The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association announced the election of its 2017 board officers. The slate includes Michael Keating as president-elect; Michael Rosenberg as president; Sommer Luther from The Gold Law Firm as vice president; Michael Nimmo of Wahlberg Woodruff Nimmo & Sloane as secretary; and Deborah Taussig of Taussig Taussig Smith & Balach as treasurer. Fellow Keating […]
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Denver, Colorado (August 1, 2016) – Ross Pulkrabek, Dan Wartell, Aaron Goldhamer, and Lidiana Rios have joined Keating Wagner Polidori Free, a leading plaintiff-focused litigation firm. Pulkrabek and Wartell, who join the firm as partners, represent plaintiffs in business tort, legal malpractice, and trust and estate litigation cases. Goldhamer and Rios will join the firm as […]
The Denver Police Protective Association recently named its 2016 scholarship recipients and awarded $20,000 in scholarship money to five local students pursuing higher education degrees. The recipients included: • First Place – $7500: Alexandra Awe, daughter of Officer Dennis Awe • Second Place – $5000: Olivia Cordova, daughter of Detective Mike Cordova (She also received a scholarship […]
One of the nonprofit groups that Keating Wagner Polidori Free ardently supports each year is the Denver Police Protective Association, which works tirelessly to protect the rights of law enforcement personnel and promote professionalism. Over 100 years old, the DPPA has become the largest and most respected police organization in Colorado. Keating Wagner Polidori Free […]
A Denver-area Fox News station recently aired a story featuring one of Keating Wagner’s clients that urges consumers to verify the age of their tires on a regular basis. The story, which can be found here, features the tragic story of the Hubner family, which was devastated by the death of its patriarch in 2012 […]
The National Institute of Trial Advocacy announced this week that Christina Habas will receive one of its prestigious annual awards. Habas, who has taught trial advocacy skills for more than two decades, is receiving the organization’s annual Robert Keeton Award for Outstanding Service as a NITA Faculty Member. Habas’ nominators gave broad acclaim to her consistent excellence. According […]
Keating Wagner Polidori Free is proud to announce that nine of its attorneys were named as Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars on the 2016 Super Lawyers list. Congratulations to Larry Free, Mike Keating, Christina Habas, Bob Wagner, Randy Barnhart, and Brad Unkeless, who were all named as Super Lawyers, as well as to Deirdre Ostrowski, […]
Each September, as the days are getting shorter and the nights cooler, thousands of police officers and their supporters make a pilgrimage to the East Coast with their bicycles. There, they come together and ride nearly 300 miles in honor of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. The four-day ride, known as The Tour […]
Veteran Aurora Police Officer William (“Bill”) Pontious was an earnest and engaged guy, with a life-long commitment to public service , who friends and family say had an uncanny ability to make anyone he was talking to feel comfortable and fully at ease. Bill was affable, loyal, smart, kind, and funny: everything you’d want in […]
In most civil litigation, the plaintiff is alleging that the defendant’s conduct caused some type of injury that can only be made whole with the payment of damages (i.e., money). In most cases, there are two types of damages: compensatory and punitive. In some cases the attorneys or judge may refer to “actual damages,” which […]
Many people wait until it is absolutely necessary to go to the hospital for help dealing with an injury. Likewise, many people will put off or ignore hiring an attorney. But if you’ve been injured in an accident or on someone’s property, there are reasons you should seek medical attention and legal help immediately. After […]
