As an experienced Bellingham Personal Injury Attorney, I am dedicated to serving clients in Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Anacortes and throughout the North central region of the State of Washington.

If you or a loved one has been injured, or if a loved one has been killed due to the negligence or intentional act of another, I will provide the legal counseling and skillful representation you need. I can help you with any type of personal injury claim, including:

• Auto Accidents
• Serious Injury
  
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Dog Bites
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Burn Injuries
• Slip & Fall/Premises Liability
• Insurance Claims
• Shipboard On the Job Accidents
• Train Accidents
• SUV Rollovers

My Firm does only trial, litigation and settlement work. I am an Eagle member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, which is committed exclusively to helping people who have been wrongfully injured. I have eighteen years trial experience and my highly experienced staff have decades of litigation experience. We offer personal professional representation and promise we will be with you every step of the way throughout your case.

As a client you can expect to have extensive contact with an attorney. All client calls are returned within 24 hours and you can set up a face to face meeting with your attorney at any time including weekends. We are conveniently located one block from the Whatcom County Courthouse. We offer a free consultation which can be done during normal business hours or on evenings or weekends.

In the claims process after a wrongful death has occurred, insurance companies hold a big advantage over the surviving family members of a deceased accident victim. Armed with high-priced attorneys, a battery of legal and forensic experts and extensive resources they use to investigate and handle claims, insurance carriers often bully or intimidate families of wrongful death accident victims into taking much smaller settlements than they deserve, and they make it extremely difficult for unrepresented wrongful death survivors who try to challenge the settlement process on their own. As an experienced Bellingham Personal Injury Attorney, I help level the playing field for clients in Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Anacortes and throughtout the North central region of the State of Washington. I understand the claims process and also have the resources necessary to retain the legal and forensic experts you need in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Because the laws of negligence and wrongful death cases are complex, a great number of attorneys typically don't understand the claims process, coverage, exclusions and interpretations of the insurance process. Insurance company adjusters can get away with paying less on the wrongful death claim than the surviving family members deserve under the law, and even going so far as to bully the wrongful death survivors (and their less experienced attorneys, in some cases) into taking a low settlement offer. As a result, serious accident victims often end up settling for much less than what Washington wrongful death law provides.

Our Firm does not require you to pay a lawyer's fee up front. If we take your personal injury or wrongful death case we will provide the resources to get copies of your medical documentation, hire expert witnesses, file your lawsuit and take depositions and other necessary steps in claiming money damages for your injuries. We earn our fee from the work we do in your case on a "contingency" basis, which means we deduct the litigation expenses and legal fees from the insurance company payment at the end of your case. If you do not win your case, you do not pay any attorney fees.

• Slip and Fall - $1.5 Million settlement
• Herniated Disk - $620,000 jury verdict
• Soft Tissue Injury - $250,000 settlement

If you or someone you know in Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Anacortes or the North central region of the State of Washington needs the assistance of an experienced Bellingham Personal Injury Attorney, call Joseph Bartek today at 866-304-2762, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.