Early in her life, Alana Anzalone remembers watching her father passionately advocate for his clients and it set her on a course to do the same. “We grew up around the kitchen table talking about how people are wrongfully injured due to other people’s negligence and how, since people don’t hold themselves accountable, it’s our job to get justice for those people who deserve it,” she shares. “I never even looked at other parts of the law, I just always knew I wanted to represent injured parties.”
After attending law school, Alana joined her father and brother at Anzalone and Doyle Law Firm in Pennsylvania. A few years later, she moved to Colorado and opened a satellite branch of the firm, Anzalone Law Office Colorado. This boutique firm specializes in medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and injuries that occur on people’s properties. Having a narrow focus allows Alana to connect with her clients and give them the attention they deserve.
“The clients I represent are truly the most vulnerable. Their lives are severely affected, and they are facing the largest Goliaths,” she says. “Oftentimes when someone is injured, they have no idea what to do or what type of compensation they are entitled to. So, as their lawyer, I am their voice. I step in and advocate for them against insurance companies who otherwise may downplay the value of their life and the value of what they’ve lost due to someone else’s negligence.”
Since the beginning of her career, Alana has worked diligently to counteract the negative reputation of personal injury lawyers. “When I first started, I had a really hard time dealing with those stereotypes, but after practicing almost twenty years, I know that is not me,” she shares. “I genuinely look at how people’s lives are changed, how they can no longer do things that brought them joy, and I want to help them. I’m so empathetic and compassionate that all of my clients’ cases become my personal job.”
As an advocate, Alana understands that she cannot take away what happened to someone, but she can work to improve their quality of life in their current circumstances. “They are stuck with this situation that somebody else put them in, so I want to help them get compensation that oftentimes really does help them live the life they’ve been handed,” Alana explains. “It gives them the ability to pay for medical care, alter their homes to accommodate their injury, and if they are out of work, I can help them be compensated for lost wages and the fact that they can’t provide for their family in that way anymore. Just seeing how I can assist in making their lives a little bit better is all I can hope for.”
Alana wishes that her job was unnecessary, but she knows that is not realistic. “I don’t want anyone to have to be in the position to call me,” she says. “Unfortunately, tragic and traumatic things happen and when they do, you need to be able to call somebody you can trust, not somebody who is in it just for the money. I’m genuinely in this to help people.”
For more information on how to connect with Alana, visit anzalonelawcolorado.com and complete the inquiry page or call 1-877-256-6933.
"Just seeing how I can assist in making their lives a little bit better is all I can hope for"