Terry P. Abeyta

This case involved a rather serious car accident at which the other driver was at fault. The victim was a 79 year-old who was hospitalized initially and under nursing care thereafter for an extended period. The family met with Terry and immediately were comforted by his calm and caring demeanor, his ...ability to communicate clearly the legal and practical issues involved, his strategy and the expertise and experience reflected in and by it, and his unbending commitment to achieve the best outcome the circumstances provided. He and his assistant, Lisa, were responsive to us throughout the case and diligent in moving the case along. There was a mountain of supportive medical documents, among others, involved and Terry and Lisa retrieved them, distilled them, and then used them to support a favorable and relatively quick resolution of the matter. Based on our experience, if you have a need for a personal injury attorney, then we recommend without qualification that you seriously consider Terry Abeyta and his very capable team.

Terry Abeyta is recognized in the Yakima area as the finest personal injury lawyer. In fact, Terry was recommended to me by a retired insurance defense attorney! Terry's concern for my physical and emotional wellbeing after a serious accident was greatly appreciated. Terry and his able staff guid...ed me through a difficult case to an exemplary resolution.

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!

Terry is a great lawyer. Very well educated and tons of experience under his belt. My experience was neither great nor poor. I just felt like I was kind of a low priority case, because his assistant was slow to return my calls if I ever recieved a call everything was just emailed to me. A lot of tim...es the emails were not informative and misspelled words. Misspelled words may be no big deal to some but when your a professional getting paid well I would think you proof read before sending out. The main thing I'm thankful for from Terry is when I was initially hurt and hospitalized he took care of the insurance companies and relieved a lot of stress off my mind. My case was not some huge long dragged out hard case, but it was a case all the same. Terry is a kind people person who will work with you and work for you. He was able to get me a fair settlement without needing to go to court or drag it out any longer than needed. I will always be thankful and appreciative of him for that and his kindness.