The brain injury case that reminds me of why I became a lawyer

I know a lot of very nice people, who refer other nice people to me when they need legal help. As a result, most of my clients are pretty great. But the Robinsons are particularly kind, good people. They didn’t deserve to have their lives changed like this. The crash The Robinsons were heading home on southbound I-5 on a sunny March afternoon. Rory was driving. Jennifer was in the passenger seat. Their young daughter was in the back seat. Meanwhile, a trucker was traveling northbound on I-5. He had driven his semi-truck and trailer from Vancouver, British Columbia to Beaverton, Oregon. He delivered his cargo, picked up another load, and turned around to head back to Canada. Then the trailer’s rear wheel

One thing you can do to help after Aurora Bridge crash in Seattle

You have probably seen the heartbreaking images from today’s crash between a charter bus and a Ride the Ducks vehicle on the Aurora Avenue Bridge. Many people are saddened by this tragedy. But if you live in Seattle, there is one thing you can actually do to help, right now. Helpful Reading: Aurora Avenue Seattle  Donate blood for the Aurora Bridge crash victims. Bloodworks Northwest, formerly the Puget Sound Blood Center, has an urgent need to fill additional hospital orders for the Aurora Bridge crash victims. Schedule your appointment online at BloodworksNW.org, or call 1-800-398-7888             This section of the Aurora Avenue Bride – and much of Aurora Avenue in general – has long been one

Coluccio’s Lawyer Profile in King County Bar Bulletin

Every month, the King County Bar Association features a Washington lawyer. I am honored to be the subject of October’s Bar Bulletin Profile. I am grateful to my friend Lincoln Sieler of Friedman Rubin for the profile, and to my former law partners Mike Withey and Paul Whelan for the kind words. Thanks, Kevin Coluccio

The days that really change your life –

Most change is slow. Bit by bit, people can adjust to gradual changes. Growing up, going to school, learning a skill, developing relationships: these things all take time. Can you pick out the days had the most impact on your life? Births and deaths are the obvious, big life-changers. Even so, we usually adapt to these gains and losses gradually. You have months to prepare for a baby, and often the warning of illness to prepare you for the loss of a loved one. So even though they have a serious impact on our lives, we are as prepared as we can be. An unexpected death is so traumatic because it hits you all at once. There are no weeks or

Leonard Schroeter – the passing of a legal giant

Leonard Schroeter, a lawyer who fought for access to justice for everyone and was a protector of our Constitutional Rights passed away on April 28, 2014. Leonard had an extraordinary legal career which began after he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1951.  He prepared the school segregation cases for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, then headed by the late United States Supreme Justice Thurgood Marshall.  This was just the start of a legal career centered on protecting the rights of individuals and righting wrongs. Leonard practiced at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender until his retirement in 1989.  I joined the firm shortly after his retirement and am sad to say that I never was able to work on a

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