Jim Fitzgerald | Cheyenne Personal Injury Lawyer

With decades of experience, Jim represents people in complex damages cases involving unsafe products, unsafe equipment, oil field matters, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries resulting in quadriplegia and paraplegia, burns and birth injuries. He practices in the areas of Products Liability, Workplace Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.

Jim’s trial record includes numerous multimillion dollar jury awards and several records for jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Jim has been trial counsel in nearly half of the million dollar verdicts in the history of Wyoming.

In 2020, Jim was invited to be a part of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®. Membership is by invitation only to lawyers who have litigated cases worth at least $2,000,000.00 at stake.

Jim is a member of several prestigious invitation-only trial lawyer organizations. These include the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the Inner Circle of Advocates, an organization limited to 100 of the top plaintiffs lawyers in the country. Lawyers cannot just apply to join these groups. They must anonymously – without knowledge – be nominated by peers and recommended by Judges.

Jim has made more than 100 presentations on various trial topics to members of the trial bar throughout the United States. He is one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for twenty years or longer.

Jim graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1969, served in the military in Vietnam and then earned his law degree from the University of Colorado.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founding Partner	The Fitzgerald Law Firm	Cheyenne, WY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Colorado School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1975
University of Wyoming	Bachelors		1969

State / Court	Date
Colorado	1993
Wyoming	1975

• Wyoming State Bar; America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®; American Association for Justice; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; Inner Circle of Advocates (President, 2000 to 2001); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; National Board of Trial Advocacy; The American College of Board Certified Attorneys.

• The Best Lawyers in America | 1987 – Present
  Mountain States Super Lawyers | 2007 - Present
  Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America

• American National Bank v. Hannifan
  $9,460,000.00 verdict upheld on appeal.

• Andersen v. Western Chemical Specialties
  $2,935,855.00 Settlement.

• Wyoming State Bar publication | Book Review - On Trial | 2009

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1993) Licensed as Attorney in Colorado. Verified with Colorado Bar Association.	February 22, 2021
(1975) Licensed as Attorney in Wyoming. Verified with Wyoming State Bar Association.	February 22, 2021

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