Dan Caplis
About Dan Caplis
Dan Caplis has served as lead counsel in Denver catastrophic injury cases for more than 40 years. He is the only lawyer in Colorado history to win five straight multi-million dollar jury verdicts in crash cases and holds the largest truck crash jury verdict in Colorado history. Dan is a nationally known legal analyst and the host of a daily syndicated talk show on the iHeart Radio network, with hundreds of appearances on Fox News, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, and BBC. He is a Colorado Super Lawyer, was named one of the 25 most powerful people in Denver by 5280 Magazine, and has received the Humanitarian of the Year award. Dan serves on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities. He graduated from the University of Colorado with honors and served as Student Body President before earning his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.
Notable case results
Jury verdict in wrongful death case involving a six-year-old dropped ten stories from an amusement park ride (defendant had offered $750,000 at mediation)
Jury verdict, largest truck crash verdict in Colorado history, I-70 crash killing both parents (insurer offered $2 million)
Structured settlement, bus crash leaving victim paralyzed
Catastrophic injury from medication error
Speeding truck driver kills young woman
Jury verdict, young father struck by bus in crosswalk
Jury verdict, motorcycle crash caused by reckless driver
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
