Franklin Azar
VerifiedAbout Franklin Azar
Franklin D. 'Frank' Azar is the founding attorney of Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers (Franklin D. Azar & Associates) in Colorado, with over 35 years of experience in personal injury law. He founded the firm in 1987.
Born April 18, 1957, in Pueblo, Colorado and raised in Trinidad, Colorado, Azar began his career as the assistant district attorney for the Third Judicial District - the youngest attorney ever appointed to that role. He has built his firm into the largest plaintiff-centered personal injury firm in Colorado, with 13 offices statewide. The firm has won over $2.3 billion in verdicts and settlements.
Azar gained national attention for bringing the first case in what evolved into a 26-state class action against Walmart over labor practices, resulting in more than $750 million in settlements. In 2013, he won one of the largest individual cases against a football helmet manufacturer in U.S. history, securing an $11.5 million verdict against Riddell.
Azar earned his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1982 and his B.A. cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Colorado in 1979.
Notable case results
A Philadelphia jury found that Walmart had denied nearly 188,000 Pennsylvania workers paid rest breaks and pay for off-the-clock hours, and the judgment entered on that verdict grew to roughly $188 million.
An Alameda County jury ordered Walmart to pay $172 million to roughly 116,000 California employees who were systematically denied legally required meal breaks, part of a 26-state wage campaign that Frank Azar helped launch.
A Las Animas County jury awarded Rhett Ridolfi $11.5 million after finding helmet maker Riddell negligent for failing to warn players about concussion danger, assigning 27 percent of the fault, roughly $3.1 million, to the company.
First case in 26-state class action against Walmart over labor practices - more than $750M in settlements
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
