Aurora, CO

Kyle Bachus

Kyle Bachus is a founding partner and personal injury attorney at Bachus & Schanker, LLC. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and recognized as a Lawdragon Top 500 Leading Personal Injury Lawyer. He has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer multiple times and is a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. He is dedicated to helping injured individuals and has been instrumental in drafting state legislation to protect consumers.

Franklin D. Azar

Franklin D. Azar founded Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers in 1987. He is recognized as one of Colorado’s top plaintiff’s attorneys, specializing in car accidents, wage and hour violations, insurance bad faith, products liability, and mass torts. He was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Multi-District litigation involving DePuy’s faulty Pinnacle hip implants and actively assists whistleblowers. Mr. Azar secured an $11.5 million verdict against a football helmet manufacturer in 2013 and was involved in class action lawsuits against Walmart, resulting in over $750 million in settlements. He previously served as an Assistant District Attorney and has represented clients from all 50 states.

Darin Schanker

Darin L. Schanker is a founding partner and nationally respected trial attorney at Bachus & Schanker, LLC, with three decades of experience. He specializes in personal injury, collective action, and mass tort litigation, having tried cases nationwide. He is a past president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and was named Outstanding Trial Attorney for Colorado in 2003.

John T. O’Connell

John O’Connell is a lawyer, Commercial Pilot (Single-Multi Engine Land and Sea with Instrument Rating) and an experienced scuba diver (certified advanced open water) who has been litigating general aviation cases, scuba diving, personal injury and complex product liability cases for the past fourty years. He is a passionate advocate and nationally recognized as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction, Top American Lawyers, The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Trial Masters, Keenan Trial Institute - Master’s Graduate, and is a verified Multi-Million Dollar Advocate. He was recently recognized for obtaining one of the Top 100 settlements/verdicts both nationally and in Colorado. He is admitted to practice law in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii and Massachusetts and is also a member of the Federal Bar for the 1st (District of Massachusetts), 9th (District of Hawaii), 10th (Colorado), and 11th (S.D. Florida) Federal District Courts. In addition to multiple state and federal admissions he is also licensed as a patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. John is a member of the American Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Hawai’i Association of Justice, the Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association, American Association of Justice and a member of the state bar associations of Colorado, Hawaii, Florida and Massachusetts. Mr. O’Connell started his career at the Boston law firm of Parker, Coulter, Daley and White where he got his start working on aviation, products, medical products, car accidents and personal injury cases. He founded his own law firm in Massachusetts in 1986, in Florida in 2004 and has now joined the Colorado law firm of Lee, Meyers and O’Connell, LLP as a founding partner for their offices in Colorado and Massachusetts. In addition to his undergraduate training at Salem State University, he was a chemistry major at Oregon State University, studied physics at UMass Boston, and has taken master’s level courses in computer systems design and analysis at Boston University. Mr. O’Connell now restricts his practice to the preparation and trial of personal injury cases.

Emily Benight

Emily Benight is an Attorney focusing on personal injury cases, particularly motor vehicle, motorcycle, and trucking crashes. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Finance and her J.D. and master’s in public administration in 2013. She is admitted to practice in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington, and has held leadership positions on the F-Warrior Board (alumni association of the Trial Lawyer’s College). She has received multiple recognitions including "10 Best Attorneys - Colorado" by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017) and "Nationally Ranked - Top 10 under 40" by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017, 2018).

Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown is a Senior Attorney and a top-rated personal injury attorney in Denver, CO. She graduated from the University of Montana in 1982 and obtained her J.D. from the University of Denver in 1986. She has held leadership positions in the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and is an invitation-only member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She was honored as Editor’s Choice for Best Trial Lawyer in Colorado by Law Week Colorado in 2010 and named Plaintiff’s medical malpractice Lawyer of the Year for Colorado by Best Lawyers in America in 2012. She has been recognized by Colorado Super Lawyers since 2005, including Top 100 lawyers in Colorado and Top 50 Women Lawyers. She also received the CTLA's Case of the Year award in 2001 for Preston v. Dupont.

Bob Turner

Bob Turner is a Senior Attorney and a leading advocate for injured workers' rights in Colorado, with over 45 years of experience in workers' compensation law. He received his J.D. from the University of Denver in 1973. He played a major role in establishing the Colorado Bar Association’s Workers Compensation Section and the Workers Compensation Education Association (WCEA). He was honored with the Lansford F. Butler Award in 2002 and the Steven R. Bristol Memorial Award in 2020 for his outstanding work.