J. Kyle Bachus

Kyle Bachus won his first argument in front of the state supreme court when he was seventeen years old. As a junior in high school, Kyle attended a Florida state legislation day for high school students. There, he was selected to argue a predetermined topic in front of a panel of licensed lawyers sitting on a mock Supreme Court. He was provided with appropriate documentation and tasked with researching and preparing his argument. Selected as one of the best presenters of the day statewide, he was both surprised and inspired to pursue a career in law.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 and from the University of Florida College of Law three years later. He began work the Monday after graduation in a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm.

Kyle moved to Colorado in 1994 and joined a Denver personal injury law firm. Two years later, Kyle and fellow lawyer Darin Schanker opened Bachus & Schanker, LLC in a tiny, rented office with less than $15,000. In the years since, Bachus & Schanker has grown into one of the largest personal injury firms in the region. Today, Kyle oversees the firm’s Elite Litigation Group, where he limits his personal practice to representing families throughout the United States in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.

After about 25 years of representing family members of victims killed in motor vehicle accidents, Kyle gained first-hand knowledge of his clients’ experiences when his own mother was struck and killed in a crosswalk. This inspired Kyle to write “Unthinkable: Real Answers For Families Confronting Catastrophic Injury or Death.”

Kyle lives in Denver with his wife and their three children.

Kyle’s mission is to help families by providing real answers to all of the difficult questions that arise after a traumatic loss.

With the launch of Unthinkable, Kyle immediately became a Best Selling Author as many others found the tools provided within a much-needed resource.

ADMITTED

1992, Florida

1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

1994, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

EDUCATION

Law School: University of Florida, J.D., 1992

College: University of Florida, B.S., 1989

AFFILIATIONS

Colorado Bar Association

Denver Bar Association

Florida Bar Association

Florida Justice Association

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 1999-present

• Member, Auto Litigators Committee, 1996-present
• Co-Chair, Auto Litigators Committee, 2005-present
• Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 2003-2006
• Chair, Lawyers at the Polls Committee, 2003-2005
• Member, Insurance Bad Faith Committee, 2003-2004
• Member, Product Liability Committee, 2003-2004
• Member, Public Relations Committee, 2003-2004
• Chair, Seminar Committee, 2001-2002
• Colorado Trial Lawyer Outstanding Trial Lawyer, 2001
• Chair, Colorado Law Update Seminar, 2001
• Co-Chair, Eagle Committee, 2000-2004
• Co-Chair, New Lawyers Committee, 1998-2001

American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

• Board of Governors, 2004-present
• Marketing & Client Service Committee, Vice Chair
• Board of Governors, 2004-present
• Marketing & Client Service, Vice Chair
• National Finance Council, Committee Member
• Marketing & Client Service Committee, Committee Member
• Public Affairs Committee Member
• Leaders Forum Member
• Medical Malpractice Section Member
• Nursing Home Litigation Section Member
• Insurance Bad Faith Section Member

Colorado’s 5280 Magazine’s Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Lawdragon 500 Top Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, 2007

Top 500 Lawyers All Categories Finalist, 2008

Litigation Counsel of America, Charter Fellow

Public Justice Foundation, Member

National Crime Victim Bar Association, Member

Injury Board, Member

The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, Member

Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., Member

Academy of Trial Advocacy, Member.