About Jim Puga

Jim Puga is a devoted and dedicated trial lawyer, nationally recognized in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice with a keen understanding of medical procedures and standards of practice. Jim’s dogged determination on behalf of his clients and relentless pursuit of justice for those injured by the negligence of others has resulted in multiple multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Jim won the largest medical malpractice jury verdict in the history of the state of Colorado, $17.8 million, on behalf of a child with brain damage. Jim has successfully tried, settled, or is currently handling cases throughout the United States, including the states of Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Ohio, Washington, and Wyoming and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Jim was a University Scholar at the University of Denver, graduating cum laude and with honors in political science and history. Jim then attended the University of Denver College of Law on a College of Law scholarship, graduating in 1989. Jim has had the unique experience of several years of practice at one of the preeminent corporate law firms in the Rocky Mountain West, where he gained knowledge and insight into corporate America, including insurance companies and the healthcare industry. Jim then spent several years defending negligence claims before dedicating his practice, nearly 20 years ago, to seeking compensation and justice for those injured by the negligence of others.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
University of Denver College of Law on a College of Law scholarship, 1989; University of Denver as a University Scholar, graduated Cum Laude and with Honors in political science and history