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I've been a bike lawyer since 2007. I've represented cyclists hit by motorists, and litigatied against the City of Seattle over the safety of the Burke-Gilman Trail, which forced Seattle to remove the dangerous bollards from the Burke-Gilman trail. I've advocated and educated bicycle infrastructure decision makers across the country to bring their bicycle infrastructure up to state and federal standards. Every cyclist knows getting hit by a car can cause severe injuries, or death, to the cyclist. Most bike 'accidents' are from either:  

• Speeding,
• Reckless Driving,
• Running a Red Light,
• Failure to Yield for a left turn,
• 'Dooring' the cyclist,
• Hitting a Cyclist in Crosswalk
• Illegal Passing, 
• Failure to Provide Adequate Space when Passing,

These are just a few of the examples of how motorists hurt or kill cyclists... 

Getting injured by someone else is no fun. Nobody ever wants to get injured whether it’s a car, motorcycle, bicycle accident, or something else, getting injured is a real setback. It disrupts your life, screws up your plans, and puts you back financially. Ultimately, there is no real compensation for any injury. But the person who injured you is supposed to try to compensate you by paying money to get you back to the place you were in before you got injured. So you may be entitled to recover damages for your pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, disability, medical expenses, loss of earnings, and property damages.

   Washington law requires minimum automobile liability insurance coverage for all vehicles registered in the state. Depending on the terms of the policy, liability insurance usually covers the cost of property damages, and pays medical bills and lost wages as a result of the accident. 

  In 2017, my now ex-wife started a high-conflict divorce, based on false allegations of violence against me. Her allegations were completely baseless and untrue. She hired an unethical lawyer willing to lie to the court, who spent the next nine years making my life a living hell. I saw first hand the corruption, insutionalized bias and incompetence of the family law system. Nobody deserves to be put through a high-conflict divorce. 

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Everybody knows that the insurance companies just want to get rid

of your claim as cheaply as possible. What most people don’t know is

that the insurance industry is the largest employer of non-practicing

attorneys, many of them working as senior adjusters. So if you try to

negotiate with the insurance company alone you stand a good chance

of negotiating against a seasoned lawyer… A good lawyer n your side

maximizes your chances of getting a good settlement of your claim.  

   A skilled attorney is essential to maximize the value of your claim.

Lawyers are trained in how to see the potential value of your claim and

the damages you suffered, and understand how to trace liability back to

the responsible party. Only about 2% of all claims result in a trial. The

vast majority are settled out of court, either through direct negotiation,

or arbitration. This results in less stress for the injured party and a streamlined process for getting to a fair settlement. Unlike many other lawyers, I’m a trained mediator skilled in advanced negotiating techniques and in how to evaluate the value of your claim at each stage of the process. 

Like other lawyers, I take most of these cases on a contingent fee, so you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover from the other party. 

Call me today for a free discussion on what we can do about your claim. I look forward to working with you.  

Biking is supposed to be safe. Unfortunately, far too often, drivers hit and hurt cyclists, the roads and bike paths are a disaster, and it seems like on every popular bike route there is at least one ghost bike. Bikers are regularly doored, T-boned, rear-ended, right hooked, left hooked, 'bollarded', and flat out run off the road. Biking can be anything but safe...    

• Speed Bumps,
• Defective Drainage Grates,
• Bollards,
• Potholes,
• Defective Road Design
• Poor Maintenance

These are some of the ways that the State or City cause bike injuries.

If you've suffered a bike injury, you need an experienced bike lawyer. If you were hit by a car, you likely are entitled to medical payments coverage. You are legally entitled to compensation for your injuries. But you need to concentrate on getting better, we can concentrate on handling  your claim.

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