Alana M. Anzalone
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Arvada, Colorado
Anzalone Law Offices, LLC
Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Colorado since: 2013
Education: Pennsylvania State University The Dickinson School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022 Call today:
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Attorney Alana M. Anzalone is the managing partner of the Denver, Colorado office of the Anzalone Law Offices, serving clients across the state of Colorado. Her practice areas are primarily focused on:
· Birth injury/trauma
· Medical malpractice
· Nursing home abuse
· Laser aesthetic burns
· Motor vehicle accidents
· Truck accidents
· Slip-and-falls injuries
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Ms. Anzalone obtained her Juris Doctor from The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law in Carlisle. She began practicing in Pennsylvania with her father and brother, concentrating solely on personal injury clients. She then moved to Colorado to open a branch office of Anzalone Law Offices in Denver, Colorado.
Throughout her legal career, Ms. Anzalone has obtained many favorable verdicts and settlements for her clients. Having been in practice for only less than a year in Denver, she obtained a positive verdict in the Denver District Court on a difficult slip-and-fall case against a large grocery store chain. She continues to fight for her clients, stand up to insurance companies and is not afraid to take the case to trial.
Ms. Anzalone was named among The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 list, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under Age 40, and one of 5280 magazine’s Top Personal Injury Attorneys. Furthermore, she is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a recipient of the “Top 40 Professionals Under 40 Years Old” award by the Wilkes-Barre, PA Times Leader.
Active in the legal arena, Ms. Anzalone is a board member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association since 2014. She was on the board of governors for the American Association for Justice and is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
During law school, Ms. Anzalone was a member of the American Association for Justice Trial Team. She also served as a legal intern at the Northampton County District Attorney’s office. As a division I college athlete, she has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for Luzerne County Pennsylvania in 2016 and the Sports Hall of Fame for Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in 2011.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2007, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://anzalonelawcolorado.com/about-alana
Bar / Professional Activity
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2025
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2022
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Care - President, 2024
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Board of Directors, 2024
- Supreme Court of Colorado
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Care - Director, 2023
- United States of America Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States of America District of Colorado
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2022
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2021
- American Association for Justice - Board of Governors, 2021
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
- American Association for Justice - Board of Governors, 2020
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors - As AAJ Board of Governor, 2020
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2019
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2018
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2018
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2017
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2016
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2016
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2015
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Co-Chair of Women's Trial Lawyers Committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Jury Verdict with a Final Payment of $2,922,717.48 This was a motor vehicle crash in Adams County Colorado. The jury awarded the following damages: Noneconomic Damages of $859,500Economic Damages of $232,000Damages for physical impairment or disfigurement of $1,146,000 Because Colorado has a cap on non-economic damages, the judge ordered the noneconomic damages shall not exceed $613,760.00. Defendants filed for a new trial on damages, which was denied. Defendants paid $2,922,717.48, 2025
- VERDICT: Rick v. Smith Case Number Jefferson County 2022CV030682. Plaintiff was awarded $865,000.00 for injuries sustained in a motorcycle v. motor vehicle crash. Mr. Rick was found 30% at fault. Mr. Rick sustained a sever fracture of the acetabulum leading to an addiction to pain medication. He suffered years of pain, addiction and received medical care and rehabilitation therapy for his injuries. He also suffered the loss of his luxury car hauling business due to his inability to operate a tractor trailer and transport the client's vehicles in and out of the trailer., 2023
- SETTLEMENT -RODRIGO C. NAVARRETE v. JOSE MARTINEZ, EXCAVATION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, MVA where Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Defendant. Plaintiff sustained a concussion, right sided blindness. Settled for policy limits from Defendants Jose Martinez and ECS for $450,000.00., 2022
- SETTLEMENT - James E. Warren, III Individually, and James E. Warren III as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sheri L. Warren v. Defendant s: Kenneth Alan Weller, M.D. Steffi Gratigny MD, P. and C. d/b/a Comprehensive Family Medicine, P. C. This case involved Defendant Doctor's failure to follow procedures to diagnose deceased Plaintiff with a pulmonary embolism. As this is a wrongful death and medical malpractice case in Colorado, the matter settled for $500,000.00 to avoid potential ramifications from the statutory cap on damages., 2022
- VERDICT: The jury awarded my client $1,681,674.60. King v. Nitta 2020CV030752 Jefferson County. This case involved a rear end crash with limited visibility property damage causing my client a severe lumbar spine injury with subsequent surgeries. Prior to trial, Defendant offered $250,000.00 in response to Plaintiff's $1,250,000.00 demand, 2021
- VERDICT: Defense Rosales v. Walmart. 2018CV033069. This case involved a difficult slip and fall on water in the vestibule of a Walmart in Colorado. Plaintiff claimed $3.5 million in damages. Unfortunately, the jury only found Walmart 25% at fault and in Colorado, Plaintiff is unable to collect for his injuries if he is found to be more than 49% at fault. Defense Verdict, 2021
- VERDICT: Jury awarded for Plaintiff Allen v. Koka, Case 2019CV030468. Jefferson County Colorado - Plaintiff Verdict. Plaintiff was involved in a t-bone crash. Defendant was not offering sufficient amount for settlement and we were forced to go to trial. Plaintiff won and beat the statutory offer of settlement, 2020
- VERDICT: Plaintiff Nguyen v. Carrasco 2017CV031207 - Plaintiff verdict. Plaintiff was T-Boned when Defendant ran a red light and sustained serious physical injuries and an mTBI. Plaintiff's original counsel withdrew from the case within a month from the trial date and myself and co-counsel Jerry Bowman took the case to trial and won, beating the statutory offer of settlement, 2018
- VERDICT: Plaintiff Tafoya v. Jacobson 2016CV031284 - MVA crash., 2017
- VERDICT: Defense Gerwin v. Benner 2014CV030399 Difficult medmal case involving failure to provide a call bell during a lidocaine procedure., 2015
- VERDICT: Plaintiff Montez v. Dillon Company, Inc. d/b/a King Soopers. Doreen Montez slipped and fell on water in the deli section of the Defendant's store located in Federal Heights, Colorado. Defendant claimed Plaintiff was comparatively negligent and offered evidence of the Plaintiff being intoxicated. Plaintiff sustained a coccyx fracture resulting in chronic pain in the lumbar and SI area. Prior to trial, Defendant offered $12,500. Verdict for the Plaintiff in the amount of $118,574.00, 2015
Pro bono / Community Service
- Alliance of Professional Women, Colorado - Outreach Committee, 2013
- Board of Directors for the Colorado Field Hockey Umpires Association: Rules Interpreter 2014 and 2015 Season, Treasurer 2016 Season, 2014
Educational Background
- Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law - JD, 2007
- Widener School of Law, 2004
- Lafayette College - Easton, PA, 2004
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- CTLA Annual Convention, Lecturer, Direct Examination at Trial - How to Keep Jurors' Attention, 2024
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Luzerne County Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2016
- Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2011
Honors
- Awarded to a member who goes above and beyond expectations to help CTLA successfully achieve its goals and objectives., Outstanding Service Award to the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, CTLA, 2020
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100, National Trial Lawyers, 2025
- 5280 Top Lawyers, 5280 Magazine, 2025
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, NTLA, 2024
- 5280 Top Lawyers, 5280 Magazine, 2024
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2022
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
- 5280 Denver Top Lawyers, 5280 Magazine, 2022
- 5280 Denver Top Lawyers, 5280 Magazine, 2021
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40..., National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, NTLA, 2020
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40..., National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, NTLA, 2019
- Top 10 under 40 National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, NTLA, 2018
- Top 10 under 40 National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, NTLA, 2017
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40, NTLA, 2016
Industry Groups
- Injured parties
- Victims
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022
