• Proven Results

Over $19 million in verdicts and settlements just in the last 6 years.

•What Clients say about Mike

Proven Results in 2012
Portland Wrongful Death Attorney

• $1 million for motorist with leg injuries.

• $750,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcyclist.

Proven Results in 2011

Over $5 million in verdicts and settlements in 2011.

•$1,750,000 for injured motorist. Client's final offer before hiring me was $250,000.

• $667,000 for injured cyclist. My client's final offer before trial was $130,000. At trial, the Jury awarded $667,000. As reported 5/18/11 in Portland's Willamette Week Newspaper

Cyclist vs. New Seasons A horrific crash and a potential mayoral candidate's company. Written by James Pitikin:

• On Thursday, May 12, a Multnomah County jury ruled against New Seasons and awarded $667,742 to Genevieve Luikart, a 26-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a New Seasons truck. [...] insurer refused to pay. "They tried to take advantage of a girl who had amnesia and was very badly injured," Colbach says.
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• $450,000 for injured motorcyclist.

• $425,000 for injured motorcyclist.

• $200,000 for driver with injured arm.

• $300,000 for injured motorist.

• $100,000 for injured cyclist.

• $150,000 for injured motorcyclist.

• A number of policy limits settlements for injured drivers.

Proven Results in 2010

• Over $2 million verdicts and settlements in 2010.

• Over $600,000 in arbitration awards and settlements through just the first week of February 2010.

Proven Results in 2009

• Over $3 million verdicts and settlements in 2009.

• $750,000 settlement for leg injury.

• $250,000 for injured cyclist.

• $258,000 verdict for sternum and back injury. Allstate made no offers on the case. A Clackamas County jury awarded $7,000 in medical expenses and $250,000 in pain and suffering on March 5th, 2009.

Proven Results in 2008

• Over $3 million in verdicts and settlements collected in 2008.

• $300,000 for injured cyclist

• $490,000 for injured cyclist

• Many other policy limits and confidential settlements.

As reported in The Oregonian 4/27/2006:

"Bicyclist hit by test driver wins $550,000 jury award" Written by Anne Saker

Colbach said Wednesday that the insurer had offered Boyd a settlement of $10,000. Last week, the offer was upped to $30,000.

As reported in The Oregonian 4/27/2006,"Bicyclist hit by test driver wins $550,000 jury award:"

• $200,000 policy limit settlement for client with injured hand.

• A number of confidential policy limit settlements for other clients.

• City of Portland settles case for maximum to avoid large jury verdict:

As reported in The Oregonian 5/17/2006:

"Council to vote on settlement with ex-cadet: Portland police - The $200,000 would include the cost of a prosthesis for Erin Berry's finger" Written by Boaz Herzog

City documents recommending the settlement describe how an investigation into Berry's claim by the risk management office indicates a risk the city may be found liable. "Therefore, in order to avoid the risk of a large jury award, we feel it is prudent to compromise the lawsuit at this time," according to the documents.

The Oregonian 5/17/2006, "Council to vote on settlement with ex-cadet: Portland police - The $200,000 would include the cost of a prosthesis for Erin Berry's finger"

•Over one million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients in 2005 alone.

•$250,000 policy limit settlement for injured cyclist.

•Over $300,000 recovered for drunk driving victim.

•$75,000 jury verdict for dog bite victim.

•Policy limit jury verdict for injured police officer.

•Many other confidential policy limit and six figure settlements.