Arvada Injury Lawyers Assisting Victims in Jefferson and Adams Counties

Seeking full and fair compensation when you are injured

Your life can change in an instant if you are hurt in an accident. A car crash, slip and fall or other mishap can cause grave harm to your health and your finances. At The Elliott Law Offices, P.C. in Arvada, Colorado, our personal injury attorneys are experienced in fighting with insurance companies to get injured victims the compensation they need and deserve. With more than 25 years of experience in the Denver Metro Area, we can help you recover damages for the injuries you suffered.

Understanding injury claims in Colorado

Under Colorado law, a person who suffers a personal injury due to the careless, reckless or deliberate acts or omissions of another person, can seek compensation for economic losses as well as pain and suffering. To prevail, the victim must prove the other party was at fault. In addition, the statute of limitations requires that a lawsuit be filed within two years of the event causing the injury. Colorado law applies a rule of modified comparative negligence, which means that a plaintiff may not be more than 50 percent at fault for the accident. Recoverable damages are reduced by the plaintiff’s percentage of fault.

Handling your unique injury case

Our personal injury attorneys are well-versed in obtaining compensation for victims of: 

• Auto accidents —Typically, car accidents occur when one automobile collides with another, subjecting the vehicles’ occupants to large amounts of force. Many auto crashes result in lacerations, whiplash, spinal injuries, brain injuries and neck and head injuries.
• Truck accidents — Large commercial trucks can do significant damage when they collide with a smaller vehicle. Injuries in truck accidents are often severe and require extensive medical treatment. We fully investigate the cause of your truck accident, including driver fatigue, driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol, speeding and illegal maneuvers.
• Motorcycle accidents — Because motorcycle riders have no external protection, they often sustain severe injuries, even in moderate-speed collisions. We work tirelessly to help our biker clients receive compensation for their injuries.
• Slip and fall accidents — Property owners have a duty to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. If you sustain an injury due to a hazard on residential, commercial or public property, we help you pursue the damages you need and deserve.
• Workplace injuries — Victims of job-related accidents are often limited to receiving workers’ compensation for injuries and lost wages. However, in some cases an injured employee can sue a third party for negligence. We assess your case to ascertain all possible legal remedies.
• Wrongful death — We help grieving families recover monetary compensation for their loved ones’ fatal accidents.
• Traumatic brain injuries — Our attorneys have the skill and experience to manage catastrophic injury cases, such as TBI, where victims’ lives have been forever changed.

In every injury case, we undertake a full investigation to uncover the facts that enable us to support a claim for full and fair damages for our clients.

When to hire a personal injury lawyer

Ideally, injured parties who file claims with a defendant’s insurance company will be offered a good faith settlement. However, insurance companies are primarily interested in limiting their exposure to damages. If you attempt to pursue a claim without legal representation, you can expect the “three D’s” of the insurance industry: deny, delay, defend. Your case can drag on until you end up settling for far less than you are due.

Retaining a personal injury attorney gives you greater leverage in pursuing damages. An experienced attorney can calculate what your case is potentially worth and will work to recover the maximum damage award for your:

• Medical expenses, present and future
• Lost earnings, present and future
• Physical pain
• Mental suffering
• Loss of quality of life
• Other recoverable losses

Your injury can have long-term financial and personal consequences. Our team persuasively negotiates or aggressively litigates to obtain full and fair compensation for your accident-related losses.

Proving fault and negligence in injury cases

Success in a personal injury claim requires establishing that the defendant is legally responsible for the accident. Typically, a plaintiff must prove four basic elements:

• The defendant had a duty to act with reasonable care.
• The defendant breached that duty by acting negligently, recklessly or deliberately.
• The breach led directly to an event that injured the plaintiff.
• The injuries produced economic and non-economic losses that are provable by a preponderance of the evidence.

Through a detailed investigation of your accident, we gather sufficient evidence of these four elements and work to secure a favorable settlement or a damages award at trial.

Contact skilled personal injury lawyers in Arvada, CO for a free consultation

The Elliott Law Offices, P.C. in Arvada represents accident victims in personal injury lawsuits. We proudly serve Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver and Jefferson counties. We take cases on a contingency fee basis, so we don’t get paid unless you do. To schedule a free consultation, call 303-872-6274 or contact our firm online.