Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection

Born with profound hearing loss, Spencer Kontnik spent a long time distancing himself from any fields of law related to disability. Then, the “light bulb” went off, and today he advocates for people with disabilities – like the client whose job offer from Denver Health was rescinded after she requested disability accommodations. In this case breakdown with host Keith Fuicelli, Spencer discusses how his team approached the issue of ...

Text messages and surveillance footage revealed the horrific truth: A jail inmate told staff, "I'm trying to kill myself right now," yet they did nothing. Eight hours later, he was found dead. Sean Dormer returns for his third podcast appearance alongside civil rights attorney Spencer Bryan to discuss their groundbreaking $4 million verdict on behalf of the inmate’s family. Host Keith Fuicelli explores how they overcame the deliber...

Two routine medical flights turned catastrophic when the cabin rapidly depressurized, leaving a flight paramedic with permanent tinnitus and hearing loss. In this case break-down with host Keith Fuicelli, Nicole Quintana and Kylie Schmidt of Ogborn Mihm discuss how they navigated complex aviation maintenance records, fought an admission of liability that wasn't truly an admission, and overcame defense arguments about their client's...

When a 68-year-old woman shattered her kneecap after slipping in Walmart, defense attorneys expected an easy win—ignoring that surveillance footage revealed employees had walked past the water spill without action for 30 minutes. Allison Pritchard and Phil Meinkoth of Olson Personal Injury Lawyers reveal to host Keith Fuicelli how they meticulously built their case, leveraging surveillance footage, strategic witness cross-examinati...

Lawyers have a stressful job and, as host Keith Fuicelli explains, “keeping our bodies in peak optimal performance is critical to success.” That’s why he invites his personal trainer, Courtney Samuel, to the show to encourage lawyers to take up a physical fitness regimen. Courtney lays out why maintaining muscle mass becomes increasingly crucial as we age and offers practical fitness guidance for busy professionals. Tune in for Cou...

A seemingly routine case turned extraordinary when Alana Anzalone and Melanie Stuckey secured a $2.2 million verdict in Adams County for a 22-year-old client with herniated discs. Their victory is even more remarkable considering this was Melanie's first trial after transitioning from paralegal to attorney, and they faced a defendant who shockingly denied even hitting their client's car despite totaling it. Host Keith Fuicelli expl...

At a glance, the two large vehicles involved in a rear-end collision – a Toyota 4Runner and a Nissan Xterra – didn’t appear visibly damaged. And Melanie Sulkin’s client didn’t appear injured. 

But Melanie pursued the case beyond surface images. She recounts her methods with host Keith Fuicelli. From proving the significant frame damage to her client’s car and the permanent injury to her client’s rotator cuff, Melanie describes ...

Text messages, complete with poop emojis, revealed that a charter school’s board members targeted the executive director because they just didn’t like her. “It was like ‘Mean Girls,’” recalls Jason Wesoky, who, with colleague Clay Wire, represented the director.

Tune into this case breakdown with host Keith Fuicelli as Jason and Clay describe how they framed the contract dispute as a set-up by board members hoping to boot their clie...

The jury in Dan Lipman’s civil case on behalf of a young sexual assault survivor awarded $2,020,000 in three categories of damages: economic, non-economic, and physical impairment. The last category was notable because few, if any, Colorado juries have awarded damages for physical impairment based on emotional trauma.

Now, one has.

“We can’t find another verdict where, in a civil case, a sexual assault victim proved physical impairme...

Jurors listened, wide-eyed, as Ross Ziev presented his case against King Sooper Grocery Store. His client was injured in a slip-and-fall, but they may as well have been watching a murder mystery as a poor-quality video revealed “who-dun-it.”

“You could see in the jury’s eyes – they were trying to figure out what caused this as well,” Ross recalls in this case break-down with host Keith Fuicelli. They ultimately awarded $350,000 to h...

Colorado PI attorney Jason Jordan, founder of Jordan Law, has a vast amount of product liability experience, but he recently settled a “felonious killing” case that had reminders of the killing of George Floyd. In that case, Jason represented the widow of a man who was killed when guards at a hospital leaned on his back and neck until he lost consciousness. 

In this conversation with Keith Fuicelli, Jason recounts the details o...

Two cars collided head-on – but their client wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. The client suffered a brain injury – but didn’t require significant medical treatment.

Yet Michael Born and Peter McCaffrey of Born & McCaffrey Injury Law secured $380,000 from a jury. With host Keith Fuicelli, Michael and Peter reveal the plot twists in this unique case, starting at the hospital, when police initially considered that their client was at f...

Their client, a drywall installer, was injured in a five-car pile up outside Denver. Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey helped him secure a $2.51 million verdict against the driver who caused the injuries.

Tune in as Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey of Dormer Harpring, LLC join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss this recent trial victory in Denver. Sean and Tim recount the facts of the case, how their quick-thinking changed the course of trial, and h...

A developmentally disabled man was injured when the car he was in was rear-ended by a delivery service partner company. He needed justice, and he got it. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, Jessica Schlatter, Paige Singleton, and Randy Manning of Ramos Law join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss a $19M verdict they recently obtained for their client in Denver District Court. Listen as Jessica, Paige, and Randy dis...

Trial is adversarial. “Do what you want until you’re not allowed to do it.”

In part two of this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss the tri...

“I do everything I can to be friends with defense lawyers. It makes the case so much more enjoyable. And when it comes to non-parties, just be nice to these people and you’ll be amazed at what you can catch.”

In this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Har...

Products cases can be intimidating. There’s a monster defense with an unlimited budget, it’s going to be a cage match until the end, and there are no guarantees of success. So you have to be willing to go the distance. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by experienced products liability attorneys Brad Holmes of Bradly J. Holmes, PC and Mike Blanton of Gerash Steiner Blanton, P.C....

Few trial attorneys begin trial thinking about appeals. But how can conducting a trial with an eye on appeal be helpful?

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by experienced appellate attorney Nelson Boyle of The Paul Wilkinson Law Firm, LLC. Nelson has represented clients in both state and federal appeals for over fifteen years.

Tune in as Keith and Nelson discuss how trial lawyers can pr...

They say hindsight is 20/20. Looking back on and evaluating your past trials can serve as a useful tool for improving trial preparation and strategy going forward. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, the tables are turned as podcast host, Keith Fuicelli, and his partner John Lee, who co-founded Fuicelli & Lee with Keith in 2008, are interviewed by Jerry Bowman. Like Keith and John, Jerry is a Denver-based ...