About Us

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James W. Avery D/B/A Avery Law Firm ™ & Denver Injury Law™ is a graduate of the University of Denver College of Law (J.D. 1982) with over 35 years of success as a High Stakes Litigator, has been acknowledged as a leader in the field of personal injury litigation, and invited to join numerous professional organizations which seek to identify the leading lawyers in the country.  Most recent awards/invitations include America’s Top 100 High-Stakes Litigators ®, Lifetime Achievement Membership among America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigtors, Super Lawyers (Civil Litigation-Plaintiff-2006-2019, Mass Torts 2020-2025), AIPIA “10 Best Attorney“-CO-2017, NAOPIA “Top 10 Attorney“-CO-2017, Nation’s Top One Percent(2015), Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2015), “10 Best” Personal Injury Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Colorado (2015), and Best Attorneys of America-Lifetime Charter Member (Invited, 2015).  Listed below are some of those organizations.

PRACTICE AREAS

• SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY 
• WRONGFUL DEATH
• PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE
• PRODUCT LIABILITY
• INSURANCE LAW, BAD FAITH & CONSUMER FRAUD
• TRUCKING, AVIATION, AUTO, MOTORCYCLE, BIKING & PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
• SKIING, RECREATION AND SPORTS ACCIDENTS
• HOSPITAL LIABILITY

BAR ADMISSIONS

• NEW YORK (1982)
• COLORADO (1983)
• INDIANA (2003)
• SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (2019)
• S. DISTRICT COURT-COLORADO (1983)
• S. DISTRICT COURT-WESTERN DISTRICT NEW YORK (1983)
• S. DISTRICT COURT-SOUTHERN DISTRICT INDIANA (2003)
• TENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS (1983)
• S. DISTRICT COURT-NORTHERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA (1989)
• S. DISTRICT COURT-SOUTHERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA (1991)
• DISTRICT COURT-HARRIS COUNTY (HOUSTON), TEXAS (2004)

EDUCATION

• J.D.,1982, The University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado

-Barrister’s Cup Fellow (1982)

• B.A.,1979, Austin College, Sherman, Texas

-Psi Chi National Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, NTLA
• Member, Top 100 Attorneys, ATA
• Member, Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, ATA
• Member, Nation’s Top One Percent, NADC
• Super Lawyers, 2006-2025,

OFFICES

Boulder, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

New York, New York

Beverly Hills, California

303-840-2222

424-478-9009 (Beverly Hills, CA)