ClickCease
I-25 corridor through Pueblo, Colorado. CGH Injury Lawyers represents spinal cord injury victims in Pueblo and Pueblo County from our Denver office.
Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Who Build Your Claim to the Real Cost of a Lifetime

A spinal cord injury on I-25, US 50, or any Pueblo road can end your ability to work, move, and live the way you planned. The first insurance offer almost never reflects what 40 to 60 years of care actually costs. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Pueblo spinal cord injury victims from our Denver office, files at the Pueblo County District Court when insurers refuse to be fair, and collects nothing unless we win for you.

No fee unless we win
Call (303) 209-9395 Get my free Pueblo case review

It's More Than Money.

Get my free Pueblo case review

100% confidential. No fee unless we win.

Serving Pueblo from our Denver Office CGH Injury Lawyers 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201 Denver, CO 80205 (303) 209-9395 Se habla espanol
5-star rated on Google ABOTA trial advocate on the team Catastrophic-injury focus No fee unless we win
  • Pueblo spinal cord injury lawsuits are filed at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, in Colorado's 10th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Pueblo County spinal cord injury cases directly from our Denver office at no added cost to Pueblo clients.
  • When a motor vehicle crash on I-25, US 50, or another Pueblo road causes a spinal cord injury, the filing deadline is three years under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). If a city vehicle, Pueblo County fleet truck, or a defective road surface on a government-maintained corridor was involved, a written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), or the government-entity portion of the claim is barred entirely.
  • Colorado follows modified comparative fault under C.R.S. 13-21-111. You can recover as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault. If you are 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. On high-speed I-25 and US 50 corridors where crashes produce catastrophic injuries, insurers use this rule to hold down even the largest spinal cord injury settlements.

Pueblo sits at the junction of I-25 and US 50 at roughly 4,692 feet, two of Colorado's most heavily traveled commercial freight corridors. High-speed crashes on these roads are among the most common causes of spinal cord injury in southern Colorado. The neurological level of an injury, whether cervical, thoracic, or lumbar, determines what the next 40 to 60 years of care will actually cost, and the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center's 2025 data sheet estimates those costs range from about $3 million for paraplegia to more than $6.2 million for a high cervical injury in someone injured at age 25, in 2024 dollars. When a crash in Pueblo or anywhere in Pueblo County leaves you or a family member with a spinal cord injury, CGH Injury Lawyers manages the claim from our Denver office, brings in the life care planners and medical experts these cases require, and files in the 10th Judicial District when an insurer refuses to be fair. You pay nothing unless we recover for you.

The medical and legal framework

How the level of a spinal cord injury shapes what your Pueblo County claim is worth

Every spinal cord injury claim turns on two things the insurer's adjuster already knows: where the injury occurred on the spinal cord and whether it is complete or incomplete. Both facts determine the projected lifetime care cost, and the care cost is the foundation of every number in the case.

  1. Cervical injuries (C1 to C8): the highest-cost claims

    Injuries to the neck region of the spinal cord affect all four limbs. C1 through C4 injuries often require 24-hour attendant care and, in the most severe presentations, ventilator support. C5 through C8 injuries allow progressively more arm and hand function while the legs remain paralyzed. The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center's 2025 data sheet estimates lifetime care for a high cervical injury at more than $6.2 million for a person injured at age 25, in 2024 dollars. At Pueblo's elevation of roughly 4,692 feet, compromised respiratory systems face additional strain, and power wheelchairs require heated storage to survive Colorado winters. When a crash on I-25 or US 50 in Pueblo produces a cervical injury, the claim needs to be built on real projected Pueblo-area costs, not national averages that undercount Colorado's altitude-driven and weather-driven cost pressures.

  2. Thoracic injuries (T1 to T12): paraplegia with full arm function

    Thoracic injuries paralyze the legs but leave arm and hand function intact. T1 through T6 injuries affect trunk stability and sitting balance; lower thoracic injuries preserve more control. Most people with thoracic injuries use a manual or power wheelchair and can live independently with accessible home modifications. Accessible home modifications in Pueblo, particularly for older housing stock, and adapted vehicles are quantifiable costs that belong in the life care plan from the start of every case, not as afterthoughts once a settlement has already been opened.

  3. Lumbar and sacral injuries (L1 to S5): lower function loss with ongoing costs

    Many people with lumbar and sacral injuries retain some leg movement and may walk with braces. Bowel and bladder dysfunction is common and requires lifelong management, supplies, and periodic surgical intervention. Lifetime costs are lower than cervical or thoracic injuries but remain significant over decades. Insurers often undervalue lumbar and sacral cases by treating the preserved mobility as evidence that the injury is minor, when the functional, social, and financial burdens remain substantial across a working lifetime.

  4. Complete vs. incomplete: the distinction that drives every settlement number

    The ASIA Impairment Scale grades injuries from A to E. ASIA A is a complete injury with no motor or sensory function below the neurological level. ASIA B through D are incomplete injuries with varying preserved sensation or movement. Incomplete injuries create a valuation problem: the true extent of recovery is often unknown for 12 to 18 months after the crash. Insurance companies exploit that window by presenting settlement offers based on optimistic recovery projections that frequently fail to hold. A claim accepted at six months based on an incomplete ASIA C injury can fall millions short when the person plateaus far below independence. Waiting for medical clarity and having a full life care plan in place before settling is the protection a Pueblo family needs.

Where Pueblo SCI crashes happen

Pueblo courts. Pueblo trauma care. Pueblo crash corridors.

A spinal cord injury claim in Pueblo lives in this city: the road where the crash happened, the hospital and rehabilitation system that treated you, and the courthouse where the lawsuit will be filed. Understanding the local terrain is part of building a sound claim.

Courthouse

Pueblo County District Court (10th Judicial District)

Pueblo spinal cord injury lawsuits above the county-court jurisdictional limit are filed at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, in Colorado's 10th Judicial District. Unlike many Colorado cities where residents must travel to a distant county seat, Pueblo has its own dedicated district court located in the city center. That means the jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents who know these roads, the local defense firms your claim faces have 10th Judicial District experience, and procedures reflect the norms of this court. CGH Injury Lawyers handles 10th Judicial District spinal cord injury cases directly from our Denver office, with no added cost to Pueblo clients. Most cases settle before any lawsuit is filed, but knowing where a case would go shapes how we build the demand and how defense teams respond to it.

Trauma Care

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center (Level II Trauma) and St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's primary trauma facility, designated a Level II Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped to handle the most serious injury presentations around the clock without an immediate transfer to Denver. When a crash on I-25, US 50, or Northern Avenue (SH 45) sends a person to Parkview with a suspected spinal cord injury, the trauma records, imaging studies, operative notes, and rehabilitation discharge summaries from that facility become the backbone of the damages claim. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options for injured Pueblo residents. For the most severe spinal cord injuries, patients may be transferred from Pueblo to a Level I facility or eventually to Craig Hospital in Englewood, which is one of the country's leading spinal cord rehabilitation centers. The medical record chain from every treating facility documents the full scope of the injury and forms the core of what we build the life care plan and economic damages model around. We coordinate across all treating facilities from day one of every serious Pueblo SCI case.

High-Risk Roads

I-25, US 50 (Pueblo Blvd.), US 96, and Northern Avenue (SH 45)

Interstate 25 is the north-south spine of Pueblo, carrying a continuous mix of commercial trucks, through-traffic, and local commuters along its entire Pueblo County segment. Merge zones and interchange approaches in the Pueblo metro concentrate traffic pressure in ways that produce rear-end, sideswipe, and jackknife crashes capable of generating spinal cord injuries. US Highway 50 runs east-west through Pueblo as Pueblo Boulevard, one of the primary commercial freight routes in southern Colorado, with heavy truck volume at all hours of the day. Left-turn collisions, commercial turning-radius incidents, and intersection crashes on US 50 are consistent injury patterns in Pueblo. US 96 extends east from Pueblo into the rural corridor and adds exposure for high-speed rural highway crashes. State Highway 45, traveled locally as Northern Avenue, is a major surface arterial through the northern part of the city where frequent cross-traffic, commercial driveways, and unprotected left-turn movements produce angle crashes at speeds high enough to cause catastrophic spinal injuries. When any of these roads contributes to a spinal cord injury, the claim must identify every responsible party, including any government entity whose failure to maintain or design the roadway contributed to the crash, and a government entity triggers the 182-day written-notice requirement under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1).

After the injury

What to do after a spinal cord injury in Pueblo

The decisions made in the days and weeks following a spinal cord injury have outsized consequences for what the family can ultimately recover. These steps protect the injured person's health and preserve the evidence and legal rights the claim depends on.

  1. Follow the full course of treatment and rehabilitation

    Serious Pueblo SCI cases typically begin at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, the Level II Trauma Center equipped to handle critical injury presentations around the clock. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community for additional care needs. The most severe injuries may involve transfer from Parkview to a Level I facility and, later, inpatient rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Englewood. Every treatment step, every physician note, every therapy discharge summary is part of the medical record that supports both the ASIA grade and the life care plan that will anchor the damages claim. Do not stop treatment, and keep every record, bill, and correspondence each treating facility provides.

  2. Do not accept any early settlement offer

    Insurers often present early settlement offers before the full extent of a spinal cord injury is known, at a moment when the injured person and the family are overwhelmed and focused on immediate care. An offer made in the first weeks or months cannot account for 40 to 60 years of projected costs. A $1 million offer may seem substantial but can fall millions short for a mid-cervical tetraplegia case when lifetime care needs are fully projected. Once you accept a settlement, it is final. There is no path back when the funds run out in 15 years and decades of care still remain.

  3. Watch for government-entity involvement and the 182-day CGIA deadline

    If a City of Pueblo vehicle, a Pueblo County fleet truck, a CDOT maintenance crew, or a road defect on a government-maintained segment of I-25, US 50, or Northern Avenue contributed to the crash, a written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That clock runs from the date of discovery of the injury, not necessarily the crash date itself. Missing that deadline bars the government-entity portion of the claim entirely, regardless of how strong the underlying facts are. Call us before that window closes.

  4. Preserve evidence before it disappears

    Camera footage from commercial properties along US 50, traffic cameras on the I-25 interchange approaches, and dashcam recordings from other drivers can be overwritten within days. Skid marks fade. Witnesses move. Commercial trucks involved in Pueblo crashes carry electronic logging devices and often have dashcam systems whose data must be preserved by legal hold. The Pueblo Police Department and Colorado State Patrol crash reports are time-stamped records of what happened immediately after the event. We move quickly to preserve this evidence as part of our investigation, starting at the free case evaluation.

  5. Do not give a recorded statement to the at-fault insurer

    The other driver's insurance company or the commercial carrier's defense team is not looking out for you or your family. Adjusters are trained to ask questions that can be used later to inflate your share of fault under Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). On a high-speed corridor like I-25 or US 50 where establishing right-of-way depends on physical evidence and witness accounts, a recorded statement given without an attorney is one of the fastest ways to reduce the value of a catastrophic claim.

  6. Call before the filing deadline passes

    Most Pueblo spinal cord injury claims arising from a motor vehicle crash on I-25, US 50, Northern Avenue, or any other road carry a three-year filing deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). Building a full life care plan, retaining medical and economic experts, and completing the liability investigation before filing takes substantial time. Contact CGH Injury Lawyers as early as possible so no deadline creates a preventable barrier to full recovery.

Compensation

What a Pueblo spinal cord injury claim can recover

Colorado law lets injured people recover the full documented financial loss from a spinal cord injury and the human cost of living with permanent disability. Because economic damages in Colorado are never capped, the life care plan is the most important document in the case. A carefully built plan is the difference between what an insurer wants to pay and what a lifetime of paralysis actually costs in Pueblo and southern Colorado.

Economic damages (never capped in Colorado)

  • Attendant care and other recurring costs that the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center puts at $55,900 to $244,879 per year after the first year, depending on injury level, in 2024 dollars
  • Power wheelchair replacement, needed roughly every five years
  • Vehicle modification and accessible home modification suited to the existing structure
  • Medical supplies, medication, equipment maintenance, bowel and bladder management supplies, and scheduled surgical procedures over decades
  • Lost wages, lost benefits, and reduced lifetime earning capacity
  • Future medical care projected forward using the Medical Consumer Price Index, which historically rises 3 to 4 percent per year, well above general inflation

Non-economic and other damages

  • Pain and suffering, capped for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, at $1.5 million under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5
  • Emotional distress and the psychological impact of permanent paralysis
  • Loss of enjoyment of life when paralysis ends activities and relationships that defined who you were before the crash
  • Compensation for physical impairment, which carries no cap at all under Colorado law and is entirely separate from the non-economic cap
  • Loss of consortium for a spouse or family members affected by the injury

Physical impairment damages are uncapped under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. They are simply uncapped with no threshold or percentage mechanism that must be satisfied first. In a serious Pueblo spinal cord injury case arising from a high-speed I-25 or US 50 commercial corridor crash, economic damages and the physical impairment category together almost always drive the largest portion of the total recovery, well past the non-economic cap. That means the life care plan, built by certified planners working with Pueblo-area cost data, neurologists, and forensic economists, is where the real money in the claim is documented and defended.

Fault, government entities, and recovery limits

What if you were partly at fault, or a government vehicle caused your Pueblo spinal cord injury?

Two Colorado rules shape the outcome of more Pueblo spinal cord injury claims than almost any other legal question: the modified comparative fault bar and the CGIA notice requirement. Both must be addressed at the start of every case, not after a deadline has already passed.

Modified comparative fault: what insurers use against you

  • Colorado follows modified comparative fault under C.R.S. 13-21-111. You can recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing.
  • Your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. If a jury finds you 30 percent at fault in a $3 million spinal cord case, your recovery is $2.1 million, not $3 million.
  • On a high-speed corridor like I-25 or the US 50 truck route through Pueblo, establishing right-of-way after a catastrophic crash depends on physical evidence, electronic logging device data, crash reconstruction, and witness accounts. Insurers and commercial carrier defense teams push hard on fault percentages because even a small shift can reduce or eliminate a multi-million-dollar payout.
  • An attorney who challenges fault assignments with crash reconstruction, camera footage preservation, and traffic engineering data from the specific Pueblo corridor is critical from the first days after the crash.

CGIA: when a government entity is involved

  • The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)) requires a written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury when a government entity is responsible. Missing that deadline bars the claim against the government entity regardless of the merits of the underlying facts.
  • If a City of Pueblo public works vehicle, a Pueblo County fleet truck, or a CDOT maintenance crew caused the spinal cord injury, that notice requirement applies. So does it if a documented road defect on a government-maintained segment of I-25, US 50, or Northern Avenue contributed to the crash.
  • Under C.R.S. 24-10-114, CGIA caps recovery from a public entity at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 aggregate for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026. These caps apply only to the government defendant, not to private parties such as a commercial trucking company in the same case.
How it works

How a Pueblo spinal cord injury case moves from crash to recovery

Spinal cord injury cases in Pueblo County follow a defined path, from a free case evaluation through expert retention, life care planning, negotiation, and if necessary trial at the Pueblo County District Court. Most cases settle before trial. We prepare every case for the 10th Judicial District from day one regardless.

  1. Free case evaluation

    We review how the injury happened, explain what Colorado law allows you to recover, and answer your questions at no cost and no obligation. We will tell you whether the facts support a claim before we take the case.

  2. Liability investigation and evidence preservation

    We gather the Pueblo Police or Colorado State Patrol crash report, preserve camera footage from the I-25 and US 50 corridors, seek commercial truck electronic logging device data, interview witnesses, and identify every responsible party and insurance source. When a government entity is involved, we serve the CGIA notice before the 182-day deadline under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1) closes. In commercial carrier cases, we also send a litigation hold to the trucking company for all communications, maintenance records, and driver qualification files.

  3. Build the life care plan with certified experts

    We bring in certified life care planners, spinal cord neurologists, and forensic economists to document 40 to 60 years of projected medical and non-medical costs. The life care plan accounts for inflation using the Medical Consumer Price Index, addresses Colorado-specific cost factors including Pueblo's elevation, winter equipment wear, and accessible housing realities in Pueblo County, and is built to survive a detailed defense challenge at every line item.

  4. Demand and negotiation

    We send a documented demand grounded in the life care plan and negotiate from a position of trial readiness. We do not present lowball numbers to move a case quickly. We present the full documented value of the Pueblo claim and defend it, including the uncapped economic and physical impairment categories that carry the most weight in serious corridor crashes.

  5. Litigation and trial in the 10th Judicial District

    If an insurer refuses fair compensation, we file at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, and try the case before a 10th Judicial District jury drawn from Pueblo County residents. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. When a Pueblo County jury is what full recovery requires, our trial team is ready for it.

Spinal cord injury cases are complex and commonly take one to three years or longer. The timeline depends on when the injured person reaches maximum medical improvement, how clear liability is, and whether the defense disputes the life care plan projections. We give you an honest assessment of where your case stands at every stage, and you have direct access to a senior attorney throughout the process. Pueblo is not a market where we take shortcuts.

Your team

The Pueblo spinal cord injury team behind your case

CGH Injury Lawyers is a eight-attorney Colorado firm founded in 2016, formerly Cheney Galluzzi and Howard. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Every Pueblo spinal cord injury case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney working alongside the life care planners, spinal cord specialists, and economists these cases require.

ABOTA member on the team Tim Tarr: Best Lawyers in America since 2023 Over 25 cases to verdict Works with life care planners 10th Judicial District experience Bilingual EN / ES Free consultation No fee unless we win

One thing we will tell you upfront: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We serve Pueblo spinal cord injury clients from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We come to you or to the hospital for meetings when the family needs that. We file at the Pueblo County District Court and try cases in the 10th Judicial District. What you get is the work, the experts, and the result.

I wish I could leave more than 5 stars!
Grace M., 5-star CGH Injury Lawyers client review
Frequently asked questions

Pueblo spinal cord injury frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a spinal cord injury lawsuit after a Pueblo crash?

Most spinal cord injury claims arising from a motor vehicle crash on I-25, US 50, Northern Avenue, or any other Pueblo road carry a three-year filing deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n). If a government entity such as the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, or CDOT was involved through a vehicle or a road defect on a government-maintained surface, you must also serve a written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), or the government-entity claim is barred entirely. That 182-day government-notice deadline falls far earlier than the lawsuit filing deadline. Do not wait. Evidence from the crash scene and commercial carrier systems can disappear within days.

Where would my Pueblo spinal cord injury lawsuit be filed?

A Pueblo spinal cord injury case above the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 10th Judicial District of Colorado at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003. Unlike many Colorado cities where residents must travel to a distant county seat, Pueblo has its own dedicated district court in the city center. The jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 10th Judicial District cases directly from our Denver office, with no additional cost to Pueblo clients.

Does Colorado cap what I can recover in a Pueblo spinal cord injury case?

Economic damages such as medical bills, lost wages, attendant care, home modification, and vehicle modification costs are never capped in Colorado. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are capped at $1.5 million for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Compensation for physical impairment is not capped at all under Colorado law, with no threshold or percentage mechanism required to access that category. In a serious Pueblo SCI case involving the I-25 or US 50 corridors, the largest part of the recovery is typically built on economic damages and the physical impairment category, not on the non-economic cap. If a government entity is involved, that entity's share of recovery is separately capped at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 aggregate for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026, under C.R.S. 24-10-114.

Can I still recover if I was partly at fault for the crash that caused my spinal cord injury?

Yes, in most cases. Colorado follows a modified comparative fault rule under C.R.S. 13-21-111. You can recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent, and your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. On high-speed corridors like I-25 and US 50 through Pueblo, commercial carrier defense teams and their adjusters dispute right-of-way and inflate the injured person's fault percentage to reduce or eliminate a multi-million-dollar payout. An attorney who can challenge those fault assignments with crash reconstruction and electronic logging device data is critical from the earliest stage of a Pueblo SCI case.

Which hospital would treat a spinal cord injury from a Pueblo crash?

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's Level II Trauma Center, equipped to handle critical trauma presentations around the clock without immediate transfer to Denver. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options. For the most severe spinal cord injuries, patients may be transferred from Parkview to a Level I facility and subsequently enter inpatient rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Englewood, one of the country's leading spinal cord rehabilitation programs. The records, imaging, and surgical notes from every treating facility document the scope of the injury and form the foundation of the damages claim. We work with Pueblo hospital records from the start of every serious case.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Pueblo?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We have one office, at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, reachable at (303) 209-9395. We serve Pueblo and Pueblo County spinal cord injury clients from that Denver office, file cases at the Pueblo County District Court, and meet you at the hospital or wherever works for your family. There is no additional charge for Pueblo clients. We are available in English and Spanish.

Keep reading

Related Pueblo pages and Colorado practice areas

Pueblo

Practice Areas

Firm

Get Help

It's More Than Money.

You face decades of care. We build the case to cover it.

Free consultation. No fee unless we win. Serving Pueblo and all of Pueblo County from our Denver office. Available in English and Spanish.

Tell us what happened in Pueblo

100% confidential. No fee unless we win.

Call (303) 209-9395 Start my free case review online

Read next: Colorado spinal cord injury law: the statewide guide

CGH Injury Lawyers · 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205 · Serving Pueblo and Pueblo County