With over 29 years of trial experience, accident attorney Phillip Chupik knows what it takes to win inside and outside the courtroom. Born in Texas, Phil attended the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating with a degree in Political Science in 1992. He went on to graduate from The University of Texas School of Law.
After earning his Juris Doctorate from UT, Phil took a position with the Galveston County District Attorney’s office, honing his skills in the courtroom where he had over fifty jury trials ranging from sexual assaults to murders. After three years of prosecuting cases in Texas, Phil and his wife decided to move back to Colorado where he entered the civil litigation practice in Denver, representing developers, builders, physicians, and hospitals in negligence claims. In 2008, after many years on the defense side, Phil decided to utilize his trial skills to help injured Plaintiffs and has called that switch the best decision he ever made.
He joined Metier Law Firm in 2008 and he is now a partner with the firm representing clients all over the country who have suffered injuries in trucking, auto, motorcycle and other various accidents. Phil also specializes in bad faith litigation cases against insurers.
Phil is a tough, dedicated trial lawyer whose passion and determination is a direct result of the clients he represents. He is continually amazed at the strength of his clients in the face of troubled and trying times. Their will to keep going against great odds drives Phil to fight for them and their families in and out of the courtroom to strive for solutions that are best suited to their individual needs.
Phil is licensed in Colorado, Wyoming, Washington State and Texas and is also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court of Colorado and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeal.
He graduated from the prestigious Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in 2012 and continues to refine his litigation skills with The College. Phil is a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Colorado Bar Association, and American Association of Justice and is peer rated by Martindale Hubbell as Distinguished for his ethics and legal abilities. He has served on the Colorado Trial Lawyers Executive Committee. He has been recognized by Top 50 U.S. Verdicts, the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers and has received the Client Satisfaction Award by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.
Phil, his wife and three boys love the outdoors and enjoy playing tennis, hiking and boating.
Member:
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee (2019 - 2022)
Colorado Bar Association
Wyoming Bar Association
Washington Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Larimer County Bar Association
American Association of Justice National College of District Attorneys, 1999
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Speaker:
Colorado Litigators' Summit, Know Your Audience: Trying Your Case Outside the Denver Metro Area (Sept 2019);
NBI, Advanced Insurance Bad Faith: Strategic Discovery of Claims Handling (Dec 2018);
CTLA Annual Convention, WannaCry... Now: Inadvertent and Internet Data Breaches and Other Legal Internet Concerns (2017);
CTLA Annual Blockbuster Seminar, Self Driving Vehicles and the Law (or lack thereof): Are We Gonna be Out of Business? (2016)
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I called Metier Law Firm the next day after my bad car accident - lucky to be here - and Phil Chupik was my attorney. I cannot thank Phil Chupik enough for all his hard work, honesty and dedication fi...
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