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Mary A. Wells

Wells, Anderson & Race LLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2003
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants...
  • Law School:
    University of Denver
  • Website:
    http://www.warllc.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (303) 830.1212
  • E-mail:
    mwells@warllc.com
  • Location:
    1700 Broadway, Suite 1020
    Denver, CO 80290
"Mary Wells is our National Coordinating Counsel for all toxic tort matters. Her expertise, as well as the responsiveness, energy and versatility of her entire team (including L Michael Brooks, who lends excellent research and writing skills and Elaine Corrigan, a paralegal extraordinaire who manages the dockets and has a particular aptitude for evaluating medical records), give us the comfort of knowing that each individual case is separately evaluated and effectively defended all the while keeping the big picture mind. Mary has incredible local counsel oversight and management skills. She can be relied upon for thoughtful, honest, and sound advice. Her demeanor and the demeanor of her staff is, without exception, professional, responsive, energetic, and friendly. I cannot say enough about this well-rounded, cost-effective, and top notch firm. "
"Mary Wells is an outstanding attorney. Her attention to clients and their legal matters is unrivaled among the other 20+ firms we have engaged over the years for Product Liability Litigation defense. We would recommend Mary and her firm without hesitation."

-Frederic Kotcher (CARQUEST Corporation), Raleigh

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Ms. Wells's national trial practice focuses on complex litigation including product liability and business matters. She was the 10th Circuit representative to the ABA's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary and vetted numerous judicial candidates, including U.S. Supreme Court nominees, during her tenure. She is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. She was featured in the January 2013 edition of American Lawyer Magazine.

Some highlights of her trial practice include the following: representation of pharmacuetical companines in toxic tort litigation; defense verdict for Colorado town sued by airport developer; dismissal of toxic tort suit affirmed by Delaware Supreme Court for failure to state a claim for alleged preconception tort (child born with birth defects); summary judgment for winemaker in distributor termination suit; dismissal of a class action pleaded against an alcohol beverage manufacturer that alleged deceptive advertising; defense verdicts for manufacturers in numerous aircraft accident cases including design defect claims of all sorts and crashworthiness; judgment rendered by state supreme court in favor of safety device manufacturer following adverse verdict; summary judgment for aircraft component manufacturer in a 5 death accident; multiple defense verdicts for medical device manufacturer in lengthy trials. She serves as national counsel for four clients in mass tort litigation.

Ms. Wells was the Director of the International Association of Defense Lawyers Trial Academy, and she has particpated in numerous innovative trial procedings related to admissibility of expert evidence.

She was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1977, and is a member of the bars of the USDC Colorado, the 5th, 10th, and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.
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Education:

  • University of Denver, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Purdue University, BA, graduated 1970

Bar Admissions:

  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association

Affiliations:

  • American Law Institute - member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - fellow
  • Defense Research Institute - member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - various
  • National Association of Women & Minority Owned Law Firms - member
  • Product Liability Advisory Council - member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Denver (2017)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Denver (2016)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Denver (2014)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Super Lawyers
  • John P. Raleigh Award
  • 50 Top Women Litigators

Areas of Expertise:

  • Aviation
  • Aviation Litigation
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Mary Wells is our National Coordinating Counsel for all toxic tort matters. Her expertise, as well as the responsiveness, energy and versatility of her entire team (including L Michael Brooks, who lends excellent research and writing skills and Elaine Corrigan, a paralegal extraordinaire who manages the dockets and has a particular aptitude for evaluating medical records), give us the comfort of knowing that each individual case is separately evaluated and effectively defended all the while keeping the big picture mind. Mary has incredible local counsel oversight and management skills. She can be relied upon for thoughtful, honest, and sound advice. Her demeanor and the demeanor of her staff is, without exception, professional, responsive, energetic, and friendly. I cannot say enough about this well-rounded, cost-effective, and top notch firm. "

"Mary Wells is an outstanding attorney. Her attention to clients and their legal matters is unrivaled among the other 20+ firms we have engaged over the years for Product Liability Litigation defense. We would recommend Mary and her firm without hesitation."

Frederic Kotcher, CARQUEST Corporation, Raleigh

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Wells, Anderson & Race LLC
http://www.warllc.com
 
Headquarters
1700 Broadway, Suite 1020
Denver, CO 80290
(303) 830.1212

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