IT'S MORE THAN MONEY.
When you are hurt in Castle Rock and an insurer starts building its defense before you leave the hospital, you need a firm that prepares cases with trial in mind, not one built around quick, low settlements.
No fee unless we winIf you were hurt in Castle Rock in a car crash, a fall, a dog bite, or another type of accident someone else caused, this page covers the Colorado law that governs your claim and what CGH Injury Lawyers does to build it.
A Castle Rock personal injury lawyer helps protect your claim, navigate Colorado's filing deadlines, and pursue full compensation for medical expenses and lost income after an accident someone else caused. Evidence disappears quickly after an injury, and insurance adjusters often begin evaluating claims and building defenses before victims understand their legal standing. Colorado law generally gives you three years to file most motor-vehicle injury claims (C.R.S. 13-80-101) and two years for many other injury claims (C.R.S. 13-80-102), subject to exceptions an attorney should confirm for your specific facts. Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) can reduce or eliminate your recovery if your own fault share is too high, which is why early representation matters. CGH Injury Lawyers works on a contingency fee basis: you pay no attorney fee up front, and none unless we recover for you.
You should get medical care, document the scene, and contact a Castle Rock personal injury lawyer to protect your legal rights. These steps matter for both your health and your claim.
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Medical records that connect your injuries to the incident are central to a valid claim, and prompt treatment matters for your health regardless of the legal case.
Notify law enforcement so officers can document the scene. Get the incident number and the responding officer's name. A police report is not required to bring a claim, but it can provide useful contemporaneous documentation.
Photograph and video vehicle damage, hazards, road or property conditions, and your visible injuries while the details are fresh. Note the date, time, and conditions.
Independent witness accounts can counter a misleading account from an insurer. Exchange contact and insurance information, and avoid admitting fault or giving a recorded statement at the scene.
Keep damaged property, torn clothing, and anything else connected to the incident. Track your symptoms and treatment as they progress; that record helps document the real impact of your injury.
Contact an attorney early to manage communications with insurers and avoid the mistakes that most commonly weaken a Castle Rock injury claim.
A Castle Rock personal injury lawyer helps by preserving evidence, negotiating with insurers, and filing suit before the applicable Colorado deadline expires. We work on a contingency fee basis, so representation costs you nothing up front.
We evaluate liability, review medical records, and act quickly to preserve evidence before it is lost: witness statements, surveillance footage, scene photographs, and, where warranted, an accident reconstruction expert to help establish fault.
Insurers routinely undervalue claims and look for early recorded statements they can use later. We manage all insurer communications, build a complete evidence record before any settlement discussion, and prepare cases with trial in mind, because that preparation can strengthen our negotiating position with an insurer.
You pay no attorney fee up front, and none unless we recover for you. The exact fee percentage and expense arrangement are set out in a written fee agreement before any work begins, consistent with Colorado's requirements for contingency fee arrangements.
How we help, in short:
Colorado personal injury claims generally recover two categories of damages: economic damages for quantifiable financial losses, and non-economic damages for pain, suffering, and other subjective impacts. Colorado applies statutory caps to non-economic damages and reduces recovery under the modified comparative fault rule.
For most personal injury claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado law is understood to cap non-economic damages at $1,500,000, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2028 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Physical impairment and disfigurement damages are generally exempt from that cap.
Medical malpractice claims specifically are subject to a separate, lower non-economic cap under C.R.S. 13-64-302, reported at $530,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026 on a statutory schedule that increases through 2029 and is then periodically adjusted; if your case involves a healthcare provider, that separate framework applies, not the general injury cap, and needs its own attorney review.
Wrongful death claims carry their own separate cap under C.R.S. 13-21-203, reported at $2,125,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2028, and no cap at all when the death resulted from a felonious killing.
It depends on the type of claim. Colorado law generally gives you three years from the date of a motor-vehicle collision to file suit (C.R.S. 13-80-101), and two years for most other injury claims, like a slip-and-fall or a dog bite (C.R.S. 13-80-102). Wrongful death claims generally run two years from the date of death (C.R.S. 13-80-102), regardless of the underlying cause of death. If a government entity or employee is at fault, a separate 182-day written notice deadline applies (C.R.S. 24-10-109) on top of the filing deadline. These deadlines are fact-specific; confirm which one applies to your Castle Rock claim with an attorney as early as possible.
Colorado follows a modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). If your assigned fault reaches 50 percent or more, your claim is generally barred. Below that line, your recovery is reduced proportionally by your fault percentage. Insurers routinely try to inflate a claimant's fault share because every percentage point shifted onto you reduces what they owe, which is why early, independent evidence matters.
You generally need to show that someone else owed you a duty of care, breached that duty, and that the breach caused your injuries and damages. Police reports, medical records, witness statements, photographs, and, where needed, expert testimony are the building blocks of that proof.
Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) determines whether you can recover at all, and how much. If your assigned fault reaches 50 percent or more, your claim is generally barred entirely. Below that line, your award is reduced by your percentage of fault; for example, a fault share of 20 percent would reduce a $100,000 award to $80,000. Insurers commonly inflate liability percentages using incomplete reports or selective witness statements, which is why we gather independent evidence and challenge inflated fault assignments before they become the basis of a lowball offer.
Colorado law generally requires you to file most claims within a set window from the date of the incident, subject to exceptions.
Castle Rock injury lawyers handle a range of cases, from vehicle collisions to premises liability, each requiring different evidence strategies under Colorado law.
Motor vehicle collisions can involve complex liability questions and serious injuries. When a crash is fatal, surviving family members may bring a wrongful death claim under C.R.S. 13-21-201 et seq. for funeral costs, lost companionship, and lost income, subject to the separate wrongful death damages cap noted above.
Colorado's Premises Liability Act (C.R.S. 13-21-115) sets a property owner's duty based on your legal status on the property: invitees are generally owed the highest duty of care, licensees a narrower duty limited to known dangers, and trespassers only the most limited protections, so the standard that applies to your claim depends on the specific facts, not a single universal rule. A slip-and-fall, an inadequately maintained stairway, or a dangerous property condition the owner knew or should have known about can support a claim depending on that classification. These claims generally run on the two-year deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-102, not the three-year motor-vehicle deadline, which makes early legal advice important.
We also evaluate dog bite claims, product liability claims, and cases involving rideshare or commercial vehicles. Medical malpractice claims involve a separate, more specific legal framework, including its own filing-deadline and repose structure, a certificate of review requirement, and their own damages cap; if your injury involved a healthcare provider, that claim type needs its own dedicated review rather than the general personal injury framework described on this page.
Castle Rock is the Douglas County seat. Personal injury lawsuits that don't settle are generally filed at the Douglas County Combined Courts, 23rd Judicial District, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109, the courthouse that sits in Castle Rock itself. Douglas County moved into this newly created judicial district in January 2025, separating from the former 18th Judicial District.
CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Castle Rock office. We serve Castle Rock and Douglas County clients from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, and meet clients where it's convenient for them rather than requiring an office visit.
A team built to try cases, bilingual staff, and no fee unless we win. We don't promise a number before we know your case; we prepare claims with trial in mind, because that preparation can strengthen our negotiating position with an insurer.
8 trial attorneys. Kevin Cheney, our Managing Partner, is an ABOTA member who has tried more than 25 cases to verdict. An insurer that knows a firm actually tries cases negotiates differently than one it expects to settle for less than the claim's supported value.
We move before it disappears. Witness memories fade, surveillance footage gets overwritten, and physical evidence changes. We begin evidence preservation as soon as we're retained.
Different claims, different clocks. A Castle Rock injury claim can carry more than one deadline at once: the general filing deadline, a shorter government-claim notice window, or claim-specific rules. We identify and calendar the deadlines we determine apply to your case from day one.
No storefront, no delay. We don't have a Castle Rock office. We serve Castle Rock and Douglas County clients from our Denver office and meet you where it works for you.
Hablamos espanol. Our team serves clients in English and Spanish, from the first call through the final settlement or verdict.
Contingency only. You pay no attorney fee up front, and none unless we recover for you.
You hire a Castle Rock personal injury attorney with no upfront cost. CGH Injury Lawyers works on a contingency fee basis, so you owe no attorney fee unless we recover compensation for you.
Attorney fees come out of your final recovery, not your pocket up front. Case costs (filing fees, expert witnesses, and similar third-party expenses) are generally advanced by the firm and deducted from your final award, consistent with your written fee agreement. Colorado law requires that written fee agreement to spell out the percentage, expense-deduction priority, and related terms before any work begins.
Call CGH Injury Lawyers at (720) 669-8062 for a free, no-obligation consultation. We'll review what happened, explain the deadlines that apply to your Castle Rock claim, and outline next steps. We work on contingency, so there's no cost to find out where you stand.
IT'S MORE THAN MONEY.
Free consultation. No fee unless we win. Available in English and Spanish. We serve Castle Rock from our Denver office. Start a free case review or call (720) 669-8062.
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