Introduction

YOU’RE PROBABLY READING THIS GUIDEBOOK because you’ve recently experienced an automobile collision in Washington State. After surviving you are faced with some disturbing difficulties. You’re suddenly without a car and you’ve been injured. The tasks of managing your care can be overwhelming. Inability to work means no paychecks coming in. Your money woes are mounting. In addition, the claims process is a complicated one. You will need to learn a new language and hire experts to be on your team.

Over the years, we ’ve discovered that everyone making an insurance claim needs guidance. This book will assist in determining whether you need an attorney, the best ways to hire one and how to work effectively with him or her. Our law offices, GRAHAM LUNDBERG & PESCHEL, have helped many people in Washington State reduce the stress of making their injury claim and achieve full recovery after an automobile collision. When writing Crash Course 101, John Graham's aim was to combine 31 years of professional experiences with his strong personal commitment to full physical and financial recovery in an easy to read, understandable and helpful guidebook.

Crash Course 101 provides the information and the tools needed to effectively and efficiently participate more fully in your own insurance claim.

GRAHAM LUNDBERG & PESCHEL is a law firm based in Washington State and Crash Course 101 is designed as a tool in better understanding claims related to automobile collisions that occur in Washington State. It is not intended, nor should it be used, as a guide for understanding automobile collision claims that occurs in other states or in Canada.