Automobile Accident Attorneys in Colorado Springs
A personal approach to personal injury
Colorado Springs auto accident lawyers at Sears & Swanson, P.C. are dedicated to providing clients with high-quality legal assistance. Our attorneys regularly represent clients from around the United States and across Colorado's Front Range community including El Paso, Pueblo, and Teller Counties.
With more than thirty years of experience, we have developed and refined a personalized approach to personal injury law.
Sears & Swanson, P.C. is dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality legal services available in Colorado. Our attorneys regularly represent clients from around the United States and across Colorado's Front Range community including El Paso, Pueblo, and Teller Counties. Our lawyers have developed a strong local and national reputation for successfully handling personal injury cases.
Records of achievement
Attorneys Lance Sears and Victoria Swanson have been selected by their peers as Super Lawyers® for 2009 in the State of Colorado. The Super Lawyers selection process creates a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel.
Both Lance Sears and Victoria Swanson are AV rated lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. Knowledge and skill derived from extensive experience are prerequisites for an AV® rating.
In addition, Lance Sears has served on the Colorado Bar Ethics Committee since 1983, and Victoria Swanson has served on the State Supreme Court Jury Instruction Committee since 1986. These ratings and appointments are obtained by possessing outstanding ethical reputations.
Lance M. Sears
Admitted
- Colorado, 1975
- U.S. District Court of Colorado, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education
- University of Colorado School of Law, 1975
- University of Colorado, B.A., magna cum laude, 1972
Member
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1988-1989)
- American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1996)
- Faculty of Federal Advocates for the U.S. District of Colorado (President 2002)
- International Society of Barristers: Board of Governors
- Member of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society
- Member of Million Dollar Advocates
- Member of the Colorado Bar Ethics Committee
- Advocate representing lawyer/respondents before the Colorado Grievance Committee
- Former Deputy District Attorney in Colorado Springs
- Appointed to the Federal Court Advisory Committee
- Past President of the Faculty of Federal Advocates for the Federal District Court of Colorado
- Former chair of the Colorado State Judicial Performance Commission
- Certified as a Diplomat of Trial Advocacy by the National College of Advocacy
- Member of Million Dollar Advocates
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Victoria C. Swanson
Admitted
- Michigan, 1975
- Colorado, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Detroit, J.D., 1975
- Ohio State University, B.A., with distinction, 1972
Member
- The Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1992-1993)
- American Association for Justice
- Public Justice Foundation
- Appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court to serve on its committee on Civil Jury Instructions
Publications
- Author and Editor of Colorado Auto Litigator’s Handbook
- Author and Editor of Colorado Evidence Handbook
- Author and Editor of Colorado Courtroom Handbook
Affiliations
Sears & Swanson, P.C. is proud to be affiliated with the following organizations:
The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America is a national association of committed lawyers who have joined together to help eliminate unsafe and illegal interstate trucking practices. Through our combined efforts in learning, litigation and legislation, we are working today to make America's highways a safer place tomorrow for our families, our clients, and all Americans.
The Southern Colorado Better Business Bureau (BBB) is an unbiased organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. Businesses that earn BBB accredited business status contractually agree and adhere to the organization’s high standards of ethical business behavior.
The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association is comprised of Colorado trial lawyers who are committed to the protection and advancement of trial advocacy skills, high ethical standards and professionalism in the ongoing effort to preserve and improve the American system of jurisprudence.
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in our nation's courtrooms and assisting the consumer of legal services in finding experienced and highly qualified trial lawyers. NBTA is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify lawyers in the specialty areas of civil, criminal and family law trial advocacy.
The mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system—and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests.
The Colorado Bar Association (CBA) is a non-profit voluntary membership organization of attorneys and legal professionals in Colorado. The CBA is dedicated to improving the administration of justice, advancing the interests of the profession, and serving the public.
