Current Employment Position(s)

Founder and Principal Trial Lawyer

Lawyer Overview

The founder and principal trial lawyer of Avery Law Firm, James W. "Jim" Avery, has handled some of the largest and most complex cases in Colorado history in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, product liability and commodities fraud litigation, with amazing results. Perhaps because of such results, and demonstrated talent in the courtroom, Jim Avery was named a

These are the most recent of many outstanding lawyer and leadership awards which he has received.

EDUCATION: Jim received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Austin College in 1979, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class and was elected to a National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi), and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Denver in 1982 where he graduated in the top 1/3 of his class. [Note, neither of these colleges or universities grants degree titles such as cum laude or magna cum laude and specific numerical class rankings are not given to graduates.]

BAR ADMISSIONS: Jim is admitted to practice before all courts in the states of New York, Colorado and Indiana, and has been specially admitted to practice in courts in California, Texas, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico. Jim is admitted in various federal courts, including the Western District of New York, District of Colorado, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the Northern and Southern Districts of California.

PUBLICATIONS: Jim has been published in the areas of Joint Liability of Surgeons, Surgical Malpractice, and Physician Malpractice.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Jim is a member of the Colorado and Indiana Trial Lawyers Associations, the Association for Public Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Colorado and Indiana Bar Associations. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Super Lawyers (2006, 2007), and The National Registry of Who's Who.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Prior to establishing his own firm in 1989, Jim was an associate at the trial firms of Hansen & Breit, P.C. (defunct) and Madden & Strate, P.C. (defunct), where he practiced with noted trial lawyers Bob Hansen, John Breit (deceased), Bill Madden (retired) and George Strate (retired).

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Jim has been on numerous mission trips with The Sudan Project (which he founded and lead in mid-90's), GOAL (Non-Governmental Humanitarian Aid Organization based in Ireland, affiliated with War Child International) , and The Persecuted Christians Task Force. Jim supports predominately African-American and African focused aid organizations, particularly those assisting war ravaged communities and children of war.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Commodities Fraud Litigation

Representative Clients

• Brain Injury Association

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1983
• New York, 1982
• Indiana, 2003
• California
• Texas
• Illinois
• Florida
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association for Public Justice (Member)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• Indiana Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who in American Law, Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2007
• The National Registry of Who's Who

Past Employment Positions

• Hansen & Breit, P.C., Associate, 1982 - 1985
• Madden & Strate, P.C., Associate, 1985 - 1987

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1982
  J.D.
  Honors: Top 1/3 of his Class
• Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1979
  B.A.
  Honors: National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi)
  Honors: Top 10% of his Class

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Published Works

• Joint Liability of Surgeons, Surgical Malpractice, and Physician Malpractice

Address

44 Cook St.
Suite 100
Denver, CO 80206-6068

Phones

(303) 840-2222

Faxes

(866) 333-2963

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Websites

http://www.averylawfirm.com
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