| William J. Hansen | 
| Practice Areas:
Civil Trials; Personal Injury; Medical and Legal Malpractice; Product Liability; Insurance Law. Admitted:
1974, Colorado State and Federal Courts, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals; 2006, Kansas Law School:
University of Colorado, J.D., 1974. College:
University of Wisconsin and University of Colorado, B.S., 1971. Member:
Denver and Colorado (Member: Interprofessional Committee; Subcommittee to Revise Interprofessional Code, 1986-1990) Bar Associations
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Co-chair, Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1986-1988; Member, 1988 - ; Chair 2001;
Member, Board of Directors, 1987-
Chair, Amicus Committee, 1997-1998; Member, Amicus Committee, 1998 -
Award, Best Amicus Brief, 1993
Award, Outstanding Work on Amicus Committee, 2000
Co-Chair, Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, 1996
Member, Auto Litigation Task Force
Co-Chair, IME Abuse Subcommittee, 1993-1994
Member, Insurance Bad Faith Committee, 2001-
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Biography:
Author: "Colorado Adopts Increased Risk-Lost Chance in Misdiagnosis Cases," 34 (8) Trial Talk 239 (Best Article in Trial Talk, 1985). Drafter, Colorado Interprofessional Code, C.B.A., 1987. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Subcommittee on Civil Jury Instructions for Tort Reform Changes. Reported Cases:
Sharp v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, 710 P.2d 1153 (Colo Ct. App. 1985) aff'd. 741 P.2d 714 (Colo. 1987)(increased risk in malpractice cases)
Bartholic v. Scripto-Tokai Corp., 140 F. Supp 2d 1098 (D. Colo. 2000)(Aim N Flame®
utility lighters).
Dupont v. Preston, 9 P.3d 1193 (Colo. App. 2000) affirmed, 35 P.3d 433 (Colo. 2001) (as amicus, malpractice caps on damages).
Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. v. Keelan, 840 P.2d 1070 (Colo. 1992) (as amicus, collateral source rule). Profile:
In Bill Hansen's 27 years of practice, his focus has been in representing injured people in what is known as complex tort claims. These often involve multiple plaintiffs, multiple defendants, large budget, big damage claims requiring numerous expert witnesses. Typical of these cases would be medical malpractice (misdiagnosis of cancer or heart conditions, catastrophic birth injuries, etc.), legal malpractice, products liability (e.g., non-child-resistant lighters, electric blankets, etc.), insurance coverage or insurer misconduct cases (e.g., bad faith claims, excess liability for refusal to settle, professional disability claims, etc.), severe injury or death cases (e.g., from motor vehicle accidents, natural gas explosions, aviation claims), and commercial fraud and misconduct claims. Due to his outstanding legal research and writing abilities, he also does extensive appellate work, often as an amicus (friend of the court) for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association on such issues as tort reform, medical malpractice, evidence, expert witnesses, damages and constitutional law, and is a frequent lecturer in those areas. In 2007 Mr. Hansen collected over $15 million in recoveries for his clients in products liability, medical malpractice, and general personal injury cases. In 2008 Mr. Hansen received an award from the Colorado Defense Lawyers' Association "For the highest standards of competency, ethics, and professionalism." In Mr. Hansen's infrequent spare time, he writes and lectures on Denver history, collects antiques and old toy soldiers, and travels. Born:
White Plains, New York, January 1949. |
