Newsletters from the Frank Azar Team
Azar Firm Honored For Ethics, Attorney Achievements
A 600-year-old English proverb suggests that it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. But at Franklin D. Azar & Associates, the accolades and awards keep pouring in, and they only seem to encourage our team in their quest for excellence. Among the latest...
Colorado Legal Digest – September 2022 Newsletter
AZAR FIRM WINS BIG FOR INJURED CYCLIST Two years ago a bike-car collision in Aurora left a young former Marine with agonizing injuries, hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, and a complicated legal case in which the other side was disputing who was at...
Azar Firm Wins Big For Injured Cyclist
Two years ago a bike-car collision in Aurora left a young former Marine with agonizing injuries, hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, and a complicated legal case in which the other side was disputing who was at fault. Many personal injury law firms...
Colorado Legal Digest – August 2022 Newsletter
TV NEWS SHOWCASES FRANK AZAR’S TRINIDAD ROOTS In a recent interview with a local television station, Frank Azar expressed pride in his lifelong connections to Trinidad, Colorado — and explained how his home town’s rich history has helped to shape his career as one of...
Colorado Legal Digest – July 2022 Newsletter
REPORT: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEATHS ON THE RISE A new report issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that the number of fatal crashes in the U.S. caused by distracted driving increased during the first year of the global pandemic, despite less...
Colorado Legal Digest – June 2022 Newsletter
DEALING WITH PTSD AFTER A CAR CRASH Ask any emergency room doctor, and they’ll tell you that the injuries suffered in a car accident may not all be as broken bones or cuts. Some people may also experience emotional or psychological trauma from the crash. A study...
Colorado Legal Digest – May 2022 Newsletter
BAD FAITH CLAIMS: HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE We all rely on insurance companies to protect us when something goes wrong. But what can you do if your auto insurance company rejects your claim without an explanation, fails to adequately investigate the...
Colorado Legal Digest – April 2022 Newsletter
AZAR FIRM INVESTIGATES USAA OVER UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS The law firm of Franklin D. Azar & Associates is investigating USAA over claims of underpayment of its customers’ medical bills. If you submitted an accident claim to USAA and the company did not cover all your...
Colorado Legal Digest – March 2022 Newsletter
AZAR FIRM OBTAINS $1.1 MILLION FOR SERIOUSLY INJURED MOTORCYCLIST Last Thanksgiving was a time of extra celebration for motorcycle enthusiast Cory. He had finally acquired his dream bike, a Harley, and was looking forward to getting out on the road. Four days later,...
Colorado Legal Digest – February 2022 Newsletter
SAM HERNANDEZ: HOW MY SETTLEMENT CHANGED MY LIFE It can take only seconds for a car crash to turn your life upside down — and months or years of struggle to get things back on track. But for Sam Hernandez, perseverance and the right kind of legal help turned his...
WELLS FARGO AGREES TO $500M GAP FEES SETTLEMENT
Banking giant Wells Fargo has agreed to pay close to $80 million in refunds and costs, as well as make changes in business practices valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, to settle a class action lawsuit over allegedly improper fees charged to auto loan...
Class Action Report – January 2022 Newsletter
AZAR FIRM INVESTIGATING GEICO DATA BREACH The law firm of Franklin D. Azar & Associates, a leading class action firm for more than 30 years, is currently investigating a serious data breach at GEICO and its consequences for those whose personal data was put at...
HOW STATE FARM’S “BAD NEIGHBOR” POLICIES ARE HURTING ITS CUSTOMERS
With its pervasive advertising and well-known jingle, the insurance giant State Farm is hard to miss. It’s the leading provider of auto and home insurance in the United States, with $193 billion in assets, 58,000 employees, and 19,000 independent contractors who work...
AZAR CLIENT SAM HERNANDEZ: HOW MY SETTLEMENT CHANGED MY LIFE
It can take only seconds for a car crash to turn your life upside down — and months or years of struggle to get things back on track. But for Sam Hernandez, perseverance and the right kind of legal help turned his journey to recovery into a life-altering opportunity....
A BAD CASE OF BAD FAITH: WHAT STATE FARM CUSTOMERS SHOULD KNOW
We all depend on insurance companies to protect us in the worst of times. We all buy insurance hoping that we never need to submit a claim, yet trusting that we are “covered” in the event of an accident or calamity. But are you as safe as you think? As members of a...
Darwin Burke Marks 32 Years With Azar Law Firm
Working for the same employer over a number of years can all too often turn into a dreary routine. But Darwin Burke, who’s worked at Franklin D. Azar & Associates for the past 32 years, has taken on so many jobs and challenges at the firm over that epic and...
“THE BEST PART IS HELPING PEOPLE” – FRANK AZAR’S ADVICE TO SIXTH GRADERS
After a school year that’s been tough on students everywhere, a group of sixth graders at Nevin Platt Middle School in Boulder welcomed a surprise special guest in the last week of the semester: attorney Frank Azar. That’s right. You don’t have to be of driving age to...
The “Wahl Street” Attorney: An Interview with Frank Azar
Streaming on HBO Max, the six-part reality series “Wahl Street” follows global superstar Mark Wahlberg as he attempts to expand his business empire while juggling family and film industry obligations. If you’ve checked out the series, you may have caught a glimpse or...
Azar Team Wins $2.75 Million Verdict In Head-On Collision Case
A painful and harrowing episode in the life of a 63-year-old former airport security employee came to a resolution in a Jefferson County courtroom last week. On March 31, 2021, after a three-day trial, a jury awarded Raphael $2.75 million in damages for the injuries...
Mount Carmel Food Box Program is Cooking in Trinidad
The law firm of Franklin D. Azar & Associates is proud to announce that it’s joined a growing team of sponsors of an innovative program in southern Colorado, a grass-roots effort that delivers forty-pound boxes of joy to Las Animas County residents hit hard by the...
Azar Attorneys Natalie Brown, DezaRae LaCrue Named Among Denver’s Top Lawyers 2021
Natalie Brown and DezaRae LaCrue, two senior attorneys at Franklin D. Azar & Associates, are among the legal professionals featured in Denver’s Top Lawyers 2021, an annual directory of distinction compiled by 5280 Magazine. The magazine compiles its list by...
BOB MARKEL: VETERAN ATTORNEY MARKS 28 YEARS WITH AZAR FIRM
It was January of 1993 when attorney Robert E. Markel first brought his talents to the law firm of Franklin D. Azar & Associates. The Internet was not yet a thing, a guy named Bill Clinton was moving into the White House, and the hit song was Whitney...
BOB TURNER HONORED FOR “OUTSTANDING WORK” ON BEHALF OF INJURED WORKERS
Senior attorney Bob Turner has been named the 2020 recipient of the Steven R. Bristol Memorial Award, bestowed by the Workers Compensation Education Association in recognition of an individual for “tireless and outstanding work on behalf of injured...
Azar Team Effort, Jury Verdict Help Client On Road To Recovery
Almost four years ago, a car crash caused by another driver’s carelessness left Richard with serious injuries and mounting medical bills. But thanks to his determination and that of his attorneys at Franklin D. Azar & Associates, Richard’s path to...

