David S. Woodruff - Denver, CO
Attorney at Denver Trial Lawyers
Car Accidents Lawyers in Denver, CO
4601 DTC Boulevard Suite 950 Denver, CO 80237
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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29
Years
Experience
Denver Car Accidents Lawyer
Updated: 10/19/2026
Areas of Practice
- Car Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Truck Accidents
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Defective Products
- Birth Injuries
- Dangerous Drugs
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
David Woodruff is one founding members of Denver Trial Lawyers and an award-winning personal injury lawyer. He specializes in medical malpractice, product liability, and other personal injury cases. He is committed to helping injury victims obtain the compensation they deserve. He has obtained almost $100 million for his clients, including a $15 million medical malpractice verdict. He also has the distinction of obtaining the largest medical malpractice arbitration award in the United States - $70 million. These accomplishments have gained him recognitions such as being listed as one of the nation’s leading plaintiff’s medical malpractice lawyer in Best Lawyers in America. He also received the “Case of the Year” award from the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association in 2012. Call (xxx) xxx-xxxx to learn how he can help your case.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association “Case of the Year”: 2012 and 2022
- Colorado Super Lawyer
- 5280 Magazine “Top Lawyers in Denver”
- Law Week Colorado: Best Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Lawyer (2014 and 2022); Best Personal Injury Lawyer (2019)
- Recognized nationally as a leading plaintiff’s medical malpractice attorney
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2015
Other Sources of Feedback About David S. Woodruff
Included on the 2027 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1997
J.D.
Honors: Presidential Scholar
Honors: Mock Trial Champion
Honors: Order of Barristers
Honors: With Distinction
Non Legal Education
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1994
M.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Professional Writing -
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1968
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Distinction in English
Major: English / Political Science
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Attorney General of Texas, Assistant Attorney General, 1997 - 1999
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, Associate, Complex Litigation, 1999 - 2001
- Kennedy & Christopher, P.C., Denver, Colorado, 2001 - 2005
Classes and Seminars
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Surviving Cross Examination, Ass'n Nurse Life Care Planners, 2006
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The Young Defense Lawyer, University of Denver Law School, 2004
- Speaker, Annual Conference, American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners, Nashville, Tennessee, 2007
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors for the Colorado Trial Lawyers, Coaches a 5-Year Old Girls' Soccer Team, the "Lady Bugs"
Representative Cases
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$88.5 million settlement for patients injured by a hospital’s failed sterilization practices, the largest known hospital settlement in Colorado (2022)
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$70 million arbitration award in a California birth injury case (2012 Case of the Year)
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$22.5 million settlement for a brain-injured child, the largest known Colorado medical malpractice settlement (2016)
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$15 million jury verdict in Colorado Springs for a spinal cord injury caused by ED misdiagnosis (2013)
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$8.6 million jury verdict for a child injured at birth in Colorado Springs (2017)
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$5 million product liability settlement for a young woman injured by an exploding whipped cream dispenser (2017)
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$4 million jury verdict in Pueblo County for a man paralyzed by ED misdiagnosis, the largest in county history (2019)
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$4 million jury verdict in a misdiagnosed stroke case (2012)
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P.W. v. Childrens Hospital, Colorado Supreme Court (2016)
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Camp v. Porter Adventist Hospital, Colorado Supreme Court (2021)
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Rudnicki v. Bianco, Colorado Supreme Court (2022)
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1997
- Colorado, 2001
- U.S. District Court, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1997
Other Affiliations
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - 2010 (Board of Directors)
- American Association for Justice, 2005 (Member)
- Colorado Bar Association (Board of Governors)
- Denver Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Director)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Chi
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