Terry P. Abeyta

We hired Terry for a wrongful death lawsuit. We felt he did an excellent job for us although the outcome wasn't quite what we had hoped for we realize that circumstances made it what it was. He and his staff worked tirelessly for us. They made us feel very comfortable in an unfamiliar situation and w...e felt like we became friends as well as clients.

I think I've seen more sides of Terry Abeyta and learned more about how he thinks and works than most clients ever find out about their attorney. While I am now retired, I was a lifelong professional communications and marketing consultant, and Terry was my client before I became his. I had a ringsid...e insider's seat as I saw first hand how he shaped the services he and his staff offered people who needed and were seeking not only highly effective legal assistance, but real HELP at a whole different and far more personal level. Like most of you I didn't give much thought about that part until I had my own disaster. While riding a scooter in Seattle where we live, I was run down by an elderly man making an illegal left turn in an overweight 1980s vintage Olds 98. I didn't have a chance and ended up in intensive care with a cerebral hematoma and a bloody and gouged body that took months to mend. Despite my substantial injuries, my formerly friendly insurance company suddenly became far less friendly and was willing to compensate me for the loss of the scooter that was totaled, but very little more for my substantial physical damages, including back injuries which they blamed on "pre-existing" conditions. We needed help and I knew where to get it. Even though we lived in Seattle and Terry was based in Yakima, I made one of the smartest telephone calls of my life. Terry came to Seattle to meet with me and my wife. Over the next nearly two years he was our constant counsel meeting with us a every key point in what turned into a long negotiation for a fair settlement. He coached us in depositions. He guided me dealing through a series of sometimes day long meetings with "specialists" hired by the insurance company to establish how undeserving and virtually unhurt I was and how non-liable they were. A whole lot of questions came up during this period and Terry's staff people were constantly available and willing to go out of their way to give us answers and pass along messages to an from Terry. At no time did we not know what was going and a close relationship with Terry gave us constant encouragement and did much to cushion us from the hostile battering we were enduring from the insurance side. It was also great to know that Terry's firm, Abeyta Nelson has a whole complement of expert resources from professional investigators to independent expert witnesses in medical, psychiatric, psychological and other specialties who are not paid pawns of tight-fisted insurers and who can help Abeyta clients establish the truth. As we got closer and closer to turning the negotiations into a court trial, Terry kept pressure on the insurance adjuster who kept claiming he had an unbeatable case. But the compensation he offered also kept edging up as we got ever nearer to trial. Terry is not only perceptive and tough-minded, he's persistent and doesn't quit. My wife and I were recuperating in Hawaii nearly two years after the accident, and were in an art gallery when we got a phone call from him. "Dick," he said, "It's all over. They blinked." He had gotten us an excellent settlement. I have subsequently had two spine surgeries, so that settlement turned out to help us offset future costs that Terry had been concerned about. The insurance company? Oh, we fired them. We're keeping Terry Abeyta. I have no idea where one could find a better lawyer or a better friend when one needs one.

Due to comparative fault, my case was turned down by 2 previous attorneys prior to consulting with Terry Abeyta. I was convinced my accident was a lost cause and that I would be financially distraught as a result. It was a difficult and challenging case to say the least, but Terry and his entire tea...m guided me (& my fiance) through the entire process effortlessly with an empathic approach & with the least amount of stress and worry possible. He was extremely educated/skilled and thorough in explaining what to realistically expect during the mediation process, and most importantly achieved a settlement agreement beyond our original expectations! We are extremely happy with the entire process, Terry's team, years of experience and overall expertise and would recommend him to anyone that has suffered loss from personal injury of any kind! Thank you so very much Terry Abeyta!

Having suffered an on-the-job injury as the result of a vehicular collision which essentially ended my career employment as a law enforcement officer, I initially contacted Mr. Abeyta in January of 2011. From that date until my case was settled in June 2014, the entire Abeyta organization was thorou...gh, professional, and reached an acceptable out of court settlement. Throughout the period time Mr. Abeyta represented me I was constantly appraised of my case's status with all aspects, and options being explained. The incredible experience Mr. Abeyta and his staff possess in personal injury litigation was obvious from the start, and I highly recommend Mr. Abeyta to ANYONE contemplating personal injury representation.