BAR REGISTRATION PRACTICE AREAS:
Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.

STATEMENT OF PRACTICE:
Personal Injury, Skiing Accident Cases, Ski Area Liability, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Military Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Recreational Law, Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Brain Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Wrongful Death, Tourist Injuries.

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1984

FIRM PROFILE:
The firm offers the traditional benefits of a small law office complimented by the competitive edge gained with information technology. Since 1984, our philosophy has been pragmatic and results-oriented, which has developed for us a reputation for honesty and effectiveness. Our clients come from all walks of life, including, performing artists, professional athletes, military personnel of all rank, disabled adults and injured children. We are committed to providing the highest quality of legal representation for each of our clients.

FIRM SIZE: 3

CLIENTS:
Representative Clients: The National Federation of the Blind; The Colorado Center on Deafness.

REFERENCES:
1st Bank of Denver

JAMES H. CHALAT: (Member)
Born: Livermore, California, April 9, 1953
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Legal and Medical Malpractice; Ski Area Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Recreational Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries
Admitted: 1977, Colorado; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, Michigan
Law School: University of Denver, J.D., 1977
College: University of Michigan, B.G.S., 1974
Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court; National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Instructor & Diplomate).
Author: "Ski Law in Colorado: The Tomorous No Longer Stay at Home," 31 The Colorado Lawyer 9 (Feb. 2002); "Restitution in Criminal Actions: Considerations for Civil Trial Lawyers" (Co-Author), 50 Trial Talk Issue 6 (October 2001); "Ski Law for beginners, intermediates, and experts" (Co-Author), 37 Trial No.8 26-35 (August 2001); "The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention" (Co-Author), 22 Trial Lawyer 183-198, 1999; "Liability of Skier for Collision with Another Skier," 46 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 1 (West's 1998); "Liability of Ski Area Operator for Skiing Accident," 45 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 115 (West's 1998); "Colorado Ski Law," Vol. 27, No. 2 The Colorado Lawyer 5 (February 1998); "Colorado Narrows Construction of the Inherent Danger Rule," 45 Trial Talk 10-15 (April 1996); "$2,150,000 Verdict-General Negligence-Skiing Accident," 9 National Jury Verdict Reporter, Issue 12 (11/94); "The Constitutional Foundations of Modern American Tort Law," 16 The Colorado Lawyer 970 (September 1987); "The Development of the Standard of Care in Colorado Ski Cases," 15 The Colorado Lawyer 373 (March 1986); "From Wright to Sunday and Beyond," with Feurhelm et al. 4 The Utah Law Review 885 (December 1985); "Ski Collision and Ski Equipment Cases," 34 Trial Talk 303 (10/85); "Michigan's Ski Law," 63 The Michigan Bar Journal 355 (May 1984); "Continuing Changes in Colorado's Ski Law," 13 The Colorado Lawyer 407 (March 1984); "Ski Law," Ski Area Management, Vol. 21, No. 3 (National Ski Area Assn., May & June 1983); "The Changing Role of the Ski Patroller," The National Patroller (The National Ski Patrol System, Inc., Winter 1982); "Colorado Ski Act Update," 10 The Colorado Lawyer 161 (July 1981); "Ski Tips for Attorneys," 9 The Colorado Lawyer 452 (March 1980). Section Contribution: Stein, ed. Closing Argument, The Art and The Law, 331 Jury-Function, p.53-56 (Clark Boardman Calahan, Cum. Supp. 1995). Publisher: "Ski Safety News" (1989—). Faculty Member: "Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention," Continuing Legal Education Ethics Conference, December 2001; "Preventing Legal Malpractice 2001," Colorado Bar Association/Continuing Legal Education Seminar, February 2001. Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, 1991—. A.S.T.M., F-27 Committee, Jefferson County Juvenile Review Board, 1992-1993. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
Reported Cases: People v. Hall, 2002, Colo. App., LEXIS 1763; Cooper v. Aspen Skiing Co., 2002, Colo., 48 P.3d 1229; Hoar v. Great Eastern, 1998, Va, 506 S.E.2d 777; Ulissey v. Shvartsman, 61 F.3rd 805 (10th Circ. 1995); Hudson V. Boxer, 632 F.Supp. 1569 (D.Colo. 1986); Wong v. Sharp, 743 F.Supp. 943 (D.Colo. 1986); People v. Watson, 833 P.2d 50 (Colo. 1992).
Special Agencies: Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, 1991—.

LINDA J. CHALAT: (Member)
Born: Roanoke, Virginia, July 6, 1958
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Legal and Medical Malpractice; Ski Area Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Recreational Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries
Admitted: 1991, Colorado
Law School: University of Denver, J.D., 1989
College: Colorado School of Mines, B.S.Ch. E., 1983
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
Author: "Restitution in Criminal Actions: Consideration for Civil Trial Lawyers" (Co-Author), 50 Trial Talk Issue 6 (October 2001); "Ski Law for beginners, intermediates, and experts" (Co-Author), 37 Trial Talk No. 8, 26-35 (August 2001); "The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention" (Co-Author), 22 Trial Lawyer 183-198, 1999. Engineer in Training, Colorado, 1983. Faculty Member: "Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention," Continuing Legal Education Ethics 2001 Conference, December 2001; "Preventing Legal Malpractice 2001," Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, February 2001.

RUSSELL R. HATTEN: (Member)
Born: Garland, Texas, September 10, 1960
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Ski Area Liability; Medical Malpractice; Attorney Grievances; Legal Malpractice
Admitted: 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1999, Colorado, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School: Texas Tech University, J.D., 1986
College: University of Texas, B.A., 1983
Member: State Bar of Texas; The Colorado Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Delta Theta Phi. Dallas County Magistrate, 1993-1999. Municipal Judge for Rowlett, Texas, 1993-1999.

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