Categories: Press Releases

Attorney Joseph D. Bloch Named To Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Date: October 27, 2019
Del Mar, California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Joseph D. Bloch of Denver, Colorado has been certified as a member.

The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. The organization was founded in 1993 and there are approximately 5000 members located throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members. Forum membership acknowledges excellence in advocacy, and provides members with a national network of experienced colleagues for professional referral and information exchange in major cases. Members must have acted as principal counsel in at least one case in which their client has received a verdict, award or settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more. Please see our website for further details concerning membership qualifications.

Joseph D. Bloch is a graduate of California Western School of Law. Practice description (as stated by member): Mr. Bloch is the founding attorney of Bloch Ongert, which was founded more than 30 years ago in 1987. He maintains a diverse practice specializing in personal injury, ski accidents, recreational injuries, auto and motorcycle accidents, business law, and civil litigation. Mr. Bloch has over 30 years of litigation experience MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM, LLC representing clients in trials and appeals in both state and federal court. He also maintains an active practice with offices in Denver, as well as in the Vail Valley and Summit County.

Mr. Bloch has represented hundreds of injured clients, including people who have been seriously injured in car and motorcycle accidents, ski injuries, and dog bites. He has successfully received jury verdicts where punitive damages were awarded against large corporations for bad conduct including, Vail Resorts and State Farm. In Lacerra vs. State Farm the jury found that State Farm committed outrageous conduct against his client. Mr. Bloch is an accomplished skier and snowboarder. He has previously ski raced in the U.S. and Europe, as well as being a professional mogul skier. As a result, Mr. Bloch has a comprehensive and intuitive understanding of ski and snowboard related injuries. He enjoys personally investigating ski cases by going to the collision site.

Published by
Bloch Ongert

Recent Posts

Colorado Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts With Vigorous Dissenting Opinion

PRESS RELEASE In May 2022, the law firm of Bloch Ongert, LLC filed a lawsuit…

2 weeks ago

The Impact of Multi-Resort Ski Passes on Ski Towns

This season, Vail Resorts sold fewer Epic Passes than the year before for the first…

3 weeks ago

Mountain Biking Safety

Colorado offers a diverse selection of backcountry recreational activities, such as mountain biking, that pose…

3 weeks ago

Victim of Hit-and-Run Snowboarder Finally Gets Justice

 In February 2024, Anne Cassidy had just unloaded from a lift at Aspen ski area…

4 weeks ago

Price-Fixing in the Ski Industry

Over the past six months, two class-action lawsuits alleging price fixing have been filed against…

1 month ago

Safely Navigating Colorado Mountain Passes

Colorado mountain passes tend to feature narrow lanes and sharp switchbacks, and as a result,…

2 months ago