About Paul Wood

Paul R. Wood is a Senior Attorney at Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers (Franklin D. Azar & Associates) in Aurora, Colorado, focused on business litigation, class action, and mass tort matters, particularly representing 401(k) plan participants. He has approximately 44 years of legal experience.

A third-generation Colorado native, Wood was previously a partner at regional and national firms representing financial services companies in securities litigation. He has tried 20 cases to verdict before juries and courts and an additional 20 arbitrations, and served as a trained mediator for Jefferson County Colorado Mediation Services.

Wood earned his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1982 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1978. He carries an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer multiple years, including 2019.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers

These results are credited to Frank Azar Car & Truck Accident Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$188 millionVerdict

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.

Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 2006Class ActionsRead the full story →
$11.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in Colorado · #14

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.

Las Animas County District Court, Trinidad, Colorado · 2013Product LiabilityRead the full story →
~$2.27 millionVerdict

A 24-year-old rider with a shattered femur and nearly $940,000 in medical bills won a $2.5 million verdict from a Denver jury in November 2022, a sum the firm reports fell to about $2,272,500 after a 20 percent comparative-fault reduction and interest.

Denver, Colorado · 2022Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1982
University of Colorado, Boulder
Undergraduate, 1978

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado, admitted 1982
Jefferson County Colorado Mediation Services (trained mediator)

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Colorado Super Lawyer (multiple years, including 2019)

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