Dog Bite Injury Cases
How to Approach Dog Bites: Prevention Tips and Your Legal Options The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report more than 4.7 million dog-bite cases each year. About 20% of these victims receive some form of medical attention for the bite, while a little less than 10% require emergency treatment. The scariest part of […]
How To Effectively Document a Car Accident
When you get into a car accident, time seems to slow down. This “slow-motion effect” comes from your memory kicking into overdrive, documenting everything. Unfortunately, once the adrenaline dies down, people often stop taking note of details. While I sincerely hope none of you ever need this advice, the best way to handle a car […]
Your Rights as a Pedestrian
Your Rights as a Pedestrian: What to Do If You’re Involved in a Crosswalk Accident Walking has plenty of benefits—for your health, your state of mind, and often your wallet. It was the first reliable form of transportation, and seems like the safest, most affordable way from point “A” to point “B.” However, with more […]
Getting Up to Speed: Your Rights and Options in Bicycle Accidents
Getting Up to Speed: Your Rights and Options in Bicycle Accidents When warmer weather hits, more and more people take their bicycles out on the roads. You could be on your way to work, on your way to school, running some errands, or maybe just going for a ride—regardless, in the eyes of Washington State […]
Contributory Negligence in Washington State
What is Contributory Negligence and does it affect us in Washington State. As an attorney, about half of my casework consists of personal injury law. Personally, I enjoy helping clients faced with terrible and unexpected situations to get their lives back on track. This casework isn’t cut-and-dry. In addition to the ordinary issues—causation, evidence, damages, […]