Bellevue Personal Injury Lawyers
A car accident lawyer helps people who are NOT at fault in an auto accident. Car accident lawyers are typically plaintiff attorneys who handle civil matters involving bodily injury. Civil matters are a different type of legal case than ones involving criminal charges. Plaintiff vs. Defendant The injured person who was not at fault has…
[Continue reading] What is a car accident lawyer & what can a car accident law firm do for you?
After clients receive large settlement awards they have some financial choices to make about what to do with their money. We are here to provide information to our clients to ensure they make the best choice for their futures. Option 1: Structured Settlement: A large personal injury award can be set up as a structured settlement. A…
Whether you can recover damages for a slip and fall accident often depends on who owns the property where you fell. A fall on a commercial premises: Business owners, including public stores and landlords, are held to a very high duty of care to protect their customers and other “business invitees” from potentially hazardous conditions.…
[Continue reading] When is Your Slip & Fall Accident Someone Else’s Fault?
Actually, you probably have both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury claim. Almost every injury while on-the-job will give rise to a workers’ compensation claim. However, if your injury was caused by another person’s negligence (except your employer or a co-worker) you are also entitled to bring a personal injury claim. This…
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. A night of fun turned deadly in Bellingham, WA a few years ago when a drunk driver left a bar, got into his Ford F-350 heavy duty pick-up truck and hit the road. He proceeded to hit multiple pedestrians, severely injuring one (our client) and killing the other. He kept going, T-boning…
[Continue reading] Victim of DUI Accident Sues Bar for Over Serving
By Larry A. Lehmbecker, Managing Attorney After graduating from Law School in 1986, I had a great grounding in legal theory. I knew how to do legal research and how to frame and argue a legal issue. However, I didn’t know much about the practical and human side of practicing law. Once I began representing…
