Godfrey & Lapuyade - Super Lawyers

Verdicts & Settlements

We often receive questions regarding our specific case results. We have given careful thought to the question of whether to advertize those results. Emphasizing only the best outcomes can of course be misleading.

Candidly, some of our day-to-day victories are what you would expect with any competent lawyers involved. On the other hand, our more notable results are worth being mentioned in general terms that will neither violate client privacy or agreements that accompany many of our settlements:

Obtained a jury verdict in favor of defense clients in $30-million FDCPA California class action on "actual damage" claim following 2-week jury trial.

Won a $2.9-million judgment for a dentist in an action arising from the sale of a dental practice.

Won defense verdict for lawyers in malpractice action following finding by state Supreme Court that counsel were ineffective, proving otherwise to jury that was made aware of adverse Supreme Court finding during trial

$5.5 million recovery for owner of single-family dwelling in combined construction defect and bad faith case

4.5 million for 26-home owners association in construction defect action

$2 million for injured passenger of helicopter that crashed in Antarctica

Won largest compensitory damage verdict in northeastern Colorado history as of date of trial in single-passenger automobile case ($635,000.00)

Of course, we are unable to guarantee results of this magnitude, or any particular results, in any civil action.


		Verdicts & Settlements We often receive questions regarding our specific case results. We have given careful thought to the question of whether to advertize those results. Emphasizing only the best outcomes can of course be misleading. Candidly, some of our day-to-day victories are what you would expect with any competent lawyers involved. On the other hand, our more notable results are worth being mentioned in general terms that will neither violate client privacy or agreements that accompany many of our settlements: Obtained a jury verdict in favor of defense clients in $30-million FDCPA California class action on "actual damage" claim following 2-week jury trial. Won a $2.9-million judgment for a dentist in an action arising from the sale of a dental practice. Won defense verdict for lawyers in malpractice action following finding by state Supreme Court that counsel were ineffective, proving otherwise to jury that was made aware of adverse Supreme Court finding during trial $5.5 million recovery for owner of single-family dwelling in combined construction defect and bad faith case 4.5 million for 26-home owners association in construction defect action $2 million for injured passenger of helicopter that crashed in Antarctica Won largest compensitory damage verdict in northeastern Colorado history as of date of trial in single-passenger automobile case ($635,000.00) Of course, we are unable to guarantee results of this magnitude, or any particular results, in any civil action.