Services…
Lots of personal injury lawyers do a volume business: they sign up as many clients as they can and take a cut out of lots and lots of cases that they can settle quickly. They trawl for all kinds of cases and all kinds of injuries. Not me. I’m a bike lawyer.
I ride with you. I ride the roads and I ride long. I ride city streets and mountain climbs. I’ve taken the time to learn about bicycle infrastructure and street design, “bikenomics” and bikelash. I teach safe cycling and I teach motorists how to drive more safely around cyclists.
To me, you’re not just a client—you’re one of my tribe.
Not your ordinary personal injury lawyer…
I don’t take lots of cases. Instead, I spend the time to get to know you as a cyclist, your passion and endurance, your life and identity on the bike. And I use that knowledge to negotiate vigorously for fair compensation for you.
I know the ins and outs of insurance coverage and how to get the most out of an at-fault motorist’s or other wrongdoer’s policy—and even money from your own insurance company. I spent more than 20 years litigating insurance disputes in court and in settlement talks—part of that working for insurers and learning their penny pinching tricks, but also recovering millions of dollars from insurance companies who wrongfully denied my clients’ legitimate claims.
Insurance Litigation
If property damage or a lawsuit has turned your life or your business upside down, and your insurance company isn’t there when you need it most, I can help.
Insurance Coverage
Terms and conditions, exclusions, declarations—all that fine print . . . what does it all mean?
Once or twice a year, you pay your premium and the insurance company sends you a dozen or so pages that you may not have read, much less understood. And you hope they are there when you’ve had a loss or you are facing a lawsuit.
But when you need it most, the insurance company might deny your claim. Or underpay. Or refuse to defend you in a lawsuit.
I can help get you back on track.
I’m a veteran of some of the biggest legal battles in the insurance industry, when giant insurance companies faced off with equally giant manufacturing corporations to deal with asbestos injuries and pollution damage. I spent more than 14 years inside the insurance industry, as a claim handler and later as an attorney, learning the ins and outs of how insurers approach claims and fight their insureds. I spent another 14 years as a lawyer battling on behalf of policyholders, forcing insurers to pay millions on claims ranging from warehouse fires to bank fraud.
When you are facing a significant loss or a lawsuit, you need someone who has the knowledge and skill to fight for your rights. I do, and I can.
If you are an individual, you might have one or more of these:
* Homeowners policy
* Renters policy
* Automobile policy
* Motorcycle policy
* Personal umbrella policy
If you own a business, you could have one or more of these:
* BOP—business owner’s policy
* CGL—commercial general liability policy
* Business auto policy
* Workers’ compensation policy
* E&O—errors and omissions policy (malpractice)
* D&O—directors and officers policy
* Inland marine policy
* Excess or umbrella policy
Different payment plans apply depending on the specific nature of your issue. In some cases you pay nothing unless you recover.
But the initial consultation is always free. Call or click to schedule a free consultation.