Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC - Denver, CO

Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC Law Firm Overview

For more than 30 years, lawyers at the Denver, Colorado, personal injury law firm of Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC have been helping injured people throughout Colorado obtain the compensation for necessary medical treatment and other damages related to their accident. We are a personal injury law firm proud to offer all the benefits of a traditional small law office combined with the sophistication and efficiency gained by evolving information technology.

Personal Injury Lawyers Help Injured People

Our Colorado law firm represents people who have suffered catastrophic injuries or families whose loved ones have been killed because of another's negligence. Our personal injury attorneys routinely handle cases involving recoveries of a million dollars or more. Recently, we won an $18.5 million verdict for the victim of a drunken joy ride; a $10.1 million medical malpractice verdict for a medical professional's failure to diagnose a medical problem; and an $8.3 million verdict for a minor who suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Lawyers With a Special Emphasis on Ski Injury

Our lawyers have a special understanding of ski accidents and personal injury law. We have successfully represented clients in cases involving skiing-related injuries that included ski collision, ski lift accidents, ski area negligence, and wrongful death accidents at ski areas. Our attorneys regularly publish and lecture on issues that include professional ethics and legal malpractice and ski law.

The lawyers at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC have been honored and recognized by their peers for their legal abilities; two have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers Rising Stars listing and three have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers listing.

Lawyer Committed to Providing You With Counsel That Brings Peace of Mind

Our Colorado law firm is committed to providing our clients with skilled, honest and aggressive legal representation. You will have our 100 percent commitment from the start to the successful completion of your case.

We offer a free consultation and will represent most clients on a contingency basis. You pay no attorney's fees unless we win results for you. Call 303-861-1042 to discuss your concerns today.

Practice Areas

• Ski Law and Catastrophic Injuries
• Car Accidents
• Ski Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Truck Accidents
• Personal Injury

Litigation

Previous Law Firm Name

• James H. Chalat, P.C., October 9, 1992
• Chalat & Co., P.C., December 31, 1995
• Chalat Justino, P.C., September 1, 1998
• Chalat Hatten & Koupal

Classes and Seminars

• Survey of Ski Law in United States, Recreation & Adventure Program Law & Liability, 2006
• Ski Law in the United States: A Practical Guide to Ski Accident Litigation, Recreation & Adventure Program Law & Liability, 2005
• Ski Law in the United States, Law Education Institute, 2005
• How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case in Colorado, Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2004
• Faculty, Avalanche Liability Law & Ski Law in the United States, A Practical Guideline to Ski Accident litigation for non-U.S. Attorneys, XXXI SKILEX 2004, Obergurgl/Solden Austria, 2004
• Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Program - Ethics Section, Colorado Trial Lawyers Assoc. Annual Convention, 2003
• Civil Litigation Update, Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2003
• Faculty, "Preventing Legal Malpractice", Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2001
• Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention, Ethics 2001 Conference, 2001
• Faculty, Recreation Tort Law, Colorado Tort Law Update, CLE in Colorado, 2000
• Faculty, Current Topics in Legal Ethics, Colorado CLE Seminar, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 2000
• The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention, National CLE Seminar, Practicing Law Institute, Vail Colorado, 1999
• Presentation, Lead Defense Counsel, Moot Court, Jones v. Clinton, American Inns of Court, Thompson G. Marsh Inn, 1998
• Faculty, Avoiding Malpractice - The Nine Commandments of Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Lex Legis, 1997
• Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1995 - 1996
• Trial Advocacy for the Occasional Litigator, National Business Institute, 1995
• Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Western Regional Session, 1995 - 1996
• Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1985 - 1987
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Counties of Arapahoe, Bolder, Denver, Pitkin, Routt and Weld
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Southwest Colorado
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Ninth Judicial District
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Fourteenth Judicial District
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Texas Trial Lawyers Bar Association
• Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Dartmouth College Bar Association
• Presentation, National Ski Patrol, 1998 - Present
• Presentation, Jackson's Hole Ski Patrol
• Presentation, Winter Park Volunteer Ski Patrol

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Program, Denver Bar Association