A Discussion with Kevin Coluccio about Board Certification
What is Board Certification? Many professions evaluate individuals to ensure they meet the skill, experience, and ability requirements necessary to perform at the highest levels. Certifications are used in turn to help inform consumers in selecting professionals. A common board certification is in the medical profession. In seeking a doctor for heart surgery, a patient...
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Why don’t we talk more about car accident trauma?
This week, a former traffic reporter shared his experiences about his own "two terrifying car accidents." In the first, he struck a pedestrian on the highway; in the second, he swerved to avoid a merging vehicle and struck an oncoming truck. Neither collision was fatal, but the second crash left him with two broken legs,...
Why don’t we talk more about car accident trauma? Continue reading…What trial lawyers can learn from Lincoln’s 272 words
Trial lawyers talk too much. We want to be persuasive, impressive and beloved in the courtroom. The judge should think us brilliant. The jurors should be on the edge of their seats, waiting on our every word. These are good goals, but to reach them, we have to break bad habits. In law school, we...
What trial lawyers can learn from Lincoln’s 272 words Continue reading…It’s a crash, not an accident: the easiest resolution you can make
Estimated speed was 85 mph at the time of the crash. Witnesses say the driver was holding a phone. A semi-truck was blocking the bike lane. Construction had closed the sidewalk. Driving too fast for conditions. Pedestrians in crosswalk. DUI suspect. Did not stop. Not An Accident. Any car crash that involved the circumstances described...
It’s a crash, not an accident: the easiest resolution you can make Continue reading…Honor crash victims on World Day of Remembrance
On the third Sunday of November, people around the world find ways to honor crash victims in the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The CDC estimates that 1.35 million people are killed in traffic violence each year. Millions of crash victims sustain serious injuries. These are unthinkable numbers. I know that,...
Honor crash victims on World Day of Remembrance Continue reading…A trial lawyer’s last journey to the King County Courthouse (for awhile)
On Thursday, March 12, before President Trump declared a national emergency, I walked to the King County Courthouse for a scheduled hearing. In retrospect, it was probably the last journey to court for this trial lawyer, for the foreseeable future. Here's what it was like to be in court in Seattle. The case The hearing...
A trial lawyer’s last journey to the King County Courthouse (for awhile) Continue reading…3 things you can do to avoid a Thanksgiving car crash
The weekend around Thanksgiving unfortunately sees lots of fatal and serious-injury crashes. The uptick can probably be attributed to several factors, including increased traffic, bad driving weather, and time of travel - along with the usual suspects of speeding, distracted driving, and impaired or drunk driving. This year, AAA predicts that Thanksgiving weekend will see...
3 things you can do to avoid a Thanksgiving car crash Continue reading…Our comments on the Washington Trucking Associations petition
The Washington Trucking Associations, Inc. has petitioned for a ruling to preempt our state's longstanding employment law as it pertains to meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Petition for Determination of Preemption: Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers The purpose behind the rule is to protect...
Our comments on the Washington Trucking Associations petition Continue reading…A letter to my fellow Seattle drivers
Dear Seattle drivers, I want to have an honest talk with you. It was recently reported in the Seattle Times Traffic Lab that 101 people were seriously injured or killed in 98 collisions on Seattle streets in the first 6 months of the year. That is the highest number in the first six months of...
A letter to my fellow Seattle drivers Continue reading…A clean water legacy for a teenage crash victim
Garrett was 15 years old when he was killed by a distracted semi-truck driver at 60 mph on a Washington State highway. Before he died, Garrett wrote that “a legacy is something you leave behind.” Garrett knew that his own legacy was still unknown, but wrote that he “planned to change the whole world.” He...
A clean water legacy for a teenage crash victim Continue reading…Why most people don’t notice the 40,000 killed in “car accidents”
By 11:59 on December 31st, somewhere around 40,000 people will have died in car accidents crashes in the U.S. this year. That should be a shocking number. If even 10% of those people had been killed in plane crashes, the country would be outraged. There would be investigations into airline safety, and memorials built to...
Why most people don’t notice the 40,000 killed in “car accidents” Continue reading…The Invisible Killer: wrongful death from carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is the “Invisible Killer”: a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas. Every year, hundreds of people across the U.S. die because of accidental, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning associated with consumer products like furnaces and generators. Wrongful death carbon monoxide tragedy in Washington Kelli was just 22 years old. She had recently been accepted...
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