Michael Colbach

Michael A. Colbach's practice is 100 percent plaintiffs' personal injury, with a focus on bicycle, motorcycle, and auto accident cases including motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians.  He holds a 100 ton United States Coast Guard Captain's License and has fished both commercially and for sport with 40 years on the water and professional training as a captain give him a leg up over most personal injury lawyers in boating accident cases.

He has been actively trying cases since 1993 and has tried well over 140 jury trials to verdict and has over thirty years of courtroom experience with over $81 million in verdicts and settlements in 20 years. 

Michael Colbach's Results in Verdicts and Settlements by year, include:

• A case where an injured client was blamed for the accident and offered a bit less than $100,000, in 2024 a jury awarded attorney Colbach's client over $4 million.
• In 2025, a Million Dollar settlement for an injured cyclist - before filing the lawsuit they denied liability and offered zero.
• A case where Michael Colbach's client was offered $4,000 before hiring Mike. At trial a jury awarded Mike's client $550,000.
• A case the insurance company originally blamed Mike Colbach's client and would not even fix the motorcycle.
  Mike Colbach filed a lawsuit and a month before trial they offered $2 million and said they would never pay a penny more.
  After picking a jury and presenting witnesses, they nearly tripled their offer and the case settled.
• $350,000 arbitration award. The last offer before arbitration was $50,000.
• $350,000 policy limits settlement for injured motorcycle rider. Before hiring Michael Colbach, the insurance company blamed the motorcyclist and refused to pay a penny.
• $100,000 policy limits settlement for injured driver. His final offer before he hired me was $10,000.
• $125,000 underinsured motorist arbitration award for injured driver. Farmer's offer was zero.
  

Causes - Michael Colbach's Causes He Supports

• Michael A. Colbach is the main cash sponsor of the  BicycleAttorney.com/racing team.
• Continued contribubting sponsor of OBRA - Oregon Bicycle Racing Association.
• Proud to be a contributing partner of the Monday Night Series Portland Bike Racing @ Portland International Raceway (BicycleAttorney.com).
• Proud to be the Oregon Motorcycle Accident Attorney affiliated with Oregon professional motorcycle racer Andy DiBrino Pro Motorcycle Racing since 2016.
• 2025 Donated $90,000 worth (6.5 tons) of processed tuna to the Ilwaco, Long Beach, and Ocean Park food banks.
• Cash donations, new bicycles, and more for the Casa Girasoles orphanage bicycle team in Peru, and one young racer's sponsorship who Mike and the BicycleAttorney.com team hopes may be able to ride representing Peru one day, maybe even the PanAm Games in Peru 2027. Much of this you can read about on Mike's Causes page, but there are many people involved with this, and the November Peru Gravel Camps with Health Bridges International (HBI).