Steamboat Springs Personal Injury Attorney

Steamboat Springs Injury Lawyer

James G. Heckbert

phone	(970) 879-4114
fax	(970) 879-6964
email	Email Me

Significant Verdicts as a Lead Attorney

$6.5 million verdict for a 10-year-old victim of pediatric medical malpractice. This case was the subject of a segment on NBC’s Dateline television program.

$4.9 million verdict for the victims of a natural gas explosion.

$3.675 million verdict for motorcyclist injured due to defective Harley-Davidson motorcycle. This case was the subject of a segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes television program.

$3.59 million verdict for a policeman mistakenly shot by a fellow policeman. This case was the subject of a segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes television program.

$3.1 million verdict for motorist injured as a result of state’s failure to fence elk from highway.

$3 million verdict for motorist struck by semi-truck.

$2.6 million verdict for three family members struck by a semi-truck.

$2 million verdict for patient injured as a result of surgical medical malpractice.

$1.2 million verdict for child injured when semi-truck struck auto in which child was riding.

$885,000 verdict for failure to timely diagnosis lung cancer.

$675,000 verdict for victim of defective artificial knee prosthesis.

 

Significant Settlements

$6.4 million settlement for infant in pediatric medical malpractice case.

$4.3 million settlement for patient in anesthesia medical malpractice case.

$2.9 million settlement for infant in obstetrical medical malpractice case.

$2.8 million settlement for patient in medical malpractice case.

$1.8 million settlement for two victims of a natural gas explosion.

$1.4 million settlement for worker injured by exploding adhesive vapors.

$1.3 million settlement for patient of anesthesia medical malpractice case.

Undisclosed settlement for victims of beryllium lung disease. This case was the subject of a segment of ABC’s 20/20 television program.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury Law

Products Liability Law

Civil Trials

Ski Liability

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Colorado, 2006

Arizona, 1974

U.S. District Court District of Arizona

U.S. District Court District of Colorado

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1974
J.D.
Honors: With High Distinction

Ohio Northern University, 1970
B.A.

Representative Cases:

Garcia v. City of South Tucson, 640 P.2d 1117 (Ariz.App. 1982)

Cota v. Harley Davidson, 684 P.2d 888 (Ariz.App. 1984)

Reben v. Ely, 705 P.2d 1360 (Ariz.App. 1985)

Montano v. Lee Tire & Rubber Co., 893 P.2d 1298 (Ariz.App. 1995)

Stoecker v. Brush Wellman, Inc., 984 P.2d 534 (Ariz. 1999)

Booth v. State of Arizona, 83 P.3d 61 (Ariz.App. 2004)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Selected to Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Colorado

Birth Information:

June 4, 1948, Wooster, Ohio, United States of America