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Since 1983, the Jury Verdict Reporter of Colorado has been helping the state's attorneys navigate civil law. The organization works nearly every week to publish a summary of civil jury verdicts from federal and district courts from every county in Colorado.

The newsletter was started by Sally Gilbert, who got the idea after seeing something similar elsewhere. She sent out a sample copy to around 6,000 attorneys and got a strong response. It was officially launched in October 1983.

About 10 years ago, her husband Steve Gilbert was brought on to serve as the director of research, delivering customized research from the company's database when attorneys request it.

“Subscribers use the publication to see what kind of cases are being tried with what results and then they also use the publication to help them prepare for trial if they have a similar type of case or similar jurisdiction.”— Sally Gilbert, Editor & Publisher

Whether it was the pandemic, the changes in technology, or the growth of their business, the Jury Verdict Reporter of Colorado has stood the test of time.

In Summer 1983, Sally Gilbert was working for a Denver publishing company and expecting her third child. She dreamed of starting her own business and was familiar with a jury verdict newsletter in Kansas City. She decided to launch a newsletter for Colorado trial attorneys.

In August 1983, 6,000 attorneys in the Denver metro area received an invitation to subscribe. On October 3, 1983, charter subscribers received Volume 1 Number 1 of the brand-new newsletter.

In 1987, after hearing a presentation at the annual CTLA meeting about research services offered by California jury verdict publishers, several CTLA members asked JVRC to offer similar research. Based on that request, JVRC expanded to offer research services — now one of the most-used features of the platform.

“We have been extremely fortunate in that the attorneys have always been really supportive of the newsletter recognizing the value that it provides to them.”— Sally Gilbert, Editor & Publisher