Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1977

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

The Sawaya family has lived in Colorado for over 100 years. Michael is the managing partner in the Sawaya Law Firm. He was elected to the legal honor society and awarded the Order of the Coif. He began practicing personal injury law in 1975, and founded his firm in 1977. He has worked extensively in all aspects of injury law with an emphasis in serious brain injury cases. He has been a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education seminars. He has extensive trial experience and has handled thousands of personal injury cases.

He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, American and Colorado Trial Lawyers' Associations, and the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Michael is a certified Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming and incorporates this advanced communication technology both practically in the law office setting and with respect to the communication in the litigation setting.

Michael is admitted to the Bar of the State of Colorado, the United States District Court, and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Birth Injuries

Brain Injury

Dangerous Medicines

Medical Malpractice

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Personal Injury

Products Liability

Social Security Disability

Workers' Compensation

Wrongful Death

Areas of Practice

• Motor Vehicle Accidents 75%
• Bad Faith 2%
• Premises Liability 10%
• Malpractice 4%
• Product Liability 5%
• Toxic Torts 4%

West Practice Categories

Bad Faith Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Class Actions -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cranmer Park-Hilltop Association, 1985 - 1987 (President)
• Colorado Bar Association (Member)
• American Trial Lawyers' Association (Member)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers' Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Advanced Civil Discovery, NBI, 2000
• Frequent Lecturer at Continuing Legal Education Seminars

Pro Bono Activities

• Counsel, NAACP, 2000 - Present

Education

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
• The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1971
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology
• University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Kappa Phi

References

• Mountain States Bank

Address

1600 Ogden Street
Denver, CO 80218

Phones

(303) 839-1600

Faxes

(303) 832-7102

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sawayalaw.com