“I do everything I can to be friends with defense lawyers. It makes the case so much more enjoyable. And when it comes to non-parties, just be nice to these people and you’ll be amazed at what you can catch.”
In this special episode of Colorado Trial Lawyer Connection, host Keith Fuicelli is joined by guest host Tim Galluzzi, founding partner of Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC to interview Kurt Zaner, founding partner of Zaner Harden Law LLP and owner of the largest premises liability verdict in Colorado history. Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss Kurt’s fracking explosion case in federal court in Colorado that resulted in a $30M verdict.
Tune in as Kurt, Tim, and Keith discuss Kurt’s closing method to make your client’s pain real to the jury, why he filed the case in federal court, experts used in the case, and how being nice to everyone paid dividends at trial. Stay tuned for Part 2 coming out next week!
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Episode Snapshot
- Getting to know Kurt Zaner
- Why you want the jury to see you as a person, not as a lawyer
- How Kurt makes his client’s pain real to the jury at closing
- Caps in Colorado
- Background of the case
- Finding the right experts
- How Kurt simplified things for the jury
- Conflict that arose in the case which led to co-counseling with Tim
- Why you need to make time for later depos
- How being kind benefitted the case
