Mr. Schanker’s primary profession is that of a trial lawyer. His cases are spread throughout the nation, and he has tried different types of injury cases as the lead counsel in many federal and state courts all over America. With a focus on his home state of Colorado, he has litigated and tried cases stretching from Alaska to Florida; New York to California. He has experience with cases involving defective medical devices, pharmaceuticals, medical malpractice, civil sex assault, negligent security, and car accidents. Darin has had great success in court, including achieving the largest medical malpractice jury verdict ever in Colorado history, and the largest compensatory defective hip jury verdict in America. Aside from traditional personal injury litigation, Mr. Schanker is also an expert in collective action and mass tort litigation. He has extensive experience with dangerous drugs and products, handling many complex cases that have gained national attention. These medical devices and products have been known to cause injuries: Biomet Hip Implants, Pinnacle Hip Implants, ASR Hip Implants, Taxotere, Hernia Mesh and IVC Filters. Darin Schanker was the past president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and, in 2003, he was named Outstanding Trial Attorney for the State of Colorado by said organization. The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, founded in 1953, is the largest specialty bar association in the state. It strives to protect and enhance individual rights while also promoting skilled trial advocacy, high ethical standards and professionalism among its members. Ultimately, it seeks to improve America’s system of jurisprudence for everyone. Over the years, Mr. Schanker has given countless lectures on trial skills to both local and national audiences. Darin’s abilities have been recognized by his peers at various institutions such as the American Association of Justice (AAJ), the Colorado Bar Association, and Harris Martin. Mr. Schanker is an experienced and respected figure when it comes to voir dire, which is the process of jury selection. Darin knew that voir dire was a crucial component to the outcome of every trial, so he made it his mission to extensively study this subject. His methodology is so successful that attorneys all around the nation have decided to adopt it. Darin provides lectures and consultations to attorneys throughout the nation on this particular subject. Darin has worked to create legislation that benefits consumers and has testified multiple times at the Capitol on topics related to insurance law with the goal of protecting consumer rights. His work on legislation has largely influenced the laws surrounding accidents and victims in Colorado.

Area of Practice: ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Transactions and Compliance

Jonathan represents individuals from all walks of life going through a divorce. Equally adept at both the financial and family-centric aspects of the law, Jonathan consistently employs creative solutions to all matters of varying complexity. Whether assertively advocating for his clients’ rights in the courtroom, or cementing deals at the negotiation table, Jonathan has a proven track record of results and brings a thorough approach to every legal issue his clients encounter. Jonathan is an avid jogger and lives in Chicago with his wife, who practices plaintiff’s personal injury law, and their daughter.

Mr. Schefman is a life-long resident of the Great State of Michigan and has dedicated his career in law to helping people. In a legal career which has spanned 38 years, Bryan Schefman has represented injured clients and medical doctors, on both sides of auto collision and medical malpractice, subrogation, and insurance recovery cases, representing thousands of clients and winning millions of dollars. With knowledge and experience in complex medical cases, and his experience in medical issues for insurance companies and injured victims, he is able to help his clients through the insurance maze and maximize their recoveries. In addition to helping people who are injured, Mr. Schefman has served physicians and healthcare organizations in general business and healthcare fields and he served as General Counsel to a Medicaid Managed Care Plan (Great Lakes Health Plan, Inc.), and later as CEO, in an effort to redefine care management strategies that could actually reduce costs by improving patient health. Now back in private practice, Mr. Schefman is able to combine his knowledge of personal injury law and recovery, insurance law, subrogation and claims, general and professional liability to help his clients and continue to win millions of dollars in settlements and multi-million dollar verdicts for them. Mr. Schefman has been in your shoes, having survived near-critical injuries in motor vehicles and motorcycles. He has experienced severe injury, the confusion of insurance coverages, finding doctors to treat his injuries, delays in payments by insurance carriers, settlement, and the stress of the care and recovery for him and his family. That has been valuable experience that has influenced his understanding of your needs as a client. Let him help you. Mr. Schefman has received numerous professional recognitions, including 1998 Runner-up in Ernst & Young’s/Crain’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the formation, funding and growth of a venture capital-funded insurance company, 2014 & 2015 D-business and “Top Lawyer” designation, as well as dramatic success in breaking new ground in the application of the Medicare Secondary Payor Act. His roles as a founder of an insurance company, as its General Counsel, and as President and CEO, as a lobbyist, a member of the board of directors of a MCO/HMO and MCO trade association, and his representation of physicians and individuals in medical related matters, has given Mr. Schefman a keen insight into the inter-relationship of insurance coverage, injury, and payment that he is able to apply to the benefit of his clients. Whether you’re injured and need medical care or a doctor that has provided care that needs to be paid, Mr. Schefman is in your corner.