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With dedicated experience, our attorneys and staff are ready to help you move forward. Located in Bend, Oregon, we know what it takes to win your case, and we’ll do it with compassion.
If you’ve been injured because another person was careless, reckless, or just plain malignant, you need expert legal advice. A qualified and experienced injury lawyer in Oregon can negotiate with the insurance companies on your behalf. We can take your case all the way to trial to win an award for your pain and suffering or secure a fair and just settlement for you and your family.
Bend office
Precision Litigation Northwest
745 NW Mount Washington Dr., Suite 300
Bend, OR 97703
541-948-8830
Serving clients in central and wider Oregon.
Frequently asked questions
What happens after I call 541-948-8830?
You tell us what happened, and we listen. We ask about your injuries, your treatment, who was involved and what the insurers have said so far. You speak with the attorney who would handle your case. By the end of the call you know whether you have a claim, what the deadlines are and what to do next.
What should I have ready for a free consultation?
Whatever you have; don’t delay the call to gather more. Helpful items are the police report number, photos, the other driver’s insurance information, your own auto policy declarations page, the names of the doctors you have seen and any letters from insurers. If you have none of it yet, we can get most of it ourselves.
Can you come to me if I can’t get to your Bend office?
Yes. If you are in the hospital, recovering at home or an hour away in Prineville or La Pine, we meet you where you are, or by phone or video. Our office is at 745 NW Mount Washington Drive, Suite 300, in Bend, and you are welcome there, but getting to us should never delay getting started.
Should I send a message through the form or call?
Either works. Calling is fastest, and you reach a person at the firm. The form is there if it is late, you are in a waiting room or you would rather write it down first. Send what you can and we will call you back. Everything you share is confidential whether or not you hire us.
Do I have to hire you after the consultation?
No. The consultation is free and carries no obligation. Some people call, get their questions answered and handle a small claim themselves; we will tell you when that is reasonable. If you do hire us, there is no fee unless the case recovers, and you decide whether to accept any settlement.
A few things to know first.
What we do in the first week after you hire us
The call is where it starts, not where it ends. Once you decide to hire us, we send letters of representation to every insurer involved, so adjusters call us instead of you. We request the police report using the number you gave us, ask the doctors you have seen for their records and put the other side on notice to preserve evidence: vehicle data, store video, maintenance logs. You keep going to your appointments. We keep you posted on what came back.
We also open your own policy to see what it can do for you right now. Personal injury protection pays medical bills while fault is still being argued, and uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage matters if the other driver carried too little. Reading the declarations page early tells us which of those benefits exist and how much is there, before a bill goes to collections or a deadline passes. None of this waits for the case to be “ready.”
What each document tells us
You do not need all of these to call. Each one, when you have it, answers a specific question faster than we could on our own:
- Police report number: lets us pull the report, the diagram and the officer’s notes on who said what at the scene.
- Photos of the vehicles, the scene and your injuries: fix what things looked like before repairs and healing change them.
- Insurance cards from both drivers: identify every carrier and claim number so nothing is missed.
- Your own declarations page: shows your PIP and uninsured or underinsured motorist limits, the coverage that pays when the at-fault driver cannot.
- Provider names: every clinic, imaging center and physical therapist, so the medical record is complete.
- Letters from insurers: reveal which adjuster is assigned, what they have already decided and what they are asking you to sign.
Meeting by phone, video, at home or at the hospital
Most first conversations happen by phone, and many cases proceed that way for weeks. If you would rather see who you are talking to, we send a video link by text or email; there is nothing to install. If you are admitted at St. Charles or recovering at home, we come to you, and a spouse, parent or adult child is welcome to sit in and ask questions. Tell us if you need an interpreter or extra time. The meeting is built around you, not the other way round.
When we answer and when we call back
Call 541-948-8830 during the business day and you reach the firm, not an answering service reading a script. If the attorney is in court or with another client, leave your name, your number and a good time to reach you, and say whether it is safe to leave a voicemail. Evenings and weekends, the form on this page is the surest route; it lands with us the same way a call does, and you hear back on the next business day.
What to put in the form
The form asks for four things. Name: first and last, so we can match you up if you have already called. Phone: the number you actually answer; texts are fine if you say so. Email: used only to send you a confirmation and follow-up. Tell us what happened: the date, where it happened, who was involved and what hurts. Two or three sentences are enough. Leave out anything you would not want in an email, such as detailed medical history; save that for the call.
Three things not to do before you call
Do not give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement. The adjuster is trained to ask questions in an order that produces an answer they can use later, and you are under no obligation to sit for one. Politely decline, write down the adjuster’s name and the claim number, and give them our number instead. Your own insurer is different: you have to report the crash to them, but you can keep that report short and factual.
Do not sign a release or cash a “final” check. A release ends the claim for good, including for injuries that have not shown up yet, and an early check is priced on the hope that you will take it before you know what treatment costs. And do not post about the crash, your injuries or your recovery online; adjusters read those pages, and a photo of you at a barbecue becomes an argument that you were never hurt.
Finding the office on Mount Washington Drive
The office is at 745 NW Mount Washington Dr., Suite 300, in northwest Bend, a short drive from the Deschutes County Circuit Court. Use the map above for turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are starting, and call when you arrive if the suite is hard to spot. If you are coming from Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Prineville or Madras, say so when you book; we can set the time around your drive, or skip the trip entirely and meet by video.
If you are calling for someone else
Many first calls come from a spouse, a parent or an adult child while the injured person is still in the hospital or not up to a phone call. That is fine. Tell us who you are, who was hurt and how they are doing, and we will take it from there; the injured person makes the decisions when they are able, and we will need to speak with them before anything is signed. Bring the same items listed above if you can find them. Do not let an adjuster talk you into a statement on their behalf.
If someone has died, the call is harder, and we will follow your pace. Oregon wrongful death claims are brought on behalf of the family, and the time limit, generally three years under ORS 30.020, runs from the death rather than the crash. The practical steps are the same: the report number, the insurers involved, the names of the doctors who treated them. The wrongful death page explains what the claim can include; the call is where we explain what it means for your family.