Recent Blog Posts
ON USING YOUR TURN SIGNAL
To close out 2019, Washington’s Supreme Court weighed in on a topic some might consider trivial, but which impacts something many of us do dozens of times each day: using our turn signals while driving. This appellate case stemmed from a 2015 DUI arrest in Kennewick. While officers were following him, Brown pulled into… Read More »
ACCESS TO JUSTICE UPDATE – WASHINGTON STATE
In an article entitled “Justice Compromised: Immigration Arrests at Washington State Courthouses”, published by the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights on October 16, 2019, https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2019/10/16/ice-cbp-courthouse-arrests/, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ espoused justifications for targeting courthouses in rounding up undocumented immigrants are both recounted and challenged. The article suggests that ICE has… Read More »
CAN I AFFORD A LAWYER?
How much is this going to cost me? Do you offer free legal consultations? I don’t have any money for a retainer, will you still represent me? These are questions I am frequently asked during an initial consultation with a potential client. During these meetings those who come to meet with me are first… Read More »
ACCESS TO JUSTICE UPDATE – OREGON
There have been at least two significant developments in Oregon over the last year, endeavoring to enhance the opportunity for equal access to justice for immigrants, and actually for all persons who may have any business in Oregon courts (remember that courts cannot function effectively unless not only the parties to an action, but… Read More »
HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS FOR OUR CLIENTS?
As personal injury attorneys, it is easy to think that success for our clients can be measured simply by the dollar amount recovered on a case. As important as that is to most cases, it is by no means the beginning and the end of the analysis. I often tell my clients that all… Read More »
NEW WASHINGTON CHILD SEAT BELT LAW
A new law was passed in Washington State that went into effect on January 1, 2020. This affects the requirements for restraining children in child-specific safety seats while traveling in cars and trucks on Washington roadways. The new law requires all children under the age of two to sit in a rear-facing car seat until they… Read More »
VANCOUVER WATERFRONT TRAIL TO BE SAFER THANKS TO CITY’S RECENT EFFORTS
I have a friend who has been known to yell out “Safety first!” in most any situation, largely and usually for comedic effect (often when he’s doing something most might consider unsafe). Really, though, it is an important mindset to genuinely hold for the greater good. With that in mind, I wanted to take… Read More »
SNOW PREDICTED: SHOULD WE BE SURPRISED? IT’S WINTER!
Car crashes occur for many reasons, but a big cause is snowy and icy road conditions. Snow is predicted here in the Clark County and Multnomah County area starting Tuesday or Wednesday. How can we best protect ourselves and our loved ones from the risks which nasty winter road conditions entail? Here’s a refresher… Read More »
CAN SUICIDE BE THE SUBJECT OF A WASHINGTON OR OREGON WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM?
There has long been a common perception that suicide is more common around the holidays—an understandably difficult time for folks who have lost someone they care about or who might be otherwise isolated from the people they love. According to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, the suicide rate is actually the lowest… Read More »
WINTER DRIVING REMINDER
Will there be “snow in the valley” this year? As any longtime resident of our area knows, the answer is “who knows?” The only way to guarantee a snow encounter is to head to the mountains, which many of us will do one or more times this winter, for ski resorts, mountain retreats, snow… Read More »
