About Michael Goodman

Michael Goodman is part of Bachus & Schanker, LLC’s complex litigation team. Michael joined Bachus & Schanker, LLC in 2024. Prior to joining the firm, Michael has been litigating injury related cases for approximately 30 years, and most recently worked as a sole practitioner representing people who had been injured due to negligence, including unreasonable and substandard medical care.

Michael graduated cum laude from New York University School of Law. Michael then worked as a clerk for Chief Judge Sherman G. Finesilver, in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. In his spare time, Michael is a third generation Denver native and enjoys spending time with family (especially his 2-year-old grandson), walking his Colorado Mountain Dog, and skiing.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Bachus & Schanker, Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$27.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #6

A Weld County jury awarded $27.6 million to a family whose newborn daughter developed E. coli sepsis and meningitis after nursing staff failed to notify a physician despite documented signs of infection, leaving her with permanent brain injury and cerebral palsy.

Weld County District Court, Colorado (19th Judicial District) · 2022Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$21 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2020 · #16

A Missouri federal jury awarded Mary Bayes $21 million after her Biomet M2a-Magnum metal-on-metal hip implant failed catastrophically, requiring seven revision surgeries and leaving her with permanently constrained hip function.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$7.1 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #17

A Denver jury awarded $7,110,624 to Deysi Cari after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a marked crosswalk with the right-of-way, with the defendant having admitted liability before trial.

Denver District Court, Colorado · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$752,500Verdict

A Denver jury returned a $2.1 million verdict for George Hodge after he slipped on ice at a storage unit and suffered a complete retinal detachment that permanently ended useful vision in his right eye.

Denver District Court, Colorado (2nd Judicial District) · 2020Slip & FallRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

New York University School of Law
J.D., 1994
Colorado College
Undergraduate, 1984

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado, admitted 1994

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.