Oakmont Law Group, to talk about how they got a $2.2M verdict on an otherwise commonplace hit-and-run car crash case. 

Tune in to hear Glenn and Emily discuss their approach and strategy, including how they got in critical information with a modified failure to mitigate jury instruction, why they used 16 hours a day and not 24 when calculating non-economic damages, and the strategies they used at deposition and at trial to make the defense expert, an orthopedic surgeon, look foolish in front of the jury.

☑️ Glenn Fair | LinkedIn | Email: [email protected] 

☑️ Emily Jamieson | Email: [email protected] 

☑️ Oakmont Law Group, P.C. | Phone

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☑️ Keith Fuicelli | LinkedIn

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• How Glen and Emily became lawyers and the founding of Oakmont Law Group
• Background of their hit-and-run car crash case, what was pled, and the venue
• Breaking down the $2.2M verdict
• The impact of motions practice on the outcome of the case
• Strategy for locking-in the defense expert’s story
• Hitting the “professional witness” hard in opening
• Dealing with the fact that the client didn’t get injections
• Glenn’s Facebook group that talks about “Running With the Bulls” concepts: PI Lawyers Discussing RWTB

The information contained in this podcast is not intended to be taken as legal advice. The information provided by Fuicelli & Lee is intended to provide general information regarding comprehensive injury and accident attorney services for clients in the state of Colorado.