A dedicated slip and fall lawyer and premises liability lawyer helping injured victims throughout Lynnwood hold negligent property owners accountable.
When an unsafe property causes your fall, you deserve an attorney who takes your injuries seriously.
A slip and fall lawyer builds your case around a simple legal principle: property owners and businesses have a duty to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. When they ignore hazards they knew about, or should have known about, and someone gets hurt, that’s negligence under Washington premises liability law.
Proving fault in these cases isn’t always straightforward. Insurance companies often argue the hazard was “open and obvious” or that you weren’t paying attention, so having an unsafe property injury lawyer who knows how to counter these tactics matters.
At the Law Office of Eric Freise PLLC, we investigate exactly what the property owner knew, how long the hazard existed, and whether reasonable steps were taken to fix it or warn visitors. That evidence forms the backbone of your personal injury claim.
Slip and fall accidents happen in places you’d never expect trouble: grocery stores near Alderwood Mall, apartment complexes off 196th Street, parking lots outside local restaurants. Rainy Pacific Northwest weather makes many of these hazards worse.
As a negligence lawyer representing fall victims, we regularly investigate cases involving:
Falls that seem minor at first can lead to serious, lasting injuries. Broken hips, fractured wrists, torn ligaments, and traumatic brain injuries are all common outcomes, especially for older adults who make up a large share of slip and fall victims.
Beyond the physical toll, victims often face significant financial strain. As your injury compensation lawyer, we pursue recovery for:
Winning a slip and fall claim takes more than a police report. It requires careful investigation, firm negotiation, and a readiness to go to court when insurance companies refuse to offer fair value. Here’s how we approach every case.
Acting quickly after a fall protects both your health and your legal rights. These steps can strengthen your personal injury claim from the very beginning.
Washington law allows injured visitors to pursue full compensation when a property owner’s negligence causes a fall. Depending on the circumstances, this may include medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and costs related to long-term care or disability.
Washington also follows a comparative fault rule, meaning you can still recover damages even if you’re found partially responsible for the fall. Your compensation is simply reduced by your percentage of fault, which makes it even more important to have an attorney who can argue against unfair blame-shifting.
Every premises liability claim has a filing deadline, so acting sooner rather than later protects your right to pursue compensation for what happened to you.
You shouldn’t have to cover medical bills and lost income because a property owner ignored a hazard. Let us investigate your fall, deal with the insurance company, and fight for the compensation your recovery requires.
A personal injury lawyer with over 45 years fighting for injured people throughout Snohomish and Island Counties.