Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 1976
Education: University of Washington School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2000 - 2024 Call today:
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Abeyta Nelson Injury Law
1102 West Yakima AvenueYakima, WA 98902 Visit website
Details
Although practicing in one of the most conservative areas in Washington, Terry P. Abeyta has been recognized as one of the leading personal injury lawyers in the state. He recovered almost $7 million on an infant’s fall off 60-year-old bleachers, $6.25 million on a car-truck crash, $4.1 million in a multi-vehicle crash, $3.5 million for a fall from playground equipment, and $1.6 million in an underinsured motorist arbitration, the highest in the history of Yakima County. He has the highest personal injury settlements in Yakima, Franklin, Kittitas, Grant, Klickitat, and Stevens counties. He has the highest jury verdict for a cervical strain in Yakima County.
A native of Yakima, Abeyta worked his way through college and law school as a newspaper reporter. He attended Yakima Valley College for two years and after graduating at the top of his class from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, earned his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1976.
Abeyta has also authored articles on legal topics and served as a speaker at a variety of litigation conferences and seminars. He has authored chapters in several desk books.
He is a member by invitation and past president of the Damage Attorney’s Round Table, a small group of the state's top trial lawyers, chosen as a Super Lawyer every year since 1999, was the first plaintiff's lawyer from Central Washington named to The Best Lawyers in America, is a past president of the Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, named 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Central Washington by Best Lawyers, named to Lawdragon’s Leading 500 Plaintiff’s Lawyers in America, and to Nation’s Top One Percent of attorneys.
Abeyta has served in many leadership roles for the Washington State Association for Justice and is a former president of the Yakima County Bar Association. He was named 2018 Alumnus of the Year by Yakima Valley College.
Abeyta Nelson has been voted Best Law Firm and Best Personal Injury Attorneys by readers of the Yakima Herald-Republic and Yakima Valley Business Times.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1976, Washington
Professional Webpage: http://abeytanelson.com/attorneys/terry-abeyta/
- Terry P. Abeyta is responsible for the highest personal injury settlements in Yakima, Franklin, Kittitas, Grant, and Klickitat Counties. He also has the highest jury verdict for a cervical strain in the history of Yakima County. Abeyta recovered nearly $7M in a bleacher fall case, the largest settlement in the history of Yakima County; $6.25M in a car-truck crash, the largest settlement in Franklin County; $4.1M in a multi-vehicle crash and $3.5M for a fall from playgound equipment, the two largest settlements in the history of Kittitas County; $2.5M settlement of workplace injury in Grant County, the largest settlement in history of Grant County; $2.5M auto crash settlement in Klickitat County, the largest settlement in the history of Klickitat County, and $1.6M in an underinsured motorist arbitration, the highest in the history of Yakima County.
- Whitman College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa; summa cum laude; graduated No. 1 in class; honors in major field of study, 1976
- Yakima Valley College, A.A., Phi Theta Kappa, chosen by faculty as top English student, 1973
- Washington Association for Justice (formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association) Board of Governors; Vice President-East; Vice President Development; Vice President Membership
- Past President, Yakima County Bar Association
- Past President, Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
- Pastor Michael O'Neill, former client of Abeyta Nelson Injury Law, shares the details of his motorcycle/car collision and his ongoing recovery from the accident, Abeyta Nelson Injury Law Client Testimonial Michael O'Neill, 2017
- Cary Campbell, former client of Abeyta Nelson Injury Law, shares the details of her serious car accident and recovery, Abeyta Nelson Injury Law Client Testimonial Cary Campbell, 2017
- Chairman, La Salle High School Board of Trustees , 2019
- Vice President Catholic Charities of Central Washington, 2017
- Volunteer Attorney Services, 2015
- Board of Directors, Yakima Symphony Orchestra
- School Board, St. Joseph/Marquette School
- Board of Overseers, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
- Parish Council, St. Paul Cathedral Parish
- Leadership team, United Way of Central Washington
- Board of Directors, Yakima Valley College Foundation
- Founder, Peoples Law School
- Board of Directors, United Way of Central Washington, 2015
- President/Board of Directors, Yakima Valley Community Foundation
- Board of Directors, Larson Gallery Guild
- RCIA team, St. Paul Cathedral Parish
- The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America are selected from a combination of editorial research by Lawdragon staff, submissions from law firms and online nominations., Lawdragon Leading 500 Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2019, Lawdragon, 2019
- Super Lawyer, 1999-present
- President, Yakima County Bar Association, 1998
- This invitation-only group, comprised of 25 of the state's top trial lawyers, includes Terry P. Abeyta and only two others from Eastern Washington., President, 2007, Damage Attorneys Round Table, 1999-2019, 2019
- Best Lawyers, the only purely peer review guide to the legal profession, have ranked more than 13,000 firms in 122 specialties in 187 metropolitan areas in the U.S., The Best Law Firms in America, 2017-2019, U.S. News & World Report, 2019
- The "Best of the Valley" Readers' Poll is conducted each year by the Yakima Valley Business Times. Abeyta Nelson has won this honor in 2017, 2018 and 2019., Best Attorney in Yakima Valley, 2017-2019, Yakima Valley Business Times, 2019
- This award is given annually to an individual who provides an outstanding contribution to the development and resources of WSTLA, now known as the Washington State Association for Justice., Alvin Anderson Award Honoree, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
- Best Lawyers is a highly respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers., The Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2019, Best Lawyers, 2019
- Served as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the Washington Chapter , Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999
- The "Readers' Choice" Readers' Poll is conducted each year by the Yakima Herald-Republic. Abeyta Nelson has won this honor in 2017, 2018 and 2019., Best Law Firm and Best Personal Injury Attorney in the Yakima Valley, 2017-2019, 2019
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2000 - 2024
