Schatten Law Firm

Serves Cherry Creek, CO

35244

Hired 2 times

1 employee

17 years in business

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Credentials

License

License Holder: Marc Schatten
License Type: Attorney (CO)
License number: #37213
License verified on 6/7/2023
Valid through 6/7/2025
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Marc Schatten
Completed on 6/6/2023

Introduction

Marc Schatten is a top-rated personal injury lawyer serving Denver Metro area and Colorado. Mr. Schatten is the founder/owner of the Schatten Law Firm located in central Denver (Governor’s Park/Capitol Hill). We also serve spanish speaking clients, hablamos espanol. Mr. Schatten is a tough and dedicated personal injury lawyer, litigator and trial lawyer. Mr. Schatten has built a track record of delivering strong financial compensation for injured clients. Mr. Schatten focuses his practice on a small number of personal injury cases so he can deliver close personal attention and high quality, legal work to all the firm’s clients. Mr. Schatten has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients in cases that he took over from other law firms where injured clients were dropped, neglected and/or encouraged to settle for far less than the result Mr. Schatten obtained. All the firm’s clients work directly with Mr. Schatten and get his cell phone number. Mr. Schatten promptly returns calls, texts and emails - days, nights and weekends. Mr. Schatten has been practicing law and litigation for over 24 years and has focused his practice over the last 8 years on personal injury law. Mr. Schatten is licensed in both federal and state courts in Colorado. Mr. Schatten represents clients in car, truck and bike accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, assaults and other personal injury cases. Mr. Schatten regularly works with top medical doctors and experts. Mr. Schatten considers strategic and leverage points such as evaluations and considerations based on the facts of the case the possibility of bringing in additional defendants, bad faith insurance litigation, punitive damages and other liability claims, theories and damages to add significant value to his clients’ cases. Among other awards and honors, Mr. Schatten has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer from 2019 to 2023. We look forward to working with you.

Q&A

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?

The Schatten Law Firm offers lower, discounted attorney fees that allows clients to keep more of their settlement. And, if there is no recovery, then there is no attorney fee. Please contact our law firm to discuss the contingency fee rates that we can set for your case.

What is your typical process for working with a new customer?

Generally, the firm's clients contact the firm and set a telephone call and/or meeting for the initial consultation.

What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?

Mr. Schatten graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1998, a top tier law school. Mr. Schatten regularly discusses his cases with top lawyers and trial lawyers. Mr. Schatten is regularly taking continuing legal education classes to hone and improve his personal injury and trial practice.

What types of customers have you worked with?

Mr. Schatten represents clients in personal injury cases that can be from an ordinary case to large and/or catastrophic personal injury. Mr. Schatten represents clients in car, truck, bike and motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, assaults and other personal injury cases.

Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?

Mr. Schatten took over a large personal injury case after a large TV advertising firm had terminated the client. The firm had terminated the client because they had discovered she had settled her case for $ 200 just 10 days after the car accident. Unfortunately, she ended up with a brain bleed and being placed in ICU at the hospital three weeks after the accident. The trial court enforced the $ 200 settlement and dismissed her case. Mr. Schatten won before the Colorado Court of Appeals where the Court vacated/cancelled the settlement agreement. Following the remand of the case back to the District Court, Mr. Schatten obtained a favorable settlement for the client.

What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?

An accident victim should take their time hiring a personal injury lawyer. Be wary of signing a retainer agreement in the first meeting with a lawyer. Often, you want to hire a strong and well respected personal injury lawyer, litigator and trial lawyer to get a strong result for your case. And, you want to do your research. Here are some good questions to ask when screening a personal injury lawyer: 1. Who will be working with me after I sign the retainer agreement? Will it be a case manager, paralegal, associate or the owner of the law firm? 2. What contingency fee rates do you charge for pre-litigation and litigation? 3. How many personal injury cases does your firm take on a year? 4. Does your firm have high turnover for the associates at your law firm? How long have most associates been with your law firm? 5. Is your firm advertising for cases on TV, radio, billboards, etc? 6. What percentage of cases do you file lawsuit (litigation)? 7. How many jury trials have you done over the last ten (10) years? And, what were the results? 8. What sort of settlements have you obtained over the last ten (10) years? 9. Do you bring in another lawyer(s) to handle your litigation cases? And, who becomes the lead lawyer on such cases? Note: Be wary reading client reviews. Some of the best personal injury lawyers can have few client reviews. Some personal injury firms can take on hundreds to thousands of personal injury cases a year. And, some of the large TV advertising firms can spend millions of dollars a year in advertising and can have high turnover rates with associates. There are also some law firms that settle the large majority of cases in pre-litigation. In many cases, particularly large personal cases, clients often get best results going with a lawyer regularly files lawsuits and prepares cases well for jury trial. And, following litigation, the large majority of cases get then settled including at mediation. End of the day, insurance companies know which lawyers do the hard work to bring litigation and prepare for jury trial and pay settlements accordingly.