Kent, Washington Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

The driver who pulled out in front of you is already telling a different story. You came out of nowhere. You were flying. You must have been splitting lanes. None of it has to be true to cost you money, because the rider is presumed reckless before anyone reads the police report. That presumption is worth tens of thousands of dollars to the insurance company, and they know it.

Motorcycle crashes on I-5, SR-167, Kent-Des Moines Road, and the surface streets of south King County rarely end in minor injury. Riders carry the entire physical cost of someone else's mistake, then get treated like the problem. By the time you reach a hospital bed, the insurance system is already building its case against you.

Here is what the adjuster will not tell you. Washington law gives you the same legal standing as any other injured person, governed by the same statute of limitations and comparative fault rules. The challenge was never the law. It is the bias that follows riders into every settlement conversation, and the quiet way that bias drains a fair recovery.

The Kent motorcycle accident lawyers at Goldberg & Loren represent motorcycle crash victims across King County and the State of Washington on a pure contingency basis. The first call is free, no obligation, and we will tell you exactly what we can do for your case before you decide.

Calls answered for Kent and all of King County. Our team handles Washington motorcycle cases regularly and travels to clients for in-person meetings when needed.

Washington Motorcycle Law at a Glance

Why Motorcycle Cases Are Harder Than Car Cases

Insurance adjusters treat motorcycle crashes differently than other auto cases. The reason is not legal. It is a bias rooted in the assumption that the rider was speeding, weaving, or otherwise reckless, even when the crash report says the opposite.

This shows up in three ways. Adjusters open with a lower initial settlement offer. They invoke RCW 46.61.608 or the helmet statute to allege comparative fault that does not exist. They push for a recorded statement before the injured rider has medical clarity on what happened.

Goldberg & Loren's job in a motorcycle case is to neutralize that bias with the documentary record. Crash report, scene reconstruction, witness statements, vehicle damage angles, and the at-fault driver's history typically tell a very different story than the adjuster's opening pitch.

Most Common Crash Types We See In Kent

What To Do After A Motorcycle Crash In Kent

The first 72 hours after a crash determine medical outcomes and case strength in roughly equal measure. The sequence below is what we walk Kent callers through every week.

UM/UIM Coverage Is Often The Case

A meaningful share of Washington drivers carry only the state minimum liability ($25,000 per person under RCW 46.29.090) or no insurance at all. A motorcycle crash often produces six-figure medical bills in a single ambulance ride to Harborview. The math does not work without your own coverage.

Washington law (RCW 48.22.030) requires every auto insurer to offer UM/UIM coverage at the same limits as your liability coverage. You can decline it in writing, but most riders should not. If you carry UM/UIM, your own carrier steps into the shoes of the at-fault driver up to your policy limits.

Washington also permits UM/UIM stacking across multiple policies on your household vehicles, which can significantly raise the total coverage available after a serious motorcycle injury. We routinely identify stackable coverage that the carrier never volunteers.

The catch is that UM/UIM is technically a claim against your own insurance company. The carrier will fight it the same way the at-fault driver's carrier would. This is why a motorcycle attorney with UM/UIM litigation experience matters.