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Golden Wrongful Death Lawyers Who Carry the Legal Weight So Your Family Does Not Have To

When a death on I-70, US-6, or SH-93 in Golden or Jefferson County results from someone else's negligence, Colorado's Wrongful Death Act gives surviving spouses, children, and parents the right to pursue civil accountability. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Golden families from our Denver office, handles every deadline and standing requirement under Colorado law, and is prepared to take your case to the Jefferson County District Court in Golden when an insurer refuses to be fair. No fee unless we win.

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Colorado's Wrongful Death Act, codified at C.R.S. 13-21-201 through 13-21-204, gives surviving family members the right to pursue civil compensation when negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct causes a death in Golden or anywhere in Jefferson County.
The general wrongful death filing deadline is two years from the date of death (C.R.S. 13-80-102). If a government entity is involved, a written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)), which is a separate and much shorter clock that runs from the date of discovery, not the date of death.
A wrongful death lawsuit arising in Golden or Jefferson County is filed at the Jefferson County District Court, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, in the 1st Judicial District of Colorado. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Golden office. We serve Golden and Jefferson County families from our Denver office and handle 1st Judicial District wrongful death cases directly.

Golden is a Jefferson County city of approximately 20,399 people (2020 Census) where I-70, US-6, and SH-93 converge at the base of the Rocky Mountain foothills. That geography concentrates high-speed commuter traffic, mountain recreational drivers, and commercial vehicles at the same interchanges and corridors every day. When a death on one of those corridors, at a Golden commercial property, or in any other location in Jefferson County results from someone else's wrongful conduct, Colorado law gives surviving family members the right to hold that party accountable. CGH Injury Lawyers handles the claim, the deadlines, the standing analysis, and the trial preparation. You pay nothing unless we recover for you.

Who has the right to file

Who can bring a wrongful death claim after a death in Golden?

Colorado law sets a precise order of who may file a wrongful death lawsuit and when. The rules are time-sensitive from the moment of death. Families who act in the wrong order, or who wait too long, risk losing the right to pursue accountability entirely. The hierarchy applies whether the death happened on I-70 through the mountain corridor, on SH-93 toward Black Hawk, or anywhere else in Jefferson County.

Year one: the surviving spouse holds exclusive standing

During the twelve months immediately following the death, only the surviving spouse has the right to file a wrongful death claim. That standing is exclusive even when adult children or parents are equally determined to pursue the case. The surviving spouse may choose to include children in the claim, but the choice belongs to the spouse during that first year. A Golden family that acts too quickly, with a child or parent filing before the first year expires when a spouse exists, can jeopardize the entire claim on a procedural basis that has nothing to do with the underlying facts.
Year two: children and heirs gain the right to file

If the surviving spouse does not file within the first year, or if there is no surviving spouse, the deceased's children gain the right to file during the second year. In year two, both the surviving spouse and the children may bring the claim. The two-year statute of limitations under C.R.S. 13-80-102 runs from the date of death, so action must be completed before that window closes regardless of which family member holds standing at the time. Given that Jefferson County wrongful death cases arising from crashes on I-70 or US-6 often involve initial investigations that take weeks or months, families cannot afford to let the standing calendar slip.
Parents, when no spouse or children survive

Parents of the deceased may file only if there is no surviving spouse and no surviving children. This situation arises most often when the victim was a single adult without children of their own. In Jefferson County wrongful death cases involving a younger victim, such as a motorcyclist on SH-93 or a pedestrian struck in Downtown Golden, parents frequently become the sole claimants and the only people who can hold the at-fault party accountable through the civil process.
Siblings, under HB 24-1472

Under HB 24-1472, siblings were added to the list of eligible claimants as a last-resort class. Siblings may file only if the deceased left no surviving spouse, no surviving children, and no surviving parents. This change closed a gap that previously left some Golden families without any legal avenue to pursue the person responsible for the death.

Confirming who holds standing should happen as early as possible after a Golden wrongful death. We identify the correct claimant at the outset and map the standing hierarchy against the two-year filing deadline and the 182-day government notice clock so a legal technicality never costs a Jefferson County family their recovery.

Deadlines that cannot be missed

The general wrongful death filing deadline is two years from the date of death (C.R.S. 13-80-102). Missing it ends the claim entirely, with very few exceptions.
If a Colorado government entity, such as CDOT for a road defect on I-70 or US-6, or a Jefferson County vehicle, caused or contributed to the death, a formal written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That notice clock runs from the date of discovery, not the date of the death itself. Miss the notice and the claim against the government entity is permanently barred.
The standing hierarchy also imposes its own internal timeline. The first-year spouse-only window, and the transition to children in year two, must be tracked alongside the two-year filing deadline simultaneously.

Damages and caps

Economic damages, including lost income, lost benefits, medical bills between the injury and the death, funeral and burial costs, and the value of lost household services, are not subject to any cap under Colorado law.
Non-economic damages, meaning grief, loss of companionship, and emotional suffering of the survivors, are capped at $2,125,000 for wrongful death claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 (C.R.S. 13-21-203(1)(a)). When the death resulted from a felonious killing, that cap disappears entirely. Lower caps apply to claims that accrued before 2025.
Under Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111), a family can still recover even if the deceased was partly at fault, provided the deceased's share of fault was less than 50 percent. If the deceased bore 50 percent or more of the fault, the claim is barred. Insurers representing at-fault drivers on high-speed corridors like I-70 and SH-93 routinely try to inflate the fault assigned to the person who died precisely to reduce or eliminate what they owe the family.

Economic damages are often the largest portion of a wrongful death recovery because they are fully uncapped and include decades of projected lost earnings. For a Golden family that lost a working spouse or parent, the projected income loss alone can far exceed the non-economic cap. Building the complete economic picture, with forensic economists and present-value calculations, is one of the most important functions of a wrongful death attorney. We bring in the right experts before we open any settlement discussion.

A strategic choice for surviving spouses

The solatium election: a privacy shield for Golden families who want to avoid contested grief at trial

Colorado law gives a surviving spouse, and in some cases parents, an alternative to fighting over the value of grief and companionship in front of a jury. Under C.R.S. 13-21-203.5, a claimant may elect a fixed statutory solatium payment instead of attempting to prove and quantify non-economic losses through contested evidence and invasive discovery.

The statutory solatium amount for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2024 is $135,990 (C.R.S. 13-21-203.5). This is a fixed figure paid in addition to economic damages once liability is established. It does not increase further; HB 24-1472 ended the inflation adjustments to the solatium amount.
Electing solatium provides a privacy shield. In a traditional non-economic damages claim, the defense may conduct invasive discovery into the quality of the marriage or parent-child relationship through depositions and subpoenas of private communications. Solatium bypasses that process entirely, which many Golden families find important when grief is still acute.
Choosing solatium does not limit economic damages in any way. Lost income, future earning capacity, funeral costs, medical bills from the period between the injury and the death, and all other economic categories remain fully recoverable and are never capped regardless of the solatium election.

Whether to elect solatium or pursue the full non-economic cap in front of a Jefferson County jury depends on the specific facts of the case, the strength of the relationship evidence, and the at-fault party's resources and coverage. We present that decision clearly so Golden families can choose with full information, not pressure.

Courthouse

Jefferson County District Court, Golden (1st Judicial District)

A wrongful death lawsuit arising in Golden or anywhere in Jefferson County that exceeds the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 1st Judicial District of Colorado at the Jefferson County District Court, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401. The courthouse is located within the city of Golden itself, which means local procedure, a Jefferson County jury pool, and the defense firms that regularly appear before 1st Judicial District judges are the specific landscape a Golden wrongful death case navigates. The 1st Judicial District also covers Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, so wrongful death cases originating in mountain communities along the I-70 corridor to the west can end up in the same courthouse. When a Golden wrongful death claim is settled, a distribution hearing confirming the allocation of any recovery among eligible family members takes place in this courthouse. We handle 1st Judicial District wrongful death cases and distribution hearings directly and know this court well.

Trauma Care

St. Anthony Hospital (Lakewood) and Lutheran Medical Center

Golden does not have a hospital within city limits, but two major facilities serve Golden and Jefferson County residents. St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood is approximately seven miles from Golden and is a Level I Trauma Center, staffed and equipped around the clock for the most severe crash injuries. It is the primary destination for serious trauma cases from the I-70 and US-6 corridors near Golden. Lutheran Medical Center is approximately eight miles from Golden and handles a broad range of serious injuries as well. In a Golden wrongful death case, the medical records documenting emergency care at St. Anthony or Lutheran, and any records from subsequent transfers to other facilities, become central evidence. They establish the nature and severity of the injury, the care provided during the time between the incident and the death, and the timeline that matters for both the wrongful death claim and any parallel survival action. We work directly with medical records and billing from every treating facility from the start of every engagement.

Roads Where Fatal Crashes Happen

I-70, US-6 (6th Avenue), and SH-93

Three distinct corridors converge on Golden and each produces its own pattern of serious and fatal crashes. Interstate 70 west of Golden enters the mountain canyon with steep grades, tight curves, and a mix of high-speed commuter vehicles, ski-traffic SUVs, and commercial trucks. Speed differentials on downhill grades are a consistent driver of rear-end and run-off-road crashes. Winter conditions, including ice and sudden weather changes between the Front Range and the mountain segment, amplify every risk factor. US-6, known as 6th Avenue, runs as a high-speed expressway between Golden and Denver's west side. The interchanges connecting US-6 to I-70 and to Golden's surface streets are concentration points for merging and lane-change conflicts. SH-93 runs north from Golden through open terrain toward Black Hawk and Central City. That two-lane undivided road draws local commuters, recreational motorcyclists, and casino-destination traffic through sharp curves and limited sight distances where head-on and run-off-road crashes produce fatal outcomes. Emergency response times on the more remote portions of SH-93 can be substantially longer than on urban corridors, which directly affects the severity of outcomes. All three routes fall within the Jefferson County District Court's jurisdiction and within the geographic reach of St. Anthony Hospital's Level I Trauma unit.

For the surviving family

The wrongful death claim

Brought by eligible family members under the priority order set by Colorado's Wrongful Death Act: spouse first, then children in year two, then parents if no spouse or children survive, then siblings under HB 24-1472 as a last resort. This claim recovers the losses the survivors personally experienced: lost financial support, loss of companionship, grief, and emotional suffering. Eligible family members control this claim, including whether to settle, elect solatium, or take the case to a Jefferson County jury at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy.

For the estate

The survival action

Brought on behalf of the deceased's estate to recover losses the deceased personally suffered before dying. These include pre-death medical bills, wages lost between the injury and the death, and pain and suffering the deceased endured during that period. Proceeds from a survival action flow through the estate and are distributed under the will or under Colorado intestacy law if no will exists. In a Golden crash case where a victim survived for hours or days at St. Anthony Hospital before dying, the medical bills and the conscious pain from that period belong to the survival action, not to the wrongful death claim.

To illustrate how this works in practice: a Golden resident struck on I-70 west of the city survives for two days in St. Anthony's Level I Trauma unit before dying from injuries. The pain and suffering of those two days, and the medical bills from that treatment, belong to the survival action brought on behalf of the estate. The financial support and companionship the family would have received over the coming decades belong to the wrongful death claim brought by eligible survivors. Filing both claims together in Jefferson County District Court ensures every category of loss is pursued. We evaluate both claims at the outset of every engagement with a Golden family.

Why CGH

Why Golden families choose CGH Injury Lawyers for wrongful death claims

Wrongful death cases require a different kind of preparation than ordinary injury claims: standing analysis, economic modeling of future income loss, solatium election decisions, probate coordination for survival actions, and distribution hearings at the end. We do all of it. We are also upfront about one thing from the start: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Golden office. We serve Jefferson County from our Denver office and come to you. What you receive is rigorous legal work, not a storefront.

Trial-Ready

Built to try your case in Jefferson County.

Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. When a wrongful death attorney is genuinely prepared to take a case in front of a Jefferson County jury at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy in Golden, insurers respond to demand letters very differently. Trial readiness is not a negotiating posture. It is what we build every Golden wrongful death case toward from the first day.

Colorado-Licensed Attorneys

Not a paralegal. Not a call center.

Every Golden wrongful death case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney from start to finish. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney holds ABOTA membership and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Both attorneys know how to present a wrongful death damages case to a Jefferson County jury and how to negotiate from that position of strength.

1st Judicial District

Jefferson County courts.

Wrongful death lawsuits arising in Golden and Jefferson County are filed in the Jefferson County District Court at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401. The 1st Judicial District also covers Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. We file there, appear there, and handle distribution hearings there when a family reaches a recovery.

Honest About Location

Serving Golden from Denver.

CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Golden office. Our office is at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We serve Jefferson County families and meet you wherever works for you. Call us at (303) 209-9395.

Bilingual

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Spanish-speaking attorneys and staff serve Golden and the broader Jefferson County Spanish-speaking community through every stage of a wrongful death claim, from the first call through the distribution hearing.

No Win, No Fee

Contingency only. No upfront cost.

You pay nothing out of pocket for legal fees or case costs. We advance expenses and collect only from a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. A Golden family in the middle of grief should not have to worry about legal bills at the same time they are managing the loss of income, medical bills, and every other consequence that follows a wrongful death.

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Secure the evidence before it disappears

In fatal crash cases on I-70 or SH-93, physical evidence can vanish quickly. Electronic data from vehicle black boxes, dashcam footage, roadway surveillance video, and weather and road-condition data from CDOT sensors on the I-70 mountain corridor can be overwritten or lost within days. We issue preservation demands and litigation hold letters early to prevent spoliation that could undermine the family's claim in Jefferson County District Court.
Gather all medical records from every facility

Treatment records from St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, from Lutheran Medical Center, and from any other facility involved in the care of the deceased are the foundation of both the wrongful death claim and any parallel survival action. We obtain every record, every imaging study, and every billing statement from every facility, and we retain medical experts to translate that record into evidence a Jefferson County jury can understand and act on.
Identify the government entity deadline if one applies

If a CDOT maintenance failure on I-70 or US-6, a Jefferson County vehicle, or any other government actor contributed to the death, the 182-day notice of claim requirement under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1) is separate from and shorter than the two-year wrongful death filing deadline. That clock runs from the date of discovery of the injury, not the date of the death. We identify every potentially liable party at the outset, because missing the government notice deadline closes that avenue of recovery permanently, regardless of how strong the facts are.
Confirm who holds standing and get the right claimant on file

The first-year spouse-only rule means we need to know immediately whether a surviving spouse exists and whether they intend to file. If they do not, the family needs to know exactly when children gain the right to act. We map the standing hierarchy against the two-year filing deadline and the government notice clock at the start of every Golden wrongful death engagement so the family never loses a claim to a procedural technicality.
Build the full economic damages picture

Economic damages are uncapped in a Colorado wrongful death case and often represent the majority of the claim's total value. We work with forensic economists to project lost income and benefits over the remaining work-life expectancy of the deceased, calculate the present value of those future losses, and document all other economic categories including household services, lost benefits, and the pre-death medical bills belonging to the survival action.
Negotiate or litigate in Jefferson County District Court

Most wrongful death claims resolve through settlement or mediation once the insurer understands we are genuinely prepared to try the case. When an at-fault party's insurer refuses to pay the full value of the claim, we file in the Jefferson County District Court at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, and try your case in the 1st Judicial District. We handle the distribution hearing as well, ensuring fair allocation among all eligible survivors.

I-70 mountain corridor crashes

The I-70 segment west of Golden through the foothills combines steep grades, sharp curves, and a mix of commuter vehicles, ski-traffic SUVs, and commercial trucks. Speed differentials between vehicle types on downhill grades are a consistent driver of rear-end and run-off-road crashes. Winter conditions amplify every risk factor: ice, packed snow, and sudden weather changes between the Front Range and the mountain segment affect stopping distances and lane control. Fatal crashes on this corridor regularly send victims to St. Anthony Hospital's Level I Trauma unit in Lakewood.

SH-93 and the Black Hawk corridor

State Highway 93 north of Golden is a two-lane undivided road through foothills terrain that draws a combination of local commuters, recreational motorcyclists, and casino-destination traffic to Black Hawk and Central City. Sharp curves, limited sight distances, and the speed of traffic create conditions where head-on and run-off-road crashes produce fatal outcomes. Emergency response times on the more remote sections of SH-93 are longer than on urban corridors, which directly affects how injuries progress before medical care arrives.

US-6 expressway collisions

US-6 functions as a high-speed expressway between Golden and Denver's west side, carrying significant commuter traffic at speeds well above typical surface streets. The interchanges along US-6 near Golden, including the connections to I-70 and the surface streets feeding into the city, are points where merging and lane-change conflicts concentrate. Fatal outcomes from high-speed expressway collisions near Golden may involve layered insurance coverage across multiple policies and multiple responsible parties.

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths near Downtown Golden

Downtown Golden along Washington Avenue and the surrounding streets carries significant pedestrian and bicycle traffic, particularly during warmer months when outdoor events, Colorado School of Mines campus activity, and Clear Creek corridor recreation draw visitors. A pedestrian or cyclist death in an area with mixed foot and vehicle traffic may give rise to a wrongful death claim against the driver, against a property owner if a dangerous condition contributed, or against a government entity if roadway design was a factor. Each responsible party requires its own analysis.

Premises and property deaths

Fatal injuries on Golden commercial properties, retail centers, and lodging facilities along South Golden Road and Washington Avenue may give rise to wrongful death claims when a property owner or occupier's failure to maintain safe conditions contributed to the death. Colorado's premises liability statute governs these claims. If the property was controlled by a government entity, the 182-day CGIA notice requirement applies alongside the two-year wrongful death deadline.

Other negligence-caused deaths in Jefferson County

If someone in Golden or elsewhere in Jefferson County died because another party was careless or reckless, including workplace third-party incidents, defective product cases, or medical negligence, there may be a wrongful death claim available. We will tell you honestly whether the facts support a viable claim, who holds standing to bring it, and what the realistic value of the case looks like across every damage category the law allows.

How long does a Golden family have to file a wrongful death claim?

The general wrongful death filing deadline in Colorado is two years from the date of death (C.R.S. 13-80-102). If any government entity, such as CDOT for a road condition on I-70 or US-6, or a Jefferson County vehicle, contributed to the death, a separate written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That government notice clock runs from the date of discovery, not the date of the death itself, and missing it bars the claim against that government entity permanently regardless of how strong the underlying facts are. Both deadlines must be tracked at the same time, and the standing hierarchy adds a further internal timeline. Contact an attorney as quickly as possible after a wrongful death in Golden to make sure every clock is identified and protected.

My spouse died in a Golden crash. Can I still recover if the insurance company says my spouse was partly at fault?

Yes, in most cases. Under Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111), a surviving family can still recover as long as the deceased was found to be less than 50 percent at fault. The total award is reduced by the deceased's percentage of fault. If the deceased is found to be 50 percent or more at fault, the claim is barred entirely. Insurance companies routinely try to inflate the fault percentage attributed to the person who died precisely because doing so can reduce or eliminate what they owe the family. Having an attorney who can challenge that fault assignment with evidence is one of the most valuable things we do in a Golden wrongful death case, particularly on high-speed corridors like I-70 and SH-93 where road conditions and driver behavior can both be contested.

What is the solatium election and should a Golden surviving spouse choose it?

Solatium under C.R.S. 13-21-203.5 lets a surviving spouse, and in some cases parents, elect a fixed statutory payment of $135,990 for grief and loss of companionship rather than proving those losses through contested trial evidence. The primary appeal of solatium is privacy: a traditional non-economic damages claim allows the defense to conduct invasive discovery into the quality of the marriage through depositions and subpoenas of private communications. Solatium bypasses all of that. Electing solatium does not reduce economic damages, which remain fully recoverable and are never capped. Whether to elect solatium or pursue the full non-economic cap in front of a Jefferson County jury depends on the specific facts of the case. We present that decision clearly so Golden families can choose with complete information rather than pressure from a grieving timeline.

Where would a Golden wrongful death lawsuit be filed?

A wrongful death lawsuit arising from a death in Golden or anywhere in Jefferson County is filed in the Jefferson County District Court at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, within the 1st Judicial District of Colorado. The courthouse is located in Golden itself. The 1st Judicial District also covers Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, so wrongful death cases arising from crashes in the mountain communities west of Golden along I-70 are filed in the same courthouse. The court draws jurors from Jefferson County and operates under local procedures that differ from Denver metro courts. We handle 1st Judicial District wrongful death cases and distribution hearings directly.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Golden?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers has one office, at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We do not have a Golden office. We serve Golden and all of Jefferson County from our Denver office, file wrongful death lawsuits in the Jefferson County District Court in Golden, and meet families wherever is most convenient for them. Call us at (303) 209-9395 for a free, confidential consultation.

What is the difference between a wrongful death claim and a survival action in a Golden case?

A wrongful death claim is brought by eligible surviving family members for the losses they personally experienced: lost financial support, loss of companionship, grief, and emotional suffering. The family members listed in Colorado's Wrongful Death Act control that claim. A survival action is brought on behalf of the deceased's estate for losses the deceased personally suffered before dying: pre-death medical bills from care at St. Anthony Hospital or Lutheran Medical Center, wages lost between the injury and the death, and the conscious pain and suffering the deceased endured during that period. Proceeds from the survival action flow through the estate under the will or under Colorado intestacy law. Both claims can be filed together in Jefferson County District Court to capture every available category of recovery. We evaluate both at the outset of every engagement with a Golden family.

Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Treasurer of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. CGH Injury Lawyers has represented injured Coloradans since 2016. The same trial-ready team handles every Golden wrongful death case. Whether the claim settles in mediation or goes before a Jefferson County jury at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, the preparation standard does not change.

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Golden Wrongful Death Lawyers Who Carry the Legal Weight So Your Family Does Not Have To

Who can bring a wrongful death claim after a death in Golden?

Year one: the surviving spouse holds exclusive standing

Year two: children and heirs gain the right to file

Parents, when no spouse or children survive

Siblings, under HB 24-1472

Colorado wrongful death law decoded for Golden families

Deadlines that cannot be missed

Damages and caps

The solatium election: a privacy shield for Golden families who want to avoid contested grief at trial

Golden courts. Golden trauma care. Golden roads where fatal crashes happen.

Jefferson County District Court, Golden (1st Judicial District)

St. Anthony Hospital (Lakewood) and Lutheran Medical Center

I-70, US-6 (6th Avenue), and SH-93

Wrongful death claim vs. survival action: Golden families often have both

The wrongful death claim

The survival action

Why Golden families choose CGH Injury Lawyers for wrongful death claims

Built to try your case in Jefferson County.

Not a paralegal. Not a call center.

Jefferson County courts.

Serving Golden from Denver.

Hablamos espanol.

Contingency only. No upfront cost.

What to do after a wrongful death in Golden

Secure the evidence before it disappears

Gather all medical records from every facility

Identify the government entity deadline if one applies

Confirm who holds standing and get the right claimant on file

Build the full economic damages picture

Negotiate or litigate in Jefferson County District Court

Common causes of wrongful death in Golden and Jefferson County