Linda J. Chalat
Partner
Location:
Denver, Colorado
Phone:
(303) 502-5007
(866) 701-7292
(866) 701-7292
Fax:
(303) 861-0506
E-mail:
Linda Chalat is a partner with Chalat Law Offices, Denver, Colorado, where she focuses on cases arising from medical malpractice, defective products, toxic exposures, recreational accidents and vehicular accidents. Since 1991, Ms. Chalat has successfully applied her engineering knowledge, gained from both training and working in industry for three years as a chemical engineer, to matters where an understanding of the technical aspects of the accident are crucial to the adequate representation of the client. Ms. Chalat also oversees the use of state-of-the-art technology by the firm to best serve our clients, including maintaining the firm's several websites and blogs which provide free legal information for personal injury victims.
Year Joined Firm
- 1991
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Professional Malpractice Law
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1991
Education
- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1989
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
- Bachelor of Science - 1983
- Major: Chemical Engineering
Published Works
- Restitution in Criminal Actions: Consideration for Civil Trial Lawyers, 50 Trial Talk Issue 6, 2001
- Ski law for beginners, intermediates and experts,, Trial, August, 2001
- The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention (Co-Author), 22 Trial Lawyer 183-189, 1999
Classes/Seminars
- Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Program - Ethics Section, Colorado trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2003
- Faculty member, Ethics 2001, Continuing Legal Education Conference, 2001
- Faculty, Preventing Legal Malpractice 2001, Colorado Bar Association/CLE Seminar, 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Denver Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Pro Bono Program, Denver Bar Association
