A serious injury on I-25, I-70, Colfax Avenue, or anywhere in Denver County upends your health, your income, and your family. CGH Injury Lawyers is headquartered in Denver at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, just minutes from downtown. We build your claim to its full value and try your case in Denver District Court when an insurer refuses to be fair. No fee unless we win.
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Denver is the home of our office. We are not a suburban firm that lists Denver as a service city. Our attorneys work at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201 in the RiNo neighborhood, five minutes from downtown and around the corner from the neighborhoods where many of our clients live and where crashes happen. When you hire CGH Injury Lawyers for a Denver case, you get attorneys who know the city because they practice here every day.
Each page below covers the Colorado law, the local Denver facts, and the strategy for that specific kind of injury claim. Start with the one that matches your case, or call us and we will point you to the right path.
Bus Crashes
RTD operates buses and light rail throughout Denver, with major transit hubs at Denver Union Station and the 16th Street Mall. When a bus crash injures a passenger, pedestrian, or cyclist, the claim typically runs against RTD, a governmental entity, which triggers the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act and a strict 182-day written notice deadline (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). We start that clock the day we take your case.
See Denver bus accident casesLife-Changing Injuries
High-speed crashes on I-25 and I-70, multi-vehicle pileups, pedestrian strikes on Colfax Avenue, and construction-zone accidents in a city undergoing constant development produce the injuries that change a life permanently: spinal cord damage, traumatic brain injury, severe burns, and limb loss. Denver Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center at 777 Bannock St., is Denver's primary destination for the most seriously injured patients. Colorado does not cap economic damages or damages for physical impairment, so the full lifetime cost goes into the claim. We build it to that number.
See Denver catastrophic injury casesDrunk or Drugged Driving
Impaired driving on Colfax Avenue, Speer Boulevard, Federal Boulevard, and the I-25 corridor through downtown puts every other driver and pedestrian at risk. When a drunk or drugged driver causes your injuries, the civil claim runs parallel to any criminal case. You do not have to wait for a conviction to pursue compensation. We pursue every available insurance policy and evaluate whether punitive damages apply to your facts.
See Denver DUI accident casesMotorcycles
Motorcyclists face serious danger on the I-25 and I-70 interchanges through Denver and on high-volume arterials like Federal Boulevard. We counter the bias insurers bring to motorcycle claims and build the full case.
See Denver motorcycle casesFalls and Property
Icy sidewalks in Capitol Hill and LoDo, wet floors in Cherry Creek retail, and poorly maintained surfaces in Five Points all create real fall hazards. We prove the property owner's failure to maintain a reasonably safe surface and document every injury that resulted.
See Denver slip and fall casesNot Sure Which Fits?
Pedestrian and bicycle collisions, rideshare crashes, wrongful death, dog bites, distracted driving, hit-and-run, spinal cord injury, and more. If you were hurt by someone else's carelessness anywhere in Denver County, there is likely a path to recovery. Browse all of our Colorado practice areas, then call (303) 209-9395 for a straight answer about your case.
Browse all practice areasA Denver injury case lives in Denver: the road where it happened, the hospital that treated you, and the courthouse where your case may be filed. Here is the ground we work on every day.
Courthouse
A personal injury lawsuit in Denver County that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed at Denver District Court, located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202, in the Second Judicial District, housed in the historic City and County Building on Civic Center Park. Denver County Court handles claims below the jurisdictional threshold at the same address. The Denver jury pool, local defense firms, and the Second Judicial District's procedures all differ from other Colorado districts. We handle Denver District Court cases directly, and this is our home courthouse.
Trauma Care
Denver Health Medical Center at 777 Bannock St. is a CDPHE-designated Level I Trauma Center and Denver's primary destination for the most critically injured patients. Saint Joseph Hospital in the Highlands neighborhood and Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center near the Anschutz Campus handle a broad range of serious injuries across the city. Trauma and emergency records from these facilities document the full scope of your injuries and form the foundation of your damages claim. We know how to read these records and use them.
High-Crash Roads
Denver's road network carries some of the highest vehicle volumes in Colorado. Interstate 25 running north-south through the heart of the city and Interstate 70 cutting east-west through north Denver are the two highest-volume corridors and the source of the most serious crash claims. Colfax Avenue, one of the longest commercial streets in the United States, runs through Capitol Hill, Five Points, and into the western city limits with documented pedestrian and cyclist casualties at multiple intersections. Federal Boulevard is a high-speed north-south arterial through west Denver with a long history of serious collisions. Speer Boulevard and Sixth Avenue move high volumes of commuter and freight traffic through LoDo and the western neighborhoods. Our office on Lawrence St. is inside the network we work in.
Denver injury claims run on Colorado statutes, not local rules. A few of them quietly decide whether you recover at all and how much. Here are the ones that matter most.
Insurance adjusters know these rules better than most injured people do, and they use them. The 50-percent fault bar is exactly why insurers work hard to pin blame on you after a Denver crash. Having attorneys who know how comparative negligence, the RTD public-entity notice rules, and the damages cap on non-economic losses interact with your specific claim is how you keep the full value on the table.
Denver's dense urban core, rapid development, and high-volume road network create a specific set of injury risks. Knowing where harm tends to happen helps us build the claim and identify the responsible party.
Interstate 25 runs north-south through the heart of Denver, connecting the metro area to Colorado Springs to the south and Fort Collins to the north. The segment through downtown, including the Mousetrap interchange where I-25 and I-70 meet, is one of the most heavily traveled stretches of highway in Colorado. High-speed lane changes, frequent on and off movements, and merging freight traffic in this corridor produce a consistent volume of serious crash claims.
The interchange where Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 meet in north Denver, commonly called the Mousetrap, is a documented high-crash zone. Multi-level ramp transitions, limited sight lines at merge points, and the volume of commercial freight using both interstates create a concentrated crash risk. Serious injury cases from this interchange reach our office regularly.
East Colfax Avenue is one of the busiest commercial streets in the country and a primary pedestrian and cyclist corridor through Capitol Hill, Five Points, and the eastern city. The combination of high vehicle speeds, frequent turning movements at commercial driveways, transit stops pulling buses into and out of traffic, and heavy nighttime foot traffic in the entertainment corridor around Lincoln and Washington makes Colfax a persistent source of pedestrian and cyclist injury claims.
Federal Boulevard is a six-lane arterial running north-south through west Denver neighborhoods including Barnum, Villa Park, and Sloan's Lake. The combination of high travel speeds, numerous uncontrolled and semi-controlled intersections, and a high proportion of pedestrian and transit users in the corridor has made Federal Boulevard a documented site of serious pedestrian injuries. Crashes involving pedestrians crossing mid-block or at intersections without adequate signalization represent a significant share of claims from this corridor.
RTD operates an extensive light rail and bus network through Denver, with major hubs at Denver Union Station, the 16th Street Mall, and the Civic Center Transit Station. Incidents involving RTD vehicles, including light rail at grade crossings, bus collisions, and slip and fall incidents on transit property, generate claims against a public entity. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act applies to RTD claims, and the 182-day written notice deadline (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)) runs from the date the injured person discovers the injury, not the date of the incident. This deadline is often missed, which bars the claim entirely.
Denver is in a sustained period of development across multiple neighborhoods including RiNo, LoDo, and the Platte River corridor. Active construction zones create hazards for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers: temporary walkway reroutes that remove protective barriers, debris in travel lanes, inadequate lighting around scaffolding, and uneven surfaces at construction fence perimeters. Property owners and contractors who create these conditions can be held responsible for injuries they cause.
Trial-ready attorneys, bilingual help, and no fee unless we win. Our office is in Denver. This is where we work and where your case will be tried if it goes to court.
Trial-Ready
Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. When attorneys are genuinely ready to try a case in Denver District Court, insurers respond differently to a demand from the start.
Home Office Advantage
Our office is at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201 in Denver. This is not a satellite location or a listed service area. We live and work in this city. We file in Denver District Court (Second Judicial District) regularly and know its local procedures, its judges, and the defense firms you will face. That knowledge matters when your case is in litigation.
Full Value
We build the claim around every loss the law allows, including the uncapped categories, economic damages and physical impairment, that drive the value in serious Denver cases.
Bilingual
Spanish-speaking staff and attorneys serve Denver's Spanish-speaking community at no added cost. Denver's west-side and Five Points communities have come to us for representation in both languages.
No Win, No Fee
You pay nothing out of pocket for legal fees. We advance costs and collect only from a settlement or verdict in your favor.
One Standard
Whether your case settles in six weeks or goes to a Denver jury, the same trial-ready team and the same standard of preparation apply. We do not run a settlement mill. We prepare every Denver case as if it will be tried, because we are prepared to try it.
Take care of your health first, protect the evidence, then call before you talk to the insurer. Here is the path we walk with you.
Serious Denver injuries are often treated at Denver Health Medical Center, the city's Level I Trauma Center at 777 Bannock St., or at Saint Joseph Hospital and Presbyterian/St. Luke's for less acute but still serious injuries. Even injuries that feel minor in the moment can hide nerve damage, internal bleeding, or spinal injury. Get examined and keep every record from every visit.
Photograph your injuries, the vehicles or property involved, and the conditions at the time of the crash or fall, whether that is ice on a Capitol Hill sidewalk, a defective surface near a construction zone in RiNo, or debris in a travel lane on I-25. Get the names and contact information of any witnesses before they leave.
If RTD or any other public entity is involved, you have only 182 days from discovering the injury to file a formal written notice (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). That clock runs well before the general filing deadline and well before most people realize it has started. Missing it forfeits the claim entirely.
The at-fault party's insurer may call within days of your crash. Do not give a recorded statement or accept any offer before speaking with us. Call (303) 209-9395.
We locate every available insurance policy, gather the records and any crash reports, document the full injury, and value the claim across every category the law allows, including the uncapped economic and physical-impairment categories that drive the value in serious cases.
Most cases settle. When insurers refuse a fair offer, we file in Denver District Court (Second Judicial District) and try your case in front of a Denver jury. Our office is a short drive from the courthouse at 1437 Bannock St.
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Our office is at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, in the RiNo neighborhood. This is our only office and our home base. You can reach us at (303) 209-9395. We serve clients throughout Denver County and file cases in Denver District Court (Second Judicial District) at 1437 Bannock St.
It depends on the type of claim. Most car and motorcycle crash injury claims must be filed within three years of the crash (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). Most other injury claims carry a two-year deadline (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)). If a government entity such as RTD is involved, a written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). Missing that notice bars the claim entirely. Because deadlines run from different trigger events, confirm yours with an attorney early.
A personal injury lawsuit arising out of a Denver County incident that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed at Denver District Court, 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202, in the Second Judicial District. Denver County Court handles claims below that threshold at the same address. Most cases settle before any lawsuit is filed, but where a case would be filed affects local procedure, the jury pool, and the defense firms you face. We file and try cases in Denver District Court regularly.
Economic damages such as medical bills, lost wages, and future care costs are never capped. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are capped at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2028 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement is not capped at all, which is why catastrophic Denver cases, such as those produced by high-speed interstate crashes or serious pedestrian strikes, often build much of their value around the uncapped categories.
Often, yes. Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). If you are less than 50 percent at fault, you can recover, though your award is reduced by your share of the fault. If you are 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. This is why insurers work hard after a Denver crash to shift blame onto you, and why having counsel who can document the other party's fault clearly from the start matters.
We handle the full range of Denver personal injury matters: car and motorcycle crashes, bus accidents, catastrophic injuries, DUI-related crashes, slip and fall, pedestrian and bicycle collisions, rideshare crashes, wrongful death, dog bites, distracted driving, hit-and-run, spinal cord injury, brain injury, and more. Start with the Denver page that fits your case, browse all of our Colorado practice areas, or call (303) 209-9395 for a straight answer about which path applies to you.
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