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Doug P Allen Jr

Doug P Allen Jr


Personal Injury Lawyer
Allen Accident Law
Collins, CO
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Attorney Biography

I grew up in Houston, Texas. My father went to the University of Houston Law School and set the pattern for my life. Growing up with a father who was an attorney, I developed an analytical mind and questioned everything. It was almost foreseen that I would also become an attorney. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 with a BA degree in Political Science. Afterwards, I enrolled in the University of Arkansas School of Law. While attending law school, I was on the Dean’s Honor List each and every year and graduated in the top 10% of my class.

After Law School, I packed up all my suitcases and boarded a plane to Honolulu, Hawaii. After passing the bar exam, I walked around downtown Honolulu, passing out my resume’. My very first job was working as a defense lawyer for various insurance companies: State Farm, GEICO and AIG, among others. I would defend the insurance companies in lawsuits brought by those injured in car accidents, homeowner accidents, dog attacks, and all other type of traffic related accidents. Since I worked closely with the insurance companies and knew the insurance adjusters by name, I learned how the insurance companies settled accident claims. I learned what worked and what did not work in negotiating practices.

Because of my close relationship with the insurance companies, I knew someday that I would be negotiating money settlements with them for my own client’s injuries. After 7 years on the insurance company side, I knew deep in my heart that I should be representing injured victims and not the big bad insurance companies. Insurance companies are in business to make money, not to pay out money to injured persons. Everyone thinks that the insurance companies will be fair and just in their settlement negotiations. However, I learned that the insurance companies are not fair and are not in business to help injured people.

After a few years in Hawaii, and due to the very high cost of living in Hawaii, I decided to move to Florida. I had previously taking the bar exams in Hawaii, Florida and Colorado (I passed each bar exam the very first time) in preparation for practicing law in all 3 states. In Florida, I started exclusively representing those who were injured in traffic related accidents. I successfully represented thousands of injured victims with settlements in about 99% of my cases.

My heart had always been in Colorado. I grew up in Houston and Aspen, Colorado. I attended Aspen High School in the late 1970’s, early 1980’s. My father taught me how to ski, bicycle ride and climb mountains. My dream was always to settle down in Colorado. After practicing law in Florida for about 16 years, I escaped the heat and moved back to my beloved state. My goal was to continue with my law career in Colorado until retirement.

Settling down in Fort Collins was a no-brainer. I had visited Fort Collins in the past and loved the people, friendliness, and small town feel. As an avid cyclist, Fort Collins is a paradise. Luckily, Fort Collins has incredible cycling trails and bikeways. It is a very friendly cycling city. I frequently ride 3-4 times per week and sometimes with my club, the Fort Collins Cycling Club. We go on different group rides 2 or 3 times per week and it becomes an unofficial race at times. We do look out for each other and always obey the rules of the road. I grew up participating in endurance sports. In Junior High and High School, I ran cross country and track. In my senior year, I ran a 4:18 mile which put me number 2 in the State of Texas. Thereafter, I ran in college, but later resigned to focus on law school. I was also a professional road cyclist for a bit while attending the University of Texas in Austin. It is a tough sport with no real future in the United States.

I really love and care about Fort Collins. It has seen incredible growth recently as everyone else has discovered what we already know about Fort Collins. It is a great place to raise a family, to retire and also to start a business. Traffic problems and traffic in general have increased greatly in the last few years. It is becoming difficult for the average person to buy a house here and I do hope that real estate prices will level out and become more affordable for everyone. We have a lot to desire here, great weather, awesome outdoor opportunities, Horsetooth Reservoir, shopping, lots of restaurants, great schools for our kids, and lots of mostly friendly people.

I married a beautiful woman named Claudia who is from Medellin, Colombia. Boy did I luck out in meeting the perfect woman for me and a woman with the greatest heart one can imagine. After 14 years of marriage, we decided to have our first baby. With a lot of prayers, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Christopher. He is incredible and we thank God everyday for bestowing this miracle upon us. He is 5 months now and growing like a weed. We frequently take trips to Colombia so that Christopher can see his cousins and Aunts/Uncles.

I would like to conclude by saying that you can depend on me. I have the experience and knowledge to get the best settlement that is humanly possible. I take only a small number of cases at a time so that I can devote my time to your case. A lot of attorneys are out to make as much money as they can in the shortest period of time, so they take on more than 100 cases at a time. How can a lawyer be effective by taking on so many cases? He cannot. The TV lawyers are famous for taking a lot of cases at one time and settling these cases at a low money value because they make money by settling a lot of cases as fast as they can. They are a factory. Oftentimes, they do not even see your file since most of their work is handled by paralegals and legal assistants. With me, you get me! I would never turn your case over to a legal assistant. Injured people deserved the best attorney and the best settlement. I get higher settlements than most lawyers because I spend much more time on a case and negotiate wiser.

I also decided that I would not charge the high fees that most lawyers charge. Basically, TV lawyers charge more to cover their overhead, employees salaries and marketing costs. I decided that I would not charge 33-45% percent and now I only charge 28% in attorneys fees when I successfully settle your case. I want to see you get the majority of the money and not the attorney. My goal is always to help injured victims put the most money in their pocket as they are the ones that are injured and suffering, not the attorney.

I pledge to you that I will treat you with honesty and compassion. You can always reach me directly on my personal cell phone and I will meet you anytime, anywhere day or night. My “door” is always open and I will walk you through the injury maze one step at a time. I will keep in constant contact with your treating doctors as I want to know how you are doing from a medical point of view. When it is time, I will begin negotiations with the at-fault driver’s insurance company so that I can get you the highest settlement possible. You become family to me the minute we meet and all throughout your injury claim. No question is stupid and I make myself available for all your questions, whether in person, over the phone, via text or email, whatever you prefer.


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Personal Injury (100%)

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Bar Licenses

Colorado State Bar
Colorado
Member in Good Standing
1992

Commercial Recognitions

Excellent--Featured Attorney Personal Injury
AVVO
2019

American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2019

Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
2019

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Doug P Allen Jr
Allen Accident Law
700 Mcgraw Dr
Collins, CO 80526
allenaccidentlaw.com
Office: 970-364-6830
: 970-364-6830

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