Jim Chalat
Senior Partner and Senior Trial Attorney @Chalat Hatten & Banker Pc
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Partner and Senior Trial Attorney @Chalat Hatten & Banker Pc
Denver, CO, US
Jim leads the firm\'s personal injury and wrongful death practice. Additionally, he dedicates a significant amount of time overseeing the firm\'s commitment to pro bono work. With partners and staff, he manages cases from first client interview through trial and/or settlement. Given his 40+ years of practice, he is well prepared for trial, hearings, and depositions. He investigates cases in-person, meaning he visits and photographs the scene of an accident relevant to the client\'s case. Additionally, he supervises and collaborates on case management, document production, and the firm\'s public relations activities.Practice Areas: Car, Truck, Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents; Professional Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Severe Orthopedic Injury; Skiing and Ski Lift Accidents; Recreational Accident Cases
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
Bachelor of General Studies
University of Michigan
B.G.S.,with Distinction, Equivalencies in History & English
University of Michigan
B.G.S.
University of Denver - Sturm College of Law
J.D., Law
SKILLS
ABOUT JIM CHALAT
Senior Partner and Trial Attorney at CHALAT HATTEN & BANKER PC. We represent victims of wrongdoing in civil actions for money damages-Through our website, we provide resources for and intake systems for our clients-Through our website we provide intake and contact data, academic and information resources for our clients and potential clients-And through our startup of the \"law firm of the future,\" SettleUp, https://settleupauto.com/ we provide qualifying clients with car accident claims, a hi-tech, user-friendly platform to advance simple claims. In SettleUp cases, our fees are 20%- half of what most \"settlement mill\" lawyers charge. We receive 5-star rave reviews from our clients across all three brands of our practice. Practice Areas: Ski cases, Car, Truck, Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents; Premises liability, Professional Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Severe Orthopedic Injury. I lead the firm\'s personal injury and wrongful death practice. I strategize, write, appear at hearings, depositions, bench and jury trials. I love the practice of law and get tremendous satisfaction serving as an officer of the courts of which I am privileged to be admitted.Admitted to practice: Colorado State and Federal Courts, Michigan State Courts, 8th and 10th Circuit Courts, U. S. Sup. Ct. Guest lecturer at lecture at Denver Sturm College of Law, the University of Colorado School of Law, and the Harvard Law School. U.S. News and World Report lists our firm as a Tier 1 Personal Injury firm. I am rated as one of the Best Lawyers in America, in personal injury, professional malpractice, premises liability. Best Lawyers also ranked me as \"Lawyer of the Year\" in 2017 Medical Malpractice, Denver; and 2021,2024 & 2025, in Legal Malpractice, Denver.Colorado Law Week ranked me as \"Barrister\'s Best\" in 2017, and as \"People\'s Choice,\" in 2018 & 2020. In 1988 I was Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. My current certification expires in 2028. I was admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates (\"ABOTA\") in 2013, when to qualify it was required that I have at least 25 civil jury trials to verdict as lead counsel. I now serve as an officer and board member of the ABOTA Colorado chapter.
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