1900 Grant St Suite 1050
Denver Colorado 80203
1.800.221.5526
James H. Chalat
About Jim Chalat
Jim Chalat is the senior partner of Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC.
Jim Chalat has been selected for the Colorado SuperLawyers list each year that members of the Colorado bar have been considered for the distinction. He has earned this recognition through his success on behalf of his clients, in and out of the courtroom. In February of 2010, Mr. Chalat's client, a victim left paraplegic by a drunk driver , was awarded $18.5 Million following a district court bench trial. In June of 2007, Mr. Chalat obtained a $10.1 Million jury verdict, one of the largest verdicts ever awarded in a Colorado medical malpractice case.
A Colorado lawyer since 1977, Mr. Chalat is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a nationally esteemed organization. He is a sustaining member of American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association) and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Jim Chalat is rated "AV" (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. He has also been rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo.
Mr. Chalat has published numerous professional articles, including the definitive articles on U.S. ski law and Colorado ski law. He has frequently been intereviewed as a national expert on ski litigation, and he is also a popular speaker for Continuing Legal Education, speaking on ski litigation, attorney ethics and malpractice, and general trial tactics.
Bar Admissions
Colorado, 1977
Michigan, 1983
U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Education
University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1977
Law Review: Administrative Law Review, Assistant Editor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.G.S. - 1974
Honors: With Distinction
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Notable Cases
Mother run down by reckless snowboarder on intermediate trail at Cooper Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado. Impact caused tibia/fibula fracture of the mother's left leg, which required immediate surgical repair. Though tried in a "ski town," the jury returned a verdict in favor of the mother.
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An Idaho Springs man was awarded $18.5 million for catastrophic injuries he suffered when a driver drunk left a mountain road and slammed into him as he was laying in his driveway, changing the oil in wife's car.
$10.1 Million jury verdict for minor suffering traumatic brain injury following delay by his pediatrician in treating symptoms of brain tumor.