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Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC
Address: 1900 Grant Street
Suite 1050
Denver, CO 80203-4310
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Phone: (303) 502-5007
(866) 701-7292
Fax: (303) 861-0506
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Web site: http://www.colorado-medical-malpractice.com
http://www.chalathatten.com
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Blogs: http://www.chalathatten-blog.com
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At Chalat Hatten, we are experienced Colorado trial lawyers who specialize in serious personal injuries or wrongful death cases caused by the negligence of others, including car accidents, ski accidents, recreational sports accidents and medical malpractice cases. We understand the nature of serious injuries and the details of the law, and we can help.

For many accident victims, the thought of pursuing a legal claim is unpleasant and perhaps intimidating. This is why you need an experienced personal injury attorney to help evaluate your situation. We provide free legal advice during this evaluation period to help you decide the best way to proceed. The free legal advice we offer is a preliminary step we take as a law firm to understand the scope of possible claims and give potential clients a clear view of their situation from a legal perspective.

We have assisted countless individuals receive the compensation they deserve for serious injuries sustained as the result of an accident. Among our clients are former Olympic athletes and professional skiers. We have also acted as counsel for the National Federation of the Blind and the Colorado Center on Deafness.

At Chalat Hatten, our attorneys are proud to donate their time and expertise to benefit organizations in our community. Various members of our firm have served on the boards or volunteered for community schools, local arts organizations and non-profit groups such as the Colorado Ballet, the Jefferson County Public School District, Mountain Area Midget Football Association, the Soda Creek Property Owners Association, the Jefferson County Juvenile Review Board, the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, and Congregation Beth Evergreen.

Personal Injury
Tractor Trailer Accidents
Bus & Light Rail Accidents
Shuttles & Delivery Trucks
Truck vs. Pedestrian
Causes of Truck Accidents
8.5 Bicycle Laws
The Injury Claim Process
Caps on Recovering Damages
Birth Injuries
Failure to Diagnose Cancer
Misdiagnoses
Disfigurement
Surgical Errors
Prescription Error
Physician Negligence
FTCA Claims - Military
Hospital Malpractice
Negligence in Long-Term Healthcare Facilities
Colorado Auto Accidents
Medical Negligence
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Motorcycle Accidents
Military Medical Malpractice
Ski Accidents
Recreational Accidents
Defective Products / Products Liability
Legal Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Other Serious Personal Injuries

Serving clients throughout Colorado, including Denver, Colorado Springs, Ft. Collins, Boulder, Broomfield, Englewood, Grand Junction, Lafayette, and Pueblo.

Areas of Practice:
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
100% Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Defects
Motorcycle Accidents
Products Liability Law
Suv Rollovers
Trucking Accidents
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Published Works:
The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention, with Linda J. Chalat, 22 Trial Lawyer 183-198, 1999

Liability of Skier for Injury to Another Skier, 46 Proof of Fact 1, (West's), 1998

Liability of Ski area Operator for Skiing Accident, 45 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 115 (West's), 1998

Colorado Ski Law, 27 Colo. Lawyer, No. 2, at 5-18, February, 1998

Closing Argument, The Art and the Law, Section 331 Jury-Function, p. 53 (Jacob A. Stein, Ed.), Clark Boardman Calahan Cum. Supp., 1995

Expert Testimony and the Dancing Ballerina, 7 The Expert Witness Journal No. 2, February, 1995

$2,150,000 Verdict - General Negligence - Skiing Accident, 9 National Jury Verdict Reporter Issue 12, November, 1994

The Constitutional Foundations of Modern American Tort Law, 16 The Colorado Lawyer 970, September, 1987

Michigan's Ski Law, 63 Mich. B.J. 355, May, 1984

Ski Safety News (1989-Present)

Development of Standard of Care in Colorado's Ski Law, The Colorado Lawyer, March, 1986

Representative Cases:
Hoar v. Great Eastern, 506 S.E. 2d 777 (Va. 1998)
Ulissey v. Shvartsdman, 61 F. 3d 805 (10th Circuit 1995)
Wong v. Sharp, 734 F. Supp. 943 (D. Colo. 1990)
People v. Watson, 833 P. 2d 50 (Colo. 1992)
Hudson v. Boxer, 632 F. Supp. 1569 (D. Colo. 1986)
Representative Clients:
National Federation of the Blind, Colorado Center
Colorado Center on Deafness
Former Olympic Athletes and Professional Skiers
References:
FirstBank of Denver
Classes/Seminars Taught:
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

Honors and Awards:
Recipient, Pro Bono Award, Denver Bar Association

Thursday Night Bar Volunteer, Pro Bono Award, 1985

Pro Bono Activities:
Pro Bono Program, Denver Bar Association
Previous Organization Name:
James H. Chalat, P.C., October 9, 1992
Chalat & Co., P.C., December 31, 1995
Chalat Justino, P.C., September 1, 1998
Attorneys:
Chalat, James H., Partner
Chalat, Linda J., Partner
Hatten, Russell Ray, Partner
Koupal, Christopher Paul, Partner
Other Offices:
CHALAT HATTEN & KOUPAL PC
320 W Main St, Aspen, Colorado 81611-1614
(303) 502-5007
West Practice Categories:
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Motor Vehicle Defects, Medical Malpractice, Trucking
Profile Last Updated:
4/17/2008

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