Injury Law Blog

Thousands of people are killed in fatal auto accidents every year simply because they were not wearing a seat belt. As a Seattle car wreck lawyer, witnessing the devastation one of these horrible fatal auto accidents can bring to a family, I am always happy to see that traffic legislation is making an impact. The Washington […]

Your Secret Weapon: The Truth About Lawyer Advertising One of the reasons I wrote the book “The Shocking Truth About Lawyer Advertising,” was to use my experience to break down confusing lawyer advertising lingo so everybody can understand what lawyers are saying. If you are a Washington State resident, you can get the book for FREE […]

Spending the last several years fighting for the victims in Seattle auto and bicycle accidents, I have come to realize how delicate and short life is. In a split second a life can turn from care-free fun to a devastating tragedy leaving victims to a tragic fatal auto accident in its wake. These horrible circumstances can […]

Protecting your child is the bases of parenting, but being both a parent and a child injury lawyer, I know how difficult it can be to foresee potential injuries. Children aren’t allowed to handle scissors, super glue, or walk up cliffs out of fear for their safety, but there are everyday dangers that it is nearly […]

One of the most common questions I get is whether or not a certain case requires my services, or if it can be handled without a lawyer. This is an incredibly important question for anyone involved in an auto accident in Seattle or elsewhere in Washington. You don’t want to spend money on representation if that […]

There are a million suggestions on how to reduce auto accidents and motorcycle accidents, also the injuries and deaths that accompany these accidents, but one that not many people have seemed to consider is raising the licensing age. For the more experienced generation (I know the teens out there are rolling their eyes and declaring us […]

Motorcycles have a level of danger that is unique to the two-wheeled vehicle, because there is such little protection for the driver. Nearly 5,300 people died in 2008 due to fatal motorcycle accidents, which accounted for over 10% of fatal automobile accidents. The fact of the matter is that motorcycle fatalities are proportionately greater than […]

Pedestrian collisions can be incredibly devastating, considering people on the street have almost no protection against automobiles. There were nearly 4,400 fatal pedestrian collisions in 2008, which means that the rate of pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 Americans was 1.54. There is some room for optimism, however, as pedestrian fatalities have been steadily decreasing over the […]