Profile

Charles F. Brega, director, Fairfield and Woods, P.C., Denver, Colorado, USA; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services; Securities Litigation and Regulatory Defense; Intellectual Property; Domestic Relations; Personal Injury

Overview

In recent years there has been growing awareness of a disease known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). This destructive disease is triggered by an allergic reaction to both over-the-counter and prescription drugs. SJS can cause crippling lesion formation to nearly all tissues and potentially death. Over the past several years Chuck has handled and evaluated many cases dealing with SJS . Chuck has received large settlement awards in all of the cases he has taken. Additionally, Chuck has been asked to evaluate SJS cases in six different states leading him to put together a team of lawyers and experts. This SJS legal team is dedicated to educating the medical profession and the public about the dangers of the drugs that are known to cause this devastating disease.

Chuck has tried more than 400 civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. He has also taught trial strategy and techniques in addition to negotiation and settlement skills to attorneys in the United States and abroad.

Chuck has handled hundreds of security cases in courts and before arbitration panels and training employees of broker dealers on security matters.

Chuck has handled many domestic relations matters including issues of custody, visitation, and property division. He has represented many high-profile people in Colorado, including nationally-known entertainers, political figures and socially prominent people.

Chuck has represented many attorneys and law firms in legal matters that include defending the district attorney of a large metro county in a trial against eight felony charges, and a district court judge in a defamation case against a newspaper.

The University of Colorado and its athletic department have retained Chuck in several high profile trials and Chuck has twice represented the Colorado Legislature in litigation matters.

Chuck has had the good fortune of representing a number of national firms in intellectual property matters, including patents, trade secrets, and violation of no-compete agreements. On many occasions, these representations have involved injunction hearings, as well as trials. One of his Federal Court intellectual property cases has been cited many times in reference books and Court decisions. Chuck has handled litigation involving highly sensitive aerospace disputes for one of the largest companies in the United States.

Chuck has been a frequent lecturer in many states on all aspects of litigation and arbitration and on many occasions has presented private seminars for companies on the ways to prevent lawsuits and how to internally monitor them. During the years, Chuck has represented many national and regional companies on various litigation issues including employee matters. He has handled cases in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Nebraska, Montana, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Kansas, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado. Chuck has also personally represented General Counsel, CEOs and other executives of companies as well as family members of the executives in personal matters.

Chuck is a member and past president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the American Law Institute, International Society of Barristers (limited to 500 lawyers worldwide), also International Academy of Trial Lawyers (limited to 500 lawyers worldwide; membership by peer invitation only) and a past Board of Governors of the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in Colorado every year since its inception; Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Colorado and has been designated as a Colorado Super Lawyer every year and in 2009 as a Super Lawyer Corporate Counsel.  In 2009 Chuck was advised that he has been one of 1397 Attorneys in the U.S. who has been listed in Best Lawyer in America since its 1st publication in 1983.

Chuck’s experience in the area of personal injury includes not just diverse representation but also training other lawyers. He has tried many cases representing injured parties in virtually every kind of situation. For many years he ran the college for the largest trial organization in the United States; lecturing, organizing, and running programs training lawyers in medical legal work.