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Greeley Wrongful Death Attorneys
Grant & Associates Law Firm can help you with many types of personal injury matters, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, & wrongful death. Our proven litigators will fight to get a favorable outcome for your case.
Nothing replaces a family member lost to someone else's carelessness. A wrongful death claim holds the people responsible to account, and makes sure the family, and especially the children, are provided for.
We handle these cases with care and with the preparation of a trial, from our Greeley office and across Colorado. Our attorneys have worked on high-profile cases both nationally and locally.
Cases we handle
- Deaths in car, truck and motorcycle crashes, including drunk drivers
- Deaths caused by criminal acts
- Recreational and work accidents
- Deaths from dangerous conditions on someone else's property
What it costs
The consultation is free, and we take these cases on a contingency fee: a percentage of what we recover, agreed in writing before we start, with no hourly bill. If there is no recovery you owe no attorney fee; a client may still be responsible for case costs, and for the other side's attorney fees if a court orders them.
The attorneys at Grant & Associates Law Firm have obtained a judgment of more than $6,000,000 for the wrongful death of a client. Every case turns on its own facts; a past result does not predict or promise the outcome of any other matter.
What to do in the first weeks
- Get the official records: the death certificate, and the police or incident report number.
- Keep every bill, from the hospital, the ambulance and the funeral home.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurance company, and do not sign anything they send.
- Save what shows the loss: pay stubs, tax returns and benefit statements, and photos and messages from the scene or the days before.
- Call us early. Evidence fades, and in the first year the surviving spouse decides who brings the claim, so the family’s choices matter early.
What families ask us
Who can bring a wrongful death claim in Colorado?
In the first year after the death, only the surviving spouse, or the children if the spouse agrees in writing; if there is no spouse, the children or a designated beneficiary. In the second year, the spouse, the children or a designated beneficiary can file. Parents can file when the person who died was unmarried with no children, and since 2025 siblings can in some cases (C.R.S. 13-21-201).
How long do we have?
Two years from the death for most claims (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(d)), and in the first year the surviving spouse decides who files. A claim involving a government vehicle or property needs written notice within 182 days (C.R.S. 24-10-109).
What can the family recover?
The financial loss, including the income and benefits the person would have provided, medical bills and funeral costs, and the family’s grief and loss of companionship. For most claims arising from 2025 on, Colorado limits the noneconomic part to $2,125,000; the financial losses are not capped (C.R.S. 13-21-203). A family can instead choose a fixed award for grief set by statute and adjusted for inflation every two years (C.R.S. 13-21-203.5).
Is a wrongful death case the same as a criminal case?
No. A criminal case is brought by the state and can mean prison. A wrongful death claim is the family’s own civil case for compensation, and it can go forward whatever happens in the criminal case.
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