James H. Chalat
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Car Accidents, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death
1600 Broadway, Suite 1920, Denver, CO 80202
About James H. Chalat
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Denver College of Law, Denver, ColoradoDoctor of Jurisprudence
- Law Review: Administrative Law Review, Assistant Editor
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1974B.G.S.
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Hoar v. Great Eastern, 506 S.E. 2d 777 (VA. 1998)
- Ulissey v. Shvartsman, 61 F. 3d 805 (10th Circuit 1995)
- Wong v. Sharp, 734 F. Supp. 943 (D. Colo. 1990)
- People v. Watson, 833 P. 2d 50 (Colo. 1992)
- Hudson v. Boxer, 632 F. Supp. 1569 (D. Colo. 1986)
Classes and Seminars
- Survey of Ski Law in United States, Recreation & Adventure Program Law & Liability, 2006
- Ski Law in the United States: A Practical Guide to Ski Accident Litigation, Recreation & Adventure Program Law & Liability, 2005
- Ski Law in the United States, Law Education Institute, 2005
- How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case in Colorado, Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2004
- Faculty, Avalanche Liability Law & Ski Law in the United States, A Practical Guideline to Ski Accident litigation for non-U.S. Attorneys, XXXI SKILEX 2004, Obergurgl/Solden Austria, 2004
- Civil Litigation Update, Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2003
- Faculty, "Preventing Legal Malpractice",, Colorado Bar Assoc. CLE, 2001
- Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention, Ethics 2001 Conference, 2001
- Faculty, Recreation Tort Law, Colorado Tort Law Update,, CLE in Colorado, 2000
- Faculty, Current Topics in Legal Ethics, Colorado CLE Seminar, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 2000 - Present
- Faculty, Current Topics in Legal Ethics, Colorado Continuing Legal Education Seminar, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, September 1, 1999 - September 30, 1999
- The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention, National Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Practicing Law Institute, Vail, Colorado, January 1, 1999 - January 31, 1999
- Presentation, Lead Defense Counsel, Moot Court, Jones v. Clinton, American Inns of Court, Thompson G. Marsh Inn, February 1, 1998 - February 28, 1998
- Faculty, Avoiding Malpractice - The Nine Commandments of Avoiding Legal Malpractice, LEX LEGIS, December 1, 1997 - December 31, 1997
- Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1995 - 1996
- Trial Advocacy for the Occasional Litigator, National Business Institute
- Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Western Regional Session, 1994 - 1995
- Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1985 - 1987
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Counties of Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Pitkin, Routt and Weld
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Southwest Colorado
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Ninth Judicial District
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Fourteenth Judicial District
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Texas Trial Lawyers Bar Association
- Presentation, Ski Law, Accredited by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education, Dartmouth College Bar Association
- Presentation, National Ski Patrol
- Presentation, Jackson's Hole Ski Patrol
- Presentation, Winter Park Volunteer Ski Patrol
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1977
- Michigan, 1983
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Other Affiliations
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1980 - Present (Member and Diplomate)
- American Association for Justice, 1982 - Present (Sustaining Member)
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1988 - Present (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer)
- Colorado Supreme Court Grievance Committee (Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel)
- Jefferson County Juvenile Review Board (Member)
- Thompson G. Marsh American Inn of Court (Senior Member)
- The American Inns of Court, 2004 - 2005 (President)
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Eagle Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Colorado Bar Association (Member)
- Denver Bar Association (Member)
- Michigan Bar Association (Member)
- First Judicial District Nominating Committee (Appointee)
- State of Colorado, Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel, 1991 - 1996 (Special Assistant Disciplinary Counsel)
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - 2004 (Member, Board of Directors)
- American Association of Justice, 1980 - Present (President's Circle)
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Instructor & Diplomate)
Articles
Published Works
- The Nine Commandments of Malpractice Prevention (Co-Author), 22 Trial Lawyer 183-198, 1999
- Liability of Skier for Injury to Another Skier, 46 Proof of Fact 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, 27 Colo. Lawyer, No.2, at 5-18, February, 1998
- Closing Argument, The Art and the Law, Clark Boardman Calahan Cum. Supp., Section 331 Jury-Function, p. 53, 1995
- "Expert Testimony and the Dancing Ballerina", 7 The Expert Witness Journal No. 2, February, 1995
- "$2,150,000 Verdict - General Negligence - Skiing Accident", 9 National Jury Verdict Reporter Issue 12, November, 1994
- "The Constitutional Foundations of Modern American Tort Law,", 16 The Colorado Lawyer 970, September, 1987
- "Michigan's Ski Law,", 63 Mich. B. J. 355, May, 1984
- Ski Safety News (1989-Present)
- Development of Standard of Care in Colorado's Ski Law, The Colorado Lawyer, March, 1986
- Ski Law in Colorado: The Timorous No Longer Stay at Home, (Co-Author with Eric Samler and Christopher P. Koupal), 31 The Colorado Lawyer 211, February, 2002
- Restitution in Criminal Actions: Considerations for Civil Trial Lawyers, Trial Talk, (Co-Author with Linda J. Chalat), Colorado Trial Lawyers Assn., Oct/Nov., 2001
- Ski Law for Beginners, Intermediates, and Experts, (Co-Author with Linda J. Chalat), TRIAL MAGAZINE, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Aug., 2001
- Liability of Skier for Injury to Another Skier, 46 PROOF OF FACT 1, 1998
- Liability of Ski Area Operator for Skiing Accident, 45 PROOF OF FACT 115, 1998
- Colorado Ski Law, 27 THE COLORADO LAWYERq, February, 1998
- CLOSING ARGUMENT, THE ART AND THE LAW, §331 Jury-Function, (Co-Author with Jacob A. Stein), Clark Boardman Calahan, 1995
- 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
- Ski Collision and Ski Equipment Cases, 34 TRIAL TALK 303, October, 1985
- From Wright to Sunday and Beyond, 4 THE UTAH LAW REVIEW 885, 1985
- 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
- Colorado Ski Act Update, 10 THE COLORADO LAWYER 1611, July, 1981
- Ski Tips for Attorneys, 9 THE COLORADO LAWYER 452, March, 1980
- "$1.5 Million settlement in Utah skier collision case, Kotun v. Howe, , Utah Association for Justice, August, 2008
- Expert Testimony the Dancing Ballerina, 7 THE EXPERT WITNESS JOURNAL NO. 2, February, 1995
- $2,150,000 Verdict - General Negligence - Skiing Accident, 9 NATIONAL JURY VERDICT REPORTER 12, November, 1994
- Summary Judgment based on the Colorado Ski Act, 43 TRIAL TALK 32-33, July/August, 1994
- Structured Settlement Reached in Skier/Skier Collision, 40 TRIAL TALK 169-170, June, 1991
- Judge Arraj Clarifies Comparative Negligence Statute, Case report: Wong v. Sharp, (Co-Author with Stephen C. Kaufman), 39 TRIAL TALK 154, June, 1990
- Two Skiers' Collision on Slopes = $242,000 - 20% Comparative Negligence, .S. District Court for Colorado 37 TRIAL TALK 120-121, April, 1988
- "Report of the Judicial Poll Committee," The Proclamation, First Judicial District Bar Association Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, September, 1986
- Instructions for the Ski Instruction Case, 35 TRIAL TALK 18, April, 1986
- "In the Wake of Tragedy the Time Has Come for Safety", Rocky Mountain News, December 20, 1985
- $143,380 Verdict in Ski Injury Case, 33 TRIAL TALK 30, July, 1984
- Ski Safety Act—Presumption of Skier's Negligence Held Unconstitutional, 32 TRIAL TALK 25, November, 1983
- The Changing Role of the Ski Patroller, THE NATIONAL PATROLLER (The National Ski Patrol System, Inc.), Winter, 1982
- Law and Computers, 29 TRIAL TALK 27, July, 1980
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