Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection

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By: Keith Fuicelli, Fuicelli & Lee

The pursuit of justice starts here. Join host Keith Fuicelli as we uncover the stories, strategies, and lessons from Colorado trial lawyers to help you and your clients achieve justice in the courtroom. Our goal is to bridge the gap between theory and practice—connecting you to the proven strategies that work from the state’s most accomplished litigators—to sharpen your own skills in the pursuit of justice. If this podcast is bringing value to your practice, be sure to subscribe and join us on every episode as we dissect real cases, learn from Colorado's top trial lawyers, and empowe...

Melanie Sulkin – Turning a Low-Impact Crash into a $583K Verdict
#22
02/07/2025

At a glance, the two large vehicles involved in a rear-end collision – a Toyota 4Runner and a Nissan Xterra – didn’t appear visibly damaged. And Melanie Sulkin’s client didn’t appear injured. 

But Melanie pursued the case beyond surface images. She recounts her methods with host Keith Fuicelli. From proving the significant frame damage to her client’s car and the permanent injury to her client’s rotator cuff, Melanie describes an approach that yielded a jury verdict of nearly $583,000.

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Clay Wire and Jason Wesoky – The Contract Dispute with a “Mean Girls” Plot
#21
01/31/2025

Text messages, complete with poop emojis, revealed that a charter school’s board members targeted the executive director because they just didn’t like her. “It was like ‘Mean Girls,’” recalls Jason Wesoky, who, with colleague Clay Wire, represented the director.

Tune into this case breakdown with host Keith Fuicelli as Jason and Clay describe how they framed the contract dispute as a set-up by board members hoping to boot their client off the job. In the end, she won a jury verdict of about $950,000.

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Dan Lipman - $2M Verdict Redefines Physical Impairment in Sexual Assault Cases
#20
11/26/2024

The jury in Dan Lipman’s civil case on behalf of a young sexual assault survivor awarded $2,020,000 in three categories of damages: economic, non-economic, and physical impairment. The last category was notable because few, if any, Colorado juries have awarded damages for physical impairment based on emotional trauma.

Now, one has.

“We can’t find another verdict where, in a civil case, a sexual assault victim proved physical impairment not from physical injury, like being beaten, but from the emotional aspect of it. And we think that this is a notable case that will help open t...


Ross Ziev – $350,000 in Slip-and-Fall that Unfolded Like a Murder Mystery
#19
11/12/2024

Jurors listened, wide-eyed, as Ross Ziev presented his case against King Sooper Grocery Store. His client was injured in a slip-and-fall, but they may as well have been watching a murder mystery as a poor-quality video revealed “who-dun-it.”

“You could see in the jury’s eyes – they were trying to figure out what caused this as well,” Ross recalls in this case break-down with host Keith Fuicelli. They ultimately awarded $350,000 to his client for pain and suffering and physical impairment.

The store’s video proved to be pivotal evidence, and Ross details his strategy for when and how h...


Jason Jordan – Strategies for Winning, from Product Liability to “Felonious Killing”
#18
09/06/2024

Colorado PI attorney Jason Jordan, founder of Jordan Law, has a vast amount of product liability experience, but he recently settled a “felonious killing” case that had reminders of the killing of George Floyd. In that case, Jason represented the widow of a man who was killed when guards at a hospital leaned on his back and neck until he lost consciousness. 

In this conversation with Keith Fuicelli, Jason recounts the details of that case as well as how his team investigates to determine if a case has product liability issues. He also describes his process for getti...


Michael Born and Peter McCaffrey – Finding Fault in a High-Speed, No-Seatbelt Case
#17
08/02/2024

Two cars collided head-on – but their client wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. The client suffered a brain injury – but didn’t require significant medical treatment.

Yet Michael Born and Peter McCaffrey of Born & McCaffrey Injury Law secured $380,000 from a jury. With host Keith Fuicelli, Michael and Peter reveal the plot twists in this unique case, starting at the hospital, when police initially considered that their client was at fault. The story changed when crash data revealed the defendant’s excessive speed. Michael and Peter discuss how they balanced the role that speed played against their client’s lack of a se...


Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey – $2.51 Million Verdict After Multi-Car Crash in Denver
#16
07/19/2024

Their client, a drywall installer, was injured in a five-car pile up outside Denver. Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey helped him secure a $2.51 million verdict against the driver who caused the injuries.

Tune in as Sean Dormer and Tim Garvey of Dormer Harpring, LLC join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss this recent trial victory in Denver. Sean and Tim recount the facts of the case, how their quick-thinking changed the course of trial, and how they portrayed their client as a victor and not a victim. Sean and Tim also share how they got a shocking admission...


Jessica Schlatter, Paige Singleton, and Randy Manning–$19M Verdict on a Brain Bleed Case
#15
07/05/2024

A developmentally disabled man was injured when the car he was in was rear-ended by a delivery service partner company. He needed justice, and he got it. 

In this episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, Jessica Schlatter, Paige Singleton, and Randy Manning of Ramos Law join host Keith Fuicelli to discuss a $19M verdict they recently obtained for their client in Denver District Court. Listen as Jessica, Paige, and Randy discuss how their client was diagnosed with a brain bleed within three hours of being involved in a rear-end collision, how they established medical causation at trial, a...


Tim Galluzzi Interviews Kurt Zaner – ‘Nice Guy’ Wins $30M Verdict in Colorado Federal Court, Part 2
#14
06/21/2024

Trial is adversarial. “Do what you want until you’re not allowed to do it.”

In part two of this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss the trial on Kurt’s fracking explosion case in federal court in Colorado that resulted in a $30M verdict.   

Tune in as the trio discuss Kur...


Tim Galluzzi Interviews Kurt Zaner – ‘Nice Guy’ Wins $30M Verdict in Colorado Federal Court, Part 1
#13
06/14/2024

“I do everything I can to be friends with defense lawyers. It makes the case so much more enjoyable. And when it comes to non-parties, just be nice to these people and you’ll be amazed at what you can catch.”

In this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss Kurt’s fracking explosio...