After a Collision, Move Forward With a Clear Plan.
Your recovery, your time, and your peace of mind matter. We build your case around the evidence and the impact on your life, with thoughtful guidance and a team you can trust to handle the details.
Let’s Talk About Your Next Steps
Here at Perez & Perez Law PLLC, our purpose is to provide professional, effective, and respectful legal representation with efficiency and unwavering zeal, ensuring justice and exceptional outcomes for every client we serve.
We help people injured in car accidents throughout Washington and Idaho. We combine decades of litigation experience with data-driven strategies, thorough preparation, and strong courtroom advocacy. My focus is on what works: building each case around the evidence, my client’s needs, and the full impact of their injuries, rather than letting an insurance adjuster’s valuation process drive the strategy. I pair clear communication and respectful guidance with efficient, determined advocacy to help clients move forward.
Helping People Injured in Motor Vehicle Collisions, Including Victims of Impaired Drivers, Across Washington & Idaho
Understand Your Options.
Feel Confident in Your Next Step.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. We’ll listen to what happened, answer your questions, and help you understand how we can assist.
Our team serves collision clients throughout Washington and Idaho, bringing in qualified experts as your case requires and keeping you informed as it moves forward.
Understand Your Options.
Feel Confident in Your Next Step.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. We’ll listen to what happened, answer your questions, and help you understand how we can assist.
Our team serves collision clients throughout Washington and Idaho, bringing in qualified experts as your case requires and keeping you informed as it moves forward.
Getting Back to What Matters to You.
After a collision, you want thoughtful guidance, a clear plan, and a team you can trust with the details. Sarah Perez built the firm she wished she could have turned to after her own collision. Discover the purpose behind our approach, then hear David share how our team’s care and preparation helped him get back to the life he enjoys.
Your Experience Matters. Your Case Deserves a Plan.
After a motor vehicle collision, you deserve a clear plan and a team that takes the time to understand how your injuries have affected your life. At Perez & Perez Law PLLC, we help people injured in collisions—including those harmed by impaired drivers—throughout Washington and Idaho.
We focus on what moves your case forward. That means using evidence and data to build a strategy around your needs, rather than letting an insurance adjuster’s valuation process set the direction.
You bring firsthand knowledge of what you’re going through. We bring the legal experience to help you make informed decisions. With clear updates, practical guidance, and communication in the language you’re most comfortable using, we keep you involved and supported at every step.
A Clear Plan for Your Case. Thoughtful Support for What Comes Next.
A Strategy Built Around Your Life
A motor vehicle collision can affect your health, your work, and the routines that make life feel like your own. At Perez & Perez Law PLLC, we start by understanding those changes and what matters most to you. Our family-run firm serves people throughout Washington and Idaho, including those injured by impaired drivers and families who have lost someone in a collision.
We combine careful analysis of the evidence with courtroom experience, forensic knowledge, and insights from qualified subject matter experts. Every step serves a purpose: documenting the impact of your injuries, anticipating challenges, and preparing your case for trial. Your needs and the facts guide our strategy, rather than an insurance company’s internal valuation process.
Support That Lets You Focus on Recovery
You deserve to understand where your case stands without having to manage every detail yourself. We explain your options, keep you informed, and help you weigh decisions with a clear understanding of what comes next. Your firsthand experience matters, and we make space for your questions and input throughout the process.
Our vision is to help people rebuild after life-changing collisions through thoughtful preparation, practical support, and effective representation. We invest in our team’s training and professional partnerships to make that vision part of your experience. From gathering records to coordinating with experts, we handle the legal work with care and attention to your time, so you can focus on your health, your family, and the life you want to return to.
Tell us what happened. Together, we can identify your next steps.
Client Testimonials
When faced with being charged with a DUI, Sarah took my case without hesitation. I could not have asked for a better outcome; she and Evan Apel worked very hard. While fighting such an inconsistent "justice" system can be intimidating, Sarah is a firecracker in the courtroom and will work tirelessly to ensure the best outcome for your case.
I highly recommend Sarah, she's out there to win and will work tirelessly and aggressively for you to get there. She and her team are a "God-send". They promised and they delivered and they are awesome!! Honesty and the Facts are their best policy! Hire Sarah Perez, you'll be glad you did!!
Don't waste your time and money on any other lawyer. Go talk to Ms. Perez about your case. Ms. Perez is going to keep it real with you. If she takes your case Sarah will put her all and all in it. Ms. Perez is an extremely dedicated and talented attorney... Ms. Perez with all her dedication and hard work. Worth every penny, got my case DISMISSED!!!
FAQ
When the driver responsible for the collision does not have insurance or does not have enough insurance to cover your injuries, there are several ways to still recover a settlement.
UIM Coverage: Underinsured Motorist coverage is car insurance that you pay for (or if you are the passenger in a car involved in a collision) and can be utilized when the at-fault driver does not have enough insurance or has no insurance.
Purchasing UIM coverage is not mandatory in Washington or Idaho, so make sure you take this into consideration when deciding what car insurance benefits you want. Here at Perez & Perez Law we highly recommend purchasing UIM coverage because being hit by an un-insured driver without UIM coverage may result you not being compensated for your medical expenses.
Default Judgment: If the at-fault driver does not have insurance, you can file a lawsuit against them for the damages and injuries they have caused. If they don’t have any assets, it may be hard to collect the money you are entitled to. An attorney can file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver and seek a Default Judgement. A Default Judgment is when the at-fault driver does not respond to the lawsuit and the court makes a finding that you are entitled to a specific amount of monetary damages. You can work with a collection attorney or agency to recover your damages.
There are a variety of reasons why people don’t have car insurance coverage: newly purchased vehicle, accidental lapse in coverage, minor driving another person’s vehicle, or not paying for car insurance in a timely manner. It’s best to consult with an attorney because a newly purchased vehicle or minor driving another person’s vehicle may require coverage where it was originally denied.
There’s no way to accurately predict or ethically guarantee the value of your case in its initial stages, and you should be concerned if an attorney does, and this is because policy limits and treatment expenses are both unknown in the initial stages.
When evaluating a case for settlement negotiations, insurance claims adjusters look to the type and value of the treatment you have sought, including past and future medical expenses, lost wages, domestic support, and out-of-pocket expenses. Insurance adjusters will include monetary losses that are reasonable and necessary and apply a multiplier of 1-1.5 for moderate injuries and up to 5 times for severe cases to account for pain and suffering. It’s often best to fully wait till you are done treating and have fully recovered from a collision before settling your case. This is because you never know how long or complicated treatment can be and once a case has settled, there’s no reasonable way to reopen the case for more medical expenses or further compensation.
Insurance adjusters also evaluate the at-fault driver’s policy and available resources to pay an insurance claim. Insurance carriers are bound to settle a case within their insured’s policy limits. For instance, if you have been involved in a significant collision and have a $100,000 in medical expenses, and the only available insurance coverage is a policy that is limited to $25,000, then the likelihood of recovering more than $25,000 is unfortunately limited. The type and amount of treatment may be irrelevant when there’s a small policy involved. This is why carrying Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM applies when the at-fault driver has no insurance or is not fully insured to coverage all losses) on your personal policy can be vital to ensure you are fully covered in the event of a significant collision and injuries.
For our crime victim representation cases, it’s more challenging to put a number of the pain our clients have experienced. We often include negligence claims as well as the intentional claims to ensure professional liability, homeowners/renters’ policies, or other insurance policies are triggered so that our clients have every available option for recovery.
A statute of limitations is the time limitation that an injured person has to bring a civil case.
In Washington, the period of limitation to bring claims involving intentional acts (crime victim representation cases) is two years and three years for claims involving negligence (motor vehicle collisions, medical negligence, medical malpractice, or premises liability claims).
In Idaho, the period of limitation to bring claims involving intentional acts (crime victim representation cases) and claims involving negligence (motor vehicle collisions, medical negligence, medical malpractice, or premises liability claims) is both two years.
However, there are unique factors that can impact these statutes of limitations, including the location of where the incident occurred, the nature of the relationship of the parties, or the discovery of the injury. The longer an injured person waits to consult with an attorney, the worse a case can possibly become because relevant evidence can be discarded, witnesses lose contact, and memories fade.