Frank Azar who is famous for his name The Strong Arm is a personal injury lawyer based in Denver, Colorado. He heads his firm Franklin D. Azar & Associates which has an office at Trinidad, Denver, Colorado. The Franklin D. Azar & Associates team of Colorado personal injury attorneys have recovered more than $1.5 Billion in verdicts and settlements for their clients.
Jim Adler has handled lawsuits involving auto accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, class actions, drugs and devices, workers compensation, 401K, whistleblower lawsuits, Insurance Bad Faith and many other types of personal injury.
Frank Azar Early Life
Franklin D Azar was born on 18th April 1957 (which makes him 63 years old as of now) and grew up in Trinidad, a small town rich in frontier history, which had seen its share of economic reversals as its coal mining industry declined.
His father was also a lawyer but most of his family was in the ranching industry as such he spent most of his childhood on his grandfather’s ranch- “The Saliba Ranch” which is located in Walsenburg, Colorado.
Frank grew up lauding his fathers work and wanted to be a lawyer himself. However, his father discouraged him from pursuing law and he thought the industry was changing too fast. Frank has a brother named William who also practices law in Alaska and a sister named Yvonne who practices law in Colorado.
He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Colorado in 1979, where he earned his B.A. degree. Frank then received his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver in 1982. He went to Trinidad High School. During his time at the University of Colorado, he was also a member of the honor society Phi Beta Kapa.
Frank Azar was the youngest attorney ever appointed to Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial District, a position he left to start his own law firm in Denver in 1987, dedicated to the goal of providing people with fair and timely compensation for their injuries.
Frank Azar Professional Details
Franklin D. Azar founded Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C. in 1987 with the goal of effectively representing clients by ensuring that they receive full and fair compensation for their injuries, regardless of the cause. Over the years Mr. Azar has built the firm into the largest plaintiff-centered personal injury firm in Colorado with offices in Denver, Denver Tech Center, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Trinidad. President and owner of Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C., Frank has earned widespread recognition as one Colorado’s top plaintiff’s attorneys.
Frank Azar is actively involved in cases across the country concerning wage and hour violations, insurance bad faith, products liability, and various mass torts concerning pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. Given his expertise in effectively representing injured clients, Frank Azar was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Multi-District litigation involving DePuy’s faulty Pinnacle hips. Additionally, Frank Azar helps to curb corporate corruption by actively assisting whistleblowers with the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In 2013, Frank Azar tried and won one of the largest individual cases against a football helmet manufacturer in U.S. history in Trinidad, Colorado—securing an $11.5 million verdict with $3.1 million of the verdict against Riddell, the primary provider of helmets to the National Football League.
In 1995, Frank Azar brought the first of 26 state class actions against Wal-Mart in Trinidad, Colorado, resulting in jury verdicts of $172 million in Oakland, California in 2005 and $78 million (subsequently increased to $188 million to include damages, interest, and attorneys’ fees) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2006. Frank Azar’s dedication to Wal-Mart’s employees’ rights resulted in over three-quarters of a billion dollars in settlements and forever changed how Wal-Mart paid its employees for overtime and missed rest and meal breaks.
Frank Azar has been involved in pursuing the makers of Reglan, Yaz, Vioxx, Fen-Phen, Lotronex, Rezulin, Propulsid, Breast Implants, Baycol, and PPA. His firm has handled over 5,600 PPA cases in the state of California and that was in the State MDL. Frank Azar has successfully litigated numerous defective product cases involving Ford’s Bronco II and Bridgestone/Firestone tires.
Formerly, Frank Azar was an Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial District and the youngest attorney ever appointed to the position. Frank Azar has devoted his legal career to the representation of the under-represented and has represented clients from all 50 states. He has been named as class counsel in over 20 separate employment class actions and handled thousands of mass tort cases.
Admissions
- Colorado
- Texas
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- S. District Court, District of Colorado
- S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- S. District Court, Northern District of California
Education
- University of Colorado, BA, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1979
- University of Denver College of Law, JD, 1982
Professional Affiliations
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
Frank Azar Major Cases
- Walmart: Over $420 million recovered for a nationwide class-action suit against Walmart, which also changed the way Walmart pays for overtime and missed breaks.
- Riddell: $11.5 million recovered for a badly injured high school football player, including a $3.1 million verdict against the helmet manufacturer.
- Insurance Bad Faith Cases: $19 million in value to thousands of New Mexico residents who had been wrongfully denied uninsured motorist coverage.
- Calderon v. American Family: Frank D Azar made sure that thousands of drivers finally received the benefits they paid for after a multi-year battle against an insurance industry practice of deducting medical payments coverage, which was the result of a landmark Colorado Supreme Court victory.
$172,000,000 Walmart Class Action Cases | Oakland | 2001 $78,000,000 Walmart Class Action Cases | Pennsylvania | 2006 $54,250,000 Walmart Class Action Cases | Minnesota | 2008 $50,000,000 Walmart Class Action Cases | Colorado | 2000 $25,000,000 HP Wage-and-Hour Violation Class Action | California | 2017 $19,000,000 Insurance Bad Faith Class Action | New Mexico $11,500,000 Riddell Helmet Product Liability | Colorado | 2013 $2,400,000 Large Truck Wreck | Colorado | 2013 $508,705 Left Turn Collision | Denver | 2012 $500,000 Failure to Stop at Red Light | Denver | 2017 $500,000 Turned in Front of Oncoming Traffic | Denver | 2018 $50,000,000 ATV Flipped End over End | Colorado Springs | 2018 $500,000 Hit by Drunk Driver | Denver | 2018 $500,000 Rear Ended | Denver | 2003 $500,000 Passenger in Single Vehicle Roll over | Denver | 2008 $500,000 Failure to Yield | Denver | 2008 $493484.34 Rear Ended on Highway | Denver | 2017 $467,500 Failure to Stop at Red Light | Denver | 2018 $450,000 Failure to Stop at Red Light | Colorado Springs | 2017 $447,815 Rear Ended | Denver | 2017 $430,000 Rear Ended on Highway | Denver | 2017 $418,000 Left Turn Collision | Denver | 2018 $334,180.97 Left Turn Collision | Colorado Springs | 2016 $300,000 Left Turn Collision | Colorado Springs | 2017 $300,000 Construction Worker Hit by Motorist on Highway | Denver | 2017 $300,000 Head-on Collision During Police Chase | Denver | 2017 $300,000 Head-on Collision | Denver | 2017 $300,000 Failure to Stop at Red Light | Denver | 2017 $300,000 Turned in Front of Oncoming Traffic | Denver | 2015 $250,000 Rear Ended Pushed into Oncoming Traffic | Denver | 2017 $179,469.78 Rear Ended on I-25 | Denver | 2017
Frank Azar Net Worth
Frank Azar is estimated to have a net worth of over 10 million dollars from his law fees, firm and his personal property. He has practiced law for a period of over 30 years and during this time accumulated a vast amount of wealth. Frank Azar’s interest are imported cigars and golf. He takes an international holiday each year to a different location around the world that contains a famed golf course for him to play on.
Frank Azar Controversy
A woman was awarded $145,000 in damages from lawyer Frank “The Strong Arm” Azar after she claimed she was duped by his television commercials in which he promises to deliver big settlements from insurance companies.
The lawsuit was brought by Shawna Jimenez of Colorado Springs, who says she was injured in a car crash in 2004.
She says she was pressured to take a settlement of $25,000.
El Paso County jurors acquitted Azar’s firm and one of his attorneys of theft and false advertising but found them guilty of negligence and misrepresentation.
Frank Azar Commercials
Frank Azar’s signature commercials can be seen morning, noon, and night, and on all of the major television networks. Through this aggressive advertising, Frank has earned wide recognition in the greater Denver area, allowing him to serve his community in a positive way.
A few of the charities and sponsorship programs that Frank Azar and his firm are involved are his Annual Golf Tournament known as the Azar Invitational, Adopt a Family and he sponsors the Bear Creek Mustangs Little League Football team.
