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About Joe Woelkers

Joe Woelkers is a Partner at Zaner Law Personal Injury and Car Accident Attorneys in Denver, focusing on cases against large corporations and insurers. He has handled injury cases of all sizes and types, including many off-the-beaten-path cases that most lawyers would reject.

Woelkers earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Florida State University College of Law in 2012, where he worked as a research assistant and gained trial experience with the public defender's office, and his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy cum laude from the University of North Florida in 2009. After eight years practicing in Florida, he relocated to Colorado in 2016 to join the firm. He has been recognized by National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, Super Lawyers, and 5280 Top Lawyers (2025), and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Practice areas

Education

University of North Florida
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Colorado
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Justia 10.0 Lawyer Rating
Super Lawyers
5280 Top Lawyers (2025)

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