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Lead trial lawyer James W “Jim” Avery is a highly respected Denver trial lawyer, who has practiced in New York (since 1983) and Indiana (since 2003). Jim Aver has been graced by many professional organizations with their highest honors, such as a Top Trial lawyer, including National Association of Distinguished Counsel “Nation’s Top One Percent“, Who’s Who Top Professionals “Top Attorney” of North America, Thompson Reuters “Super Lawyer“, National Trial Lawyers Association “Top 100 Trial Lawyer“, and a Newsweek “Top Lawyer.”

Jim Avery limits his practice to providing lead trial services for large damage and mass tort cases. Avery has pioneered Colorado mass torts beginning with a 1990's case involving over 600 infants who underwent unnecessary skull surgery in the Colorado 'craniosynostosis epidemic.'. Avery pioneered using racketeering laws in consumer fraud cases involving over $400 million in losses at the hands of Western Monetary Consultants. Avery served as lead counsel in the Rocky Allen HIV exposure concerning 6000 surgery patients exposed to HIV in WA, CA, AZ and CO. Avery won the first ever Colorado 'road rage' case involving a dual fatality. When a ‘team’ is desired for special cases (eg., cases involving thousands of patients or specialized fields of practice like environmental disasters), Avery serves as lead trial lawyer and works with leading class action law firms. With 40 years of successful (approx. 98% win percentage) trial experience, Avery serves as the lead trial lawyer in every case he handles and has been selected as Lead Counsel in major multi-district lawsuits. Co-counsel arrangements are accepted.

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