Franklin Azar

Background

Franklin D. 'Frank' Azar is the founding attorney of Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers (Franklin D. Azar & Associates) in Colorado, with over 35 years of experience in personal injury law. He founded the firm in 1987. Born April 18, 1957, in Pueblo, Colorado and raised in Trinidad, Colorado, Azar began his career as the assistant district attorney for the Third Judicial District - the youngest attorney ever appointed to that role. He has built his firm into the largest plaintiff-centered personal injury firm in Colorado, with 13 offices statewide. The firm has won over $2.3 billion in verdicts and settlements. Azar gained national attention for bringing the first case in what evolved into a 26-state class action against Walmart over labor practices, resulting in more than $750 million in settlements. In 2013, he won one of the largest individual cases against a football helmet manufacturer in U.S. history, securing an $11.5 million verdict against Riddell. Azar earned his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1982 and his B.A. cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Colorado in 1979.

Notable cases

• —$750M

  First case in 26-state class action against Walmart over labor practices - more than $750M in settlements

• 2013$11.5M

  Won one of the largest individual cases against a football helmet manufacturer in U.S. history; $3.1M against Riddell

• —$2300M

  Firm career total: over $2.3 billion in verdicts and settlements

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