Christopher Paul Koupal - Denver, CO

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Chris Koupal, a partner of Chalat Hatten & Koupal, has extensive trial experience - second chairing a med mal case resulting in a $10.1 Million verdict and acting as lead counsel in a 2009 trial resulting in $100,000 in punitive damages.

Christopher P. Koupal is a partner at Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC. A Colorado native, Mr. Koupal graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the University of Denver College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Koupal served as a member and a general editor for the Denver University Law Review. Mr. Koupal also served as an extern law clerk to the Honorable Wiley M. Daniel, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.

Mr. Koupal's practice concentrates on civil trial work, with an emphasis on ski and snowboard accidents, professional negligence, premises liability, and automobile accidents. Mr. Koupal has tried cases to verdict in Colorado state and federal courts, including acting as lead counsel in a 2009 premises liability case where a Denver jury returned a verdict in his client’s favor including a six-figure award of punitive damages. In 2007, Mr. Koupal was trial counsel in a medical negligence case where the jury returned a $10.1 million dollar verdict; one of the largest verdicts of its kind in Colorado history. Mr. Koupal has been a featured lecturer on the topic of ski and snowboard litigation, and has been invited to lecture for the Colorado Bar Association on issues relating to lawyers’ professional liability. Mr. Koupal has twice been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Colorado Super Lawyers / 5280 Magazine.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 2004
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2004

Other Affiliations

• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• Denver Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Judge William E. Doyle Inn of Court, American Inns of Court

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2003
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Harold M. Wendy Memorial Scholar
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1999
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology

Past Positions

• The Hon. Wiley Y. Daniel, US Dist Ct., for the District of Colorado, Denver, CO, Extern, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Director / Volunteer Coordinator, H.E.A.R. HIgh School Peer Mediation Program - Skyview High School, 2001 - 2003
• Eagle Scout, BSA

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, The Basics of Ski Law,, The Colorado Association of Professional Paralegals and Legal Assistants, 2006
• Speaker, Professional Liability Issues for Litigators: Disqualification of Counsel, CBA CLE, 2010

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Address

1900 Grant Street
Suite 1050
Denver, CO 80203-4349

Phones

303-861-1042
800-221-5526

Faxes

303-861-0506

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Websites

http://www.chalatlaw.com
http://www.coloradolaw-blog.com (Colorado Law Updates and Info)

Articles

Ski Law in Colorado: The Timorous No Longer Stay At Home, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2002