When should I file a claim?

Colorado’s statute of limitations on filing a personal injury claim is two years. Colorado operates under the discovery rule, meaning that the clock starts ticking from the time the injury is discovered, not from when it initially occurred.

How can I prove negligence?

Colorado operates under the contributory negligence rule, which means that the person who injured you may file a counter-claim for damages if they believe that you, the injured, were also partially at fault.

When will the other person’s insurance contact me?

Colorado law stipulates that insurance is not allowed to contact you within 30 days of being injured. A release of liability, which is a statement that says you won’t sue the at-fault party for anything else, can’t be obtained by insurance within 30 days either.

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Joseph H. Azbell

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Mr. Azbell concentrates on representing those injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and oil and gas accidents

Mr. Azbell grew up the second of five children in a small town in rural Ohio. Following high school, he spent two years in technical college to study ecotourism before transferring to the Ohio State University where he graduated with a degree in comparative studies, specializing in comparative religion.

During law school at the University of Wyoming Mr. Azbell wrote a law review article, was a member of the law review editorial board, and participated in several moot court and trial advocacy competitions. He graduated law school in 2008 and shortly thereafter began working as an Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming. Mr. Azbell opened his own law firm, Azbell & Groves, LLC, in 2013. At Azbell & Groves, LLC, Mr. Azbell focused on representing employees in discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour disputes. Since joining Killian, Davis, Richter & Fredenburg, PC, Mr. Azbell has concentrated on representing those injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and oil and gas accidents.

When he is not at work, Mr. Azbell can be found hiking, skiing, biking, or playing with his two small children.