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Ryan Pauley
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02 Dec, 2022 by Vibhu
My wife was runover in a crosswalk buy a driver. I witnessed the entire thing and it was one of the scariest moments of my life. Fortunately my wife survived but she had very serious injuries which required surgery and hospitalization. Shortly before this event, My wife and I had recently moved to the United States and were unfamiliar with the insurance claims process and how to recover for our injuries. Ryan was referred to us through my wife’s work and he immediately returned my call when I contacted him. We had lots of questions at the beginning and Ryan explanations took a few calls. I could tell he really wanted us to understand what our options were as far as recovery. He also did an excellent job explaining our health insurance benefits and how that related to our claims. When it came time to resolve our claims Ryan continued to be effective. Unfortunately the insurance policy that the driver had was not sufficient to compensate us for our injuries. Therefore Ryan was able to recover money out of the at-fault driver’s pocket for our injuries. Once we recovered as much as we could, Ryan then turned his attention to our health insurance company and did an excellent job dealing with it and its reimbursement claims. This entire matter was traumatic and extremely difficult. I am very thankful that we had Ryan to help us with our recovery and guide us through this process. I recommend you contact him if you’ve been injured.
01 Dec, 2021 by Ron
On a nice day in July a few years ago I was walking down a city sidewalk. The area that I was in was poorly designed for pedestrian traffic. As I was searching for the correct sign to re-direct me to my route, I tripped over a heightened slab of sidewalk. I quickly threw my hands in front of me to brace for the impact, but before my hands could get situated I struck my head and face on the pavement. It was painful and required many medical and dental procedures. When I eventually hired Ryan to handle my case he went to work right away, documenting the area where the fall occurred and sending numerous public records requests to the entities in charge of maintaining the sidewalks to see if there had been complaints in the past. I suspected this was going to be a complicated and difficult matter because of how large the entities were that were responsible for keeping the sidewalk safe. Ryan was tenacious in pursuing the defendants, and after obtaining several thousand pages of documents he was able to locate a smoking gun compliant filed a year or so before my fall, which put one of the entities on notice of the sidewalk. Of course nothing was ever done to fix it, and that dangerous condition caused my fall. We had to file suit, and Ryan continued to pursue the defendants and the truth no matter what obstacles were thrown at him. In the end we were able to resolve my case satisfactorily. I was very impressed with Ryan’s abilities as an advocate and an attorney. I highly recommend contacting him if you’ve been injured and need someone to advocate for you.
10 Sep, 2021 by Cindy
Ryan did a awesome job representing my daughter and I after we were in a multiple impact collision on the freeway. Each party claimed the other was at fault so that made it very difficult for my daughter and I. We hired Ryan and he knew what to do right away. We ended up filing suit against both parties but were able to resolve the case without a trial. What was even more difficult was getting the court to approve my daughters recovery. Because of the pandemic it was very difficult to obtain a hearing date for my daughters settlement. Ryan was very persistent in making sure everything was done correctly. I am grateful that Ryan was able to guide my daughter and I through our case and resolve it on favorable terms. I recommend you contact him if you’ve been in a car collision.
27 Aug, 2021 by Perri
I was injured when a car struck me when I was walking in a crosswalk. It was a traumatic experience for many reasons. A few months after the collision I learned about Ryan and his services through a WSU alumni organization that he and my husband both belong to. I had many questions about what to do and wanted to make sure hiring a lawyer was the right move. Ryan and I met and he listened to my concerns and answered my questions I had about my claim against the at fault driver and what that process might look like. At no time did Ryan pressure me at all to hire him but he did recommend I hire an attorney because of the injuries I sustained. I did hire Ryan because I felt he had good judgement and he listened to my concerns. Throughout the entire case Ryan did an excellent job explaining where we were at in the case and what I could expect. When the settlement offers presented by the at fault party's insurance company were unreasonable Ryan knew it was time to file suit. Fortunately, shortly after he did that we were able to reach a settlement with the at-fault party's insurance company. Ryan did an excellent job with my case - he was kind and patient with me throughout and followed through with the case in a timely manner. I would highly recommend him if you need an injury attorney.
10 Jun, 2021 by Mike
If you’ve been hurt in an automobile accident and don’t want to hassle with the insurance companies hire Ryan. Here is why I say that. I was hit by a drunk driver in my car when I was exiting the freeway. After the collision, the driver he switched seats with his passenger after the crash, but before the cops arrived. Once the police arrived they figure it all out and arrested the guy who hit me. I was taken to the hospital with injuries and the driver was taken to jail. I hired Ryan shortly after the crash because I wanted to make sure the person who hit me was prosecuted for drunk driving, that my medical bills were paid and that I was compensated for the injuries I sustained. Ryan helped with all of this. He was in contact with the King County Prosecutor and ultimately found out that the guy who hit me skipped bail and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. He made sure my medical bills were paid by my own insurance company which was a huge relief. Finally when it came time to resolve my case he recovered the maximum available under the at-fault driver’s insurance policy. He was then also able to recover under my own underinsured motorist policy. Ryan kept me informed throughout the entire process and always answered my questions quickly. He never set unrealistic expectations and clearly knows this area of the law. If you need an attorney to help you with an injury, I’d contact Ryan. At the very least he will tell you what your options are so you can make an informed decision on how to proceed.
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